, often shortened to , is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese animation company. Founded in October

October

October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the...

 1962 by acclaimed anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida

Tatsuo Yoshida

was a Japanese cartoonist, writer and anime pioneer who founded the anime studio Tatsunoko Productions.Born in 1932, Yoshida grew up in the hardship of war-torn Japan. A self-taught artist, his first job was as working for local newspapers in Kyoto...

 along with his brothers Kenji

Kenji Yoshida

is a Japanese anime producer and illustrator. He is the co-founder of the Tatsunoko Production animation studio and former president . Yoshida is the younger brother of Tatsuo Yoshida and the older brother of Ippei Kuri.-External links:...

 and Toyoharu (or by the pen name

Pen name

A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...

 "Ippei Kuri"). The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese of "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu being a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon

Sea Dragon

-Fish:* Leafy sea dragon * Weedy sea dragon -Military:* Operation Sea Dragon , a military operation* MH-53E Sea Dragon, a helicopter* USS Seadragon, two ships of the United States Navy...

" which was the inspiration for its seahorse

Seahorse

Seahorses compose the fish genus Hippocampus within the family Syngnathidae, in order Syngnathiformes. Syngnathidae also includes the pipefishes. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning “sea monster”.There are nearly 50 species of seahorse...

 corporate logo.

History

Since the studio's inception, Tatsunoko has specialized in television production; by contrast, rival studio Toei Animation

Toei Animation

Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...

, focused chiefly on feature films and was just beginning to move into TV production when Tatsunoko was formed. The studio debuted in 1965 with the TV Series Space Ace

Space Ace (anime)

is a Japanese animated television program created by Tatsunoko Production. The series aired on Fuji TV from May 8, 1965 to April 28, 1966, for a total of 52 episodes...

. Since then, many legendary figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa

Hiroshi Sasagawa

is a creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.-Career:Well-known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series , he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many of them with Tatsunoko Production.-List of...

, Koichi Mashimo

Koichi Mashimo

is a well-known Japanese anime director and the founder of the animation studio Bee Train. Since the creation of the studio, Mashimo directed or otherwise participated in all its works, for example, as a member of art or sound department...

, Katsuhisa Yamada

Katsuhisa Yamada

is a Japanese animator. He is most noted for directing such memorable anime series as Genesis Climber Mospeada, Gatchaman, Mazinger Z, Devil Hunter Yohko and Record of Lodoss War.-External links:...

, Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions,...

 (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series), and Kazuo Yamazaki. Sasagawa, in particular, is notable for bringing his fondness for "gag"- or comedy animation to the forefront in Tatsunoko series such as the Time Bokan

Time Bokan

is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30pm, with a total of 61 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Productions, who later produced a number of spinoff programs as part of the "Time Bokan...

 (1975) franchise.

The translated and edited versions of the studio's more successful animated series, such as Hiroshi Sasagawa

Hiroshi Sasagawa

is a creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.-Career:Well-known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series , he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many of them with Tatsunoko Production.-List of...

's Speed Racer

Speed Racer

Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...

 (1967), Gatchaman (1972), and "Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion

, commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards...

" (1995) are credited with bringing international attention to Japanese animation. Although it carries a strong roster of action and science-fiction anime titles, Tatsunoko has nevertheless become known also for several widely-acclaimed fairy tale and fantasy-based series for younger children, such as Minashigo Hutch (1970), The Adventures of Pinocchio (1972), Temple the Balloonist

Temple the Balloonist

is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production.-Plot:Temple is a lovely little girl who is more fond of music than anything else. She happens to board a balloon one day, and is excited by her journey until she finds herself drifting away from her parents and home. She is in tears until she meets a...

 (1977), The Littl' Bits

The Littl' Bits

is a Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Productions inJapan. First shown on TV Tokyo , its Saban-produced English translation was featured on the children's television station Nick Jr...

 (1980), and the Bible-based Superbook

Superbook

Superbook, also known as , is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States....

 (1981).

The company provided some financial assistance on the Macross

Macross

is a series of science fiction mecha anime, directed by Shōji Kawamori of Studio Nue in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth/Humanity after the year 1999. It consists of three TV series, four movies, six OVAs, one light novel and five manga series, all sponsored by Big West...

