🎬 animator
Aya Takano高野綾
Character Design and Animation Director on Your lie in April, My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 and Himouto! Umaru-chan.
- anime credits
- 14
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Character Design
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2009
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Your lie in AprilChief Animation Director · 2014
My Dress-Up Darling Season 22D Illustration · 2025
Himouto! Umaru-chanCharacter Design · 2015
Teasing Master Takagi-sanCharacter Design · 2018
Horimiya: The Missing PiecesKey Animation · 2023
Ergo ProxyKey Animation · 2006
Summer WarsKey Animation · 2009
A Couple of CuckoosCharacter Design · 2022
Redline2nd Key Animation · 2009
The Elusive SamuraiKey Animation · 2024
Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 2Character Design · 2019
Eureka SevenKey Animation · 2005
Credits per year
Anime Aya Takano worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2009
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 1 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 2 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 1 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 1 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 1 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
| 19 | 1 in 2019 |
| 20 | 0 in 2020 |
| 21 | 0 in 2021 |
| 22 | 1 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
| 25 | 1 in 2025 |
All credits
- 2025
My Dress-Up Darling Season 22D Illustration, Key Animation, Sub Character Design - 2024
The Elusive SamuraiKey Animation, Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director - 2023
Horimiya: The Missing PiecesKey Animation - 2022
A Couple of CuckoosCharacter Design - 2019
Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 2Character Design, Chief Animation Director - 2018
Teasing Master Takagi-sanCharacter Design - 2017
Himouto! Umaru-chan RCharacter Design - 2015
Himouto! Umaru-chanCharacter Design, Chief Animation Director - 2014
Your lie in AprilChief Animation Director, Animation Director, Assistant Chief Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation - 2011
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood PrisonKey Animation - 2009
Summer WarsKey Animation - 2009
Redline2nd Key Animation - 2006
Ergo ProxyKey Animation - 2005
Eureka SevenKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Aya Takano worked on?
Aya Takano's best-known work includes Your lie in April (Chief Animation Director), My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 (2D Illustration), Himouto! Umaru-chan (Character Design), Teasing Master Takagi-san (Character Design), Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (Key Animation), Ergo Proxy (Key Animation).
What does Aya Takano do?
Aya Takano is credited most often as character design, animation director, key animation on anime.