Yuzuru Tachikawa
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | December 2, 1981 |
| Place of birth: | Iruma Distict, Saitama Prefecture, Japan |
| Position: | Director Storyboard Episode director |
| Years active: | 2006-present |
| Aliases: | たちかわ ゆずる |
| Website: | Twitter Account |
Yuzuru Tachikawa (立川 譲 Tachikawa Yuzuru) is a Japanese anime film director. He is known for Death Parade, Mob Psycho 100 and Deca-Dence.
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Biography
Yuzuru Tachikawa was born in 1981 in Iruma District, near the major cities of Saitama and Kawagoe[1]. He later studied at the Nihon University College of Art (日本大学芸術学部), before joining animation studio Madhouse (マッドハウス)[2].
He debuted in 2007 by animating the final episode of Kiba (牙-KIBA-); whereupon he became a freelancer[3]. In 2012, Tachikawa was the director of OVA Arata-naru Sekai[4]. The following year, he directed movie Death Billiards (アラタなるセカイ) for Madhouse, which ended up becoming a series; later on, he directed Death Parade (デス・パレード), which was his first attempt at TV animation direction[5][6].
Since 2016, he is the director of anime series Mob Psycho 100 (モブサイコ100), which has received many nominations at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards: the 1st season won the "Best Fight Scene and Best Action"; the 2nd season won the "Best Animation and Best Opening Sequence"[7][8]. In addition, he was also nominated "Best Director" for anime Deca-Dence (デカダンス)[9][10].
In 2018, he was announced as director for Movie 22: Zero the Enforcer, and he was later announced on November 30, 2022 to direct another Detective Conan movie titled Movie 26: Black Iron Submarine.
Works in Detective Conan
Movies
Participation in: 2 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Zero the Enforcer | April 13, 2018 | Director, Storyboard, Technical director | Amuro Secret Call inclusive |
| 26 | Black Iron Submarine | April 14, 2023 | Director, Storyboard, Technical director |
Other notable works
Anime
- Kiba: Episode director
- Shigurui: Episode director
- MapleStory: Storyboard, episode director
- Bleach: Storyboard, episode director
- Arata-naru Sekai: Director
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine: Episode director
- Sword Art Online: Storyboard
- Terror in Resonance: Assistant director
- Death Parade: Director
- Mob Psycho 100: Director
- The Saga of Tanya the Evil: Storyboard, episode director
- Inuyashiki: Director (Opening Sequence)
- Deca-Dence: Director
Movies
- Bleach: Hell Verse: Assistant director
- Death Billiards: Director, Script, storyboard, original creator
References
- ^ "立川 譲". https://www.madhouse.co.jp/special/mhpf/mhpf_no087.html.
- ^ "ファンも仕事も増える？WebサイトをBiND6で手軽に作成". January 31, 2013. https://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/758/758235/.
- ^ "立川 譲". https://japancreatorbank.com/ja/creator/612/.
- ^ Arata-naru Sekai Project's Promo Video Posted - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
- ^ Madhouse Streams 1st Promo for Death Billiards Anime - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
- ^ Anime Mirai Short Death Billiards Gets TV Anime (Update) - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
- ^ Crunchyroll Announces Nominees for 5th Annual Anime Awards - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
- ^ "Demon Slayer takes home top prize at Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards". February 15, 2020. https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/15/21138116/crunchyroll-anime-awards-best-anime-demon-slayer-mob-psycho.
- ^ Crunchyroll Announces Nominees for 5th Annual Anime Awards - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
- ^ Carole & Tuesday, Demon Slayer, Vinland Saga Land Most Nominations for Crunchyroll's Anime Awards - ANIME NEWS NETWORK