 TV show (1982, adapted as part of 1985's Robotech

Robotech

Robotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985...

) some time during its run, in exchange for various rights. They later licensed Macross to Harmony Gold

Harmony Gold USA

Harmony Gold is a television production and distribution company established in 1983. It is best known as the “creator” and main distributor of the anime series Robotech. It also partially dubbed the Dragon Ball series in the late 1980s....

, who then produced Robotech. This has given rise to a long-standing legal feud between Harmony Gold/Tatsunoko and Studio Nue

Studio Nue

Studio Nue is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho...

 and Big West Advertising

Big West Advertising

Big West Advertising Co., Ltd. is a Japanese advertising agency. They are known as one of the sponsors of the Macross franchise in Japan....

. While siding with Nue and Big West in Japan, Harmony Gold still maintains that they have all rights to the Macross franchise in the United States.

In October 2000, Tatsunoko and Japanese toy company Takara

Takara

Takara Co., Ltd. was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955, that merged with another prominent Japanese toy company, Tomy Co., Ltd., on March 1, 2006 to form Takara Tomy, also known in English as TOMY Company Ltd....

 Co., Ltd. produced and released a Japan-only PlayStation

PlayStation

The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...

 exclusive fighting game

Fighting game

Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent. These characters tend to be of equal power and fight matches consisting of several rounds, which take place in an arena. Players must master techniques such as...

 Tatsunoko Fight

Tatsunoko Fight

is a fighting video game developed and published by Takara for the PlayStation game console released in Japan in October 2000. It features characters from various Tatsunoko superhero properties in addition to original creations developed exclusively for the game...

, featuring characters from four established Tatsunoko franchises, as well an original series created exclusively for the game, . In June 2005, Takara purchased a majority stake in the studio. Tatsunoko then became a subsidiary of Takara Tomy

Takara Tomy

is a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies:  Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...

, the new company created following the subsequent merger of Takara and TOMY

TOMY

is a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies:  Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...

 Co., Ltd., in 2006.

Several of today's top Japanese animation studios have their roots in Tatsunoko. Studio Pierrot

Studio Pierrot

is a Japanese animation/animation studio, founded in 1979 by former employees of Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters is located in Mitaka, Tokyo.The company has a simple logo of the face of a clown...

 was founded in 1979 by former Tatsunoko employees. Production I.G was established in 1987 as I.G. Tatsunoko, which was a branch for the production of Zillion

Zillion (anime)

Zillion, full title , is a Japanese anime television series that ran from April 12, 1987 to December 13, 1987 on Nippon Television in Japan and was produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sega...

 led by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

is Japanese anime entrepreneur, the co-founder and current president and CEO of Production I.G, as well as a leading producer for the studio. He was also a former executive at Bee Train from 1997–2006, and as of 2010 is expected to join Tatsunoko Productions company as a part time director.Ishikawa...

. Studio XEBEC

XEBEC

is a subsidiary of the anime studio Production I.G that specialises in the production of television anime. They have worked on many popular series such as Love Hina and Martian Successor Nadesico...

 also traces its history to Tatsunoko, as it is an offshoot of Production I.G, and Koichi Mashimo

Koichi Mashimo

is a well-known Japanese anime director and the founder of the animation studio Bee Train. Since the creation of the studio, Mashimo directed or otherwise participated in all its works, for example, as a member of art or sound department...

 who previously worked at Tatsunoko founded Bee Train

Bee Train

, commonly referred simply as Bee Train, is a Japanese animation studio founded by Kōichi Mashimo in 1997. Since their involvement with Noir, .hack//Sign, and Madlax they have a strong following in the yuri fandom for being involved in series portraying strong female leads with speculatively...

.

Tatsunoko's latest major project is the Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars fighting game, a collaboration between Tatsunoko and video game company Capcom

Capcom

is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its...

 which features characters from both companies. It was also recently announced that Tatsunoko and Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...

 will collaborate on a joint television project and other ventures.

On June 2, 2010 I.G. Port (parent company of Production I.G) announced the purchase of an 11.2% stake in Tatsunoko studio. Production I.G President Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

is Japanese anime entrepreneur, the co-founder and current president and CEO of Production I.G, as well as a leading producer for the studio. He was also a former executive at Bee Train from 1997–2006, and as of 2010 is expected to join Tatsunoko Productions company as a part time director.Ishikawa...

 joined on as a part time director for the studio.

