Person: Takeda Seiji

Takeda Seiji was born 1960 in Nara Prefecture, Japan. He is the deputy director of Mainichi Housou Tokyo office. Since beginning the network's 6:00pm Saturday timeblock, he has been involved in the planning and production of numerous anime, including Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED, Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny, Kidou Senshi Gundam 00, Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 2nd Season, Kidou Senshi Gundam AGE, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2, Blood+, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi, Hagane no Renkinjutsushi (2009), Koukyoushihen: Eureka Seven, Eureka Seven Ao, Terra e..., Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha, Darker Than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, Ao no Exorcist and Shingeki no Kyojin.

After graduating from the University of Tokyo's school of literature, Takeda joined Mainichi Housou in 1984, first working at the network's news bureau and later transferring to its Tokyo television department. Among the affairs he had covered during his time in the network's news department was the infamous Glico Morinaga case.

After transferring to MBS' television department, Takeda became involved in the production and planning of numerous television anime, chiefly starting off the network's Saturday 6:00pm timeblock and being involved in its major popularity and success. Since the timeblock's first major series, Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED, most of its shows have enjoyed high ratings since its inception, with Takeda being involved in the planning and production of each of the shows and having been largely credited for the block's success. He also guest appeared as King Takeda in Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny.

Takeda has also been involved in collaborations with the satellite anime TV network Animax, with Animax having aired numerous of Mainichi Housou's anime, as well as jump starting several promotional campaigns in magazines and other media which have helped further promote each of the anime programs aired by the network.