Akemi Takada (高田明美 Takada Akemi?) is a Japanese manga artist born on March 31, 1955 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a popular anime character designer, 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. She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos.
Books[]
Artbooks[]
- Anniversary ISBN 4-89189-297-8
- Creamy Mami: Memories of Magical World ISBN 4-7973-1566-0
- Eyes: Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor Gashū (art collection)
- Madoka ISBN 4-04-853294-4
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye
- Misty Orb ISBN 4-87188-441-4
- The Mobile Police Patlabor: Air ISBN 4-8291-9113-9
- The Mobile Police Patlabor: Pulsation ISBN 4-8291-9106-6
- Patlabor Illustration Works: Now or Never ISBN 4-8291-9125-2
- Sekaiki: Ygg-drasil ISBN 4-8291-9109-0
- Takada Akemi Art Book: Complete Visual Works ISBN 4-89189-375-3
- Takada Akemi Art Book 2: Crystella ISBN 4-89189-331-1
- Tir na Sorcha ISBN 4-8291-9117-1
As illustrator[]
- Akuma no you na Watashi (cover and interior illustration, novel by Sadamu Yamashita)
- Aoi Requiem (cover and interior illustration, novel by Kei Rokudō)
- Devilman (illustrations in Weekly Morning (1999))
- Eternal Filena (vol.1-9, cover and interior illustration, novels by Takeshi Shudō)
- Ekuusu (vol.1-2, cover and interior illustration, novels by Hitoshi Yoshioka)
- Full Moon no Densetsu Indora (vol.1-2, cover and interior illustration, novels by Hisayuki Toriumi)
- Hiiro no Rouge de Hajimatta, ISBN 4-10-123611-9 (cover and interior illustration, novel by Hitomi Fujimoto)
- Hōkago, Ice Tea (cover and interior illustration, novel by Ryō Kubota)
- Jinbaika Series vol.1: Lavendar ga Miteita (cover and interior illustration, novel by Yū Maki)
- Jinbaika Series vol.2: Rose Marie ga Sasayaku (cover and interior illustration, novel by Yū Maki)
- Jinbaika Series vol.3: Fennel ha Yumemiru (cover and interior illustration, novel by Yū Maki)
- Jūchūki (vol.1-2, cover and interior illustration, novel by Saori Kumi)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Black Jack (vol.1-2, cover and interior illustration, novel by Michiko Yokote)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Fūsoku 40 Meters (cover and interior illustration, novel by Kazunori Itō)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Syntax Error (cover and interior illustration, novel by Michiko Yokote)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Third Mission (cover and interior illustration, novel by Michiko Yokote)
- Ki no Kuni no Hime (cover and interior illustration, novel by Reiko Hikawa)
- Kurenai Gankyō (cover and interior illustration, novel by Mamoru Oshii)
- Nagareyuku Kawa no you ni (cover and interior illustration, novel by Shinobu Saeki)
- Nijiiro no Seishun Matsuri (cover and interior illustration, novel by Seiichi Morimura)
- Nishikaze no Senki (cover and illustration, novel by Yoshiki Tanaka)
- Ōjo Asutoraia, (cover and interior illustration, novel by Hitomi Fujimoto)
- Ōto no Shō Areku, (cover and interior illustration, novel by Hitomi Fujimoto)
- Project Hanasaku Otome, (cover and interior illustration, novel by Yū Maki)
- Program Usher: Kaze-tachi no Mezame ISBN 4-257-76522-4 (cover and interior illustration, novel by Ryō Katsuragi)
- Rasetsuoh (vol.1-7, cover and interior illustration, novel by Kei Rokudō)
- Sanjūshi: The Three Musketeers (cover and interior illustration, novel by Alexandre Dumas)
- Seikonsha Yū: Bara no Stranger (cover and interior illustration, novel by Takeshi Narumi)
- Seikonsha Yū: Haō no Tablet (cover and interior illustration, novel by Takeshi Narumi)
- Seikonsha Yū: Ōgon no Princess (cover and interior illustration, novel by Takeshi Narumi)
- Shinju-tachi (cover and interior illustration, novel by Saori Kumi)
- Shoujo no you ni Kirara ka ni (cover and interior illustration, novel by Sadamu Yamashita)
- Shutendōji (cover and interior illustration, novel by Go Nagai)
- Sōmujō (poster and illustration, short story by Yoshiki Tanaka in February 1997 Amie)
