Yasuhiro Takemoto

Yasuhiro Takemoto Japanese ?? ?? April 5 1972 July 18 2019 was a Japanese animator and television and film director He worked at Kyoto Animation for almost his entire animation career after joining the company in 1996 His first major job as a director came in 2003 with Full Metal Panic Fumoffu Two years later he directed his sequel The Second Raid In 2007 Takemoto replaced Lucky Star director Yutaka Yamamoto after his dismissal He led The Melancholy of Haruhichan Suzumiya and Nyor?n Churuyasan original net animation series and was codirector with Tatsuya Ishihara of the second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya broadcast in 2009 as well as the film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya In 2012 he was in charge of directing Hyouka based on a series of mystery novels by Honobu Yonezawa In the series collaborated as screenwriter Shoji Gatoh author of Full Metal Panic Two years later in 2014 Takemoto was commissioned to direct another series of Gatoh novels Amagi Brilliant Park Four days after the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 18 2019 Takemoto was declared missing by his father who stated he was untraceable His death was later confirmed by his relatives and authorities Source Wikipedia