Tatsunoko has its headquarters in Kokubunji

Kokubunji, Tokyo

is a city in Tokyo, Japan.As of 1 June 2008, the city has an estimated population of 117,335 . The total area is 11.48 km²...

, Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

.

Anime series

1960s

• Space Ace (Uchuu Ace) (1965)
• Mach Go Go Go
  Speed Racer
  Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
  
   (Speed Racer
  Speed Racer
  Speed Racer is an English adaptation name of the Japanese manga and anime, which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in print form in Shueisha's 1958 Shōnen Book, and was released in tankōbon book form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha...
  
  ) (original) (1967)
• Oraa Guzura Dado
  Oraa Guzura Dado
  is a 52-episode comedy anime series directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa and produced by Tatsunoko Pro. It aired on Fuji TV between 7 October 1967 and 25 September 1968....
  
   (original) (1967)
• Dokachin the Primitive Boy
  Dokachin the Primitive Boy
  is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production. A prehistoric boy, his family and a chunk of land from the past, were accidentally brought to the present time by a scientist's time-travel experiments....
  
   (or simply, "Dokachin") (1968)
• Judo Boy
  Judo Boy
  is a Japanese anime television series created by Tatsuo Yoshida and directed by Ippei Kuri. The series aired on Fuji TV from April 2, 1969 to September 24, 1969, totaling 26 episodes....
  
   (Kurenai Sanshiro) (1969)
• The Genie Family
  The Genie Family
  is an anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production. It features the adventures of a family of Genies. It was shown in Europe, North America & Australia under the name "Bob in a Bottle" and in Latin America under the name "Yam Yam y el Genio".-Plot:...
  
   (Hakushon Daimaō) (1969)

1970s

• The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
  The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
  The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, or Honeybee Hutch, is an anime cartoon series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The cartoon features the adventures of a young bee named Hutch : the son of a Queen bee, Hutch is separated from his mother when his native beehive is destroyed by an attack of wasps...
  
   (Mitsubachi Monogatari Minashigo Hacchiand La Abeja Hutch) (1970)
• The Funny Judo Champion
  The Funny Judo Champion
  is manga series by Noboru Kawasaki and serialized by Shogakukan in Shogakukan no Gakushū Zasshi. The manga series won the 14th Shogakukan Manga Award. An anime adaptation was created by Tatsunoko Production.-Plot:...
  
   (Inakappe Taisho) (1970)
• Hyppo and Thomas (Kabatotto) (1971)
• Animentari Ketsudan (1971)
• Mokku of the Oak Tree (Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio) (1972)
• Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
  Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
  is a 5-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several Japanese anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions...
  
   (Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman) (also Battle of the Planets
  Battle of the Planets
  Battle of the Planets is an American animated television adaptation of the Japanese anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman . Of the 105 original Gatchaman episodes, 85 were used in the Battle of the Planets adaptation, produced by Sandy Frank Entertainment...
  
  , G-Force: Guardians of Space) (1972)
• Tamagon the Counselor
  Tamagon the Counselor
  is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production. Tamagon is a cute monster who is fond of eggs. He acts as a counselor to those in trouble, asking only eggs in payment. He goes to work as soon as he has eaten his fee. However, despite his schemes, his service usually ends in failure and he winds up...
  
   (Kaiketsu Tamagon) (1972)
• Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog
  Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog
  , also known as Demetan the Frog and The Brave Frog, is a 39 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired in 1973.-Overview:...
  
   (Kerokko Demetan, U.S.: The Brave Frog) (1973)
• Casshan
  Casshan
  Casshan also known as in Japan, is an anime series created by animation studio Tatsunoko Productions in 1973, which was based on a serialization in Kodansha’s Terebi Magazine and Akita Shoten’s “Boken Oh” ....
  
  , also simply Casshan (Shinzo Ningen Casshan) (1973)
• New Honeybee Hutch
  New Honeybee Hutch
  is an anime cartoon series and a sequel to The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee. In this new series Hutch is struggling with married life.-Cast:*Hutch: Yoko Kuri*Queen Mama: Haruko Kitahama*Aya: Yoshiko Yamamoto*Tenten: Junko Mori...
  
