Tatsunoko Productions

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Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd., often shortened to Tatsunoko Productions, is a Japanese animation company founded by legendary anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu. The studio's name has a double Japanese meaning of "Tatsuo's Studio" and "seadragon" which was the inspiration for its seahorse corporate logo.

The translated and edited versions of their more successful animated series such as Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets, and Robotech is credited with bringing international attention to anime.

Anime Series

• Ninja Squad Moonlight (1964)
• Space Ace (1965)
• Mach Go Go (Speed Racer) (1967)
• Guzula (1967)
• Judo Boy (1969)
• The Genie Family (1969)
• Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman (G-Force, Battle of the Planets) (1972)
• Pinocchio (Kashi no Ki Mokku or "Mokku the Oak Tree") (1972)
• Shinzo Ningen Casshan (1973)
• Tentomushi no Uta (Song of the Ladybug) (1974)
• Tekkaman: The Space Knight(1975)
• Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman II (Eagle Riders) (1978)
• Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman F (1979)
• The Littl' Bits (1980)
• Superbook (Anime Oyako Gekijo) (1981)
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
• The Flying House (Time Kyoshitsu: Tondera House no Dai Boken) (1982)
• Genesis Climber Mospeada (1983)
• Superbook season II (Pasocon Travel Tanteidan) (1983)
• Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (1984)
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
• Robotech [An adaptation of Macross, Southern Cross, and Mospeada] (1985)
• Akai Kodan Zillion (1987)
• Shurato (1989)
• Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)
• Uchu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade(Space Knight Tekkaman Blade)(1992)
• Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993)
• Video Girl Ai (1993)
• Gatchaman (1994)
• Animation production on Gainax's Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series (1995)
• Mach Go Go Go (Speed Racer X) (1997)
• Generator Gawl (1998)

External Links

• Tatsunoko Productions (http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp) (Japanese)
• Tatsunoko Fan Club USA (http://members.aol.com/tatfanclub/page1.html)ja:タツノコプロ

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