Takahiko Abiru
Age: N/A | From: Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: 阿比留隆彦
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Homepage: https://twinengine.jp/creators/takahiko-abiru/
Movie Involvements: 3
TV Involvements: 16
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Attack on Titan
(2013) Key Animation
Hunter x Hunter
(2011) Key Animation
takt op.Destiny
(2021) Animation Director
The Ancient Magus' Bride
(2017) Key Animation
Ushio and Tora
(2015) Animation Director
Blue Exorcist: The Movie
(2012) Key Animation
The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm
(2021) Key Animation
Vinland Saga
(2019) Key AnimationActing
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Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2022 | Key Animation | |
| 2021 | Animation Director | |
| Key Animation | ||
| 2019 | Supervising Animation Director | |
| Opening/Ending Animation | ||
| Character Designer | ||
| Animation Director | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 2017 | Animation Director | |
| Animation Director | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| Key Animation | ||
| 2015 | Key Animation | |
| Animation Director | ||
| 2013 | Animation Director | |
| Key Animation | ||
| 2012 | Key Animation | |
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| 2011 | Key Animation | |
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