   (Shin Minashigo Hutch) (1974)
• Hurricane Polymar
  Hurricane Polymar
  is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The show was created by Tatsuo Yoshida, who had produced many of Tatsunoko's series. Other romanizations of the name include Hurricane Polymer, and Hariken Polymar .Hurricane Polymar is the secret identity of...
  
   (1974)
• The Song of Tentomushi
  The Song of Tentomushi
  is manga series by Noboru Kawasaki published from 1973 to 1975 by Shogakukan in their elementary school study magazines in the Shogakukan no Gakushō Zasshi series. The manga was collected in four volumes. An anime series adapted from the manga was created by Tatsunoko Production. The anime was also...
  
   [Ladybug] (Tentomushi no Uta) (1974–1976)
• Time Bokan
  Time Bokan
  is a Japanese anime series first aired on Fuji TV from October 4, 1975 to December 25, 1976 throughout Japan every Saturday at 6:30pm, with a total of 61 30-minute episodes. It was produced by Tatsunoko Productions, who later produced a number of spinoff programs as part of the "Time Bokan...
  
   (1975)
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight
  Tekkaman: The Space Knight
  is an anime produced by Tatsunoko Productions in 1975. A short-lived English adaptation aired in the US in 1984.Two decades later, it was followed by the much more popular Tekkaman Blade, which was dubbed in the U.S. by Saban as Teknoman....
  
   (Uchū no Kishi Tekkaman) (1975)
• Goliath the Super Fighter (Gowappā 5 Godam or Gowapper 5 Godam) (1976)
• Paul's Miraculous Adventure
  Paul's Miraculous Adventure
  is an action-adventure anime television series created by Tatsunoko Productions. The series was broadcast across Japan on the Fuji TV network from October 3, 1976, to September 11, 1977, and lasted 50 half-hour episodes. The series director was Hiroshi Sasagawa, of Speed Racer and Tokimeki Tonight...
  
   (Paul no Miracle Daisakusen) (1976–1977)
• Yatterman
  Yatterman
  is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan series by Tatsunoko Productions...
  
   (Time Bokan Series Yatterman) (1977)
• Temple the Balloonist
  Temple the Balloonist
  is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production.-Plot:Temple is a lovely little girl who is more fond of music than anything else. She happens to board a balloon one day, and is excited by her journey until she finds herself drifting away from her parents and home. She is in tears until she meets a...
  
   (Fūsen Shōjo Tenpuru-chan) (also Temple the Balloonist, Sabrina's Journey) (1977–1978)
• Ippatsu Kanta-kun
  Ippatsu Kanta-kun
  Ippatsu Kanta-kun is an anime created by Tatsunoko Production. Along with Temple the Balloonist, it was one of the last works for which Tatsunoko co-founder Tatsuo Yoshida was credited as a creator; Yoshida died before the series began airing.-Plot:...
  
   ("Home Run" Kanta-kun) (1977–1978)
• Tobidase! Machine Hiryuu (1977, with Toei Doga)
• Gatchaman II (Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman Tsū) (also Eagle Riders) (1978)
• Once Upon a Time... Man
  Once Upon a Time... Man
  Once Upon a Time… Man is a French animated TV series from 1978 directed by Albert Barillé. The series explains world history in a format designed for children. The action focuses around one group...
  
   (1978, co-produced with Procidis
  Procidis
  Procidis is a French animation studio, founded by Albert Barillé, which among other things produced the educational series "Once Upon a Time...". Its programs are sold in more than 100 countries...
  
   and various broadcasters)
• Zenderman
  Zenderman
  is a Japanese anime television series which first aired from February 3, 1979 to January 26, 1980 on every Saturday from 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a total of 52 episodes. It is the third show in the sequence of "Time Bokan Series" produced by Tatsunoko Productions...
  
   (or Zendaman) (1979)
• Gordian Warrior
  Gordian Warrior
  was a popular anime series aired in 1979 to 1981 in Japan. There were 73 episodes aired at 30 minutes each. It is also referred to as Champion of Gordian or Gardian.-Original Story:...
  
