Kumiko Takahashi (高橋 久美子, Takahashi Kumiko, born February 20 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and character designer.[1] She is noted for her work as a character designer and animation director on numerous anime series, such as Cardcaptor Sakura, Witch Hunter Robin and Ouran High School Host Club.[1]
A member of the studio Sunrise, she made her debut as in-between animator with the 1982 film, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen,[1] and made her key animation debut with the 1984 anime television series Giant Gorg.[1] She won Best Animator at the 2015 Tokyo Anime Award for Fullmetal Alchemist, sharing it with two other animators.[2]