Takeshi Koike (ć°æ± ć„ Koike Takeshi, born January 26, 1968) is a Japanese animator, illustrator and film director. Something of a protĂ©gĂ©e of Yoshiaki Kawajiri, he was also influenced by Yoshinori Kanada, Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, and Katsuhito Ishii. He went straight from high school education to beginning his career at Madhouse as an in-betweener on works directed by Kawajiri after being interviewed by him. His first professional work as a director is the title sequence ofâŠ
