Taichi Ishidate
Directing
🎂 1979-12-20
Taichi Ishidate (石立 太一, Ishidate Taichi) was born in 1979. He is a Kyoto Animation animator and one of the teachers of the studio's animation school. One of the best action animators of the studio with notable use of effects, with equal skill with character animation. Learned a lot from Yoshiji Kigami while working under him on multiple projects. In the last few years, Ishidate focused more on directing rather than animating, directing some of the studio's main projects such as Violet Evergarden.
Visual Effects (33)
Key Animation
2000
Opening/Ending Animation
2025
Opening/Ending Animation
2017
Key Animation
2017
Opening/Ending Animation
2013
Key Animation
2013
Opening/Ending Animation
2009
Key Animation
2009
Lead Animator
2016
Key Animation
2016
Opening/Ending Animation
2018
Key Animation
2015
Key Animation
2006
Key Animation
2013
Opening/Ending Animation
2013
Opening/Ending Animation
2011
Opening/Ending Animation
2018
Key Animation
2018
Key Animation
2013
Opening/Ending Animation
2014
Key Animation
2014
Key Animation
2007
Key Animation
2005
Key Animation
2010
Key Animation
2011
Key Animation
2014
Key Animation
2016
Key Animation
2022
Key Animation
2022
Key Animation
2015
Key Animation
2021
Key Animation
2005
Key Animation
2003
Directing (29)
Series Director
2025
Director
2025
Director
2013
Director
2009
Second Unit Director
2016
Series Director
2018
Director
2018
Director
2015
Director
2012
Director
2006
Director
2007
Director
2012
Director
2013
Series Director
2013
Director
2016
Assistant Director
2011
Director
2011
Director
2020
Second Unit Director
2020
Director
2013
Director
2007
Second Unit Director
2017
Director
2006
Second Unit Director
2015
Second Unit Director
2015
Director
2015
Second Unit Director
2015
Director
2015
Director
2021
Art (20)
Storyboard Artist
2025
Storyboard Artist
2017
Storyboard Artist
2013
Storyboard Artist
2009
Storyboard Artist
2018
Storyboard Artist
2015
Storyboard Artist
2012
Storyboard Artist
2006
Storyboard Artist
2007
Storyboard Artist
2012
Storyboard Artist
2013
Storyboard Artist
2016
Storyboard Artist
2011
Storyboard Artist
2018
Storyboard Artist
2020
Storyboard Artist
2007
Storyboard Artist
2017
Storyboard Artist
2015
Storyboard Artist
2015
Storyboard Artist
2015