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| founder = Tatsuo YoshidaKenji YoshidaIppei KuriMusashino, Tokyo>Musashino, Tokyo, Japan(President and CEO)}}| products = Anime| owner = Nippon TV (54.3%)Tomy (20.0%)Horipro (13.5%)Production I.G (11.2%)Production I.G>I.G Tatsunoko (1987–1993)tatsunoko.co.jp/english|tatsunoko.co.jp}}}}{{nihongo|Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd.|株式会社タツノコプロ|Kabushiki gaisha Tatsunoko Puro}}{{efn|Formerly written {{nihongo||株式会社竜の子プロダクション|Kabushiki gaisha Tatsunoko Purodakushon}}, 1962–2013}} and often shortened to {{nihongo|Tatsunoko Pro|タツノコプロ|Tatsunoko Puro}}, is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo.WEB, Jorge Khoury,weblink GATCHAMAN! The story of Tatsuo Yoshida and his greatest creation, Comic Book Resources, 2008-05-11, 2017-01-15, NEWS, Macias, Patrick, 'Speed Racer': drawing on an anime legend,weblink 2008-08-06, The Japan Times, 2008-07-03, 2016-04-12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160412154254weblink">weblink dead, Tatsunoko Production was established in 1962 and is engaged in the planning and production of anime films and television series, as well as character licensing.WEB, Nippon TV Acquires Shares of TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION Co., Ltd., Nippon TV, January 29, 2014,weblink May 7, 2024, The company produced many hit anime series from the 1960s through the 1980s, and holds numerous original rights and character copyrights for its original works in Japan and abroad.The company is one of Japan's leading anime studios in terms of the breadth and richness of its content, ranging from hard action heroes to comedies, science fiction, anthropomorphic animals, and domestic dramas.WEB,weblink Tatsunoko heroes of legend gather "Infini-T Force (Infinity Force)" for Hiroshi Sasagawa & Kunio Okawara talks [full version], July 10, 2017, Gigazine, OSA, May 7, 2024, NEWS,weblink タツノコプロの60年、「タイムボカン」誕生秘話…部屋にバチッと飛び込んできたカブトムシに「これだ!」, 60 years of Tatsunoko Productions, the secret story of the birth of "Time Bokan" - A beetle that suddenly jumped into the room made me think, "This is it!", Wakabayashi, Keisuke, October 8, 2022, ja, Yomiuri Shimbun, May 7, 2024, WEB,weblink Sudo, Tadashi, 【ヘンなアニメ会社・タツノコプロの秘密】随分小ッチャイ会社だね、2メーターの会社って…, [The secret of the strange anime company Tatsunoko Productions] It's quite a small company, a 2 meter company..., ja, July 25, 2018, May 7, 2024, Citrus, All About Navi,weblink September 27, 2021, Since the first work, Space Ace, they have produced many works such as Speed Racer, Hakushon Daimaō, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, and the Time Bokan series, supporting the dawn of Japanese animation.WEB,weblink タツノコプロ60周年の軌跡【前編】創立から3年経って完成した第1作『宇宙エース』, Tatsunoko Productions 60th anniversary trajectory [Part 1] The first work “Space Ace” completed 3 years after its founding, Kawabe, Minako, September 21, 2022, ja, News Post Seven, Shogakukan, May 7, 2024, Although the company later began producing works set in Japan, it has basically aimed from its inception to produce works that can be used anywhere in the world in a stateless manner.In the genealogy of animation studios in the history of Japanese animation, Tatsunoko is known as the studio that created many derivative studios along with Toei Doga (currently Toei Animation), Mushi Production, and Tokyo Movie (currently TMS Entertainment)weblink|website= AniméTudesWEB,weblink TVアニメ50年史のための情報整理 第11回 1973年（昭和48年）虫プロの倒産と業界の再編成, Organizing Information for a 50-Year History of TV Animation Vol. 11 1973: The Bankruptcy of Mushi Productions and the Reorganization of the Industry, June 17, 2008, ja, WEB Anime Style, Style, May 7, 2024, WEB,weblink 80年代の「ナウいアニメ」を、どうやって現代に復活させる?, How can we revive the "modern anime" of the 1980s into modern times?, ja, July 31, 2021, May 7, 2024, Akiba Soken, Kakaku.com, In the past, Tatsunoko had a production system in which almost all processes, from planning to scriptwriting, drawing, cinematography, and editing, were completed in-house. The company continued to use this system for a long time after Toei Doga and Mushi Production, which had a similar production system, became unsustainable due to streamlining and bankruptcy.WEB,weblink 押井守監督が語る日本アニメーションの「あの頃」と「これから」, Director Mamoru Oshii talks about the then and future of Japanese animation., Nakamura, Koji, August 3, 2007, ja, Kyoto Seika University, May 7, 2024, {{efn|Mamoru Oshii said that this system was useful for his training as a director.}}Initially, Founder Tatsuo Yoshida tried to establish his studio's own style with realistic drawings that accurately depicted muscles and skeletons.WEB,weblink Hirota, Keisuke, 1971年放送のギャグアニメ「カバトット」、来年で50周年! 笹川ひろし監督の見たタツノコプロ創成期のあれこれ【アニメ業界ウォッチング第70回】, The comedy anime “Kabatotto”, which aired in 1971, will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year! Director Hiroshi Sasagawa's observations of the early days of Tatsunoko Productions [Anime Industry Watching No. 70], ja, October 24, 2020, May 7, 2024, Akiba Soken, Kakaku.com, At that time, it was common knowledge that animation was to be abbreviated or deformed, and that pictures were to be simplified as much as possible to show movement.WEB,weblink 『マッハGoGoGo』放送開始40周年記念企画 - 演出家の笹川ひろし氏が明かす制作秘話, "Mach GoGoGo" 40th anniversary commemorative project - production secrets revealed by director Hiroshi Sasagawa, Nakamura, Koji, August 3, 2007, ja, Mynavi News, Mynavi, May 7, 2024, Even Mushi Production and Disney used to draw the car so that when it starts, it first contracts like rubber and then jumps out like a bullet due to the recoil, and when it stops, it contracts once due to braking and then extends and returns to its original state.However, Tatsuo Yoshida insisted on realistic animation and produced Mach GoGoGo.WEB,weblink タツノコプロに訊く! 「ガッチャマン」から「キンプリ」まで、伝統と新しさでアニメシーンを牽引【インタビュー】, Ask Tatsunoko Production! From "Gatchaman" to "Kinpuri", leading the anime scene with tradition and newness [Interview], Sudo, Tadashi, December 27, 2018, ja, Anime!Anime!, iid, May 7, 2024, For the scene where the car spins, he rented a driving school and had the driver actually demonstrate the spin with the car, and had the animators draw the scene without deforming it by referring to the demonstration.WEB,weblink 「劇場版Infini-T Force/ ガッチャマン さらば友よ」、笹川ひろし&大河原邦男登壇のレジェンドトークショー公式レポートが到着!, "Infini-T Force the Movie/Gatchaman Farewell, Friends", the official report of the legendary talk show featuring Hiroshi Sasagawa and Kunio Okawara has arrived!, ja, February 28, 2018, May 7, 2024, Akiba Soken, Kakaku.com, It was so well received that it became the studio's origin and led to subsequent realistic, hard-action works.However, Yoshida's drawings, with their many lines, precision, and sharpness, were unsuitable for animation, which required many drawings of the same picture, and were difficult for other animators to imitate.Most animators refused to participate in the production, and the company's schedule was on the verge of collapse. However, the company was able to get through the busy season when a comedy with a simple design happened to enter the production rotation.This allowed the company to learn how to run a studio that alternated between serious action animation with detailed drawings and comedy animation with simple drawings using deformation, resulting in a wide range of styles.

