Isao Takahata is the subject of a book based on an NHK ETV documentary, due June 24, 2026, built on seven preserved notebooks and staff interviews. Separately, the manga Kakunaru Ue wa, written by Yumi Takahata and Yuji Kaba, has a TV anime set to begin airing in January 2027.
Two stories about the name Takahata, and they do not connect. The first is about the director Isao Takahata: a book based on the NHK ETV special 'Grave of the Fireflies, Isao Takahata, and the Seven Notebooks' is set for release on June 24, 2026. The book is written by NHK director Yoko Terakoshi, examines Takahata's creative process through seven preserved notebooks and interviews with staff, and includes previously unpublished materials. The story does not say the documentary or the book covers anything beyond Grave of the Fireflies.
The second Takahata is Yumi Takahata, co-author with Yuji Kaba of the manga Kakunaru Ue wa. Its TV anime adaptation will begin airing in January 2027. A first promo video and character visuals are out. Ayumu Murase voices Yuki Uehara and Sora Amamiya voices Miyamoto Niina; Shunsuke Ishikawa directs, Dekko Akao handles series composition and screenplay, Hiromi Nakagawa designs characters, and ROLL2 produces the animation.
Nothing in the available stories puts the two Takahatas in the same work or the same production. One is the subject of a documentary-derived book about his methods on a single film; the other is the credited manga author behind a romantic comedy being adapted for television. Coverage does not cross-reference them, and no source treats the name as a single entity.
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The TV anime adaptation of Yumi Takahata and Yuji Kaba's manga Kakunaru Ue wa will begin airing in January 2027, with a first promo video and character visuals out. Ayumu Murase voices Yuki Uehara and Sora Amamiya voices Miyamoto Niina. Shunsuke Ishikawa directs, Dekko Akao handles series composition and screenplay, Hiromi Nakagawa designs characters, and ROLL2 produces the animation.
A book based on the NHK ETV special 'Grave of the Fireflies, Isao Takahata, and the Seven Notebooks' will be released on June 24, 2026. Written by NHK director Yoko Terakoshi, the book examines director Isao Takahata's creative process through seven preserved notebooks and interviews with staff, and includes previously unpublished materials.