Taichi Ishidate

Taichi Ishidate(石立　太一) 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 Evargarden.

Interview - SakugaBooru - MAD - Japanese Wiki Page

Works

• Kiddy Grade(2002~2003/TV)

1. Key Animation: #17, #23.

• Munto(2003/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Inuyasha(2000~2004/TV)

1. Key Animation: #118, #123, #128, #135, #138, #143, #146, #153, #158, #163.
   1. #138: Around the end.

• Full Metal Panic Fumoffu(2003/TV)

1. Key Animation: #8.

• AIR(2005/TV)

1. Key Animation: #1, #3, #5, #6, #9, #12, ED.
   1. #9: The explosion with the blue light.

• Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid(2005/TV)

1. Episode Direction: #8.
2. Episode Direction Assistance: #4.
3. Key Animation: #2, #3, #4, #12, #13.
   1. #12: The AS battle at the end.

• Munto: Toki no Kabe wo Koete(2005/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu(2006/TV)

1. Storyboard: #7, #10.
2. Episode Direction: #7, #10.
3. Key Animation: #7, #10, #12, ED.
   1. #7: vs Kamadouma.
   2. #10: Nagato vs Asakura.
   3. ED: The beginning.

• Kanon(2006~2007/TV)

1. Storyboard: #2, #8, #14, #20.
2. Episode Direction: #2, #8, #14, #20.

• Lucky Star(2007/TV)

1. Storyboard: #4, #10, #17, #24.
2. Episode Direction: #4, #10, #17, #24.
3. Key Animation: #2, #24.

• Clannad(2007~2008/TV)

1. Storyboard: #2, #8, #14.
2. Episode Direction: #8, #14, #20.
3. Key Animation: #8, #12, #16, #20, #24.
   1. #12: Fuuko's bank.
   2. #16: 2nd half of the basketball scene from the entry of the third years till the end of the match.
   3. #24: The graduation ceremony from parting with Sunohara till Okazaki screaming under the snow.

• Clannad After Story(2008/TV)

1. Storyboard: #2, #8, #14, #20, 総集編.
2. Episode Direction: #2, #8, #14, #20, 総集編.
3. Episode Direction Assistance: 杏編(Aパート).
4. Key Animation: #18.

• Tenjoubito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai(2009/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• K-ON!(2009/TV)

1. Storyboard: #4, #9, #14.
2. Episode Direction: #4, #9, #14.
3. Key Animation: ED, #1, #12.
   1. #1: Avant-Title.

• Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu(2009/TV)

1. Storyboard: #18, #24.
2. Episode Direction: #18, #24.

• K-ON!!(2010/TV)

1. Storyboard: #5, #11.
2. Episode Direction: #5, #11, #17.
3. Key Animation: ED1, ED2, #3, #5, #6, #11, #17, #20, #23.

• Nichijou Episode 0(2011/OAD)

1. Secondary Director.

• Nichijou(2011/TV)

1. Secondary Director.
2. Screenplay: #15.
3. Storyboard: ED1, ED2, #2, #26.
4. Episode Direction: ED1, ED2, #2, #26.

• Kyoto Animation Commercial Ajisai-hen(2011)

1. Key Animation.

• Kyoto Animation Commercial Hoshi-hen(2011)

1. Storyboard.
2. Direction.

• K-ON!(2011/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Hyouka(2012/TV)

1. Storyboard: #3, #17.
2. Episode Direction: #3, #17, #22.
3. Key Animation: OP1, #10, #12, #16.
   1. #12: Break-dance.

• Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!(2012/TV)

1. Storyboard: #12.
2. Episode Direction: #12.
3. Key Animation: OP.

• Kyoto Animation Commercial Megane-hen(2012)

1. Storyboard.
2. Direction.

• Tamako Market(2013/TV)

1. Episode Direction: #7(Joint).
2. Key Animation: OP, #1, #3, #7, #10.
   1. OP: Tamako and Dera falling at the beginning.

• Kyoto Animation Commercial Suiei-hen(2013)

1. Key Animation.

• Free!(2013/TV)

1. Episode Direction Assistance: OP, ED.

• Kyoukai no Kanata(2013/TV)

1. Director.
2. Storyboard: OP, ED, #0(OVA), #1, #12.
3. Episode Direction: OP, ED, #0(OVA), #1, #12(Joint).
4. Key Animation: OP, #12.
   1. OP: A 2 persons effort alongside Kadowaki Miku.

• Kyoukai no Kanata Idol no Saiban! Mayoi Nagara mo Kimi wo Sabaku Tami(2013/WEB)

1. Episode Direction: ED.

• Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren(2014/TV)

1. Storyboard: #9(Joint).
2. Key Animation: #8.

• Tamako Love Story(2014/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Free! Eternal Summer(2014/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP, #13.

• Amagi Brilliant Park(2014/TV)

1. Key Animation: OP, #10.

• Hibike! Euphonium(2015/TV)

1. Key Animation: #4.

• Kyoukai no Kanata I'll Be Here(2015/Movie)

1. Director.

• High Speed! Free Starting Days(2016/Movie)

1. Storyboard(Joint).
2. Unit Direction(Joint).

• Musaigen no Phantom World(2016/TV)

1. Storyboard: #4, #11.
2. Episode Direction: #4, #11.

• Violet Evergarden Commercial(2016/PV)

1. Storyboard.
2. Episode Direction.

• Hibike! Euphonium Movie: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso(2016/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Koe no Katachi(2016/Movie)

1. Unit Direction(Joint).
2. Key Animation Chief.
3. Key Animation.

• Hibike! Euphonium 2(2016/TV)

1. Storyboard: #9.
2. Episode Direction: #2, #9.

• Kobayashi-san Maid Dragon(2017/TV)

1. Storyboard: #5(Joint).

• Violet Evergarden Commercial(2017/PV)

1. Storyboard.
2. Episode Direction.
3. Key Animation.

• Violet Evergarden(2018/TV)

1. Director.
2. Storyboard: OP, #1.
3. Episode Direction: OP, #1(Joint).
4. Key Animation: OP.