Maru Takase

Maru Takase

Director

Aichi, Japan

Biography

Maru Takase (高瀬 丸, Takase Maru), previously credited as Akiko Takase (高瀬 亜貴子, Takase Akiko), is a Japanese animator and illustrator. After the Kyoto Animation arson attack in 2019, she left the studio and the industry altogether, but returned to illustrating for Kyoto Animation in 2022 and started animating again under her real name in 2023.

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Representative Works

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
8.5
/ Japanese
A Silent Voice: The Movie
A Silent Voice: The Movie
8.4
/ Japanese
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
8.3
/ Japanese
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
8.1
/ Japanese
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
7.4
/ Japanese
Tamako Love Story
Tamako Love Story
7.2
/ Japanese
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
6.9
/ Japanese
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
7.2
/ Japanese
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
5.9
/ Japanese
Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea
Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea
5.2
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
2025Winner

Best Director

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016Winner

Career Highlight

A Silent Voice: The Movie

Violet Evergarden: The Movie
2020Winner

Career Highlight

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

Career Highlights

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
2019Highlight

Career Highlight

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
2015Highlight

Career Highlight

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future

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