Takashi Hashimoto

Takashi Hashimoto
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Gender:	Male
Date of birth:	September 30, 1965
Place of birth:	Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
Location:	Japan
Nicknames:	桐生雅則 はしもと たかし

Takashi Hashimoto (橋本 敬史 ,Hashimoto Takashi) is a Japanese animator. He does effect animation director works for Detective Conan anime and movies.

Works in Detective Conan

• See Animation directed by Takashi Hashimoto

After graduating university, Takashi became a freelancer and had worked in several studios, such as AIC, Studio Fantasia, D.A.S.T, Studio 88, etc. In 1991, he participated in the establishment of the freelance animator group "Miyabi". As a key animator, Takashi is peculiarly known for his explosion special effects. Rendering explosion, fire, smoke, and water in animations are his strengths. His drawing characteristics are obviously those grandiose-scale fragmentation explosions, thus he usually works as effect animation director in numerous anime.

In terms of his contribution in Detective Conan, for the anime, he was only responsible for the effects of two episodes, starting with episode 1061. For the movies, he began to serve as effect animation director ever since movie 23.

Participation in: 4 movies

• The Fist of Blue Sapphire (Movie 23): Effect animation director
• The Scarlet Bullet (Movie 24): Effect animation director
• The Bride of Halloween (Movie 25): Effect animation director, Key animation
• Black Iron Submarine (Movie 26): Effect animation director, Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

• Aldnoah.Zero: Effect Animation Director, Key Animation, Mechanical animation Director
• Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales: Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director
• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War: Action Animation Director, Effects Animation Director
• Blue Gender: Storyboard, Animation Director, Animation Supervisor, Design, Key Animation
• C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility: Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Animation Character Design, Asset Design, Key Animation, Special Effects Director
• Gatchaman Crowds insight: Effect Animation, Effect Animation Director, Key Animation
• Granblue Fantasy the Animation: Effects Animation Director, Key Animation
• Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace note: Design Assistant, Key Animation
• Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Action Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Weapon Setting
• Mononoke: Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• My Hero Academia: Effects Animation Director, Key Animation
• Welcome to Irabu's Office: Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
• He participated in way more animations, almost present in at least one of the animations produced each season

Movies

• Dragon Ball Super: Broly: Effect Animation Director, Key Animation
• Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Storyboard, Effects Animation Director, Key Animation
• Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow: Effects Animation Director, Key Animation
• SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next: Special Effects Animation Director

References

1. Page partially or completely translated from the Chinese version of June 13th, 2023.
2. Twitter Account (Japanese)
3. 橋本敬史 - Atwiki (Japanese)
4. 橋本敬史 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
5. 橋本敬史 - Allcinema (Japanese)
6. Anime News Network
7. IMDb
8. Bangumi (Chinese)