Kenichi Takeshita

**Kenichi Takeshita**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Male
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Storyboard
Episode directorTechnical director
**Studio:**
[Studio Live](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96 "wikipedia:ja:スタジオ・ライブ")
**Years active:**
1996-present
**Alias:**
たけしたけんいち
First name can also be read Takeichi. Last name can also be read Takenoshita[](#cite_note-dictionary-1).
**Kenichi Takeshita** (竹下 健一 ,*Takeshita Ken'ichi*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese director, storyboard artist and producer. He takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [movies](/wiki/Movies "Movies").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 Movies](#Movies)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenichi_Takeshita&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Kenichi Takeshita graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College (東京デザイナー学院); currently affiliated with [Studio Live](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ja:%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96 "wikipedia:ja:スタジオ・ライブ") (スタジオ・ライブ). He began his career as a production assistant on Toei's *[Sailor Moon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon "wikipedia: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](/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Circuit "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](/wiki/Promise_with_a_J-Leaguer "Promise with a J-Leaguer").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenichi_Takeshita&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenichi_Takeshita&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **2** cases (2 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 718 | 770 | [The Devil's Circuit](/wiki/Episode_718 "Episode 718") | November 16, 2013 | Episode director |  |
| 742 | 795 | [Promise with a J-Leaguer](/wiki/Episode_742 "Episode 742") | June 14, 2014 | Storyboard, Episode director |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenichi_Takeshita&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **1** movie
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 19 | [Sunflowers of Inferno](/wiki/Sunflowers_of_Inferno "Sunflowers of Inferno") | April 18, 2015 | Technical director |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenichi_Takeshita&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Kenichi_Takeshita&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: 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.