Visual Effects · Aichi, Japan
Maru Takase (高瀬 丸, Takase Maru), previously credited as Akiko Takase (高瀬 亜貴子, Takase Akiko), is a Japanese animator and illustrator. After the Kyoto Animation arson attack in 2019, she left the studio and the industry altogether, but returned to illustrating for Kyoto Animation in 2022 and started animating again under her real name in 2023.
A Silent Voice: The Movie
Key Animation · 2016
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Opening/Ending Animation · 2020
Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
Animation Director · 2025
Violet Evergarden
Character Designer · 2018
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End
Animation Director · 2023
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Key Animation · 2017
Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Character Designer · 2020
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Character Designer · 2019
Free!
Key Animation · 2013
Tamako Love Story
Key Animation · 2014
Myriad Colors Phantom World
Key Animation · 2016
Amagi Brilliant Park
Key Animation · 2014
Sound! Euphonium
Key Animation · 2015
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future
Key Animation · 2015
High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days
Key Animation · 2015
Tsurune
Opening/Ending Animation · 2018
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band
Key Animation · 2016
Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You!
Animation Director · 2017
Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea
Key Animation · 2020
