Takuya Igarashi

Takuya Igarashi (五十嵐 卓哉, Igarashi Takuya, born December 21, 1965) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard writer from Saitama Prefecture. He also works under the pseudonym Jugo Kazeyama (風山 十五, Kazeyama Jūgo).

Works

Metallic Rouge
7.1

Metallic Rouge

In a world where humans coexist with androids called Neans, a group known as the Immortal Nine rises up against society. Tasked with disposing of the revolters, a Nean named Rouge Redstar (aka Metal Rouge) and investigator Naomi Orthmann head to Mars to track them down…but first, Rouge wants some chocolate.

Release Date:2024-01-11

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:27

SK8 the Infinity
8.5

SK8 the Infinity

"S" is a dangerous, top secret, no-holds-barred downhill skateboarding race down an abandoned mine. When avid skateboarder Reki takes Langa to the mountain where "S" is held, Langa, who's never been on a skateboard in his life, finds himself sucked into the world of "S", and…?!

Release Date:2021-01-10

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:287

8.1

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

A large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate these mysterious deaths. The case seems to involve an unknown ability user referred to as "Collector," a man who could be the mastermind behind the incident. Trust and courage are put to the test in order to save the city of Yokohama and ability users across the world from the grip of Collector where the Armed Detective Agency forms an unlikely partnership with the dangerous Port Mafia.

Release Date:2018-03-03

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:159

Bungo Stray Dogs
8.4

Bungo Stray Dogs

Atsushi Nakajima was kicked out of his orphanage, and now he has no place to go and no food. While he is standing by a river, on the brink of starvation, he rescues a man whimsically attempting suicide. That man is Osamu Dazai, and he and his partner Kunikida are members of a very special detective agency. They have supernatural powers and deal with cases that are too dangerous for the police or the military. They're tracking down a tiger that has appeared in the area recently, around the time Atsushi came to the area. The tiger seems to have a connection to Atsushi, and by the time the case is solved, it is clear that Atsushi's future will involve much more of Dazai and the rest of the detectives!

Release Date:2016-04-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:4

Vote Count:384

Captain Earth
6.0

Captain Earth

High-school student Daichi Manatsu works for the Globe organization to pilot a giant robot called the Earth Engine Impacter to protect the Earth from the invading alien force known as the "Kill-T-Gang", from the planet Uranus.

Release Date:2014-04-06

Department:Directing

Job:Series Director

Episode Count:25

Vote Count:13

Noragami
8.3

Noragami

Hiyori Iki is a normal middle school student until she was involved in a bus accident while trying to protect a stranger. This incident causes her soul to frequently slip out of her body, and she becomes aware of the existence of two parallel worlds. Through her soul, she meets the strange, nameless god without a shrine, Yato. Yato is determined to make a name for himself out there by accepting any wishes for 5 yen, including Hiyori's to fix her body.

Release Date:2014-01-05

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:613

5.9

STAR DRIVER: The Movie

In the remote Southern Cross Island, a secret organization named The Glittering Crux plans to reactivate giant machines that have been sealed for ages. Known as Cybodies, they can only be controlled by pilots identified as Star Drivers. To unleash their full power, the mysterious group must break the seals of the four shrine maidens that reside in the isle. Recently arrived outsider Takuto Tsunashi vows to stop the Glittering Crux in order to protect Wako Agemaki, the girl who saved his life and is one of the four maidens. Wako is a lively young lady who has already been betrothed to Sugata Shindou, a rich and talented childhood friend. Despite being very close to Agemaki, Sugata quietly disapproves of this engagement since it was forced on them due to a family tradition. The melancholic couple becomes a radiant trio as Takuto becomes not only their friend but protector of the seals since he is none other than the Galactic Pretty Boy, gifted Star Driver of Tauburn, the 22nd Cybody.

Release Date:2013-02-09

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:9

Blue Exorcist
7.9

Blue Exorcist

Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin Okumura is a boy who bears the curse of being Satan's illegitimate son. His foster father sacrificed himself to save him from demons. To avenge his foster father's death as well as to prove himself, Rin decides to follow the path of an exorcist and defeat his own father, Satan. To hone his raw skills, Rin enters True Cross Academy to train with other exorcist candidates.

