Shion Takeuchi (born September 5, 1988) is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, producer and showrunner. She is the creator of the

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television series ''

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'' and has written and produced for shows such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and others. She was nominated twice for an

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in "Writing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production," in 2016 and 2017, for her work on ''

''.

Early life and education

Takeuchi was born on September 5, 1988, and raised in the suburbs of

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, where her parents were a technology company executive and former translator. She attended the

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(CalArts), graduating in 2010 with a BFA in

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. Her thesis film was titled ''When the Time is Ripe'', a

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story about a Jewish

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Career

Takeuchi worked as an intern on the animated series ''

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'' during the first season of its development before joining animator

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to work as a writer and storyboard artist on his

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series ''

''. She was then hired to work in the story department at

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where she was involved in the production of the films ''

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'' (2013) and '' Inside Out'' (2015). She later left Pixar to work as a writer on the Disney animated series ''

'' where she stayed until the show's conclusion in 2016. Takeuchi also worked as a writer on the Netflix animated series ''

'' and the

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animated series '' Lost in Oz''. In 2018, streaming platform

signed a multi-year, multi-project deal with Takeuchi.

''Inside Job''

In 2019, Netflix announced the production of the adult animated series ''

'', created and produced by Takeuchi. The show premiered on October 22, 2021 and went on to become the fifth most streamed show on Netflix in the United States and eighth most streamed on the platform globally within a week of its release.

Filmography

Film

Television

Nominations and awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takeuchi, Shion 1988 births Animators from Massachusetts American storyboard artists American television writers American animated film producers California Institute of the Arts alumni American people of Japanese descent Living people Showrunners of animated series Writers from Boston Artists from Boston American women animators