Maru Takase

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.

Crew

Tamako Love Story

Key Animation

High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days

Key Animation

Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future

Key Animation

Sound! Euphonium the Movie – Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band

Key Animation

Sound! Euphonium the Movie – May the Melody Reach You!

Animation Director

Baja's Studio: Baja and the Sea

Key Animation

Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

A Silent Voice: The Movie

Key Animation

Violet Evergarden: The Movie

Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc

Animation Director