Reki Taki

Reki Taki
Japanese Name	滝 れーき 瀧 令紀
Profile
Age	54
Birthday	December 26, 1968
Gender	Male
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Manga artist
Other Information
Affiliation	Hirohisa Onikubo Lucky Land Communications (Former Assistant)
Media
Anime Debut	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
Website	@xs1100T

Reki Taki (滝 れーき, Taki Rēki) is a Japanese manga artist credited for his work on the TV adaptation of Stardust Crusaders, Diamond is Unbreakable, Golden Wind, and Stone Ocean by David Production. He was one of Hirohiko Araki's assistants during Battle Tendency and Stardust Crusaders.

Biography

Reki Taki became an assistant of Araki when he was 20 years old in around May 1988. He was already interested in joining the industry and primarily became motivated after seeing the way Araki draws his backgrounds. However, he had difficulty doing his tasks when he just started and was often scolded by Araki.

After one year and three months, he resigned from being an assistant. By sheer coincidence over two decades years later, he got involved with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders. From then on, he has been employed to work in the following anime seasons and the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA, primarily as a background artist.

Taki's profession consists primarily of drawing dojinshi, particularly Japanese Adult comics. Co-produced alongside his partner Hirohisa Onikubo (previously Araki's chief assistant), the two distribute dojinshi to various outlets.

Background drawn by Taki

Boat drawn by Taki early in his career (Chapter 81)

Credits

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
  • Background Line Art
  • Ending Animation Background Line Art: ED 1ED 2
  • Falcon Illustration: Episode 38
  • Doll Illustration: Episode 40Episode 42
  • The World Illustration: Episode 47
  • Promotional Artwork Background
• Diamond is Unbreakable
  • Background Line Art Cooperation: Episode 1
  • Ending Animation Background Line Art ED
  • Opening Animation Background Line Art OP 1OP 2
  • Album Background Line Art OP 2
  • Design cooperation: Episode 11Episode 12
  • Rohan manuscript production:Episode 14Episode 15Episode 39
  • Eyecatch Illustration: Episode 27
  • Mechanical Animation Director: Episode 28Episode 29
  • Prop Animation Director: Episode 38
  • Promotional Artwork Background
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
  • Background Art
  • Key Animation: Episode 14Episode 25Episode 38Episode 39
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 34Episode 35
  • Opening Animation Key Animation OP 1OP 2
  • Ending Animation Key Animation ED 2
  • Ending Animation Background Line Art ED 1
  • Assistant Animation Director: Episode 35
  • Eyecatch Illustration: Episode 6Episode 11Episode 16Episode 17Episode 19Episode 21Episode 22Episode 23Episode 24Episode 27Episode 30Episode 31Episode 33Episode 39
  • Promotional Artwork Background
• Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
  • Key Animation: Episode 9
  • Background Art Cooperation: Episode 5
  • Background Art: Episode 2
  • Promotional Artwork Background
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
  • Background Art
  • Key Animation: Episode 5

Interviews

#	Interview	Type	Media	Published
1	JoJoFeedback (November 2021)	Interview	Website/Online	November 18, 2021

Gallery

TV Anime Screenshots (原画)

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  With Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Rough Draft by Taki, Final Draft by Hirohisa Onikubo

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  Bucciarati stone drawn with Hirohisa Onikubo, Front stone drawn by Yukitoshi Houtani

Backgrounds (背景原画)

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  露伴 -> 鬼窪 浩久

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  JOJOTREE

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Trivia

• Taki's favorite characters from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure are as follows:
  • Part 1: Jonathan Joestar, Robert E. O. Speedwagon
  • Part 2: Joseph Joestar, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli, Esidisi, Straizo
  • Part 3: Old Joseph Joestar, Jean Pierre Polnareff
  • Part 4: Josuke Higashikata, Okuyasu Nijimura
  • Part 5: Guido Mista, Pannacotta Fugo
  • Part 6: Ermes Costello
• Taki's favorite work of Hirohiko Araki before JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is Cool Shock B.T.