Takeshi Honda (animator)

This article is about the animator born in 1968. For the figure skater, see Takeshi Honda. For the other animator, see Mechander Robo.
Takeshi Honda
本田 雄
Born (1968-03-12) March 12, 1968 (age 56)
Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Animator
Designer
Anime director

Takeshi Honda (本田 雄, Honda Takeshi, born March 12, 1968 in Ishikawa Prefecture) is a Japanese animator, designer, and animation director.[1]

Honda is one of Japan's outstanding animators.[2] He is best known for his character design and animation directing work on Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, The Boy and the Heron, Millennium Actress and Den-noh Coil.[2][3] While Honda is an animator who draws realistic, theatrical characters, he also specializes in catchy "Bishōjo" characters.[4] He was nicknamed Shisho (師匠, Shishō, lit. 'master') from the early days of his career.[5][a]

Honda made his debut as an animator with the inbetweening for the 1987 OVA Relic Armor Legaciam and debuted as character designer on the series Metal Fighter Miku in 1994.[1][6]

  1. ^ a b "本田雄インタビュー 「千年女優」と今敏監督の思い出を語る（前編）" [Interview with Takeshi Honda on his memories of 'Millennium Actress' and director Satoshi Kon (Part 1)]. Anime! Anime! (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "前田真宏と本田雄がタッグ 日本アニメ（ーター）見本市第6弾が予告編も公開" [Maeda Mahiro and Honda Takeshi tag-team Japan Anime(ator) Trade Fair Vol. 6, which also features a trailer]. Anime!Anime! (in Japanese). IID, Inc. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. ^ "「野中くん発 ジブリだより」2019年2月号" [“Ghibli News from Nonaka-kun” February 2019 issue] (in Japanese). Studio Ghibli. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "【月刊アニメスタイル】本田雄さんの取材" [Monthly Anime Style Interview with Takeshi Honda]. WEB Anime Style (in Japanese). Style. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ Matteo Watzky (29 December 2023). "Takeshi Honda's The Boy and the Heron – Long Interview". fullfrontal.moe. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Imposter of Evangelion: 2.0's Takeshi Honda resigned his teaching job". GIGAZINE. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  7. ^ "『ももへの手紙』沖浦啓之監督インタビュー第5回 丸4年を費やした作画作業" [Interview with Hiroyuki Okiura, director of Letters to Momo no tegami (Letters to Momo) Vol. 5: The drawing process took four whole years]. WEB Anime Style (in Japanese). Style. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  8. ^ "日本アニメ(ーター)見本市 資料集発刊記念トーク&サイン会前半戦に本田雄と前田真宏が登場、「アニメ(ーター)海の家 @ 渋谷2.5D」企画語り編" [Takeshi Honda and Mahiro Maeda appeared at the first half of the talk and signing session to celebrate the publication of the Japan Anime(ters) Trade Fair material collection, "Anime(ters) Umi no Ie @ Shibuya 2.5D" project talk session]. WebNewtype (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2024.


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