Kenichi Takeshita

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Kenichi Takeshita

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Profile
Gender: Male
Location: Japan
Position: Storyboard
Episode director
Years active: 1996-present
Aliases: たけしたけんいち
First name can also be read Takeichi. Last name can also be read Takenoshita[1].

Kenichi Takeshita (竹下 健一 Takeshita Ken'ichi?) is a Japanese director, storyboard artist and producer. He takes part in the production of Detective Conan anime and movies.

Biography

Kenichi Takeshita graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (東京デザイナー学院); currently affiliated with Studio Live (スタジオ・ライブ). He began his career as a production assistant on Toei's Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン). Furthermore, Takeshita excels in the scope of storyboarding and direction; recently he has also begun serving as a supervisor and screenwriter.

Takeshita joined the production of the Detective Conan anime in 2013, when he directed Episode 718: The Devil's Circuit. Due to his identity a huge soccer fan, in the next year, he produced Episode 742: Promise with a J-Leaguer.

Works in Detective Conan

Anime

Participation in: 2 cases (2 episodes)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
718 770 The Devil's Circuit November 16, 2013 Episode director
742 795 Promise with a J-Leaguer June 14, 2014 Storyboard, Episode director

Movies

Participation in: 1 movie

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
19 Sunflowers of Inferno April 18, 2015 Technical director

Other notable works

Anime

  • Dragon Ball: Storyboard, Episode director
  • Final Fantasy: Episode director
  • Ghost in the Shell: Storyboard, Episode director
  • Hunter x Hunter: Episode director
  • Sailor Moon: Production advancement
  • Many more including Yu Gi Oh!, Aria, Neo Ranga, etc.

References

  1. 竹下健一 - Atwiki
  2. 竹下健一 - Bangumi
  3. Kenichi Takeshita - IMDb
  4. Kenichi Takeshita - Anime News Network
  5. Detective Conan Staff Listing