History

The studio was founded in October 1962 by mangaka and anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida, and his two younger brothers, Kenji, who managed Tatsuo, and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri"), a manga artist, at Tatsuo's own house.WEB,weblink タツノコプロ元社長・吉田豊治さん死去 83æ­³ 『ガッチャマン』『みなしごハッチ』『マッハGoGoGo』などに参加, Former president of Tatsunoko Productions, Toyoharu Yoshida, dies at age 83. Participated in "Gatchaman, "Orphaned Hatch, "Mach GoGoGo", etc., July 20, 2023, ja, Oricon News, Oricon, May 7, 2024, It initially began as a production company specializing in manga to manage the copyrights of Tatsuo Yoshida's manga and his assistants.WEB,weblink マンガ、特撮はすぐ浮かぶけど? アニメ界で「神様」と呼ばれる偉人とは, Everyone can immediately think of great figures called "Gods" in the manga and Tokusatsu worlds, but what about in the anime world?, May 30, 2023, ja, Magmix, Media Vague, May 7, 2024, However, at that time, the broadcast of Astro Boy, Japan's first domestically produced anime television series produced by Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production, had just begun, and the manga artist community was abuzz.Tatsuo Yoshida became interested in anime production after hearing from Hiroshi Sasagawa, a manga artist who had worked as Tezuka's assistant,{{efn|He was Tezuka's first exclusive assistant for his manga, and also had a little experience helping Mushi Production, which was short on staff for animation, by drawing storyboards.}} and Tatsunoko set out to produce anime.WEB,weblink 大河原邦男：笹川ひろしとタツノコプロの"歴史"語る メカデザインの秘けつも, Kunio Okawara & Hiroshi Sasagawa talk about the "history" of Tatsunoko Productions and the secrets of mechanical design., July 16, 2017, ja, mantan-web, Mantan, April 11, 2024, Tatsuo saw that more and more people were buying televisions in the early 1960s and predicted that they would demand higher quality anime program in the future, so he decided to provide it to them.Just around that time, Toei Doga, having heard of Tatsuo's hopes, invited Tatsunoko to produce an anime TV series.WEB,weblink みなしごハッチ、ガッチャマン…タツノコプロ55周年「アニメ経験者は一人もいなかった」, Orphaned Hatch, Gatchaman...Tatsunoko Productions 55th Anniversary ``Not a single person had experience in anime'', Kikuchi, Takeaki, October 15, 2017, ja, Aera (magazine), Aera, The Asahi Shimbun Company, May 7, 2024, It was a good deal for Tatsunoko, which was entrusted with the original story, script, and direction, while Toei worked on the subsequent inbetweening, finishing, cinematography, etc., and Toei trained animators over a three-month period, with Tatsunoko staff, including Tatsuo and Sasagawa, also able to participate in training.However, the negotiations broke down due to copyright issues, so Tatsunoko decided to produce an original work on its own. They bought a plot of land in Kokubunji, cleared out a wooded area, and built a prefab house, which became an improvised studio.{{efn|Toei Doga later produced and broadcast the TV series called Space Patrol Hoppa.}}As for animators, Tatsunoko had three manga artists, Tatsuo, Kuri, and Sasagawa, and about 10 assistants to Tatsuo, so they were confident that they could manage, but most of them refused, saying that they wanted to be manga artists, not to make animation. Having no choice, Tatsunoko placed an advertisement in the newspaper looking for animators and trained 50 amateurs from all over the country based on their training experience at Toei.In addition, art director Mitsuki Nakamura from Toei Doga and scriptwriter Jinzō Toriumi from Nikkatsu transferred to the company to provide immediate assistance.{{efn|Nakamura, in particular, not only drew background art for his main job, but also handled building interiors, designs for automobilis and robots, and everything else that corresponds to live-action stage set or props.}}Tatsunoko didn't have any experience yet, so they produced a 15-minute pilot and pitched it to TV stations.(File:Tatsunoko Production (old; rare).jpg|thumb|300px|Tatsunoko, as credited in Space Ace, its first production)In 1965, Tatsunoko's first TV anime series, Space Ace, began broadcasting.The series became popular and successful. Tatsuo was so pleased with the success that he immediately began work on the next series.In 1967, Tatsunoko's second TV animation series Mach GoGoGo began broadcasting.Not only was it repeatedly reran in Japan, but it was also exported overseas. In the U.S. in particular, it was broadcast under the title Speed Racer and became very popular, paving the way for syndication around the world.This was Tatsunoko's first full-color work.WEB,weblink タツノコプロ3代目社長が逝去「マッハGoGoGo」はアメリカに売るためにカラー制作した, The third generation president of Tatsunoko Productions passes away. Mach GoGoGo was produced in color to be sold to the United States, July 21, 2023, ja, Weekly Asahi Geinō, Tokuma Shoten, May 7, 2024, At the time, color TVs were not widely available in Japan, and most households watched TV programs in black and white, but Tatsunoko dared to produce this series in full color, assuming from the start that it would be broadcast in the United States.This was due to Tatsuo's desire to move pictures like American comic books and create American-style animation, as well as for financial reasons.The funds from commercial TV stations and sponsors were not enough to cover the production costs, so Tatsunoko decided that the only way to complete the series was to sell it in the United States. They chose car racing as their theme because their target the U.S. was a car society.However, due to sloppy work by the Japanese intermediaries, Tatsunoko profited little from its worldwide success and received no tribute beyond a mention in the credits of a later live-action film.In 1972, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman began broadcasting.Tatsuo demanded thorough realism in the works he led. Although the results were excellent, the animators were reluctant to take on the next series because of the increased number of animation cells and the time and effort required to draw them. Tatsunoko therefore recruited and