Takao Kato

Takao Kato
Takao Kato
加戸誉夫
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Anime director and screenwriter
Years active	1987–present
Known for	MegaMan NT Warrior; Buso Renkin; To Love Ru; Pandora Hearts;
Children	2

Takao Kato (Japanese: 加戸誉夫, Hepburn: Katō Takao) is a Japanese anime director and screenwriter. Kato started working in the anime industry in 1987 and directed his first full series in 1996. Since then, some of the series he has directed include MegaMan NT Warrior, Buso Renkin, To Love Ru, and Pandora Hearts.

Quick Facts Nationality, Occupation(s) ...

Close

Kato has cited Hayao Miyazaki's early works, particularly The Castle of Cagliostro and Future Boy Conan, as influences on his work.^[1] Kato started working in the anime industry in 1987 and was put in charge of directing for the first time with Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! in 1996.^[2] Following Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!, he directed MegaMan NT Warrior, Buso Renkin, To Love Ru, and Pandora Hearts, among others.^[1]

Kato has two daughters.^[1]

TV series

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Studio	Director	Writer	Ref
1996–1998	Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!	Xebec	Yes^[a]	No	^[2]
1998–1999	Super Yo-Yo	Xebec	Yes	No	^[3]
1999–2000	Zoids: Chaotic Century	Xebec	Yes	No	^[4]
2001	Zoids: New Century	Xebec	Yes	No	^[5]
2002–2003	MegaMan NT Warrior	Xebec	Yes	No	^[6]
2003–2004	MegaMan NT Warrior: Axess	Xebec	Yes	No	^[7]
2004–2005	MegaMan NT Warrior: Stream	Xebec	Yes	No	^[8]
2005–2006	MegaMan NT Warrior: Beast	Xebec	Yes	No	^[9]
2006	MegaMan NT Warrior: Beast+	Xebec	Yes	No	^[10]
2006–2007	Mega Man Star Force	Xebec	Yes	No	^[11]
2007–2008	Ryūsei no Rockman Tribe	Xebec	Yes	No	^[12]
2006–2007	Buso Renkin	Xebec	Yes	No	^[13]
2007	Over Drive	Xebec	Yes	No	^[14]
2008	To Love Ru	Xebec	Yes	No	^[15]
2009	Pandora Hearts	Xebec	Yes	No	^[16]
2010–2013	Keshikasu-kun	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Yes	No	^[17]
2011	Rio: Rainbow Gate!	Xebec	Yes	No	^[18]
2011	Hen Semi	Xebec	Yes	No	^[19]
2011–2014	Duel Masters Victory	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Yes	No	^[20]
2012–2013	Baku Tech! Bakugan	Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment	Yes	No	^[21]
2015	Triage X	Xebec	Yes^[b]	No	^[22]
2016	Keijo	Xebec	No	Yes	^[23]
2017	Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu	OLM Xebec	Yes	No	^[24]
2018–2019	Future Card Buddyfight Ace	OLM Xebec	Yes	No	^[25]
2019–2020	Zoids Wild Zero	OLM Team Masuda	Yes	No	^[26]
2022	More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers	Studio Mother	Yes^[c]	No	^[27]
2024	As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World	Studio Mother	Yes	No	^[28]

Close

Films

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Studio	Director	Writer	Ref
2005	Rockman EXE Hikari to Yami no Program	Xebec	Yes	No	^[29]
2008	Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot	Xebec	Yes	No	^[30]
2018	Eiga Drive Head: Tomica Hyper Rescue Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu	OLM Xebec	Yes	No	^[24]

Close

Original net animation

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Studio	Director	Writer	Ref
2012	Upotte!!	Xebec	Yes	No	^[31]
2018	Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu	OLM Xebec	Yes	No	^[24]

Close

Original video animation

More information Year, Title ...

Year	Title	Studio	Director	Writer	Ref
1990	Gdleen	Tokyo Laboratory	Yes^[d]	No	^[32]
1994–1995	Compiler	Animate Film Studio Fantasia	Yes	Yes	^[33]
1994–1995	Ogre Slayer	OB Planning	Yes	No	^[34]
1996–1997	Sorcerer Hunters	Xebec	Yes	No	^[35]

Close

Co-directed with Tetsurō Amino
Co-directed with Akio Takami
Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku); co-directed with Junichi Yamamoto
Co-directed with Toyoo Ashida

