Born in 1981, Tachikawa was originally from MADHOUSE, an animation studio that has put out numerous hits. His career as a director started early while he was there. For “Death Parade”, not only did he write the original work and the screenplay but he also directed the series. In 2008, he was selected as the director of the movie series “Detective Conan”. “Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer” earned 9.18 billion yen, which was the highest box office revenue of all time while “Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine” is now being shown in theaters in Japan. In 2020, he also directed the completely original TV anime “Deca-Dance”. Tachikawa is currently working on the “Mob Psycho 100” series that is now being aired in Japan.