trained new animators and introduced them to this series.The series was a huge hit and related merchandise sold well. Thanks to the copyright income, Tatsunoko was finally on track to recoup its production costs and make a profit. Therefore, from then on, Tatsunoko began to actively introduce mecha in its works for toy manufacturers.Outside of Japan, independent TV program packager Sandy Frank has acquired the rights to syndicate Gatchaman worldwide except in Asia. He altered the series by cutting action scenes to meet U.S. broadcast codes, changing the dialogue to take advantage of the popularity of the then hit Star Wars and changing the setting of the work to outer space, and also changed the title to Battle of the Planets. The series was broadcast in the U.S. and around the world, and he profited considerably from its merchandising. However, Tatsunoko did not profit from the series because they gave him the overseas copyrights.In 1975, Time Bokan, the first of the Time Bokan series, began broadcasting. This series, which added an element of comedy to the action that had already become Tatsunoko's signature, lasted for eight years and became a new Tatsunoko masterpiece.WEB,weblink タツノコプロ60周年の軌跡【後編】『タイムボカン』がそれまでの路線を変えた, Tatsunoko Productions' 60th anniversary trajectory [Part 2] "Time Bokan" changed the course up until then, Kawabe, Minako, September 22, 2022, ja, News Post Seven, Shogakukan, May 7, 2024, At that time, Hiroshi Sasagawa, who excelled at comedies, and Hisayuki Toriumi, who had a hard, serious style, supported Tatsunoko's heyday in the 1970s as the two signatures.WEB,weblink 007、009、そしてガッチャマンに通じるもの「007 ロシアより愛をこめて」（1963）前編 (3), 007, 009, and things related to Gatchaman "007 From Russia with Love" (1963) Part 1 (3), March 5, 2020, ja, Nikkei Business, Nikkei BP, May 7, 2024, Also during this period, Tatsunoko was trying to bring up university-educated directors in-house, following the example of Toei Doga, instead of hiring directors from outside the company. Those were Mizuho Nishikubo, Kōichi Mashimo, Hidehito Ueda, and Mamoru Oshii.WEB,weblink Interview with Hiroshi Sasagawa of Tatsunoko Production who created Akubi who shows success in the movie 'Pandora and Akbi' even after 50 years of film work, April 11, 2019, Gigazine, OSA, May 7, 2024, On September 5, 1977, Tatsuo Yoshida passed away from liver cancer. Kenji Yoshida was appointed as the second president.WEB,weblink 2044å¹´03月06日（日） - 今日は何の日?, Sunday, March 6, 2044 - What day is it today?, March 3, 2009, ja, CDJournal Web, CD Journal Co., Ltd., May 7, 2024, Around that time, Tatsunoko's production site was on the verge of collapse due to busyness and lack of funds, and there was a steady flow of personnel out of the company, particularly members from the pioneering period.{{Sfn|Buta mo Odaterya Ki ni Noboru|2000|pp=222-223 }}{{efn|According to Mamoru Oshii, while Tatsunoko, which produced programs for commercial TV stations, limited the number of cels used to less than 3,000 per episode to save budget, the studio established by people who left Tatsunoko produced the program for NHK, a public broadcasting station that gave them time to prepare carefully and was properly funded, going on location scouting trips to Northern Europe and using 18,000 cels per episode, even for the same 30-minute program. Hearing this story, the work site was tense. Oshii eventually quit Tatsunoko and joined that studio.}}In 1978, Tatsunoko Anime Technology Research Institute, an animator training institution, was established.In 1982, Tatsunoko produced Super Dimension Fortress Macross, the first in the Super Dimension series.Macross was a project by Studio Nue that was adopted by Bigwest, an advertising agency, which secured broadcast slots for sponsor companies and commercial TV stations. However, Nue was not capable of producing animation, so Artland, which was headed by director Noboru Ishiguro, was assigned to produce the series. However, Artland, a subcontractor, was deemed insufficiently capable, and Tatsunoko took over as the prime contractor, placing orders with Artland and its own subsidiary, Anime Friend.WEB,weblink 『マクロス』シリーズの大ヒットはこうして生まれた…「スタジオぬえ」がアニメビジネスで成功をつかむまで, This is how the "Macross" series became a smash hit... How "Studio Nue" found success in the animation business, February 7, 2024, ja, Gendai Business, Kodansha, May 7, 2024, Later, however, Bigwest produced a sequel, (Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again), without Tatsunoko or Studio Nue, and in response, Tatsunoko signed a contract with Harmony Gold USA without the consent of Bigwest and Nue, resulting in a dispute over intellectual property rights.WEB,weblink 『マクロス』に連なる、不遇の打ち切り作『超時空騎団サザンクロス』　封印作品となった理由, The unfortunate canceled work “Super Dimension Knights Southern Cross”, which is a sequel to "Macross" The reason why it became a sealed work, April 15, 2024, ja, Magmix, Media Vague, May 7, 2024, In Japan, Tatsunoko sued Bigwest and Studio Nue over copyright and won, but conversely lost a lawsuit filed by them over character and mecha design. As a result of the trial, it was decided that Tatsunoko Productions would retain ownership of the film of the work, but that the designs would be shared by Bigwest and Studio Nue.Meanwhile, overseas, Harmony Gold USA, which had obtained the license, adapted and broadcast several Tatsunoko works as a single epic Robotech series depicting different eras and generations in the same world.Bigwest and Harmony Gold had different claims over the rights to the Macross and Robotech series for many years, and Macross was not developed for business worldwide and Robotech in Japan.NEWS,weblink 「マクロス」、「ロボテック」、それぞれの国際展開で協力 日米企業が合意, "Macross" and "Robotech" cooperate in their respective international expansion - Japanese and American companies reach an agreement, April 12, 2021, ja, Animation Business Journal, May 7, 2024, However, in 2021, the two companies announced an agreement regarding worldwide rights to the Macross and Robotech series from that point forward.NEWS,weblink BIGWEST CO,, STUDIO NUE, INC. and HARMONY GOLD U.S.A. ANNOUNCE EXPANSIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF MACROSS AND ROBOTECH WORLDWIDE!, April 9, 2021, Macross Portal, May 7, 2024, This will allow the Macross series to be developed globally and confirms that Bigwest does not object to the release of a live-action Robotech movie in Japan.In addition, an exclusive worldwide license outside of Japan to use Macross characters and mecha in the Robotech series approved by Tatsunoko for Harmony Gold through 2021 has been ratified.