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Masamichi Takano(I)

  • Art Director
  • Animation Department
  • Additional Crew
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Masamichi Takano is known for Final Fantasy VIII (1999), Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978) and Future Boy Conan (1978).
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    Known for

    Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
    Final Fantasy VIII
    8.7
    Video Game
    • Additional Crew(Square Co. Ltd.)
    • 1999
    Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo (1978)
    Lupin the 3rd: The Mystery of Mamo
    6.9
    • Animation Department(Atelier Rock)
    • 1978
    Future Boy Conan (1978)
    Future Boy Conan
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Animation Department(Atelier Roku)
    Urusei Yatsura (1981)
    Urusei Yatsura
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Animation Department(Atelier Roku)

    Credits

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    Art Director

    • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Glory (2003)
      Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Glory
      6.7
      • Art Director
      • 2003
    • Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (1999)
      Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
      6.1
      • Art Director
      • 1999
    • Kaze no Naka no Shojo: Kinpatsu no Jeni (1992)
      Kaze no Naka no Shojo: Kinpatsu no Jeni
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1992–1993
    • Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
      Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
      6.8
      • Art Director
      • 1990
    • Pîtâ Pan no bôken (1989)
      Pîtâ Pan no bôken
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1989
    • Tales of Little Women (1987)
      Tales of Little Women
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1987
    • Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
      Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops
      7.7
      • Art Director
      • 1986
    • Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari (1985)
      Penguin's Memory: Shiawase Monogatari
      6.9
      • Art Director
      • 1985
    • Noozles (1984)
      Noozles
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1984
    • Galaxy Express 999 (1978)
      Galaxy Express 999
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1979

    Animation Department

    • Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010)
      Doraemon The Movie: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King
      6.5
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke 07
      • 2010
    • Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku (2009)
      Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe yasei-oukoku
      5.8
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke 07
      • 2009
    • Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
      Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
      6.8
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke
      • 2005
    • Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (2005)
      Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge
      5.4
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke
      • 2005
    • Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (2004)
      Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey
      7.0
      • background artist
      • 2004
    • An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
      An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
      5.7
      Video
      • background design supervisor
      • 1999
    • Visiting Marco (1999)
      Visiting Marco
      7.3
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke
      • 1999
    • Cynthia Cranz, Kan'ichi Kurita, Sonny Strait, Kyle Hebert, Phil Parsons, and Cindy Beall in Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995)
      Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • background artist
      • 1995
    • Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai no Yabou (1995)
      Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai no Yabou
      6.5
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke
      • 1995
    • Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World (1995)
      Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World
      6.7
      • background artist
      • 1995
    • Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (1994)
      Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen
      7.3
      • background artist
      • 1994
    • Kureyon Shinchan: Action Kamen vs Haigure Maô (1993)
      Kureyon Shinchan: Action Kamen vs Haigure Maô
      6.7
      • background artist: Atelier Rourke
      • 1993
    • Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)
      Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars
      7.2
      • background artist
      • 1985
    • Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (1982)
      Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil
      6.8
      • background artist
      • 1982
    • Urusei Yatsura (1981)
      Urusei Yatsura
      7.5
      TV Series
      • background artist: Atelier Roku
      • 1981

    Additional Crew

    • Final Fantasy IX (2000)
      Final Fantasy IX
      8.8
      Video Game
      • analyst: quality assurance
      • 2000
    • Final Fantasy VIII (1999)
      Final Fantasy VIII
      8.7
      Video Game
      • quality assurance: Square Co. Ltd.
      • 1999

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