Akemi Takada

She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for Tatsunoko Pro. She is currently a freelance manga artist 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. Takada began working for Tatsunoko productions after visiting the production office as a fan during the broadcast of Gatchaman.

Akemi Takada studied at Tama Art University. The recorded working language is Japanese. The field of work recorded is painting. Alphonse Mucha is recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are Urusei Yatsura, Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel and Patlabor.

• Name — Akemi Takada 高田明美 • Born — 31 March 1955 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Field — Painting, manga, anime character design, jewelry design • Training — Tama Art University, Tatsunoko Pro • Movement — Anime, manga • Works — Character designs for Kimagure Orange Road and Urusei Yatsura

Listed alphabetically by decade, with role and studio (if know) in parentheses.

• Ippatsu Kanta-kun (Tatsunoko Pro) • Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Tatsunoko Pro) • Science Ninja Team Gatchaman F (Tatsunoko Pro)

• Honoo no Alpenrosé: Judy & Randy (TV series, Tatsunoko Pro) 1985 • Kaitei Taisen: Ai no 20000 Miles (Tatsunoko Pro) • Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (OVA and TV series, character designer) 1988 • Patlabor: The Movie (character designer) 1989 • Kimagure Orange Road (TV series, character designer) 1987 • Kimagure Orange Road: Hawaiian Suspense (OVA, character designer) • Kimagure Orange Road vol. 2 (OVA, character designer) • Kimagure Orange Road: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai (character designer, Toho) • Magical Angel Creamy Mami (character designer, Studio Pierrot) 1983 • Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Eien no Once More (OVA, character designer, Studio Pierrot) • Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye (OVA, character designer, Studio Pierrot) • Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Curtain Call (OVA, character designer, Studio Pierrot) • Maison Ikkoku (TV series, character designer from episode 27, Kitty Films/Studio Deen) • Maitchingu Machiko-sensei (Gakken) 1981 • Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (Tatsunoko Pro) • Niji Iro no Seishun Matsuri (character designer) • Tondemo Senshi Mutekingu (Tatsunoko Pro) • Twilight Q: Toki no Musubime (OVA, Ajia-do Animation Works) • Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki (OVA) • Urusei Yatsura (TV series, character designer, animation director, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot) • Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot) • Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot) • Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum the Forever (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot) • Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party (character designer, Kitty Films/Studio Pierrot)

• Creamy Mami 2 (image boards) • Fancy Lala (character designer) • Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (OVA series, character designer) • Patlabor 2: The Movie (character designer) • Licca (OVA, character designer) • Patlabor: After TV Series (OVA, character designer) • Visitor (character design)

• Imomushi no Bōken (character design) • WAN! (character design)

• CoCO & NiCO (TV Series, Creator & Character Designer) 2016

• Eien no Filena (Super Famicom, character designer) • Kaeru no Ehon (character designer, in-game character illustrations) • Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (character designer) • Magical Angel Creamy Mami (game jacket design, character designer) • Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Futari no Rinbu (game jacket designer) • Misa no Mahō Monogatari (PlayStation, character designer, tarot illustrations, guidebook illustrations)

• 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)

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

• 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 (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 illustrations) • 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)