{{efn|The international trademark rights for Robotech owned by Harmony Gold were returned to Tatsunoko Productions in 2021, and the related products have been discontinued outside Japan.}}In 1987, Kenji Yoshida retired from Tatsunoko Production, and Ippei Kuri became the third president. Kenji established a new production company, YÅ« Entertainment.In December of the same year, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, together with the Tatsunoko Production Branch Office, which consisted mainly of staff who had participated in Zillion, became independent and established IG Tatsunoko Ltd. (now Production I.G).WEB,weblink アニメスタジオクロニクル No.11 Production I.G 石川光久 (代表取締役会長) (1/2), Anime Studio Chronicle No.11 Production I.G Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Representative Director and Chairman) (1/2), February 20, 2024, ja, Natalie (website), Natalie, Natasha, May 7, 2024, WEB,weblink 「世界が注目するアニメ制作スタジオが切り開く未来」Vol.17 Production I.G (1/3), "The future opened up by an anime production studio that attracts attention around the world" Vol.17 Production I.G (1/3), Ishijima, Eiwa, July 22, 2019, ja, Anime! Anime!, iid, May 7, 2024, {{efn|This capital relationship was temporarily dissolved in 1993, but was revived in 2010 when Production I.G. acquired an 11.2% stake in Tatsunoko Production.}}In 1990, Tatsunoko Anime Technology Research Institute led by Koji Sugii became independent and participated in the establishment of Animation 21.In 1995, Kenji Yoshida returned to Tatsunoko Production and became its first chairman.Since the 1990s, Tatsunoko has brought back former key staff members, including Hiroshi Sasagawa, who had left the company, and has been producing mainly remakes of older works.On June 3, 2005, major toy manufacturer Takara (now Takara Tomy) acquired 88% of Tatsunoko's stock from the Yoshida family, making the company a subsidiary.NEWS, Takara acquires animation studio,weblink 2015-12-17, The Japan Times, 2005-07-03, Accordingly, Chairman Kenji Yoshida and President Ippei Kuri resigned, and the entire Yoshida family, including executives, left the management of Tatsunoko Production.In the same year, Tatsuo Yoshida was awarded the Special Achievement Award as one of the 20 People Who Made Japanese Animation at the Tokyo Anime Award held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair.In 2010, Production I.G. acquired 11.2% of Tatsunoko's outstanding shares. Additionally, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, president of Production I.G and IG Port, becomes non-executive director of Tatsunoko Production.WEB,weblink IG タツノコプロの株式一部取得 タカラトミーと連携も, IG acquires some shares of Tatsunoko Productions and collaborates with Takara Tomy, Sudo, Tadashi, June 2, 2010, ja, Anime!Anime!Biz, iid, May 7, 2024,weblink January 2, 2011, WEB,weblink IG タツノコプロの株式一部取得 タカラトミーと連携も, IG acquires some shares of Tatsunoko Productions and collaborates with Takara Tomy, Sudo, Tadashi, June 2, 2010, ja, Anime!Anime!Biz, iid, May 7, 2024,weblink January 2, 2011, NEWS, Loo, Egan,weblink Production I.G to Acquire 11.2% Stake in Tatsunoko, Anime News Network, 2010-06-01, 2010-06-04, In 2013, Horipro acquired 13.5% of the shares, making it the second largest shareholder (at the time) after Takara Tomy.WEB,weblink ホリプロ、タツノコプロの株式取得 海外市場視野に, HoriPro acquires shares in Tatsunoko Productions with an eye on overseas markets, February 13, 2013, ja, Oricon News, Oricon, May 7, 2024, WEB, Loo, Egan,weblink HoriPro Agency Acquires Stake in Anime Studio Tatsunoko â€“ News, Anime News Network, 2013-02-12, 2013-10-02, In the same year, the company changed its name from {{nihongo||竜の子プロダクション|Tatsunoko Purodakushon}} (written in kanji) to {{nihongo||タツノコプロ|Tatsunoko Puro}} (written in katakana). At the same time, the head office was relocated from Kokubunji City, Tokyo to Musashino City, and the dispersed corporate functions were consolidated.WEB,weblink クリエイターインタビュー 第1回 前編 株式会社タツノコプロ 代表 取締役社長 伊藤響, Creator Interview Part 1: Hibiki Ito, President and Representative Director, Tatsunoko Productions, Inc., November 17, 2022, ja, Animeno Mangano Musashino, Musashino Chamber of Commerce and Industry, May 7, 2024, At Anime Expo 2013, Sentai Filmworks announced a deal to license and release some of Tatsunoko's titles, including Gatchaman and Casshan.WEB, Ressler, Karen,weblink Sentai Filmworks Signs Deal with Tatsunoko Production (Updated) - News, Anime News Network, 2013-07-04, 2013-10-02, In 2014, Nippon TV acquired 54.3% of the outstanding shares held by Takara Tomy and made Tatsunoko Production a subsidiary. Takara Tomy continued to hold a 20% stake in the company and maintained the partnership.NEWS, January 29, 2014, タツノコプロを日テレが買収へ アニメ番組拡充 タカラトミーから数億円で, Tatsunoko Productions to be acquired by Nippon TV for hundreds of millions of yen from Takara Tomy to expand animation programming.,weblink ja, The Nikkei, May 7, 2024, NEWS, Tomy to sell Tatsunoko Production to TV station, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Nikkei, 2014-01-29,weblink 2015-01-09, 2015-01-10,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150110013210weblink">weblink dead, In 2019, Tatsunoko founded a new label, Bakken Record.WEB,weblink タツノコプロのレーベル×ポニーキャニオンのオリジナルアニメ「Turkey!」が始動, Tatsunoko Productions' Label x Pony Canyon's Original Anime "Turkey!" starts, December 29, 2022, ja, Natalie (website), Natalie, Natasha, May 7, 2024, In the same year, four people associated with Tatsunoko received the Achievement Award at the Tokyo Anime Award: Kunio Okawara, Akiyoshi Sakai, Hisayuki Toriumi, and Tsuneo Ninomiya.

