Takeshi Mori (director)

is a Japanese anime director, storyboard artist, and scriptwriter. After graduating from Waseda University, Mori began working in the anime industry.

He began working in 1986 at Ajia-do Animation Works as an in-between animation artist before moving on to key animation work. From there, he worked as a storyboard artist and producer for the NTV/Studio Pierrot TV series The Burning Wild Man. After being impressed by the OVA series Gunbuster, he began working for Gainax. After working as a storyboard artist on ', Mori directed the series Tasuke, the Samurai Cop. More recent series he has directed include Vandread, Ruin Explorers Fam & Ihrlie, Meltylancer, and Stratos 4.

• Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988, production)
• Ranma ½ (1989–1992, storyboards, production)
• Edokko Boy Gatten Tasuke (1990–1991, director, storyboards, production, title animation)
• Otaku no Video (1991, director)
• Giant Robo (1992 (ep.1), 1995 (ep.6), director, storyboards)
• Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (1993–1996, director)
• The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (1993, storyboards, production)
• ' (1994, Sega CD, storyboards)
• Ruin Explorers (1995–1996, director, script, storyboards)
• Gunsmith Cats (1995–1996; Director, Storyboard)
• Rurouni Kenshin (1996–1998, storyboards, credited as Moritake)
• Super Radical Gag Family (1998, storyboards)
• Vandread (2000–2001, director)
• Saikano (2002, storyboards)
• Stratos 4 (2003–2006, director)
• Ōban Star-Racers (2004, storyboards)
• Fighting Fairy Girl Rescue Me Mave-chan (2005, director, script)
• Eureka Seven (2005–2006, storyboards)
• Kirameki Project (2005–2006, supervisor)
• Noein (2005–2006, storyboards)
• Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (2005–2007, series organization, script, storyboards)
• Darker than Black (2007, storyboards)
• Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula (2007, storyboards)
• Sketchbook (2007, storyboards)
• Skull Man (2007, director)
• Bamboo Blade (2007–2008, storyboards)
• You're Under Arrest (2007–2008, storyboards)
• Rosario + Vampire (2008, storyboards)
• ' (2008, storyboards)
• Birdy the Mighty (2008–2009, storyboards)
• ' (2009, storyboards)
• Rideback (2009, storyboards)
• Shangri-La (2009, creative producer)
• Towa no Quon (2010–2011, assistant director, collaborative director)
• My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (2023, chief director)
• Matsurika Kanriden (2027, chief director)

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