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Takahiko Abiru (b. 1980)

Alias:
阿比留隆彦
阿比留隆彦

Birthplace:
Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan

Born:
February 23, 1980

Biography from TheMovieDB

Takahiko Abiru (阿比留 隆彦, Abiru Takahiko) is a Japanese character designer, animation director and animator. He studied Japanese painting at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo and joined Doga Kobo as an in-betweener in 2004. After his 2-year stint at Doga Kobo, he joined Madhouse as an in-between checker for the movies "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Paprika," and in 2007 he made his debut as a key animator on "Death Note." His debut as an animation director was in 2010 on "Kaiji: Against All Rules," and he continued working as an animation director on "Hunter x Hunter" for 3 years. His first times as a character designer and a chief animation director were in 2019, when he worked on "Vinland Saga." In 2021, he founded his own animation studio called "Studio Kafka" together with director Kazuaki Terasawa and producer Kouichi Naruse.

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Film Production

Key Animation:
2012  Blue Exorcist: The Movie
2017  Zunda Horizon
2022  Bubble
2023  Fuyu no Okurimono

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TV Production

Animation Director:
2011  Hunter x Hunter
2013  Attack on Titan
2015  Ushio and Tora
2017  INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
2017  The Ancient Magus' Bride
2019  Vinland Saga
2021  takt op.Destiny

Character Designer:
2011  Hunter x Hunter
2013  Attack on Titan
2015  Ushio and Tora
2017  INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
2017  The Ancient Magus' Bride
2019  Vinland Saga
2021  takt op.Destiny
2023  TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Key Animation:
2006  Death Note
2007  Den-noh Coil
2011  Hunter x Hunter
2012  Natsuyuki Rendezvous
2013  Attack on Titan
2015  Ushio and Tora
2017  INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
2017  The Ancient Magus' Bride
2018  Golden Kamuy
2019  Vinland Saga
2021  The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm
2021  takt op.Destiny
2023  TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Opening/Ending Animation:
2006  Death Note
2007  Den-noh Coil
2011  Hunter x Hunter
2012  Natsuyuki Rendezvous
2013  Attack on Titan
2015  Ushio and Tora
2017  INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
2017  The Ancient Magus' Bride
2018  Golden Kamuy
2019  Vinland Saga
2021  The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm
2021  takt op.Destiny
2023  TRIGUN STAMPEDE

Supervising Animation Director:
2006  Death Note
2007  Den-noh Coil
2011  Hunter x Hunter
2012  Natsuyuki Rendezvous
2013  Attack on Titan
2015  Ushio and Tora
2017  INUYASHIKI LAST HERO
2017  The Ancient Magus' Bride
2018  Golden Kamuy
2019  Vinland Saga
2021  The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm
2021  takt op.Destiny
2023  TRIGUN STAMPEDE

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