   (Tōshi Gordian) (1979)
• Gatchaman Fighter, (Kagaku Ninja-Tai Gatchaman Faitā) also Eagle Riders (1979)
• Daddy-Long-Legs (Ashinaga Ojisan) (1979, TV Special)

1980s

• The Littl' Bits
  The Littl' Bits
  is a Japanese anime television series with 26 episodes, produced in 1980 by Tatsunoko Productions inJapan. First shown on TV Tokyo , its Saban-produced English translation was featured on the children's television station Nick Jr...
  
   (Mori no Yoki na Kobitotachi: Berufi to Rirubitto) (1980)
• Rescueman
  Rescueman
  Rescueman is the fourth in the Time Bokan series. Burning with ambitions to become the most beautiful woman, the most renowned scientist, and the greatest hero the world has ever known, three villains, Atasha, Sekobitchi and Duwarusuki, unite. The trio are Time Patrollers, the keepers and...
  
   (Time Patrol Tai Otasukeman) (1980)
• Muteking, The Dashing Warrior
  Muteking, The Dashing Warrior
  is a science fiction anime series by Tatsunoko Productions, created in 1980. It ran from September 7 to September 27, 1981, on Fuji TV. Twelve-year-old Rin Yuki loyally supported his father when the world laughed at the scientist for saying that Earth was about to be invaded from outer space...
  
   (Tondemo Senshi Mutekingu) (1980–81)
• Firebird
  Firebird
  -Music:* The Firebird, ballet for which Igor Stravinsky composed the music* Firebird , late 1990s/2000s blues-based power trio* The Firebirds, a rock and roll band from Bristol...
  
   (Yattodetaman
  Yattodetaman
  Yattodetaman is the fifth book in the Time Bokan series. In this series, two royal houses are battling for the power to rule the Kingdom of Fir...
  
  ) (1981)
• Gold Lightan, The Gold Warrior
  Golden Warrior Gold Lightan
  is a popular anime series that aired in 1981 to 1982 in Japan and Hong Kong. There are 52 episodes that were aired at 30 minutes each.-Original story:...
  
   (Ougon Senshi Gold Lightan) (1981)
• Superbook
  Superbook
  Superbook, also known as , is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States....
  
   Series One (Anime Oyako Gekijo) (1981–82)
• Dashu Kappei (Dash! Kappei, a.k.a. Gigi la Trottola, Chicho Terremoto) (1981–82)
• Gyakuten! Ippatsuman
  Gyakuten! Ippatsuman
  is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from February 13, 1982 to March 26, 1983, comprising 58 episodes. It is the fifth entry to the Time Bokan series by Tatsunoko Productions and the first series to feature a super robot as the main hero. The series succeeded Yattodetaman and preceded...
  
   (1982)
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
  The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
  is an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
  
   (1982) (Producer only, show created by Studio Nue
  Studio Nue
  Studio Nue is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho...
  
  )
• The Flying House
  The Flying House
  The Flying House, full title , is a 52 episodes anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions broadcast between April 1982 and March 1983 on TV Tokyo, and distributed by the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States. In 2010, the Christian Broadcasting Network made the 52 episodes...
  
   (Taimu Kyoshitsu: Tondera Haosu no Daiboken) (1982–83)
• Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman (Future Police Urashiman
  Future Police Urashiman
  is a science fiction anime series by Tatsunoko Productions, created in 1983. It ran from January 9 to December 24, 1983, on Fuji TV. It was later released in Germany as Rock'n Cop, in France as Super Durand , and in Italy as Ryo, un ragazzo contro un impero .Saban Entertainment planned to release the...
  
  ) (1983)
• Itadakiman
  Itadakiman
  -Plot:The story begins in the year 20XX. Oshaka School in Kamakuland is a world-renowned school where only those who are pure and clearheaded descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan may be admitted. The trio of villains firmly believe they are genuine descendants of Priest Sanzo's clan, although they...
  
   (1983)
• Genesis Climber MOSPEADA
  Genesis Climber Mospeada
  is an anime science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan...
  
   (1983)
• Superbook
  Superbook
  Superbook, also known as , is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States....
  
   Series Two (Pasokon Toraberu Tanteidan) (1983)
• Starzan S (1984)
• Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (1984)
• Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984) (Production only, created by Studio Nue
  Studio Nue
  Studio Nue is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho...
  
