is a Japanese

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director. Starting his career at Madhouse, he is known for directing the anime series ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Tachikawa was born in

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on December 2, 1981. He graduated from the , and later joined Madhouse as an animation director. In 2007, Tachikawa made his directorial debut with the final episode of the

series '' Kiba''. He later became a freelancer. In 2012, he directed the

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'' Arata-naru Sekai''. The following year, Tachikawa worked with Madhouse on the anime film ''Death Billiards'' as part of the

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program. The film later inspired an anime series titled ''

'', with Tachikawa returning to direct. In 2014, he served as an assistant director for ''

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''. Tachikawa directed the anime adaptation of ''

'' from 2016 to 2022. The series received multiple accolades at the

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, winning Best Fight Scene and Best Action for the first season, and Best Animation and Best Opening Sequence for the second season. In 2020, he directed the original anime series ''

'', which received three nominations at the

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. Tachikawa was nominated twice for Best Director for his work on ''Mob Psycho 100'' and ''Deca-Dence''.

Works

TV series

* '' Kiba'' (2007; episode director) * ''

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'' (2007; episode director) * ''

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'' (2008; storyboards, episode director) * ''

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'' (2010–2012; storyboards, episode director) * '' Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine'' (2012; episode director) * ''

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'' (2012; storyboards) * ''

'' (2014; assistant director) * ''

'' (2015; director) * ''

'' (2016–2022; director) * ''

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'' (2017; storyboards, episode director) * ''

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'' (2017; opening sequence director) * ''

'' (2020; director)

Films

* '' Bleach: Hell Verse'' (2010; assistant director) * '' Death Billiards'' (2013; director) * '' Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer'' (2018; director) * ''

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'' (2023; director) * ''Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine'' (2023; director)

Original video animation

* '' Arata-naru Sekai'' (2012; director)

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tachikawa, Yuzuru 1981 births Anime directors Japanese animated film directors Japanese storyboard artists Japanese television directors Living people Madhouse (company) people Nihon University alumni People from Saitama Prefecture