🎬 animator
Kazuo Takematsu竹松一生
Character Design and Animation Director on ONE PIECE, Black Clover and Fire Force.
- anime credits
- 15
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Character Design
- most credited as
- busiest year (4)
- 2023
- busiest year (4)

Best-known work
ONE PIECEKey Animation · 1999
Black CloverKey Animation · 2017
Fire ForceKey Animation · 2019
Solo LevelingKey Animation · 2024
The Apothecary DiariesKey Animation · 2023
A Place Further Than the UniverseKey Animation · 2018
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Season 2Key Animation · 2023
The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2Key Animation · 2023
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The AnimationKey Animation · 2023
Birdy the Mighty: DecodeKey Animation · 2008
Grisaia: Phantom TriggerKey Animation · 2025
MoominEpisode Director · 1990
Credits per year
Anime Kazuo Takematsu worked on, by premiere year
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4 in 2023
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| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 96 | 0 in 1996 |
| 97 | 0 in 1997 |
| 98 | 0 in 1998 |
| 99 | 1 in 1999 |
| 00 | 0 in 2000 |
| 01 | 0 in 2001 |
| 02 | 0 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 0 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 1 in 2007 |
| 08 | 1 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 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 | 0 in 2022 |
| 23 | 4 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
| 25 | 1 in 2025 |
All credits
- 2025
Grisaia: Phantom TriggerKey Animation - 2024
Solo LevelingKey Animation - 2023
The Apothecary DiariesKey Animation - 2023
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Season 2Key Animation - 2023
The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2Key Animation - 2023
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The AnimationKey Animation - 2019
Fire ForceKey Animation - 2018
A Place Further Than the UniverseKey Animation - 2017
Black CloverKey Animation, 2nd Key Animation - 2009
First Squad: The Moment of TruthKey Animation - 2008
Birdy the Mighty: DecodeKey Animation - 2007
Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the FogKey Animation - 1999
ONE PIECEKey Animation - 1990
MoominEpisode Director, Key Animation - 1983
Alps Stories: My AnnetteCharacter Design, Animation Director
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Kazuo Takematsu worked on?
Kazuo Takematsu's best-known work includes ONE PIECE (Key Animation), Black Clover (Key Animation), Fire Force (Key Animation), Solo Leveling (Key Animation), The Apothecary Diaries (Key Animation), A Place Further Than the Universe (Key Animation).
What does Kazuo Takematsu do?
Kazuo Takematsu is credited most often as character design, animation director, key animation on anime.