  )
• Yoroshiku Mekadokku (What's Up Mechadoc?, a.k.a. A Tutto Gas) (1984–85)
• Honou no Alpine Rose (a.k.a. Judy and Randy) (1985)
• Time Travel Tondekeman
  Time Travel Tondekeman
  is an anime series directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Akira Sugino. It was written by Junki Takegami and produced by Animax network president Masao Takiyama....
  
   (a.k.a Time Quest Tondekema!) (1985)
• Shouwa Aho Soushi: Akanuke Ichiban (1985)
• Megazone 23
  Megazone 23
  is a four-part original video animation created by AIC, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, and directed by Noboru Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai and Shinji Aramaki. The series was originally titled but the title was changed just before release....
  
   (1985-1989) (Co-production with AIC)
• Robotech
  Robotech
  Robotech is an 85-episode science fiction anime adaptation produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. and first released in the United States in 1985...
  
   An adaptation of Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada (1985)
• Robotech II: The Sentinels
  Robotech II: The Sentinels
  Robotech II: The Sentinels was an attempt by Harmony Gold USA to continue the original 1985 Robotech television series. Only three episodes were ultimately animated before the project was canceled in 1986, and a feature-length film was released from footage taken from the completed episodes...
  
   (Co-production with Harmony Gold USA
  Harmony Gold USA
  Harmony Gold is a television production and distribution company established in 1983. It is best known as the “creator” and main distributor of the anime series Robotech. It also partially dubbed the Dragon Ball series in the late 1980s....
  
  ) (1986)
• Hikari no Densetsu
  Hikari no Densetsu
  is originally a manga series by Izumi Aso about a girl named Hikari Kamijou who dreams of becoming a national rhythmic gymnastics champion. The manga series title translates into English as "Legend of Light"...
  
   (1986)
• Doteraman (1986)
• Outlanders
  Outlanders (anime)
  is a popular manga comic written by Johji Manabe, combining aspects of the space opera, science fantasy, fan service, magical girlfriend and harem genres.-Plot:...
  
   (animated by AIC
  AIC (company)
  , often abbreviated as AIC, is a Japanese anime studio with headquarters in Nerima, Tokyo.The company was founded on July 15, 1982. In addition to producing anime for domestic consumption in Japan, AIC has provided animation assistance on other animated series such as Inspector Gadget...
  
   on Tatsunoko's behalf; is not listed on Tatsunoko's website) (1986)
• Akai Kodan Zillion
  Zillion (anime)
  Zillion, full title , is a Japanese anime television series that ran from April 12, 1987 to December 13, 1987 on Nippon Television in Japan and was produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sega...
  
   (1987)
• Oraa Guzura Dado
  Oraa Guzura Dado
  is a 52-episode comedy anime series directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa and produced by Tatsunoko Pro. It aired on Fuji TV between 7 October 1967 and 25 September 1968....
  
   (color remake) (1987)
• Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato
  Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato
  , is a Japanese manga created, written and illustrated by Hiroshi Kawamoto and later adapted to anime by Tatsunoko Production. It ran 38 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1989 to January 18, 1990 and also spawned a 6-episode OVA series named , that ran from August 16, 1991 to March 16, 1992...
  
   (1989)
• Konchū Monogatari: Minashigo Hutch (new series) (1989)

1990s

• Samurai Pizza Cats
  Samurai Pizza Cats
  Samurai Pizza Cats, known as in Japan, is an anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Sotsu Agency. The series was aired from February 1, 1990 to February 12, 1991, totaling up to 54 episodes...
  
   (Kyatto Ninden Teyande) (1990)
• Robin Hood no Daibōken
  Robin Hood no Daiboken
  is an anime adaptation of the classic Robin Hood story consisting of 52 episodes. In this version, Robin and his allies are mostly pre-teens.-Overview:...
  
   (1990)
• Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato: Sōsei e no Antō (1991)
• Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade (Space Knight Tekkaman Blade; Teknoman in the U.S.) (1992)
• The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
  The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
  is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP....
  
   (1993)
• Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993)
• Video Girl Ai
  Video Girl Ai
  is a manga series created by Masakazu Katsura and published by Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. It also has an anime adaptation. The manga is published in English by Viz Communications...
  
