Takeshi Koike

(born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director.

Something of a protégé of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, he was also influenced by Yoshinori Kanada, Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, and Katsuhito Ishii. He went straight from a high school education to beginning his career at Madhouse as an in-betweener on works directed by Kawajiri after being interviewed by him. His first professional work as director is the title sequence of the 2000 film Party 7; while his first feature film is Redline, which premiered in 2009 and was released in 2010. He served as character designer and animation director for 2012's ', and directed film continuations of it starting with Lupin the IIIrd: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone in 2014. Work outside of animation includes the artwork for the 2004 Dreams Come True single "Yasashii Kiss o Shite".

• The Foxes of Chironup Island (1987) - In-Between Animation
• Wicked City (1987) - In-Between Animation
• Legend of Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988) - Animation Check
• Bride of Deimos (1988) - Animation Check
• Demon City Shinjuku (1988) - Animation Check
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes 1st season (1988) - Key Animation (Ep 19)
• Goku: Midnight Eye (1989) - Animation Check, Key Animation
• Goku II: Midnight Eye (1989) - Key Animation
• Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl (1989) Key Animation (Ep 1, 18)
• Cyber City Oedo 808 (1990) - Mechanical Animation Director,　Key Animation (Ep 1, 2, 3)
• ' (1990) Key Animation (Ep 1, 2)
• Nineteen 19 (1990) Key Animation
• A Wind Named Amnesia (1990) - Key Animation
• Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991) - Key Animation
• Doomed Megalopolis (1991) - Assistant Animation Director (Ep 1, 2), Key Animation (Ep 1, 2, 3)
• Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992) - Key Animation (Ep 1, 6)
• Ninja Scroll (1993) - Key Animation
• The Cockpit (1994) (segment Slipstream) - Key Animation
• True Peakock King (1994) - Character Design, Key Animation
• Clamp in Wonderland (1994) - Key Animation
• Darkside Blues (1994) - Key Animation
• Mighty Space Miners (1994) - Opening Animation, Ending Animation
• DNA² (1996) - Mechanic Design, Opening Animation
• Bio Hunter (1995) - Key Animation
• Memories (1995) (segment Stink Bomb) - Key Animation
• X (1996) - Key Animation
• Birdy the Mighty (1996) - Key Animation (Ep 1–4)
• Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) - Key Animation (Ep1, 57)
• ' (1999) - Animation Director (Ep 10, 11)
• ' (1999) - Key Animation
• ' (2000) - Key Animation (Op, Ep 1, 5)
• Hidamari no Ki (2000) - Key Animation
• Fighting Spirit (2000) - Key Animation (Op 1, Ep 20)
• ' (2000) - Key Animation
• ' (2000) - Key Animation
• ' (2000) - Setting Design, Key Animation
• ' (2002) - Key Animation
• Texhnolyze (2003) - Key Animation (Ep1)
• Dead Leaves (2004) - Key Animation
• Samurai Champloo (2004) Key Animation (Opening Animation, Ep 5)
• The Taste of Tea (2004) - Animation Director
• Funky Forest (2005) - Animation Director
• Iron Man (2010) - Mechanical Design, Key Animation (Ep 1, 7, 11)
• ' (2010) - Key Animation
• ' (2012) - Character Design, Animation Director, Episode Animation Director (Ep 1, 13), Key Animation (Opening, Ep 13)
• Yasuke (2021) - Character Design