Representative directors

• Tatsuo Yoshida (1962–1977)
• Kenji Yoshida (1977–1987)
• Ippei Kuri (1987–2005)
• Kouki Narushima (2005–2010)
• Keita Satou (2010–2012)
• Shuuichirou Tanaka (2012–2014)タツノコプロ 新社長に田中修一郎氏 タカラトミー発表 アニメ!アニメ!ビズ 2012å¹´2月27æ—¥
• Yuuzou Kuwahara (2014–2019)
• Daisuke Kadoya (2019–2022)WEB,weblink タツノコプロ {{!, 会社概要|date=2019-06-01|accessdate=2022-06-05|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626030112weblink|archivedate=2019-06-26}}WEB,weblink 日本動画協会の新会員にMAHO FILMなど3社, 2019-07-14, 2022-06-05,
• Kyou Itou (2022–present)WEB,weblink タツノコプロ │ 会社概要, 2022-06-01, 2022-06-05,weblink 2022-06-05,

Major people from Tatsunoko

• Yoshitaka Amano (Character designer, illustrator)
• Kenji Horikawa (Producer, founder of Bee Train Production & P.A. Works)
• Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Producer, founder of Production I.G)
• Takao Koyama (Scriptwriter)
• Koichi Mashimo (Anime director, founder of Bee Train Production)
• Mitsuki Nakamura (Art director, mecha designer, founder of Design Office Mekaman)
• Koji Nanke (Animation artist)
• Toshihiko Nishikubo (Mizuho Nishikubo) (Animation artist, animation director)
• Yuji Nunokawa (Producer, founder of Pierrot)
• Shigekazu Ochiai (Anime producer)
• Kunio Okawara (Mecha designer, founder of Design Office Mekaman)
• Mamoru Oshii (Anime director, film director)
• Hiroshi Sasagawa (Anime director)
• Akemi Takada (Character designer, illustrator)
• Tomoyuki Miyata (Producer, founder of J.C.Staff)
• Hisayuki Toriumi (Anime director, scriptwriter, novelist, founder of Pierrot)
• Jinzo Toriumi (Scriptwriter)
• Hidehito Ueda (Anime director)

Main productions

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1960s {| class"wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Series director !! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! NotesSpace Ace (manga)>Space Ace (Uchuu Ace) Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|May 8, 1965 – April 28, 1966|Tatsunoko's first ever animated TV serial; adapted from the original manga by Tatsuo Yoshida that was serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Book magazineSpeed Racer>Mach GoGoGo (Speed Racer) (original)|Fuji TV |April 2, 1967 – March 31, 1968|Tatsunoko's first animated TV serial to be produced in color; adapted from the original manga by Tatsuo Yoshida that was serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Book magazine| Oraa Guzura Dado (original) |Fuji TV |October 7, 1967 – September 25, 1968|| Dokachin the Primitive Boy (or simply, "Dokachin") |Seitarō Hara, Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 2, 1968 – March 26, 1969|Judo Boy>Kurenai Sanshiro|Ippei Kuri|Fuji TV |April 2 – September 24, 1969|Adapted from two manga serials by Tatsuo Yoshida that were serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Book from 1961 to 1962, and Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday and Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1968 to 1969The Genie Family>Hakushon Daimaō|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 5, 1969 – September 27, 1970|Adapted into Bob in a Bottle by Saban Entertainment in 1992">

1970s {| class"wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"

