Takeo Takahashi

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Takeo Takahashi

Takeo Takahashi (高橋 丈夫, Takahashi Takeo) is a Japanese director, animator and storyboard artist. He is the director of the Japanese animation studio Passione. His most representative titles as a director are Spice and Wolf and Maoyu: Archenemy & Hero.

Known For

The Island of Giant InsectsThe Island of Giant Insects · 2020
The Island of Giant Insects
4.42020
MovieAnimationMystery
After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued!
The Island of Giant InsectsThe Island of Giant Insects · 2019
The Island of Giant Insects
4.22019
MovieAnimationHorror
After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued!
Harem in the Labyrinth of Another WorldHarem in the Labyrinth of Another World · 2022
Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World
7.42022
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
High school student Michio Kaga was wandering aimlessly through life and the Internet, when he finds himself transported from a shady website to a fantasy world — reborn as a strong man who can use "cheat" powers. He uses his powers to become an adventurer, earn money, and get the right to claim girls that have idol-level beauty to form his very own harem.
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLFSpice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF · 2024
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF
8.02024
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.
Yosuga no SoraYosuga no Sora · 2010
Yosuga no Sora
7.02010
SeriesAnimationDrama
Kasugano Haruka and his sister Sora have lost both their parents in an accident, and with them all their support. They decide to move out of the city to the rural town where they once spent summers with their late grandfather. At first everything seems familiar and peaceful, but changes come as Haruka starts to remember things from his youth.
Mieruko-chanMieruko-chan · 2021
Mieruko-chan
8.12021
SeriesAnimationComedy
She can see dead people…she just chooses to ignore them. That’s Miko’s plan, anyway, with horrifying (and sometimes hilarious) results.
Love FlopsLove Flops · 2022
Love Flops
6.72022
SeriesAnimationComedy
Asahi Kashiwagi lives the typical life of an average high school student — until the day a TV fortune teller’s predictions come true one after another, culminating in a series of risqué encounters! Destiny seemingly draws five beautiful girls into Asahi’s path, and soon he finds himself fielding not one, not two, but five love confessions. Asahi will need to follow his heart to find the perfect love for him, or else his love fortunes may end in one epic flail and flop.
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEWHigurashi: When They Cry - NEW · 2020
Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW
7.22020
SeriesAnimationMystery
New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?

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Rokka: Braves of the Six FlowersRokka: Braves of the Six Flowers · 2015
Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers
6.82015
SeriesAnimationMystery
Legend says, when the Evil God awakens from the deepest of darkness, the god of fate will summon Six Braves and grant them with the power to save the world. Adlet Mayer, self-proclaimed "Strongest Man in the World," has arrived at the continent of Piena in hopes of becoming a Brave. Although it doesn't go as smoothly as he had planned, Adlet is ultimately chosen as one of the six heroes shortly after being greeted by Nashetania Loei Piena Augustra, crown princess and fellow Brave. This story follows the two as they embark upon their destined journey to fight the Demon God, intending to meet up with their fellow heroes. However, when they finally unite, seven heroes are present, and soon the others begin to suspect Adlet to be a fraud. Now on the run, Adlet must utilize his unique skill set and wit in a fight for his life to identify which member of the group is the true impostor before it's too late!

Series Director

Hinako NoteHinako Note · 2017
Hinako Note
6.32017
SeriesAnimationComedy
Born and raised in the countryside of Japan, Hinako "Hina" Sakuragi gets anxious easily when she talks to new people—so much so that she resembles a stiff scarecrow. To overcome this, Hina hopes to get involved in theater, inspired by a play she saw during her school's field trip. So, Hina moves into the Hitotose Manor in the bustling city of Tokyo to study at Fujiyama High School, aspiring to join the school's renowned theatre club. But to Hina's dismay, she learns that Fujiyama High's theatre club has been on a lengthy hiatus. Having already come to Tokyo and enrolled in the school, Hina is at a loss for what to do next. Sensing her disappointment and eagerness to learn theatre, Chiaki Hagino, the landlady of Hitotose Manor, encourages Hina to create a troupe with the residents of Hitotose Manor as its members. This story follows Hina as she begins a new life in Tokyo attending Fujiyama High while learning the ropes of theatre with the support of her friends along the way.

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