Akiko Nakano

Visual EffectsDirectorProducer 1986–2025 (39 year career)

7.5 avg rating

Biography

Akiko Nakano (中野彰子, Nakano Akiko) is a Japanese female animator, animation supervisor, animation director and character designer.

Known For

Film

My Hero Academia

Key Animation

Film

Dragon Ball Super

Key Animation

Film

Dragon Ball

Key Animation

Film

Pokémon

Animation Director

Film

Your Lie in April

Animation Director

Film

Assassination Classroom

Key Animation

Film

Overlord

Animation Director

Film

Vinland Saga

Key Animation

Filmography

Crew (72)

Movies (6)

Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno

2015

Key Animation

6.1

Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure

2007

Key Animation

6.5

The Three Musketeers: Adventure of Aramis

1989

Key Animation

6.8

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise

1987

Key Animation

6.9

Crystal Triangle: The Forbidden Revelation

1987

Key Animation

5.6

Maps: Legendary Space Wanderer

1987

Key Animation

5.5

Television (66)

Anne Shirley

Key Animation

Dark Gathering

Animation Director

Run for the Money: The Great Mission

2023

Animation Director

4.0

Ninjala the Animation

2022

Animation Director

7.7

Ninjala the Animation

Director

Love All Play

Animation Director

Love All Play

Key Animation

Akiba Maid War

Key Animation

Shenmue the Animation

2022

Key Animation

7.2

My Master Has No Tail

2022

Animation Director

5.7

The Case Study of Vanitas

2021

Key Animation

8.3

Komi Can't Communicate

Animation Director

Super Crooks

Key Animation

Rent-a-Girlfriend

Animation Director

Rent-a-Girlfriend

Director

Arte

Key Animation

Vinland Saga

Key Animation

Teasing Master Takagi-san

Animation Director

Zombie Land SAGA

Key Animation

Classroom of the Elite

Animation Director

Fate/Apocrypha

Key Animation

Juni Taisen: Zodiac War

2017

Director

7.6

7O3X Fastest Finger First

2017

Animation Director

6.5

7O3X Fastest Finger First

Key Animation

Re:Creators

Director

Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart.

2017

Animation Director

8.1

Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart.

Director

My Hero Academia

Key Animation

Overlord

Animation Director

Overlord

Director

Overlord

Key Animation

Assassination Classroom

Key Animation

Dragon Ball Super

Key Animation

THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls

Animation Director

Your Lie in April

Animation Director

The Fruit of Grisaia

Animation Director

Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time

Key Animation

Shounen Hollywood

Animation Director

Psycho-Pass

Key Animation

Bodacious Space Pirates

Key Animation

Chihayafuru

Animation Director

Chihayafuru

Director

Chihayafuru

Key Animation

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

Key Animation

TIGER & BUNNY

Key Animation

Monogatari

Animation Director

Monogatari

Director

AIKa ZERO

Key Animation

Kobato.

Producer

Black Butler

Key Animation

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Key Animation

Skip Beat!

Key Animation

Mononoke

Key Animation

Gigantic Formula

Key Animation

Higurashi: When They Cry

2006

Animation Director

7.7

Higurashi: When They Cry

2006

Key Animation

7.7

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

Key Animation

Bokura ga ita

Animation Director

Bokura ga ita

Key Animation

Aria

Animation Director

Aria

Key Animation

New Getter Robo

Key Animation

Detective School Q

Key Animation

.hack

Key Animation

Pokémon

Animation Director

Dragon Ball

Key Animation