Takami Akai
Takami Akai | |
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 Takami Akai at the Connichi 2008 in Kassel | |
| Born | November 21, 1961 Yonago, Tottori, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator, video game creator, character designer and animator |
Takami Akai (赤井 孝美, Akai Takami, born November 21, 1961) is an
Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
.
Career history
"There are so many shoot-out games. You kill the bad guys and score points. It's been done, and people expect something totally different. This is a long-term game where you make a commitment and create your own world."
—Takami Akai in 1994 on Princess Maker 2 video games.[1]
Akai attended
Daicon IV opening animations went on to create the animation studio Gainax. Akai was in the same class as Hiroyuki Yamaga and Hideaki Anno
.
He was a board member of Gainax. His wife is Kimiko Higuchi. He stepped down from Gainax board after an incident in which he and another employee made disparaging remarks about fan criticisms made on the Japanese Internet forum 2channel.[2] He runs his own company titled NineLives.
He is portrayed by actor
. Akai himself cameos in the series as a bathhouse manager in Episode 10.Works
- Aikoku Sentai Dai-Nippon
- Akai Takami Works
- Banner of the Stars (anime, character designs)
- Crest of the Stars (anime, character designs)
- Dennō Gakuen
- Magical Pop'n (package artwork)[3]
- Kaettekita Ultraman (Daicon Film)
- Petite Princess Yucie (anime, original story, character design)
- Princess Maker (game, character design, director)
- Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
- Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū
See also
- Ath (alphabet)
- Baronh
- Gainax
References
- ^ Eastham, Kim (August 1994). "The Virtual Brat". Wired. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
- ^ "Co-Founder Takami Akai Steps Down From Gainax's Board". Anime News Network. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ "It Came From Japan! Magical Pop'n". destructoid. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Takami Akai.
- Takami Akai at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- NineLives Official Site
- Gainax Net
- (in French) Akai interview
- (in French) Gurren Lagann interview
- (in French) Lagann Archived 2015-06-03 at the Daiconinterview
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