Yuzuru Tachikawa

Yuzuru Tachikawa (立川 譲, Tachikawa Yuzuru; born December 2, 1981) is a Japanese anime director. Starting his career at Madhouse, he is known for directing the anime series Death Parade, Mob Psycho 100, and Deca-Dence.

Yuzuru Tachikawa
立川 譲
Tachikawa at the Yokohama International Film Festival in 2023
Born	(1981-12-02) December 2, 1981 (age 44) Iruma District, Saitama, Japan
Education	Nihon University College of Art
Occupation	Anime director
Years active	2007–present
Known for	Death Parade Mob Psycho 100 Deca-Dence

Biography

Tachikawa was born in Iruma District, Saitama on December 2, 1981.^[1] He graduated from the Nihon University College of Art (ja), and later joined Madhouse as an animation director.^[2]

In 2007, Tachikawa made his directorial debut with the final episode of the anime series Kiba. He later became a freelancer.^[3] In 2012, he directed the original video animation Arata-naru Sekai.^[4] The following year, Tachikawa worked with Madhouse on the anime film Death Billiards as part of the Anime Mirai program.^[5] The film later inspired an anime series titled Death Parade, with Tachikawa returning to direct.^[6] In 2014, he served as an assistant director for Terror in Resonance.^[7]

Tachikawa directed the anime adaptation of Mob Psycho 100 from 2016 to 2022.^[a] The series received multiple accolades at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, winning Best Fight Scene and Best Action for the first season,^[9] and Best Animation and Best Opening Sequence for the second season.^[10] In 2020, he directed the original anime series Deca-Dence, which received three nominations at the 5th Crunchyroll Anime Awards.^[11] Tachikawa was nominated twice for Best Director for his work on Mob Psycho 100 and Deca-Dence.^[12][11]

Works

TV series

• Kiba (2007; episode director)^[1]
• Shigurui (2007; episode director)^[1]
• MapleStory (2008; storyboards, episode director)^[1]
• Bleach (2010–2012; storyboards, episode director)^[13]
• Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012; episode director)^[5]
• Sword Art Online (2012; storyboards)^[14]
• Terror in Resonance (2014; assistant director)^[7]
• Death Parade (2015; director)^[6]
• Mob Psycho 100 (2016–2022; director)^[15][a]
• The Saga of Tanya the Evil (2017; storyboards, episode director)^[16]
• Inuyashiki (2017; opening sequence director)^[17]
• Deca-Dence (2020; director)^[18]

Films

• Bleach: Hell Verse (2010; assistant director)^[19]
• Death Billiards (2013; director)^[5]
• Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer (2018; director)^[20]
• Blue Giant (2023; director)^[21]
• Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023; director)^[22]
• Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc (2025; storyboards)^[23]

Original video animation

• Arata-naru Sekai (2012; director)^[4]

Notes

1. Credited as chief director for the third season.^[8]