- Sōmujō (insert cover and illustration, short story by Yoshiki Tanaka in 1999 Amie)
- Spiral Zone (cover and interior illustration, novel by Kazunori Itō)
- Suiren no Kokuin (cover and interior illustration, novel by Maki Kanemaru)
- Suishōkyū no Erisu (cover and interior illustration, novels by Hitomi Fujimoto)
- Suizoku (cover and interior illustration, novel by Chūsekisha)
- Sweet Valley Twins (series cover and interior illustration, novels by Francine Pascal)
- Tenkooru Toki ha Akatsuki (cover and interior illustration, novel by Noriko Yahikozawa)
- Tessius no Yūwaku (cover and interior illustration, novel by Hitomi Fujimoto)
- Toki no Hikari, Toki no Kage (cover and interior illustration, novel by Kei Rokudō)
- Yasashii Yoru no Hitomi (cover and interior illustration, novel by Michiko Yokote)
- Yūwakusha (cover and interior illustration, novel by Saori Kumi)
Filmography[]
Listed alphabetically by decade, with role and studio (if know) in parentheses.
1970s[]
- Ippatsu Kanta-kun (Tatsunoko Pro)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Tatsunoko Pro)
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman F (Tatsunoko Pro)
1980s[]
- Honoo no Alpenrosé: Judy & Randy (TV series, Tatsunoko Pro)
- Kaitei Taisen: Ai no 20000 Miles (Tatsunoko Pro)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (TV and OVA series, character designer)
- Kimagure Orange Road (TV series, character designer)
- Kimagure Orange Road: Hawaiian Suspense (OVA, character designer)
- Kimagure Orange Road vol.2 (OVA, character designer)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami (character designer, Studio Pierrot)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Eien no Once More (OVA, character designer, Studio Pierrot)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye (OVA, character designer, Studio Pierrot)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Curtain Call (OVA, character designer, Studio Pierrot)
- Maison Ikkoku (TV series, character designer from episode 27, Kitty Films/Studio Deen)
- Maitchingu Machiko-sensei (Gakken)
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (Tatsunoko Pro)
- Niji Iro no Seishun Matsuri (character designer)
- Tondemo Senshi Mutekingu (Tatsunoko Pro)
- Twilight Q: Toki no Musubime (OVA, Ajia-do Animation Works)
- Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki (OVA)
- Urusei Yatsura (TV series, character designer, animation director, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot)
- Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot)
- Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot)
- Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Only You (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot)
- Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot)
1990s[]
- Creamy Mami 2 (image boards)
- Fancy Lala (character designer)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (TV and OVA series, character designer)
- Licca (OVA, character designer)
- Patlabor: After TV Series (OVA, character designer)
- Patlabor: The Movie (OVA, character designer)
- Visitor (character design)
2000s[]
- Imomushi no Bōken (character design)
- WAN! (character design)
Digital media[]
Games[]
- Eien no Filena (Super Famicom, character designer)
- Kaeru no Ehon (character designer, in-game character illustrations)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (character designer)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami (game jacket design, character designer)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Futari no Rinbu (game jacket designer)
- Misa no Mahō Monogatari (PlayStation, character designer, tarot illustrations, guidebook illustrations)
Other[]
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor CD-ROM: Eyes (art collection)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami and Magical Stage Fancy Lala CG Printout (part of the Pierrot Project)
- My Stella: Akemi Takada CD-ROM Digital Gallery (art collection)
Exhibits and presentations[]
Listed by exhibit year and location.