Release Date:2011-04-17

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:456

STAR DRIVER: Takuto of the Radiance
7.2

STAR DRIVER: Takuto of the Radiance

One night, a boy named Takuto washes up on shore swimming from the mainland. He later enrolls in Southern Cross High School as a freshman and makes new friends. However, beneath the school is a group of mysterious giants called Cybodies, which can be controlled by humans in an alternate dimension known as Zero Time. Takuto, The "Galactic Pretty Boy", finds himself dragged into opposition with the "Glittering Crux Brigade".

Release Date:2010-10-03

Department:Directing

Job:Series Director

Episode Count:25

Vote Count:10

Soul Eater
7.8

Soul Eater

Set in the Shinigami technical school for weapon meisters, the series revolves around 3 groups of each a weapon meister and a human weapon. Trying to make the latter a "Death Scythe" which is the highest title for a weapon and thus fit for use by the Shinigami, they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch. Maka & Soul Eater, Black Star & Tsubaki, and Death the Kid with Patty and Liz Thompson are the characters Soul Eater revolves around. Besides taking the time to gather souls, these students of Shibusen defend Death City from some of the most powerful of creatures while still attending school and trying to become stronger.

Release Date:2008-04-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:2

Vote Count:289

Darker than Black
7.6

Darker than Black

Ten years ago, a mysterious spatial anomaly now known as "Heaven's Gate" appeared in South America, shortly followed by the opening of "Hell's Gate" in Tokyo altering the sky and wreaking havoc on the landscape. The real stars disappeared, replaced by false stars. During this time, people possessing various special abilities — called "Contractors" — emerged, each capable of different supernatural feats. Following the disastrous Heaven's War, the United States lost its dominant position as a superpower to a mysterious organization named the Syndicate. The story revolves around a Chinese contractor codenamed "Hei" as he undertakes various espionage and assassination missions in Tokyo.

Release Date:2007-04-06

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Episode Count:5

Vote Count:226

Ouran High School Host Club
8.2

Ouran High School Host Club

Ouran High is a school for the extremely wealthy or, in Haruhi's case, the extremely talented. But no amount of talent will help when Haruhi accidentally drops an eight million yen vase in a music room. The vase was the property of Ouran High School Host Club, a group of attractive young men who, for a fee, provide their time and affections for their lovesick clientele: the female students. Fascinated by this strange new specimen, a poor and clumsy commoner, they force Haruhi to work for them until the debt is repaid; but they get a lot more than they bargained for...

Release Date:2006-04-05

Department:Directing

Job:Series Director

Episode Count:26

Vote Count:217

Mushi-Shi
8.0

Mushi-Shi

Ginko, a Mushi master, travels from place to place researching the Mushi and helping people who are suffering because of it.

Release Date:2005-10-23

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:202

7.6

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan

As Kiyomaro races to catch the bus to seaside camp, little does he know that Dr. M2, a demonic magic scientist from the future, has sent out a robot to kidnap him. He's trapped in limbo with the mad magic scientist who wants to be his partner and an army of Vulcan robot lookalikes. Dr. M2 sends a robot to pretend to befriend Gash, keeping him away from Kiyomaro until M2 can abscond with the teen genius to the future. In the end, it comes down to saving the world with a little help from their friends...

Release Date:2005-08-06

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:28

Eureka Seven
7.4

Eureka Seven

Renton Thurston desires to leave his home behind and join the mercenary group known as Gekkostate, hoping to find some adventure. When a robot crashes through Renton's garage the meeting sparks the beginning of Renton's involvement with Gekkostate as he takes off alongside the young girl Eureka as the co-pilot of the Nirvash.

Release Date:2005-04-17

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:55

Pretty Cure
8.0

Pretty Cure

Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro couldn't be more different. Nagisa is sporty and Honoka bookish, and while they attend the same school, they have very little in common - until one day, a shower of shooting stars brings two very unlikely visitors into their lives: Mepple and Mipple, refugees from the Garden of Light, which has been conquered by Darkness. Endowed with new and startling powers, Nagisa and Honoka become Cure Black and Cure White, the legendary warriors of light - together, they are Pretty Cure.

Release Date:2004-02-01

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:20

Ashita no Nadja
7.6

Ashita no Nadja

This story takes place about one hundred years ago. Nadja is a bright, cheerful girl who was raised in an orphanage near London, England. Nadja was entrusted to the orphanage when she was a baby. So she thought her father and mother were dead. But before her thirteenth birthday, she found out that her mother might be alive... Nadja sets out on a journey to find her mother! With all of Europe as the stage, Nadja's exciting adventure begins!

