Yasuhiro Takemoto
Directing · Director · Second Unit Director · Key Animation
Born Apr 5, 1972 · Ako, Hyogo, Japan
Active 1995–2019
Yasuhiro Takemoto (Japanese: 武本 康弘, April 5, 1972 – July 18, 2019) was a Japanese animator and television and film director. He worked at Kyoto Animation for almost his entire animation career after joining the company in 1996.
Filmography
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved (2025) — Series DirectorInuYasha (2000) — Key AnimationViolet Evergarden (2018) — Director · Storyboard ArtistMiss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017) — Series Director · Writer · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard ArtistClannad (2007) — Storyboard Artist · DirectorLove, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! (2012) — Director · Storyboard ArtistHyouka (2012) — Series Director · Director · Storyboard ArtistBeyond the Boundary (2013) — Director · Storyboard ArtistFree! (2013) — Director · Storyboard ArtistThe Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Key AnimationThe Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) — Director · Writer · Storyboard ArtistNichijou: My Ordinary Life (2011) — Director · Assistant Director · Key Animation · Storyboard ArtistK-ON! (2009) — Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard ArtistLiz and the Blue Bird (2018) — Second Unit DirectorLove, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018) — Second Unit DirectorMyriad Colors Phantom World (2016) — Storyboard Artist · Opening/Ending Animation · DirectorSound! Euphonium (2015) — Storyboard Artist · Key Animation · Director · Opening/Ending AnimationFull Metal Panic! (2002) — Director · Series Director · WriterAmagi Brilliant Park (2014) — Writer · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Opening/Ending Animation · DirectorBeyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future (2015) — Key AnimationLucky Star (2007) — Series Director · Storyboard Artist · DirectorTamako Market (2013) — Director · Storyboard Artist · Key Animation · Opening/Ending AnimationSound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019) — Second Unit DirectorHigh☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days (2015) — Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist · Director