! Title !Series director!! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee>Honeybee Hutch (Mitsubachi Monogatari Minashigo Hacchi and La Abeja Hutch)|Ippei Kuri|Fuji TV|April 7, 1970 – September 8, 1971|| Inakappe Taishō Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 4, 1970 – September 24, 1972|Adapted from the manga by Noboru Kawasaki, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Gakkushu Zasshi educational magazines for Japanese schoolchildren Hyppo and Thomas>Kabatotto|Fuji TV|January 1, 1971 – September 30, 1972|| Animentari Ketsudan |Ippei Kuri|Nippon TV|April 3 – September 25, 1971Empire of Japan>Japanese Empire's role in the Second World War(Pinocchio: The Series>Mokku of the Oak Tree)|Seitaro Hara|Fuji TV|January 4, 1972 – January 1, 1973Italy>Italian novelist Carlo Collodi's 1881 novel, The Adventures of Pinocchio| Science Ninja Team Gatchaman|Hisayuki Toriumi|Fuji TV|October 1, 1972 – September 29, 1974Sandy Frank>Sandy Frank Entertainment into Battle of the Planets in 1978, by Sandy Frank and Turner Entertainment into (G-Force: Guardians of Space) in 1986, and by Saban Entertainment into Eagle Riders in 1996| Tamagon the Counselor Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|1972 – 1973|Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog>Kerokko Demetan|Fuji TV|January 2 – September 25, 1973|Adapted for western audiences by Harmony Gold USA as an animated film The Brave Frog in 1985Casshan>Neo Human Casshan|Fuji TV|October 2, 1973 – June 25, 1974Keiji Inafune who went on to be the artistic director for the Mega Man franchise for Capcom{{Citation needed>date=March 2017}}| New Honeybee Hutch|Seitaro HaraTV Asahi>NET|April 4 – September 27, 1974|Sequel to 1970's Honeybee Hutch| Hurricane Polymar|Hisayuki Toriumi|NET|October 4, 1974 – March 28, 1975|The Song of Tentomushi>Tentomushi no Uta|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 6, 1974 – September 26, 1976|Adapted from Noboru Kawasaki's manga of the same name that was serialized in Shogakukan's Gakkushu Zasshi educational magazines from 1973 to 1975(Tekkaman: The Space Knight>Space Knight Tekkaman)|Hiroshi Sasagawa, Hisayuki Toriumi|NET|July 2 – December 24, 1975|| Time Bokan|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 4, 1975 – December 25, 1976|First entry in Tatsunoko's Time Bokan Series| Gowappa 5 Gōdam|Hisayuki ToriumiAsahi Broadcasting Corporation>ABC|April 4 – December 29, 1976|| Paul's Miraculous Adventure Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 3, 1976 – September 11, 1977|| The Time Bokan Series: Yatterman|Fuji TV|January 1, 1977 – January 27, 1979|Second installment of the Time Bokan Series| Ippatsu Kanta-kun|Fuji TV|September 18, 1977 – September 24, 1978|First of Tatsuo Yoshida's original works to be produced posthumously; he died of liver cancer on September 5, 1977, 13 days before the first episode aired| Temple the Balloonist Seitaro Hara|Fuji TV|October 1, 1977 – March 25, 1978|Second and last of Tatsuo Yoshida's original works to be produced posthumouslyTobidase! Machine Hiryuuとびだせ!マシーン飛竜}}'' TV Tokyo>Tokyo Channel 12|October 5, 1977 – March 29, 1978|First and only one of Tatsunoko's original works to be co-produced with Toei Animation, one of their rivals within the anime industryGatchaman II>Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II| Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|October 1, 1978 – September 23, 1979|Sequel to 1972's Science Ninja Team Gatchaman; adapted into Eagle Riders by Saban Entertainment in 1996; First of Tatsunoko's works to be produced by Kenji Yoshida| The Time Bokan Series: Zenderman Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|February 3, 1979 – January 26, 1980|Third installment of the Time Bokan Series| Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813|Fuji TV|May 5, 1979|Made-for-TV anime film; loosely adapted from Maurice Leblanc's 813Gatchaman Fighter>Science Ninja Team Gatchaman Fighter|Seitaro Hara|Fuji TV|October 7, 1979 – August 31, 1980|Direct sequel to 1978's Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II; final installment in the Gatchaman franchise until 1994 OVAGordian Warrior>Gordian the Warrior|Masamune Ochiai, Kunihiko Okazaki|Tokyo Channel 12|October 7, 1979 – February 27, 1981|| Ashinaga Ojisan|Yūichi Higuchi|Fuji TV|October 10, 1979Jean Webster's 1912 novel, Daddy-Long-Legs (novel)>Daddy-Long-Legs">

1980s {| class"wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Series director !! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes(The Littl' Bits>Cheerful Dwarves of the Forest: Belfy and Lillibit)|Masayuki Hayashi|Tokyo 12 Broadcasting|January 7 – July 7, 1980| Adapted by Saban Entertainment into The Littl' Bits, which ran on the Nick Jr. Channel from 1991 to 1995The Time Bokan Series: Rescueman>Time Patrol Team Otasukeman|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|February 2, 1980 – January 31, 1981|Fourth installment of the Time Bokan SeriesMuteking, The Dashing Warrior>Dashing Warrior Muteking|Seitaro Hara|Fuji TV|September 7, 1980 – September 27, 1981| | The Great Navy War: 20,000 Miles of Love|Ippei Kuri|Nippon TV|January 3, 1981Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Adapted into English by Harmony Gold USA>Harmony Gold as simply Undersea Encounter| The Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|February 7, 1981 – February 6, 1982|Fifth installment of the Time Bokan Series| Golden Warrior Gold Lightan|Kōichi Mashimo|Tokyo 12 Broadcasting|March 1, 1981 – February 18, 1982|| Dash Kappei|Masayuki Hayashi, Seitaro Hara|Fuji TV|October 4, 1981 – December 26, 1982|Adapted from the manga by Noboru Rokuda, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday manga magazine from November 1979 to November 1982| The Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten! Ippatsuman|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|February 13, 1982 – March 26, 1983|Sixth installment of the Time Bokan Series| Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman|Kōichi Mashimo|Fuji TV|January 9 – December 24, 1983|Adapted from the manga by Hirohisa Soda and Noboru Akashi, which was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion manga magazines| The Time Bokan Series: Itadakiman|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Fuji TV|April 9 – September 24, 1983|Seventh and final installment of the Time Bokan Series; returned briefly in 1993 as an OVA titled Royal Revival; resumed in 2000 with Kaito Kiramekiman| Genesis Climber MOSPEADA|Katsuhisa Yamada|Fuji TV|October 2, 1983 – March 23, 1984|Adapted by Harmony Gold USA as Robotech: The New Generation in 1985, co-production with ArtmicOkawari-Boy Starzan S>Starzan S|Hidehito Ueda|Fuji TV|January 7 – August 25, 1984|Adapted from an original concept by Hiroshi Sasagawa| Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross|Yasuo HasegawaMainichi Broadcasting System>MBS|April 15 – September 30, 1984|Adapted by Harmony Gold USA into Robotech: The Masters in 1985| Yoroshiku Mechadoc|Hidehito Ueda|Fuji TV|September 1, 1984 – March 30, 1985|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Ryuji Tsugihara, which was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine from November 1982 to March 1985(Alpen Rose>Fire of Alpen Rose: Judy and Randy)|Hidehito Ueda|Fuji TV|April 6 – October 5, 1985Alpen Rose, by Michiyo Akaishi, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Ciao (magazine)>Ciao manga magazine for female readers from April 1983 to May 1986| Showa Era Idiot Story Book: Most Refined|Hidehito Ueda|TV Asahi|October 7, 1985 – March 24, 1986Margaret (magazine)>Margaret manga magazine for female readers from 1985 to 1987| Shonen Jump Special: Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo|Hiroshi Sasagawa|Anime Film; Shown at 1985 Shonen Jump Film Festival|November 23, 1985|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Osamu Akimoto, which was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine from October 1976 to September 2016; presented as a double feature with Shonen Jump Special: Kimagure Orange Road, which was animated by Studio Pierrot Hikari no Densetsu>The Legend of Hikari|Tomomi Mochizuki|ABC|May 3 – September 20, 1986|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Izumi Aso, which was serialized in Shueisha's Ribon manga magazine for female readers from 1985 to December 1988| Doteraman|Shinya Sadamitsu|NTV|October 14, 1986 – February 24, 1987|Tatsunoko's first TV anime to be broadcast on NTV in 15 years since Animentary KetsudanZillion (TV series)>Red Photon Zillion|Mizuho Nishikubo|NTV|April 12 – December 13, 1987Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the producer of Zillion, established IG Tatsunoko (which later became Production I.G) to obstruct the dispersing of the excellent staffs of Tatsunoko branch which had done actual production. Therefore, Zillion is considered to be Production I.G's first work. Also co-produced by Sega, which had a fine relationship with Tatsunoko until they purchased rival studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha>TMS in 1992.| Oraa Guzura Dado|Hiroshi Sasagawa|TV Tokyo|October 12, 1987 – September 20, 1988|Color remake of the 1967 series| Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato|Mizuho Nishikubo|TV Tokyo|April 6, 1989 – January 18, 1990|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Kawamoto, which was serialized in Shonen Gahosha's Shonen King manga magazine from February to September 1988| (Konchū Monogatari: Minashigo Hutch)|Iku Suzuki|NTV|July 21, 1989 – August 31, 1990|Modern remake of the 1970 anime Honeybee Hutch">