- Fantasix (1988, Shinjuku Gallery Apea)
- Nine Art (1988, Ginza Rapōra)
- Odd Eye (1991, Shinjuku Gallery Apea)
- Takada Akemi Gengaten (1992, Hong Kong Arts Centre)
- Anime America (1995, San Jose, California)
- Noa-Future (1996, CG exhibition)
- Angels (1998, Studio Pierrot 20th Anniversary Exhibit)
- Modern Fantasy Artists (1999, Shiga Prefectural Modern Art Museum)
- Anime Expo (2000, Anaheim, California)
- L.A. Kikokuten (2000, Aoyama Animation Kobe)
- Project A-Kon (2000, Dallas, Texas)
- Rosette (2000, Kobe and Tokyo, Japan)
- Takada Akemi Ten (2000, personal exhibit in Taiwan)
- Character Design no Genba kara (2001, lecture)
- FANTA X (2001, Shiseidō The Ginza)
- Madoka (2001, Aoyama GoFa)
- Takada Akemi Gengaten (2001, Nagoya, Ōsaka, Harajuku)
Other[]
- Angels (lithograph illustrations)
- Benesse Junior High 2nd Year Course Cover (illustration)
- Casual Angel (illustration)
- Catch Me! (FANTA X illustration)
- Chat with a Friend (official site illustration)
- Creamy Mami Again (Studio Pierrot Fair 2000 illustrations)
- Eien no Filena (CD jacket illustration)
- Forget Me Not (Megami Magazine pinup illustration)
- Hana (illustration)
- Hanayome (illustration)
- Haru no Seijaku (official site illustration)
- Itsuka no Yūgure (illustrations)
- Kaeru no Ehon (promotional illustrations)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 100-manbon Toppa Kansha (illustration thanking fans for Patlabor manga selling 1 million volumes)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor CD Box Deluxe (CD box cover illustration)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (DVD cover and box illustrations)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (game poster illustrations)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor LD Box (LaserDisc box cover illustration)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor New OVA Series Memorial Box (box set cover illustration)
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor TV Series Memorial Box (parts 1-2, box set cover illustrations)
- Kimagure Orange Road (CD box cover illustration)
- Kimagure Orange Road Memory Box (LaserDisc box cover illustration)
- Kimagure Orange Road Perfect Memorial on TV (box set cover illustration)
- Kimagure Orange Road: Singing Heart 2: Sweet Memories (CD box cover illustration)
- Koko ni Tsuite... (official site illustration, one of a series)
- Kyuukyoku Choujin R (album artwork)
- Kyuukyoku Choujin R vol.2 (album artwork)
- Kyuukyoku Choujin R Drama Special (album artwork)
- Love (original Valentine's Day illustration)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami and Magical Stage Fancy Lala Cel Stencil Sheets
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami (DVD box cover illustration)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami LD Box (vol.1-2, LaserDisc box cover illustration)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami Perfect Memorial on TV (LaserDisc box cover illustration)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami Triple Fantasy (LaserDisc box cover illustration)
- Magical Stage Fancy Lala (vol.1-8 LD jacket illustrations)
- Musashino (Kichijōji Station opening commemorative card illustration)
- PC Engine Fan (cover illustration)
- Resurrection (character card illustration for MMTCG Resurrection)
- Sneaker Fair Campaign (ad campaign illustration)
- The Sneaker Special (ad campaign illustration, multiple times)
- Taikutsu na Tenshi-tachi (illustrations)
- Tropical Valentine (original illustration)
- Visitor (LD insert illustrations, CD cover illustrations)
- Yuki (official site illustration)
- Yume no Naka de (illustrations)
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Takada, Akemi (1986-09-20). Shinsuke Nakajima, ed. 高田明美 Art Book: Complete Visual Works (in Japanese). Bandai B-Club Special. p. 83. ISBN 4-89189-375-3. Unknown parameter
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External links[]
- TAKADA Akemi Official Web Site (in Japanese, opened in early 2000)
- Diakosmos: Jewelry by Akemi Takada (in Japanese)
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