Takahiro Kimura

Takahiro Kimura (木村 貴宏), born in Fukuoka Prefecture, was a Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer. He died of Amyloidosis on March 5, 2023.

TV anime

 * City Hunter 3 (Key animation)
 * Idol Tenshi Yokoso Yōko (Key animation)
 * Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Chief animation director)
 * King of Braves GaoGaiGar (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Betterman (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Variable Geo (Character designs)
 * Brigadoon: Marin & Melan (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Kiddy Grade (Eyecatch illustrator – episode 4)
 * Shinkon Gattai Godannar!! (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Eyecatch illustrator)
 * SD Gundam (Character designs)
 * Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINY (Eyecatch illustrator)
 * Gun X Sword (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Blood+ (Key animation)
 * Code Geass - Lelouch of the Rebellion (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Dororon Enma-kun (Character designs and chief animation director)
 * Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Guest character design - Perun)

Film
He mainly worked on repeating different every-day versions of his work "1000 broken faces," which consists of broken up images that he then puts back together again. They would sometimes express his mood that day etc.
 * Meat (2009; Director and art director)