1990s {| class"wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Series director !! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes| Kyatto Ninden Teyandee|Kunitoshi Okajima|TV Tokyo|February 1, 1990 – February 12, 1991Samurai Pizza Cats in 1991; a Sequel series known as Kyatto Keisatsu Beranmee (or Crime Stoppin' Cats) was planned, but was mysteriously cancelled for unknown reasons{{Citation needed>date=March 2017}}Robin Hood (1990 TV series)>The Great Adventure of Robin Hood|Kōichi Mashimo|NHK|July 29, 1990 – October 28, 1992Robin Hood; also Tatsunoko's first anime to be broadcast on the government-owned NHK network{{Original research inline>date=March 2017}}(Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato>Shurato: Dark Genesis)|Yoshihisa Matsumoto|OVA|August 1991 – March 1992|Sequel to Legend of Heavenly Sphere ShuratoTekkaman Blade>Space Knight Tekkaman Blade|Hiroshi Negishi|TV Tokyo|February 18, 1992 – February 2, 1993|1992 reboot of 1975's Space Knight Tekkaman, adapted by Saban Entertainment and Media Blasters into English as Teknoman| The Irresponsible Captain Tylor|Kōichi Mashimo|TV Tokyo|January 25 – July 19, 1993|Adapted from the light novel series of the same name by Hitoshi Yoshioka, which was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko magazines from January 1989 to January 1996| (Casshan: Robot Hunter)|Hiroyuki Fukushima, Masashi Abe, Takashi Watanabe|OVA|August 21, 1993 – February 21, 1994|1993 remake of 1973's Neo-Human Casshan; co-produced by Artmic and Gainax| (Time Bokan: Royal Revival) (1993–1994)|Hiroshi Sasagawa, Akiyuki Shinbo|OVA|November 26, 1993 – January 1, 1994|Direct-to-video installment of Time Bokan Series| The Legend of Snow White (NHK) (1994–1995)|Tsuneo Ninomiya|NHK|April 6, 1994 – March 29, 1995|Adaptation of the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm; adapted into several languages by Mondo Media| Tekkaman Blade II|Hideki Tonokatsu|OVA|July 21, 1994 – April 21, 1995|Sequel to 1992's Tekkaman BladeGatchaman (OVA)>Gatchaman|Akihiko Nishiyama |OVA|October 1, 1994 – April 1, 1995|1994 reboot of 1972's Science Ninja Team Gatchaman; co-produced by Artmic| Dokkan! Robotendon |Hiroshi Sasagawa|TV Tokyo|October 5, 1995 – March 28, 1996|The Story of Cinderella>Cinderella Monogatari|Hiroshi Sasagawa|NHK|April 4 – October 3, 1996|Adapted from the fairy tale by Charles Perrault(Hurricane Polymar (OVA)>Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood)|Akiyuki Shinbo|OVA|September 21, 1996 – February 21, 1997|1996 reboot of 1974's Hurricane Polymar; co-produced by J.C. StaffSpeed Racer X>Mach GoGoGo|Hiroshi Sasagawa|TV Tokyo|January 9 – September 25, 1997|1997 reboot of 1967's Mach GoGoGo; adapted into English by DiC Entertainment as Speed Racer X in 2002 | Generator Gawl|Seiji Mizushima|TV Tokyo|October 6 – December 22, 1998||Seikimatsu Densetsu: Wonderful Tatsunoko Land|Hiroshi SasagawaTokyo Broadcasting System Television>TBS|December 31, 1999|TV special">

2000s {| class"wikitable sortable"

! Title !! Series director / Genre !! Broadcast network(s) / Platform(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes| Tatsunoko Fight | Electronics Application (Eleca)PlayStation (console)>PSX| October 5, 2000 | Video game featuring an exclusive character, Denkou Senka Volter| (Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman)| Hidehito Ueda| TV Tokyo | April 5, 2000 – September 27, 2000|| The SoulTaker| Akiyuki Shinbo| WOWOW | April 4, 2001 – July 4, 2001|The Genie Family>Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan| Hiroshi Sagasawa| TV Tokyo | December 11, 2001 – March 26, 2002 Spin-off (media)>Spin-off of The Genie Family|Nurse Witch Komugi| Yasuhiro Takemoto & Yoshitomo Yonetani| OVA| August 8, 2002 – April 2, 2004 | Co-production with Kyoto Animation; spin-off of The SoulTaker|Fate/stay night| Visual novel| PC| January 30, 2004| Video game; Opening animationsKaras (anime)>Karas| Keiichi Sato| OVA| March 25, 2005 – August 3, 2007 | Tatsunoko's 40th anniversary work; combined into a two-part film in the west by Manga EntertainmentThe Genie Family>Akubi Girl| Hiroshi Sagasawa | TV Tokyo | 2006 | Remake to Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan| (Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles)| Tommy Yune, Dong-Wook Lee & Yeun-Sook Seo | Movie| January 5, 2007| co-production with Harmony Gold USA|Fate/stay night Réalta Nua| Visual novelPlayStation 2>PS2| April 19, 2007| Video game; Opening animations| Yatterman| Hiroshi Sagasawa| YTV| January 14, 2008 – September 27, 2009| Remake of 1977 Series| Casshern Sins| Shigeyasu Yamauchi| MBS | October 1, 2008 – March 15, 2009Madhouse (company)>Madhouse(Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars>Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes)| Fighting| Wii | December 11, 2008| Video game; Tatsunoko also animated Cross Generation's opening and anime cutscenes.