   (1993; produced by IG Tatsunoko)
• Time Bokan: Royal Revival
  Time Bokan: Royal Revival
  Time Bokan: Royal Revival was a 1990's Original video animation of the popular 1970's anime cartoon Time Bokan .This was the last installment of the series to feature the late Kei Tomiyama as the narrator...
  
   (1994)
• Shirayuki Hime no Densetsu ("The Legend of Princess Snow White
  The Legend of Princess Snow White
  is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and based on the European fairy tale. Directed by Tsuneo Ninomiya and using a screenplay written by Jinzō Toriumi, the series premiered on NHK on April 6, 1994 and ran for 52-episodes until its conclusion on March 29, 1995.The series uses...
  
  ") (1994)
• Tekkaman Blade II
  Tekkaman Blade II
  is a six-episode original video animation.Ten years have passed since the end of the original Tekkaman Blade, and a new generation of Tekkaman must confront a powerful new enemy while rebuilding their forces....
  
   (1994)
• Gatchaman
  Gatchaman (OVA)
  is a three-part original video animation based on the popular 1970s anime Gatchaman. It was released in Japan and the United States during the mid-1990s. This version of Gatchaman is set in the year 2066 where the evil leader of the nation of Hontwall is threatening to take over the planet...
  
   (1994)
• Dokkan! Robotendon (1995)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-96; Tatsunoko provided assistance with animation, main production by Gainax
  Gainax
  is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with...
  
  )
• Cinderella Monogatari
  Cinderella Monogatari
  is a TV anime series based on the Cinderella story. The series comprises 26 episodes.- Plot :The story begins with the departure of the father of Cinderella for a long business trip. Unfortunately, she was then left alone with her stepmother and two stepsisters, Catherine and Jeanne, who are...
  
   (1996)
• New Hurricane Polymar
  Hurricane Polymar (OVA)
  is a two-part OVA series that was created by Tatsunoko Productions. It is a remake of the classic 1970s anime TV series known as Hurricane Polymar. The first episode was released in Japan on September 21, 1996, followed by episode 2 on February 21, 1997...
  
   (1996)
• Mach Go Go Go
  Speed Racer X
  Speed Racer X, known in Japan as , is a remake of the original 1967 series produced by Tatsunoko Productions, the same studio that did the original...
  
   (Speed Racer X
  Speed Racer X
  Speed Racer X, known in Japan as , is a remake of the original 1967 series produced by Tatsunoko Productions, the same studio that did the original...
  
  ) (1997)
• Generator Gawl
  Generator Gawl
  is a 1998 12-part anime series. The story is set in 2007, when Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock the human body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. As a result, Gawl, Koji, and Ryo—three young scientists from a future period—have traveled back...
  
   (1998)
• Seikimatsu Densetsu: Wonderful Tatsunoko Land (1999)

2000s

• Tatsunoko Fight
  Tatsunoko Fight
  is a fighting video game developed and published by Takara for the PlayStation game console released in Japan in October 2000. It features characters from various Tatsunoko superhero properties in addition to original creations developed exclusively for the game...
  
   (PSX) (2000) (featuring an exclusive series, Denkou Senka Volter)
• Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman
  Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman
  Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman is the eighth isntalment in the Time Bokan series. In it set in the near future, when the world is shaken by a couple of young thieves named Kiramekiman, who issue warnings before they go into action. Once they set their sights on a target, they never fail to...
  
   (2000)
• The SoulTaker
  The SoulTaker
  For the Soul Taker film starring Joe Estevez see Soultaker . is an anime series that focuses on Kyosuke Date who was killed by his mother, and afterward gained the ability to turn into a monster known as "The SoulTaker". The show was Tatsunoko's first attempt at a more adult series.There is a...
  
   (2001)
• Nurse Witch Komugi
  Nurse Witch Komugi
  is an original video animation anime series co-produced by Tatsunoko Production and Kyoto Animation. The series lasted for five episodes ,all of which were released on DVD in North America by ADV Films...
  
   (co-production with Kyoto Animation) (2002)
• Karas
  Karas (anime)
  is a six-part original video animation. Tatsunoko Production produced it to commemorate its 40th anniversary of anime production. Each Karas episode was first televised in Japan as a pay-per-view program from March 25, 2005, to August 3, 2007, before being released onto DVDs...
  