Release Date:2003-02-02

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:50

Vote Count:9

6.0

Magical DoReMi Sharp: The Movie

One day Pop was out scavenging with Hana, and found a beautiful rose inside the Queen's garden. Curious, she picked the rose and brought it home. Unwittingly, that rose can cause all wishes to become true, whether good or bad. Good wishes will turn the rose white and bloom, while bad wishes will turn the rose black and wither. After a heated argument with her sister Doremi, Pop wishes that Doremi loses all her magic and be turned into a mouse. Hilarity ensues, as Doremi and the others try to put everything back to normal.

Release Date:2000-07-08

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:6

7.6

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

In a loose retelling of the Revolutionary Girl Utena TV series, Utena Tenjou arrives at Ohtori Academy, only to be immediately swept up in a series of duels for the hand of her classmate Anthy Himemiya and the power she supposedly holds. At the same time, Utena reunites with Touga Kiryuu, a friend from her childhood who seems to know the secrets behind the duels. Utena must discover those secrets for herself, before the power that rules Ohtori claims her and her friends, new and old.

Release Date:1999-08-14

Department:Art

Job:Storyboard Artist

Vote Count:72

Ojamajo Doremi
8.4

Ojamajo Doremi

Ojamajo Doremi, known as Magical DoReMi internationally, is a magical girl anime television series created by Toei Animation in 1999. It focuses on elementary school students who become witch apprentices. Led by Doremi Harukaze, the girls must maintain their double lives in secret. Ojamajo Doremi has been followed up by three direct sequels, lasting until its end in 2003. During the television series' runtime, two companion films were released in theaters. The English dub, produced by 4Kids Entertainment, released a preview episode in the US airing on August 13, 2005, and the first episode on September 10, 2005.

Release Date:1999-02-07

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:154

Vote Count:95

Revolutionary Girl Utena
8.5

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Utena is a tomboyish school girl who attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy. Her strong sense of chivalry pulls her into a series of duels with other members of the Student Council for the possession of the Rose Bride.

Release Date:1997-04-02

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Episode Count:1

Vote Count:52

6.7

Sailor Moon SuperS: Ami's First Love

A short movie based on the "Sailor Moon" TV series and movies about Ami rivaling with a boy she hasn't met nicknamed "Mercurius" who consistently ties with her for perfect scores on exams. When a spirit named Bonnone attacks her, Ami assumes it's Mercurius, but Usagi (Sailor Moon) knows otherwise.

Release Date:1995-12-23

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:21

7.0

Sailor Moon SuperS: Special

A 50-minute special of the anime featuring three mini-episodes. It premiered shortly after the beginning of Sailor Moon SuperS and took place in the storyline directly after Usagi and Chibiusa received their new transformation brooches from Pegasus. This special included a compilation episode focusing on the story of how Usagi became Sailor Moon, an original episode featuring the first appearances of Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune in this season, and an episode adapted from the manga side-story "Chibiusa's Picture Diary Chapter 1 - Beware of the Transfer Student").

Release Date:1995-08-04

Department:Directing

Job:Director

Vote Count:1

7.9

Sailor Moon R: The Movie - The Promise of the Rose

While enjoying the flower gardens, Sailor Moon and friends encounter an old childhood friend of Mamoru's: an alien! He's come back to give Mamoru a special flower but doesn't like Usagi and the rest of the planet's inhabitants. Sailor Moon must defend the earth from the evil Kisenian Flower he's brought back... before the evil vines and blossoms overrun the planet!

Release Date:1993-12-05

Department:Directing

Job:Assistant Director

Vote Count:161

Sailor Moon
8.4

Sailor Moon

One day, Usagi Tsukino, clumsy 2nd-year middle school student, stumbles upon a talking cat named Luna. Luna tells her that she is destined to be Sailor Moon, "champion of love and justice", and she must search for the fabled Moon Princess. Usagi finds friends that turn out to be destined senshi as well, and together they fight to save the world from the certain doom brought upon by the Dark Kingdom.

Release Date:1992-03-07

Department:Directing

Job:Series Director

Episode Count:34

Vote Count:959

7.1

The Transformers: The Movie

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

Release Date:1986-08-08

Department:Production

Job:Production Manager

Vote Count:527

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