Tatsuo Yoshida

Tatsuo Yoshida
吉田 竜夫
Born
吉田 龍夫[a]

(1932-03-06)March 6, 1932
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
DiedSeptember 5, 1977(1977-09-05) (aged 45)
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active1954-1977
Known forFounder of Tatsunoko Production
Notable workSpeed Racer, Casshern and Gatchaman series
Title
  • President of Tatsunoko Production
RelativesKenji Yoshida (brother)
Ippei Kuri (brother)
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Tatsuo Yoshida (吉田 竜夫, Yoshida Tatsuo, March 6, 1932 – September 5, 1977) was a Japanese manga artist, illustrator, as well as anime pioneer who founded the animation studio Tatsunoko Production as a businessman and the original author of many anime works.[1][2][3]

As the first president of Tatsunoko Production, Yoshida supported the dawn of Japanese animation by producing numerous hits such as Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, Hakushon Daimaō, and The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee.[2][4] He took on challenges that other animation studios did not, such as insisting on producing his own original animation that was not based on manga or novels, or creating American-style animation.[4][5][6] Character designs were also drawn in Yoshida's style, with a solid skeleton and intricate lines that were drawn with precision, influenced by American comic books, rather than the simplified, less-linear style that was mainstream in Japanese animation at the time, and this became the origin of Tatsunoko's designs.[4][5][6][b]


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  2. ^ a b "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?]. Magmix (in Japanese). Media Vague. May 30, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Green, Marcel (May 3, 2022). "Speed Racer Creator's Superman Manga Introduced the Man of Steel to Japan". ScreenRant.
  4. ^ a b c d Kawabe, Minako (September 21, 2022). "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]. News Post Seven (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Motoki, Kurata (July 30, 2017). "「ハクション大魔王」「タイムボカン」「Infini-T Force」……タツノコプロ創立55年の軌跡をたどる特別展が開催中!" ["Hakushon Daimaou", "Time Bokan", "Infini-T Force"...A special exhibition tracing the history of Tatsunoko Production's founding 55 years is currently being held!]. GetNavi (in Japanese). ONE PUBLISHING Co., Ltd. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Sudo, Tadashi (December 27, 2018). "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]]. Sankei News (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. Retrieved May 1, 2024.