   (2005) - Tatsunoko's 40th Anniversary work
• Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan (2001; spinoff
  Spin-off (media)
  In media, a spin-off is a radio program, television program, video game, or any narrative work, derived from one or more already existing works, that focuses, in particular, in more detail on one aspect of that original work...
  
   of The Genie Family
  The Genie Family
  is an anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production. It features the adventures of a family of Genies. It was shown in Europe, North America & Australia under the name "Bob in a Bottle" and in Latin America under the name "Yam Yam y el Genio".-Plot:...
  
  )
• Akubi Girl (2006; remake to Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan)
• Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
  Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles
  Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles is the 2006 animated sequel to the 1985 Robotech television series. It was released on DVD on February 6, 2007.- Plot :...
  
   (Co-production with Harmony Gold USA) (2006)
• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes
  Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes
  Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is a crossover fighting game developed by Eighting and published by Capcom for the Wii video game console. It is the seventh Capcom-designed installment in the Vs. video game series consisting of Marvel vs. Capcom and Capcom vs. SNK...
  
   (Wii
  Wii
  The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
  
  ) (December
  December
  December is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.-Etymology:...
  
   11th 2008)
• Yatterman
  Yatterman
  is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan series by Tatsunoko Productions...
  
   (2008; remake of 1977 Series)
• Casshern Sins
  Casshern Sins
  is a reboot of the classic anime series Casshan, animated by Madhouse. It premiered in Japan on October 1, 2008, following a sneak preview of the first episode at Otakon 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland....
  
   (2008; Remake
  Remake
  A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
  
   of 1973 Series; animation production by Madhouse
  Madhouse (company)
  is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri. It has created and helped to produce many well known shows, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! in 1973, and including western favourites Ninja...
  
  )
• Beyblade: Metal Fusion
  Beyblade: Metal Fusion
  Beyblade: Metal Fusion, known formally as , its Japanese name, is a Japanese manga production by Takafumi Adachi. It is also an anime production based on the original. It is currently being serialized by the monthly CoroCoro Comic ....
  
   (premiered April
  April
  April is the fourth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
  
   5, 2009; co-production with SynergySP
  SynergySP
  is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 1, 1998 which originally split off from Toei Animation. In 2005, the company became associated with Shogakukan Productions, a subsidiary of the Shogakukan publishing company.-Produced series:MÄR...
  
  ) http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mf-beyblade/

2010s

• Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars (Nintendo Wii) (January
  January
  January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day...
  
   26th 2010)
• Hutch the Honeybee
  Hutch the Honeybee
  is a remake of the 1970s show The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee it was released on31 July 2010. Hutch debuted at No.6 at the Japanese Box Office.-Cast:*Ayaka Saitō*Ayaka Wilson*Naoki Tanaka*Jun Komori*Eiji Bandō*Kōichi Tsutaya*Yui Aragaki...
  
   ~Yuki no Melody~ (2010; movie remake of 1970 series)
• Yozakura Quartet
  Yozakura Quartet
  is a Japanese manga created by Suzuhito Yasuda that began publishing by Kodansha in 2006, and was then published in the US by Del Rey in 2008. The series was animated in Japan and began airing on October 2, 2008; it comprises 12 episodes, all of which have aired. The anime was produced by Nomad and...
  
   ~Hoshi no Umi~ (2010; co-production with KMMJ Studios)
• Princess Resurrection
  Princess Resurrection
  is a supernatural, Horror, Comedy and Action manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga is serialized monthly in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine and published by Kodansha. An 26 episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007...
  
   (2010; remake of original TV series)
• [C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
  C (anime)
  [C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production under the direction of Kenji Nakamura with Noboru Takagi as script supervisor. [C] aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programing block between April 14, 2011 and June 24, 2011...
  
   (2011)
• Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream
  Pretty Rhythm
  is a Japanese arcade game by Takara Tomy. It has been adapted into a manga series by Mari Asabuki and it is adapted into an anime series in 2011.- MARs :...
  
   (2011)
• Sket Dance
  Sket Dance
  is a manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara and serialized, beginning in July 2007, in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Sket Dance won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2009 for best shōnen manga...
  
   (April
  April
  April is the fourth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC...
  
  7, 2011)

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