Akio Takami

Known for
Visual Effects
Born
May 23, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Osaka, Japan

Biography

Akio Takami is an animator and character designer. Before joining Xebec in the 90s, he worked for Ashi Productions.

Known For

Filmography

2026
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames poster

Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames

Movie · Key Animation

2024
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM poster

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM

Movie · Animation Director, Key Animation

2024
Wistoria: Wand and Sword poster

Wistoria: Wand and Sword

TV · Animation Director · 1 ep

2023
Gundam Build Metaverse poster

Gundam Build Metaverse

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 2 eps

2021
The Faraway Paladin poster

The Faraway Paladin

TV · Supervising Animation Director · 4 eps

2019
NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA- poster

NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-

TV · Animation Director · 1 ep

2019
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest poster

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2018
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs poster

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs

TV · Supervising Animation Director · 12 eps

2017
Boku to Misaki-sensei poster

Boku to Misaki-sensei

TV · Character Designer, Key Animation, Animation Director · 1 ep

2017
BanG Dream! poster

BanG Dream!

TV · Animation Director · 1 ep

2016
Keijo!!!!!!!! poster

Keijo!!!!!!!!

TV · Animation Director · 7 eps

2015
Triage X poster

Triage X

TV · Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer · 1 ep

2014
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

Movie · Animation Director

2013
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 poster

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 2 eps

2012
Upotte!! poster

Upotte!!

TV · Character Designer, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director · 10 eps

2011
Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom poster

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom

Movie · Animation Director

2011
Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram poster

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram

Movie · Animation Director

2011
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus poster

Maken-Ki! Battling Venus

TV · Character Designer · 10 eps

2010
Ladies versus Butlers! poster

Ladies versus Butlers!

TV · Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer · 12 eps

2009
Pandora Hearts poster

Pandora Hearts

TV · Supervising Animation Director · 1 ep

2009
Kanokon: Manatsu no daishanikusai poster

Kanokon: Manatsu no daishanikusai

TV · Character Designer · 2 eps

2008
Major: The Ball of Friendship poster

Major: The Ball of Friendship

Movie · Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

2008
Kanokon poster

Kanokon

TV · Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer · 12 eps

2007
Shuffle! Memories poster

Shuffle! Memories

TV · Animation Director · 4 eps

2007
Gurren Lagann poster

Gurren Lagann

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2006
Buso Renkin poster

Buso Renkin

TV · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director · 26 eps

2005
Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness poster

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness

Movie · Animation Director

2005
Shuffle! poster

Shuffle!

TV · Animation Director · 2 eps

2003
Stellvia of the Universe poster

Stellvia of the Universe

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 1 ep

2001
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time poster

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Movie · Key Animation

2001
Shaman King poster

Shaman King

TV · Character Designer, Animation Director · 64 eps

2000
Pilot Candidate poster

Pilot Candidate

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2000
Love Hina poster

Love Hina

TV · Animation Director · 2 eps

1999
Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. poster

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1999
Turn A Gundam poster

Turn A Gundam

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1999
Zoids: Chaotic Century poster

Zoids: Chaotic Century

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1998
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness poster

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness

Movie · Key Animation

1998
Steam Detectives poster

Steam Detectives

TV · Character Designer, Animation Director · 26 eps

1998
Cowboy Bebop poster

Cowboy Bebop

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1997
Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki! poster

Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki!

Movie · Animation Director

1997
Virus Buster Serge poster

Virus Buster Serge

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1995
Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture poster

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture

Movie · Key Animation

1995
H2 poster

H2

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1994
Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita poster

Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita

Movie · Key Animation

1994
The Mighty Gin Rei poster

The Mighty Gin Rei

Movie · Character Designer

1994
Macross 7 poster

Macross 7

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

1994
Blue Seed poster

Blue Seed

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 2 eps

1994
Mighty Space Miners poster

Mighty Space Miners

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1993
Patlabor 2: The Movie poster

Patlabor 2: The Movie

Movie · Key Animation

1993
NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX poster

NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

1992
Free Kick Toward Tomorrow poster

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 1 ep

1991
Judge poster

Judge

Movie · Key Animation

1989
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins poster

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins

Movie · Key Animation

1989
The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor poster

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1986
M.D. Geist poster

M.D. Geist

Movie · Key Animation

1986
Call Me Tonight poster

Call Me Tonight

Movie · Key Animation

1986
Love City poster

Love City

Movie · Key Animation

1986
Magical Idol Pastel Yumi poster

Magical Idol Pastel Yumi

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1985
GoShogun: The Time Étranger poster

GoShogun: The Time Étranger

Movie · Animation