<p>I didn't know about kowabon, but In general.</p>

<p>CA: Camera assistant.<br>
TK: Time keeper. (who check length of script that match to scene.)<br>
AP: Assistant producer.  </p>

<p>Evidence:
CA is positioned next to カメラマン"Camera Man".<br>
TK is positioned next to 音声"Voice"<br>
AP is positioned to last.  </p>

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Great answer; that must be it (cf. http://tvman.jp/occupation/cameraassistant.html, http://tvman.jp/occupation/tk.html, http://tvman.jp/occupation/ap.html). That, at least, explains why I haven't seen "CA" and "TK" elsewhere (regular anime don't have a camera and don't actually shoot scenes); other anime have assistant producers, but they're usually just credited as アシスタントプロデューサー or something.
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<p>The credits for each episode of <em>Kowabon</em> feature credits for the positions "CA", "TK", and "AP". For example, from episode 11:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/dlXUH.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/dlXUH.png" alt=""></a></p>

<p>What are these positions? The official website for <em>Kowabon</em> doesn't list these positions on <a href="https://www.kbc.co.jp/kowabon/staff/" rel="noreferrer">its staff page</a>, and I don't believe I've seen them in the credits of any other anime I've watched. (With these being two-letter acronyms, I have no idea how to search for them effectively.)</p>

<p>I suspect that they might have something to do with <em>Kowabon</em> being rotoscoped (note: the topmost position in the screenshot above is "cameraman", which is something you're only likely to find when rotoscoping is involved). Though, then again, I had a look at the credits of an episode of <em>Aku no Hana</em>, and didn't see these particular positions credited (though they could've been there under some other name).</p>

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What are the positions "CA", "TK", and "AP"?
# What are the positions "CA", "TK", and "AP"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-01-10
The credits for each episode of *Kowabon* feature credits for the positions "CA", "TK", and "AP". For example, from episode 11:

[![](https://i.sstatic.net/dlXUH.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/dlXUH.png)

What are these positions? The official website for *Kowabon* doesn't list these positions on [its staff page](https://www.kbc.co.jp/kowabon/staff/), and I don't believe I've seen them in the credits of any other anime I've watched. (With these being two-letter acronyms, I have no idea how to search for them effectively.)

I suspect that they might have something to do with *Kowabon* being rotoscoped (note: the topmost position in the screenshot above is "cameraman", which is something you're only likely to find when rotoscoping is involved). Though, then again, I had a look at the credits of an episode of *Aku no Hana*, and didn't see these particular positions credited (though they could've been there under some other name).
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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-03-28. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
I didn't know about kowabon, but In general.

CA: Camera assistant.  
TK: Time keeper. (who check length of script that match to scene.)  
AP: Assistant producer.

Evidence:
CA is positioned next to カメラマン"Camera Man".  
TK is positioned next to 音声"Voice"  
AP is positioned to last.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2016-03-28): Great answer; that must be it (cf. http://tvman.jp/occupation/cameraassistant.html, http://tvman.jp/occupation/tk.html, http://tvman.jp/occupation/ap.html). That, at least, explains why I haven't seen "CA" and "TK" elsewhere (regular anime don't have a camera and don't actually shoot scenes); other anime have assistant producers, but they're usually just credited as アシスタントプロデューサー or something.  
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