Kumiko Takahashi

Kumiko Takahashi (高橋 久美子) is Japanese animator and character designer, born on February 20 in Saitama Prefecture. She is noted for her work as a character designer and animation director on numerous anime series, such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Witch Hunter Robin and Ouran High School Host Club.

A member of the studio Sunrise, she made her debut as in-between animator with the 1982 film, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū-hen, and made her key animation debut with the 1984 television anime series Giant Gorg.

Works

 * Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū-hen (1982, in-between animation)
 * Giant Gorg (1984, key animation)
 * Sei Jūshi Bismarck (1984–1985, key animation)
 * Dirty Pair (1985, key animation)
 * Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985–1986, key animation)
 * Arion (1986, animation director assistant)
 * Call Me Tonight (1986, character design and animation director)
 * Gakuen Tokusō Hikaruon (1987, key animation)
 * City Hunter (1987–1988, key animation and animation director)
 * Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden (1987–1988, key animation)
 * City Hunter 2 (1988–1989, key animation and animation director)
 * City Hunter 3 (1989–1990, key animation and animation director)
 * Assemble Insert (1989, key animation)
 * Kaze no Na wa Amnesia (1990, key animation and animation director)
 * Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991, character design and animation director)
 * Tokyo Babylon (1992, character design and animation director)
 * Oshare Kozō wa Hanamaru (1993, key animation)
 * Jubei Ninpūcho (1993, key animation)
 * Pops (1993, key animation)
 * Ningyo no Kizu (1993, character design and chief animation director)
 * Final Fantasy (OVA) (1994, key animation)
 * Tokyo Babylon 2 (1994, character design and chief animation director)
 * CLAMP in Wonderland (1994, character design and chief animation director)
 * DNA² (1994–1995, character design and chief animation director)
 * Azuki-chan (1995–1998, key animation)
 * Tetsuwan Birdy (1996, character design and chief animation director)
 * Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000, character design and chief animation director)
 * Witch Hunter Robin (2002, character design and chief animation director)
 * Inu Yasha (2000–2004, animation director and key animation)
 * Scrapped Princess (2003, key animation)
 * Kurau Phantom Memory (2004, animation director)
 * Sōkyū no Fafner (2004, key animation)
 * Fullmetal Alchemist (2003–2004, animation director and key animation)
 * Ouran High School Host Club (2006, character design and chief animation director)
 * Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi (2006–2007, animation direction assistance)
 * Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha (2007, animation director)
 * Kekkaishi (2008, key animation)
 * Allison & Lillia (2008, animation director)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (2010-, character design, chief animation director)

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