Directed credits
10
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Toshifumi Akai
Visual Effects
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 8All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 1530279
IMDb ID: nm2681008
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: August 18, 1982
Age: 44
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2005 - 2025
Years active: 21
Average TMDB rating: 7.6
Wikidata: Q11635314
Also known as
あかい としふみ • 赤井 俊文 • Toshihumi Akai
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (4)Director (2)Series Director (2)Assistant Director (1)Key Animation (20)Character Designer (3)Storyboard Artist (1)
Biography
Toshifumi Akai (赤井 俊文, Akai Toshifumi, born August 18, 1982) is a Japanese animator, character designer, director, and animation director born in Osaka. He is affiliated with A-1 Pictures. After graduating from Tokyo Animation Academy (Tokyo Animator Gakuin), he joined Studio Takuranke. He left the company in less than half a year and, after working at Feel and Gainax, he joined A-1 Pictures.
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Toshifumi Akai.
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Director
2021 Movie
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
Animation Director
2014 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Toshifumi Akai.
WIND BREAKER
Series Director • 25 eps
2024 Series
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Series Director • 21 eps
2019 Series
DARLING in the FRANXX
Assistant Director • 24 eps
2018 Series
Occultic;Nine
Animation Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
Director • 3 eps
2015 Series
Sound of the Sky
Supervising Animation Director • 12 eps
2010 Series
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
Animation Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Toradora!
Animation Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Toshifumi Akai.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
DARLING in the FRANXX
Assistant Director • 24 eps
2018 Series
SPY x FAMILY
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
Magi
Character Designer • 50 eps
2012 Series
Toradora!
Animation Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
Gurren Lagann
Key Animation • 8 eps
2007 Series
To Love Ru
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series
WIND BREAKER
Series Director • 25 eps
2024 Series
Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
Series Director • 21 eps
2019 Series
Blue Exorcist
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Toshifumi Akai.
Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
Director
2021 Movie
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future!
Animation Director
2014 Movie
Black★Rock Shooter
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Toshifumi Akai.
SPY x FAMILY
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
To Love Ru
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series
Soul Eater
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series
Blue Exorcist
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
Akebi's Sailor Uniform
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
Gurren Lagann
Key Animation • 8 eps
2007 Series
WIND BREAKER
Series Director • 25 eps
2024 Series
Darker than Black
Key Animation • 1 eps
2007 Series
DARLING in the FRANXX
Assistant Director • 24 eps
2018 Series
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Key Animation • 2 eps
2010 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Toshifumi Akai.
Black★Rock Shooter
Key Animation
2010 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Toshifumi Akai.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
Do It Yourself!!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
SPY x FAMILY
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2022 Series
Akebi's Sailor Uniform
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
Granblue Fantasy: The Animation
Character Designer • 12 eps
2017 Series
The Rolling Girls
Key Animation • 1 eps
2015 Series
Magi
Character Designer • 50 eps
2012 Series
Kokoro Connect
Character Designer • 13 eps
2012 Series
Blue Exorcist
Key Animation • 1 eps
2011 Series
Fractale
Key Animation • 3 eps
2011 Series
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Key Animation • 2 eps
2010 Series
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Key Animation • 1 eps
2009 Series
Birdy the Mighty: Decode
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series
Soul Eater
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series
To Love Ru
Key Animation • 1 eps
2008 Series