Takao Yoshioka

is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After leaving Shin-Ei Animation, he debuted as a screenwriter with Happy Lesson. Since Happy Lesson, he has been in charge of screenwriting for many series, some of which are Elfen Lied, Your Lie in April, High School DxD, Horimiya, and The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments.

Biography The first series Yoshioka worked on was Elf-ban Kakyūsei. He later worked at Shin-Ei Animation for some time, but later left and became a freelancer. Elfen Lied (2004) (screenwriter) Demon King Daimao (2010) (screenwriter) Working!!' (2011–2016) (screenwriter) Senran Kagura (2012) (screenwriter) High School DxD (2012–2015) (screenwriter) Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire (2014) (screenwriter) Bladedance of Elementalers (2014) (screenwriter) Your Lie in April (2014–2015) (screenwriter) The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015) (screenwriter) The Morose Mononokean (2016–2019) (screenwriter) Magical Girl Raising Project (2016) (screenwriter) Interviews with Monster Girls (2017) (screenwriter) Schoolgirl Strikers (2017) (screenwriter) Konohana Kitan (2017) (screenwriter) The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments (2018) (screenwriter) Seven Senses of the Reunion (2018) (screenwriter) Boarding School Juliet (2018) (screenwriter) If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord (2019) (screenwriter) I'm Standing on a Million Lives (2020–2021) (screenwriter) Horimiya (2021) (screenwriter) Aharen-san Is Indecipherable (2022–2025) (screenwriter) Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (2023) (screenwriter) 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2024) (screenwriter) Hana-Kimi (2026) (screenwriter) Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart (2026) (screenwriter) Magical Buffs: The Support Caster Is Stronger Than He Realized! (2027) (screenwriter)