2010s

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• (Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars) (Nintendo Wii) (January 26, 2010)
• Hutch the Honeybee: Yuki no Melody (2010; co-production with Group TAC)
• Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi (2010; co-production with KMMJ Studios)
• Princess Resurrection (2010; remake of original TV series)
• (C (TV series)|[C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control) (Fuji TV) (2011)
• Sket Dance (TV Tokyo) (2011–2012)
• (Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream) (TV Tokyo) (2011)
• (Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future) (TV Tokyo) (2012–2013; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
• Ippatsu-Hicchuu! Devander (2012; OVA in celebration of Tatsunoko Productions' 50th anniversary)
• Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san (MBS) (2013)
• (Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live) (TV Tokyo) (2013–2014; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
• Gatchaman Crowds (NTV) (2013)
• (Yozakura Quartet|Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta)/(Yozakura Quartet|Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku) (2013)
• Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (2013)
• (Robotech: Love Live Alive) (2013) (Robotech version of the MOSPEADA OVA: Love Live Alive)
• Wake Up, Girls! (2014; co-production with Ordet)
• Ping Pong (Fuji TV) (2014)
• PriPara (TV Tokyo) (2014–2017; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
• Psycho-Pass 2 (Fuji TV) (2014)
• Yatterman Night (MBS) (2015)
• Gatchaman Crowds insight (NTV) (2015)
• PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari (TV Tokyo) (2016)
• (Transformers: Combiner Wars) (2016; co-production with Hasbro Studios and Machinima Inc.)
• Time Bokan 24 (YTV /NTV) (2016–2017; co-production with Level-5)
• Infini-T Force (NTV) (2017, co-production with Digital Frontier)
• Idol Time PriPara (TV Tokyo) (2017–2018; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
• (Transformers: Titans Return) (2017–2018; co-production with Hasbro Studios and Machinima Inc.)
• (Transformers: Power of the Primes) (2018; co-production with Hasbro Studios and Machinima Inc.)
• Kiratto Pri Chan (TV Tokyo) (2018–2021; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
• The Price of Smiles (2019, Tatsunoko's 55th anniversary work)
• (King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars) (2019)
• Ninja Box (2019–2020; co-production with C2C)

2020s

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• Hakushon Daimaō 2020 (YTV) (2020, co-production with Nippon Animation)
• (Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood) (NTV) (2021)
• Idol Land PriPara (2021)
• Muteking the Dancing Hero (TVO) (2021, co-production with Tezuka Productions)
• Waccha PriMagi! (TV Tokyo) (2021–2022, co-production with DongWoo A&E, the final Pretty Series to date until it was ended on TV in 2022)
• Exception (Netflix) (2022, co-production with 5 Inc.)NEWS, Exception Horror Anime's Trailer Reveals Cast, Composer, October 13 Debut,weblink Anime News Network, September 12, 2022,
• Ippon Again! (TV Tokyo) (2023)
• (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War) (2023)WEB, Romano, Sal, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War anime produced by Tatsunoku Production, delayed to early 2023,weblink Gematsu, 31 January 2022, 31 January 2022,
• Pole Princess!! (2023)WEB, Hodgkins, Crystalyn, Tatsunoko Pro Reveals Original Pole Dancing Anime Pole Princess!!,weblink Anime News Network, November 25, 2022, November 25, 2022,
• Turkey! (2025)WEB, Mateo, Alex, Turkey! Original Bowling Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, 2025 Premiere,weblink Anime News Network, March 23, 2024, March 23, 2024,

Co-productions

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• Once Upon a Time...Man (1978–1981; produced by Procidis)
• Superbook (1981–1982; co-production with Christian Broadcasting Network)
• The Flying House (1982–1983; co-production with Christian Broadcasting Network)
• Super Dimension Fortress Macross (MBS) (1982–1983; produced by Studio Nue and Artland)
• (Macross: Do You Remember Love?|Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?) (1984; produced by Studio Nue and Artland)
• Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive (1985; co-production with Artmic)
• Megazone 23 (1985; produced by AIC and Artland)
• Robotech (1985; co-production with Harmony Gold USA and Big West)
• (Robotech II: The Sentinels) (1986; co-production with Harmony Gold USA)
• Anmitsu Hime (Fuji TV) (a.k.a. Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle) (1986–1987; produced by Studio Pierrot)
• (Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012) (1987; co-production with Studio Nue and Artland)
• (The Jungle Book (1989 TV series)|The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli) (TV Tokyo) (1989–1990; co-production with Mondo TV and Nippon Animation)
• Time Travel Tondekeman (Fuji TV) (a.k.a. Time Quest Tondekeman!) (1989–1990; produced by Ashi Productions)
• Robin Hood (1990–1992; co-production with Mondo TV)
• The Legend of Snow White (1994–1995; co-production with Mondo TV)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV Tokyo) (1995–1996; co-production with Gainax)
• The Story of Cinderella (1996; co-production with Mondo TV)
• ''(Simple Series|Simple 1500 Series Vol. 24: The Gun Shooting) (1999; contributed with animated cutscenes)

Anime studios founded by former animators

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• Ashi Productions/Production Reed (since 1975)
• Artmic (1978–1997) (defunct)
• Pierrot (since 1979)
• J.C.Staff (since 1986)
• Production I.G (since 1987)
• Animation 21 (since the 1990s)
• Xebec (1995–2019) (defunct)
• Radix Ace Entertainment (1995–2006) (defunct)
• Bee Train Production (since 1997)
• Actas (since 1998)
• TNK (since 1999)

Notes

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References

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Sources

• BOOK, Sasagawa, Hiroshi, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Buta mo Odaterya Ki ni Noboru: Watashi no Manga-dō to Anime-dō, ja:ぶたもおだてりゃ木にのぼる: 私のマンガ道とアニメ道, Even pigs will climb trees if you flatter them: My Manga Way and Anime Way, Wani Books, September 1, 2000, 4-8470-1358-1, {{SfnRef, Buta mo Odaterya Ki ni Noboru, 2000, }}

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