Yasuhiro Takeda (æ¦ç"° 康廣, Takeda Yasuhiro, born 12 September
1957 in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese anime director and founding
member of Gainax; for most of his career, he was General Manager. He
is also a two-time chair of the Nihon SF Taikai (DAICON III and the
1988 Mig.Con)In April 1976, he enrolled in Kinki University for
nuclear engineering, but began neglecting studies (repeating his
sophomore year) when he joined the sci-fi club in April 1977 and
became active in organizing clubs, founding the "Confederation of
Kansai Student Sci-Fi Clubs". It was through these early activities
that Takeda met many other fans, some who would become more involved:
at his first convention, Seto-Con ("Sci-Fi Festival 78"), Takeda met
Toshio Okada.In 2002, he published a memoir/autobiography about his
life (particularly focusing on his college life, involvement in
science fiction conventions, and his subsequent career) named The
Notenki Memoirs; the name Notenki is an old nickname of Takeda's,
derived from his part in Kaiketsu Noutenki.
1957 in Tadaoka, Osaka) is a Japanese anime director and founding
member of Gainax; for most of his career, he was General Manager. He
is also a two-time chair of the Nihon SF Taikai (DAICON III and the
1988 Mig.Con)In April 1976, he enrolled in Kinki University for
nuclear engineering, but began neglecting studies (repeating his
sophomore year) when he joined the sci-fi club in April 1977 and
became active in organizing clubs, founding the "Confederation of
Kansai Student Sci-Fi Clubs". It was through these early activities
that Takeda met many other fans, some who would become more involved:
at his first convention, Seto-Con ("Sci-Fi Festival 78"), Takeda met
Toshio Okada.In 2002, he published a memoir/autobiography about his
life (particularly focusing on his college life, involvement in
science fiction conventions, and his subsequent career) named The
Notenki Memoirs; the name Notenki is an old nickname of Takeda's,
derived from his part in Kaiketsu Noutenki.
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