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Takao Sano佐野隆雄

Animation Director and Character Design on Black Clover, SPY x FAMILY and SPY x FAMILY Season 2.
anime credits
18
anime credits
most credited as
Animation Director
most credited as
busiest year (2)
2017
busiest year (2)
Takao Sano

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Takao Sano worked on, by premiere year

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981 in 1998
991 in 1999
000 in 2000
010 in 2001
020 in 2002
030 in 2003
040 in 2004
050 in 2005
060 in 2006
071 in 2007
081 in 2008
091 in 2009
102 in 2010
112 in 2011
120 in 2012
131 in 2013
141 in 2014
150 in 2015
160 in 2016
172 in 2017
180 in 2018
190 in 2019
200 in 2020
210 in 2021
221 in 2022
232 in 2023
241 in 2024
251 in 2025

All credits

  1. 2025SPY x FAMILY Season 3Key Animation
  2. 2024The Unwanted Undead AdventurerCharacter Design, Chief Animation Director
  3. 2023SPY x FAMILY Season 2Key Animation
  4. 2023Horimiya: The Missing PiecesChief Animation Director, Key Animation
  5. 2022SPY x FAMILYKey Animation
  6. 2017Black CloverKey Animation
  7. 2017Restaurant to Another WorldCharacter Design
  8. 2014Terra FormarsAnimation Director
  9. 2013Strike the BloodChief Director, Storyboard, Episode Director, Animation Director
  10. 2011Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood PrisonKey Animation
  11. 2011Shakugan no Shana: Season IIIKey Animation, Animation Director
  12. 2010A Certain Magical Index IIAnimation Director
  13. 2010Okami-san and Her Seven CompanionsKey Animation
  14. 2009Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of FireKey Animation
  15. 2008A Certain Magical IndexAnimation Director
  16. 2007Shakugan no Shana: Season IIKey Animation, Animation Director
  17. 1999Initial D 2nd StageKey Animation
  18. 1998Cardcaptor SakuraKey Animation

Frequently asked questions

What anime has Takao Sano worked on?

Takao Sano's best-known work includes Black Clover (Key Animation), SPY x FAMILY (Key Animation), SPY x FAMILY Season 2 (Key Animation), A Certain Magical Index (Animation Director), Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (Chief Animation Director), SPY x FAMILY Season 3 (Key Animation).

What does Takao Sano do?

Takao Sano is credited most often as animation director, character design, chief director on anime.