Akemi Takada

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Self portrait of Takada.

Akemi Takada (高田明美 Takada Akemi) is a Japanese artist and illustrator, and was born on March 31 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a popular anime character designer who attended Tama Art University, and then worked for Tatsunoko Pro following her graduation. She is currently a freelance illustrator 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

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Madoka, a collection of art by Takada.
  • 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

Cover of volume four in the Eien no Filena series of novels.
  • 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))
  • Eien no 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)
  • Shūten Dōji (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

1980s

1990s

2000s

Digital media

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Guidebook for Misa no Mahō Monogatari, illustrated by Takada.

Games

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 alphabetically by exhibit name, with exhibit year and location (if known) in parentheses.

  • Angels (1998, Studio Pierrot 20th Anniversary Exhibit)
  • Anime America (1995, San Jose, California)
  • Anime Expo (2000, Anaheim, California)
  • Character Design no Genba kara (2001, lecture)
  • Fantasix (1988, Shinjuku Gallery Apea)
  • FANTA X (2001, Shiseidō The Ginza)
  • L.A. Kikokuten (2000, Aoyama Animation Kobe)
  • Madoka (2001, Aoyama GoFa)
  • Modern Fantasy Artists (1999, Shiga Prefectural Modern Art Museum)
  • Nine Art (1988, Ginza Rapōra)
  • Noa-Future (1996, CG exhibition)
  • Odd Eye (1991, Shinjuku Gallery Apea)
  • Project A-Kon (2000, Dallas, Texas)
  • Rosette (2000, Kobe and Tokyo, Japan)
  • Takada Akemi Gengaten (1992, Hong Kong Arts Centre)
  • Takada Akemi Gengaten (2001, Nagoya, Ōsaka, Harajuku)
  • Takada Akemi Ten (2000, personal exhibit in Taiwan)

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 (image 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

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