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Akemi Takada 高田明美 | |
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 Akemi Takada at Japan Expo 2009 | |
| Born | March 31, 1955 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tama Art University, Tatsunoko Pro |
| Known for | Painting, manga, anime character design, jewelry design |
| Notable work | Character designs for Kimagure Orange Road and Urusei Yatsura |
| Movement | Anime, manga |
Akemi Takada (高田明美, Takada Akemi, born March 31, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in Tokyo, Japan. Her character-design work is one of the more recognizable styles of the 1980s,[1] when she worked on series like Creamy Mami and Kimagure Orange Road. She is also noted for her long collaboration with director Mamoru Oshii. She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for Tatsunoko Pro. She is currently a freelance manga artist with her own studio, though she is also a member of the creative group Headgear.[2] She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos.
Takada began working for Tatsunoko productions after visiting the production office as a fan during the broadcast of Gatchaman.[3]
- ^ "Interview with Akemi Takada". UCLA International Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ "August 10 Declared Patlabor Day in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Anime UK" (17): 12–13.
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