Yasuhiro Takemoto (Japanese: æ¦æœ¬ 康弘, Hepburn: Takemoto
Yasuhiro, April 5, 1972 â€" 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.After
graduating, he entered at the prestigious Yoyogi Animation Institute,
a specialized animation academy located in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo.
Upon graduation, he joined the animation studio Kyoto Animation, where
he became one of the most important members.His first major job as a
director came in 2003 with Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. Two years later
he directed his sequel: The Second Raid. In 2007, Takemoto replaced
Lucky Star director Yutaka Yamamoto after his dismissal. He led The
Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and NyorÅ n Churuya-san original
net animation series, and was co-director with Tatsuya Ishihara of the
second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, broadcast in 2009,
as well as the film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.In 2012 he
was in charge of directing Hyouka, based on a series of mystery novels
by Honobu Yonezawa. In the series collaborated as screenwriter Shoji
Gatoh, author of Full Metal Panic!. Two years later, in 2014, Takemoto
was commissioned to direct another series of Gatoh novels, Amagi
Brilliant Park.
Yasuhiro, April 5, 1972 â€" 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.After
graduating, he entered at the prestigious Yoyogi Animation Institute,
a specialized animation academy located in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo.
Upon graduation, he joined the animation studio Kyoto Animation, where
he became one of the most important members.His first major job as a
director came in 2003 with Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. Two years later
he directed his sequel: The Second Raid. In 2007, Takemoto replaced
Lucky Star director Yutaka Yamamoto after his dismissal. He led The
Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and NyorÅ n Churuya-san original
net animation series, and was co-director with Tatsuya Ishihara of the
second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, broadcast in 2009,
as well as the film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya.In 2012 he
was in charge of directing Hyouka, based on a series of mystery novels
by Honobu Yonezawa. In the series collaborated as screenwriter Shoji
Gatoh, author of Full Metal Panic!. Two years later, in 2014, Takemoto
was commissioned to direct another series of Gatoh novels, Amagi
Brilliant Park.
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