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Takehiko Matsumoto

Born February 9, 1973 · Shizuoka, Japan (age 53)

Takehiko Matsumoto (松本 剛彦, Matsumoto Takehiko, February 9, 1973) is a Japanese animator, animation director and director. He was born in Shizuoka prefecture.

Known For

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- · 2015
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-
7.32015
MovieActionScience Fiction
The group of privateers known as the Blue Steel continues their mission to deliver blueprints of the Vibration Warhead Torpedo, a weapon that may turn the tides of war in their favor, to the United States. However, a new threat arises from their enemy, the overwhelming Fleet of Fog in the form of "The Student Council", a group of warships composed of the remaining Mental Models, the ships' humanoid avatars, who have yet to face the unpredictable captain of the Blue Steel, Gunzou Chihaya. As the Blue Steel gets closer to understanding the origins of the authority controlling the enemy, Iona's past reveals the beginning of the war and her reason for siding with humanity.
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC-Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- · 2015
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC-
7.12015
MovieActionAnimation
Recap of the Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova TV series, with approximately 40 minutes of new material. By 2039, global warming had caused sea levels to rise and large amount of territory to be lost. As though in response, a mysterious group of warships clad in mist, "the Fleet of Mist," appeared in every corner of the ocean, and began attacking human ships. In spite of humanity mustering all their strength, they were utterly defeated by the Mist's overwhelming force. All of humanity's trade routes were blockaded by the Fleet of Mist, their political economy was destroyed, and the human race was steadily beaten down. Seven years later, the Fleet of Mist's submarine I-401 appears before cadet Gunzo Chihaya. The humanoid life form that pilots the sub, who should be their enemy, is instead offering her services to mankind.
Hell's ParadiseHell's Paradise · 2023
Hell's Paradise
8.22023
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
For a chance at a pardon, a ninja assassin joins other condemned criminals on a journey to a mysterious island to retrieve an elixir of immortality.
Classroom of the EliteClassroom of the Elite · 2017
Classroom of the Elite
8.42017
SeriesAnimationDrama
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolls at the prestigious Tokyo Koudo Ikusei Academy, but is assigned to Class 1-D, where students with behavioral problems are housed. The school awards points equivalent to 100,000 yen per month and allows unusual freedom in classes, masking a more complex system.
AriaAria · 2005
Aria
8.62005
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
Set in the early 24th century against the backdrop of the city of Neo Venezia on the planet Mars. No longer the barren red planet, Mars has been flooded, inhabited and is something of a tourist hub for those looking for rest, relaxation and a gondola ride – the primary mode of travel in Neo Venezia. The Undines are professional gondoliers, tour guides for the people passing through. Akari Mizunashi is an Undine in training and this is a piece of her story.
BLUE LOCKBLUE LOCK · 2022
BLUE LOCK
8.32022
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
High school soccer players from across Japan gather for a controversial project designed to create the best — and most egoistic — striker in the world.
Assassination ClassroomAssassination Classroom · 2015
Assassination Classroom
8.42015
SeriesAnimationComedy
The students of Class 3-E have a mission: kill their teacher before graduation. He has already destroyed the moon, and has promised to destroy the Earth if he can not be killed within a year. But how can this class of misfits kill a tentacled monster, capable of reaching Mach 20 speed, who may be the best teacher any of them have ever had?
Angel Beats!Angel Beats! · 2010
Angel Beats!
7.92010
SeriesAnimationComedy
Angel Beats takes place in the afterlife and focuses on Otonashi, a boy who lost his memories of his life after dying. He is enrolled into the afterlife school and meets a girl named Yuri who invites him to join the Afterlife Battlefront — an organization she leads which fights against God. The Battlefront fight against the student council president Angel, a girl with supernatural powers.

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Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza- · 2015
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova Cadenza-
7.32015
MovieActionScience Fiction
The group of privateers known as the Blue Steel continues their mission to deliver blueprints of the Vibration Warhead Torpedo, a weapon that may turn the tides of war in their favor, to the United States. However, a new threat arises from their enemy, the overwhelming Fleet of Fog in the form of "The Student Council", a group of warships composed of the remaining Mental Models, the ships' humanoid avatars, who have yet to face the unpredictable captain of the Blue Steel, Gunzou Chihaya. As the Blue Steel gets closer to understanding the origins of the authority controlling the enemy, Iona's past reveals the beginning of the war and her reason for siding with humanity.

Mechanical Designer

Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC-Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC- · 2015
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova DC-
7.12015
MovieActionAnimation
Recap of the Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova TV series, with approximately 40 minutes of new material. By 2039, global warming had caused sea levels to rise and large amount of territory to be lost. As though in response, a mysterious group of warships clad in mist, "the Fleet of Mist," appeared in every corner of the ocean, and began attacking human ships. In spite of humanity mustering all their strength, they were utterly defeated by the Mist's overwhelming force. All of humanity's trade routes were blockaded by the Fleet of Mist, their political economy was destroyed, and the human race was steadily beaten down. Seven years later, the Fleet of Mist's submarine I-401 appears before cadet Gunzo Chihaya. The humanoid life form that pilots the sub, who should be their enemy, is instead offering her services to mankind.

Mechanical Designer

Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars NovaArpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova · 2013
Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova
7.52013
SeriesAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
By 2039, global warming had caused sea levels to rise and large amount of territory to be lost. As though in response, a mysterious group of warships clad in mist, “the Fleet of Mist,” appeared in every corner of the ocean, and began attacking human ships. In spite of humanity mustering all their strength, they were utterly defeated by the Mist's overwhelming force. All of humanity's trade routes were blockaded by the Fleet of Mist, their political economy was destroyed, and the human race was steadily beaten down. Seven years later, the Fleet of Mist's submarine I-401 appears before cadet Gunzo Chihaya. The humanoid life form that pilots the sub, who should be their enemy, is instead offering her services to mankind.

Mechanical Designer

Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen JotaroGovernment Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro · 2006
Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro
10.02006
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
After Japan's economic bubble burst the country slowly recovered, but dirty politicians still make deals with dirty businessmen so that they can both profit from the hard work of others. Keiichi Suzuki, head of Ōshika Construction, and Seijiro Matsuzaka, one of the members of parliament, have a deal going on that allows Ōshika Construction to use fewer materials in their projects while still letting their buildings get approved for business use. Unfortunately for them, the Government Crime Investigation Agency, the Japanese government-approved but independently-run equivalent to the FBI, is already on the move. Jotaro Zaizen, a long-thought-dead police officer, is the agent on the Ōshika case and gathers a group of people who have reasons to fight Suzuki and Matsuzaka. To help combat the GCIA, though, Suzuki hires the Haoukokuryu-kai, a yakuza group.

Character Designer