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Jun'ichirô Taniguchi(II)

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  • Writer
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Jun'ichirô Taniguchi is known for Your Name. (2016), Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999) and Sing "Yesterday" for Me (2020).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Your Name. (2016)
    Your Name.
    8.4
    • Animation Department(as Junichiro Taniguchi)
    • 2016
    Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)
    Pokémon the Movie 2000
    6.1
    • Animation Department(as Junichiro Taniguchi)
    • 1999
    Sing "Yesterday" for Me (2020)
    Sing "Yesterday" for Me
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Animation Department(as Junichiro Taniguchi)
    Destiny of the Shrine Maiden (2004)
    Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Animation Department

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Kaori Mizuhashi, Ai Nonaka, Eri Kitamura, Chiwa Saitô, Emiri Kato, Kana Asumi, and Aoi Yûki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- (2026)
      Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-
      8.5
      • animation director
      • character designer
      • chief animation director (as Junichiro Taniguchi) ...
      • 2026
    • Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (2024)
      Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Oshi No Ko (2023)
      Oshi No Ko
      8.3
      TV Series
      • animation training director
      • 2023
    • Ami Koshimizu, Yôko Hikasa, Yû Shimamura, and Saori Hayami in RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022)
      RWBY: Ice Queendom
      6.4
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2022
    • Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020)
      Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
      6.2
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • chief animation director
      • animation director: opening and ending sequences (as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2020–2021
    • Sing "Yesterday" for Me (2020)
      Sing "Yesterday" for Me
      6.8
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • chief animation director (as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2020
    • Masaya Matsukaze, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Mai Nakahara, Yuri Yamaoka, Ayane Sakura, Haruka Chisuga, Asami Takano, Hitomi Ôwada, Juri Kimura, and Haruka Yoshimura in Shirobako: The Movie (2020)
      Shirobako: The Movie
      7.1
      • key animator (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2020
    • Mamoru Miyano, Yûichi Nakamura, Jessie James Grelle, and Manaka Iwami in Tada Never Falls in Love (2018)
      Tada Never Falls in Love
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • chief animation director
      • chief animation director: opening sequence (as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2018
    • Aoi Yûki and Momo Asakura in Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2016)
      Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
      7.5
      Video Game
      • character designer (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2016
    • Your Name. (2016)
      Your Name.
      8.4
      • key animator: opening animation (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2016
    • Prison School (2015)
      Prison School
      7.5
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • chief animation director
      • animation director (as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2015–2016
    • Kaori Mizuhashi, Chiwa Saitô, and Aoi Yûki in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie (2015)
      Puella Magi Madoka Magica Concept Movie
      6.7
      Short
      • animation director
      • 2015
    • Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
      Girls und Panzer der Film
      7.4
      • key animator (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2015
    • Shirobako (2014)
      Shirobako
      7.9
      TV Series
      • key animator (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2015
    • Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (2014)
      Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • chief animation director
      • animation director (as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi, as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2014

    Writer

    • D&D: Doctor & Detective Criminal Investigation (2024)
      D&D: Doctor & Detective Criminal Investigation
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Sakanoue Animal Clinic (2018)
      Sakanoue Animal Clinic
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Writer (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2018
    • A Detective's Look (2013)
      A Detective's Look
      4.6
      TV Mini Series
      • teleplay (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2013
    • Noriyuki Higashiyama and Huynh Dong in The Partner (2013)
      The Partner
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • teleplay (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2013
    • Kiichi Nakai, Kenji Sakaguchi, Kei Tanaka, Osamu Mukai, Shioli Kutsuna, and Mieko Harada in 20 nen go no kimi e (2012)
      20 nen go no kimi e
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • teleplay (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2012
    • Girls' Compass (2011)
      Girls' Compass
      6.2
      • screenplay (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2011
    • Noto no hanayome (2008)
      Noto no hanayome
      • screenplay (as Junichiro Taniguchi)
      • 2008

    Additional Crew

    • Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable (2012)
      Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable
      7.4
      Video Game
      • cooperation: Event Pictures
      • supervisor: Event Pictures
      • 2012

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Junichiro Taniguchi

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