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Shoko Ikeda was a Japanese animator and character designer who worked at Kyoto Animation from 1996 until her death in 2019. She served as character designer and chief animation director for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and held major animation roles on the Sound! Euphonium series. Her credits also include animation direction or key animation on works such as Clannad, K-On!, Nichijou, and Violet Evergarden.
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What anime did Shoko Ikeda work on?
She spent her career at Kyoto Animation, where she was character designer and chief animation director on The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) and Sound! Euphonium (2015). She also handled character design for Lucky Star (2007).
Did Shoko Ikeda die in the Kyoto Animation fire?
Yes — she was among the 36 people killed in the arson attack on Kyoto Animation's Studio 1 building on July 18, 2019. She had been with the studio since 1996.
Was Shoko Ikeda the character designer for Haruhi Suzumiya?
Yes, she served as both character designer and chief animation director on the 2006 TV series, adapting Noizi Ito's original novel illustrations for animation. The show became one of Kyoto Animation's signature works.
What was Shoko Ikeda's role on Sound! Euphonium?
She was the character designer and a chief animation director for the series, which premiered in 2015 and adapts Ayano Takeda's novels about a school concert band. It was one of her final major projects.
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