[1]
Bertschy, Zac (October 25, 2010). "A Few Minutes with Takao Kato". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[2]
爆走兄弟レッツ＆ゴー!! WGP. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[3]
超速スピナー. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[4]
ゾイド. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[5]
ゾイド新世紀/ZERO. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[6]
"MegaMan NT Warrior official website" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[7]
ロックマンエグゼ AXESS. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[8]
ロックマンエグゼStream. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[9]
ロックマンエグゼBEAST. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[10]
ロックマンエグゼBEAST+. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[11]
流星のロックマン. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[12]
流星のロックマントライブ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[13]
武装錬金. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[14]
"OverDrive". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[15]
ToLOVEる. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[16]
Loo, Egan (January 9, 2009). "Pandora Hearts Anime's Comiket Promo Video Streamed (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[17]
ケシカスくん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[18]
Rio -Rainbow Gate!-. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[19]
変態生理ゼミナール変ゼミ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[20]
デュエル・マスターズビクトリー V3. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[21]
爆TECH! 爆丸. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[22]
Loo, Egan (December 1, 2014). "Triage X Anime's Cast, Staff, April Debut Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[23]
Hallmark, Kyle (May 16, 2016). "Keijo!!!!!!!! TV Anime's Cast, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[24]
Pineda, Rafael (June 5, 2018). "Drive Head Anime Film Casts Maaya Uchida, Kentarō". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[25]
"Future Card Buddyfight Ace official website" (in Japanese). TV Aichi. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[26]
Sherman, Jennifer (August 26, 2019). "Zoids Wild Zero Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, October 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[27]
Loo, Egan (May 1, 2022). "'More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers' Anime Unveils Staff, Teaser Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[28]
Mateo, Alex (May 8, 2023). "As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[29]
劇場版ロックマンエグゼ光と闇の遺産[プログラム]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[30]
劇場版 DRAMATIC BASEBALL MOVIE MAJOR 友情の一球[ウイニングショット]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[31]
Sherman, Jennifer (April 4, 2012). "Crunchyroll Adds Upotte!! Net Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[32]
ガデュリン. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[33]
COMPILER　陽の章. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[34]
鬼切丸. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.
[35]
元祖　爆れつハンター. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.

Remove ads

Takao Kato at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[3] Co-directed with Tetsurō Amino

[23] Co-directed with Akio Takami

[29] Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku); co-directed with Junichi Yamamoto

[35] Co-directed with Toyoo Ashida

[pandora-1] [1]
Bertschy, Zac (October 25, 2010). "A Few Minutes with Takao Kato". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[1stwork-2] [2]
爆走兄弟レッツ＆ゴー!! WGP. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[4] [3]
超速スピナー. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[5] [4]
ゾイド. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[6] [5]
ゾイド新世紀/ZERO. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[7] [6]
"MegaMan NT Warrior official website" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[8] [7]
ロックマンエグゼ AXESS. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[9] [8]
ロックマンエグゼStream. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[10] [9]
ロックマンエグゼBEAST. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[11] [10]
ロックマンエグゼBEAST+. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[12] [11]
流星のロックマン. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[13] [12]
流星のロックマントライブ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[14] [13]
武装錬金. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[15] [14]
"OverDrive". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[16] [15]
ToLOVEる. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[17] [16]
Loo, Egan (January 9, 2009). "Pandora Hearts Anime's Comiket Promo Video Streamed (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[18] [17]
ケシカスくん. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[19] [18]
Rio -Rainbow Gate!-. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[20] [19]
変態生理ゼミナール変ゼミ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[21] [20]
デュエル・マスターズビクトリー V3. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[22] [21]
爆TECH! 爆丸. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[24] [22]
Loo, Egan (December 1, 2014). "Triage X Anime's Cast, Staff, April Debut Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[25] [23]
Hallmark, Kyle (May 16, 2016). "Keijo!!!!!!!! TV Anime's Cast, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[hyper-26] [24]
Pineda, Rafael (June 5, 2018). "Drive Head Anime Film Casts Maaya Uchida, Kentarō". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[27] [25]
"Future Card Buddyfight Ace official website" (in Japanese). TV Aichi. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[28] [26]
Sherman, Jennifer (August 26, 2019). "Zoids Wild Zero Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, October 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[30] [27]
Loo, Egan (May 1, 2022). "'More Than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers' Anime Unveils Staff, Teaser Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[31] [28]
Mateo, Alex (May 8, 2023). "As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[32] [29]
劇場版ロックマンエグゼ光と闇の遺産[プログラム]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[33] [30]
劇場版 DRAMATIC BASEBALL MOVIE MAJOR 友情の一球[ウイニングショット]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[34] [31]
Sherman, Jennifer (April 4, 2012). "Crunchyroll Adds Upotte!! Net Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[36] [32]
ガデュリン. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[37] [33]
COMPILER　陽の章. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[38] [34]
鬼切丸. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[39] [35]
元祖　爆れつハンター. All Cinema (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2023.

[1]

[2]

[a]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[b]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[c]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[d]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

Takao Kato

TV series

Films

Original net animation

Original video animation

Wikiwand in your browser!

Biography

Personal life

Filmography

Notes

References

External links