Akemi Takada
Akemi Takada is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in Tokyo, Japan. Her character-design work is one of the more recognizable styles of the 1980s, when she worked on series like Creamy Mami and Kimagure Orange Road. She is also noted for her long collaboration with director Mamoru Oshii. 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.
Books
Art books
- Anniversary
- Creamy Mami: Memories of Magical World
- Eyes: Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor Gashū
- Madoka
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye
- Misty Orb
- The Mobile Police Patlabor: Air
- The Mobile Police Patlabor: Pulsation
- Patlabor Illustration Works: Now or Never
- Sekaiki: Ygg-drasil
- Takada Akemi Art Book: Complete Visual Works
- Takada Akemi Art Book 2: Crystella
- Tir na Sorcha
- La Madonna character illustrations from ''Kimagure Orange Road''
As illustrator
- Akuma no you na Watashi
- Aoi Requiem
- Devilman
- Eternal Filena
- Ekuusu
- Full Moon no Densetsu Indora
- Hiiro no Rouge de Hajimatta,
- Hōkago, Ice Tea
- Jinbaika Series vol.1: Lavendar ga Miteita
- Jinbaika Series vol.2: Rose Marie ga Sasayaku
- Jinbaika Series vol.3: Fennel ha Yumemiru
- Jūchūki
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Black Jack
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Fūsoku 40 Meters
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Syntax Error
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: Third Mission
- Ki no Kuni no Hime
- Kurenai Gankyō
- Nagareyuku Kawa no you ni
- Nijiiro no Seishun Matsuri
- Nishikaze no Senki
- Ōjo Asutoraia,
- Ōto no Shō Areku,
- Project Hanasaku Otome,
- Program Usher: Kaze-tachi no Mezame
- Rasetsuoh
- Sanjūshi: The Three Musketeers
- Seikonsha Yū: Bara no Stranger
- Seikonsha Yū: Haō no Tablet
- Seikonsha Yū: Ōgon no Princess
- Shinju-tachi
- Shoujo no you ni Kirara ka ni
- Shutendōji
- Sōmujō
- Sōmujō
- Spiral Zone
- Suiren no Kokuin
- Suishōkyū no Erisu
- Suizoku
- Sweet Valley Twins
- Tenkooru Toki ha Akatsuki
- Tessius no Yūwaku
- Toki no Hikari, Toki no Kage
- Yasashii Yoru no Hitomi
- ''Yūwakusha''
Filmography
Listed alphabetically by decade, with role and studio in parentheses.1970s
- Ippatsu Kanta-kun
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
- *''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman F''
1980s
- Honoo no Alpenrosé: Judy & Randy 1985
- Kaitei Taisen: Ai no 20000 Miles
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor 1988
- Patlabor: The Movie 1989
- Kimagure Orange Road 1987
- *Kimagure Orange Road: Hawaiian Suspense
- *Kimagure Orange Road vol. 2
- *Kimagure Orange Road: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami 1983
- *Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Eien no Once More
- *Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye
- *Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Curtain Call
- Maison Ikkoku
- Maitchingu Machiko-sensei 1981
- Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman
- Niji Iro no Seishun Matsuri
- Tondemo Senshi Mutekingu
- Twilight Q: Toki no Musubime
- Urban Square: Kohaku no Tsuigeki
- Urusei Yatsura
- *Urusei Yatsura Movie 1: Only You
- *Urusei Yatsura Movie 3: Remember My Love
- *Urusei Yatsura Movie 4: Lum the Forever
- *''Urusei Yatsura: Ryoko's September Tea Party''
1990s
- Creamy Mami 2
- Fancy Lala
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor
- Patlabor 2: The Movie
- Licca
- Patlabor: After TV Series
- ''Visitor''
2000s
- Imomushi no Bōken
- ''WAN!''
2010s
- CoCO & NiCO 2016
Digital media
Games
- Eien no Filena
- Kaeru no Ehon
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami: Futari no Rinbu
- ''Misa no Mahō Monogatari''
Other
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor CD-ROM: Eyes
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami and Magical Stage Fancy Lala CG Printout
- ''My Stella: Akemi Takada CD-ROM Digital Gallery''
Exhibits and presentations
Listed by exhibit year and location.- Fantasix
- Nine Art
- Odd Eye
- Takada Akemi Gengaten
- Anime America
- Noa-Future
- Angels
- Modern Fantasy Artists
- Anime Expo
- L.A. Kikokuten
- Project A-Kon
- Rosette
- Takada Akemi Ten
- Character Design no Genba kara
- FANTA X
- Madoka
- ''Takada Akemi Gengaten''
Other
- Angels
- Benesse Junior High 2nd Year Course Cover
- Casual Angel
- Catch Me!
- Chat with a Friend
- Creamy Mami Again
- Eien no Filena
- Forget Me Not
- Hana
- Hanayome
- Haru no Seijaku
- Itsuka no Yūgure
- Kaeru no Ehon
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor: 100-manbon Toppa Kansha
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor CD Box Deluxe
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor LD Box
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor New OVA Series Memorial Box
- Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor TV Series Memorial Box
- Kimagure Orange Road
- Kimagure Orange Road Memory Box
- Kimagure Orange Road Perfect Memorial on TV
- Kimagure Orange Road: Singing Heart 2: Sweet Memories
- Koko ni Tsuite...
- Kyuukyoku Choujin R
- Kyuukyoku Choujin R vol.2
- Kyuukyoku Choujin R Drama Special
- Love
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami and Magical Stage Fancy Lala Cel Stencil Sheets
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami LD Box
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami Perfect Memorial on TV
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami Triple Fantasy
- Magical Stage Fancy Lala
- Musashino
- PC Engine Fan
- Resurrection
- Sneaker Fair Campaign
- The Sneaker Special
- Taikutsu na Tenshi-tachi
- Tropical Valentine
- Visitor
- Yuki
- ''Yume no Naka de''