Tatsuo Yoshida
Tatsuo Yoshida was a Japanese writer and manga artist. He's the founder of the Japanese anime studio Tatsunoko Productions.
Works
The Car Acrobatic Team Saga
It's the toughest battle for the nation's top car racing champion as he faces the treacherous Car Acrobatic Team in the Great Alpine Race.
Release Date: 2024-07-15
Department: Writing
Job: Story
Vote Count: 1
Hurricane Polymar
In order to counter the rapidly increasing organized crime, the development of Polymar Suits resumed under the direction of the newly inaugurated police superintendent. But when three of the test version Polymar Suits are stolen, former street fighter and current detective Takeshi Yoroi is tasked with recovering them and the invincible hero Hurricane Polymar is born!
Release Date: 2017-03-13
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 2
Gatchaman
By the year 2050 AD, a mysterious organization called Galactor has occupied half of the Earth and threatens to exterminate the human race. Around the same time, the International Science Organization had uncovered mysterious stones that bear unusual powers. It is said that one person out of approximately eight million is able to harness the power of the stones; they are known as a "Receptor". Dr. Kozaburo Nambu gathers a team of these five lucky Receptors together. Known as the "Gatchaman" team, it is their mission to defeat Galactor.
Release Date: 2013-08-24
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 20
Yatterman
Gan and his girlfriend Ai are mild-mannered toy shop owners by day but, when evil lurks, they transform into superheroes Yatterman 1 & 2. With the help of a dog-shaped robot, Yatterwoof, they take on the Doronbow gang, lead by the sexy Lady Doronjo. Together, they must stop the evil gang from finding the four magical skull pieces that will allow them to control the world!
Release Date: 2009-02-06
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 82
Casshern Sins
After the murder of Luna, the robot society that rules the planet starts to rust and decay. Death and despair spread through the land like wildfire. The only one unaffected by the affliction that becomes known as "The Ruin" is Luna's assassin, Casshern. Unable to remember if he really triggered this capital sin against the entire mechanized civilization, Casshern embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery that connects him, Luna, and the plague.
Release Date: 2008-10-01
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Episode Count: 24
Vote Count: 31
Speed Racer
Speed Racer is a young and brilliant racing driver. When corruption in the racing leagues costs his brother his life, Speed must team up with the police and the mysterious Racer X to bring an end to the corruption and criminal activities.
Release Date: 2008-05-07
Department: Writing
Job: Original Series Creator
Vote Count: 1579
Speed Racer: The Next Generation
Speed Racer: The Next Generation is an American animated television series based on the classic Japanese Speed Racer franchise, in which the internal events take place decades after those in the 1967 Japanese series. It is the fourth television adaptation of the franchise, and is executive produced by Lions Gate Entertainment, Larry Schwarz, and Ken Katsumoto. It is the first Nicktoon not to be based on an original property. Animation Collective produced the series, while the Flash character animation was handled by the now-defunct Collideascope Studios as their very last project. The last episode of Season 1 features the voice of NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon, who plays Turbo McCalister. This series was partly made to promote the live-action film, and the pilot movie premiered on Nicktoons Network on May 2, 2008, a week before the feature film adaptation was released in theatres. However, both projects were produced independently from one another and featured different generations of "Speed Racers", though both featured a Mach 6. Five three-part specials aired on Nickelodeon from March 14, 2009 to April 11, 2009. A second season began airing on March 24, 2011. The animation, layout, and 3D effects were outsourced to Toonz Entertainment in India for this season. After his death, Peter Fernandez's roles were replaced by Greg Abbey.
Release Date: 2008-05-02
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 6
Casshern
Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.
Release Date: 2004-04-24
Department: Writing
Job: Characters
Vote Count: 244
Tekkaman Blade: Missing Link
Missing Link, deals with the events between Tekkaman Blade and Tekkaman Blade II, including the second Radam war, Aki's transformation into the Red Tekkaman, the Tekkaman Rebellion of Prague, and Blade's restoration.
Release Date: 1999-11-30
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 1
Mach GoGoGo
Speed Racer X, known in Japan as Mach GoGoGo (マッハGoGoGo, Mahha GōGōGō) and sometimes referred to as New Mach GoGoGo (新・マッハGoGoGo, Shin Mahha GōGōGō), is a 1997 remake of the original 1967 series Speed Racer by Tatsunoko Production, the original producers. The show originally aired in Japan in 1997 on TV Tokyo and lasted only 34 episodes of a planned 52. Following the footsteps of his brother, who was apparently killed in a race accident, Go Hibiki races the competition in the Mach 5—a special race car built by his father.
Release Date: 1997-01-09
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Episode Count: 34
Vote Count: 2
Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood
Takeshi is a young man who receives the Polymar helmet to fight the vicious Pluto army. Given incredible abilities, he now fights for justice as Hurricane Polymar. This is a darker reboot of the original superhero anime of the same name.
Release Date: 1996-09-21
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 3
Gatchaman OVA
An enormous dragon-shaped warship decimates a city with plasma beams and giant robotic arms. Its target is the Mantel Plan, a network unifying the world's energy resources. As the sinister ship heads for its next target a team of specialists rise to the rescue: the Gatchaman. Piloting their ship, the Phoenix, the Gatchaman launch a counterattack. Once inside the enemy ship they come face to face with the Galactor's entire army of assassins.
Release Date: 1994-10-01
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Vote Count: 5
Time Bokan: Royal Revival
The villainous casts of the original Time-Bokan series compete to win the right to appear in this program, daring to employ all their mean, make-shift and frivolous tricks. The winners get to display their idiotic, yet appealing performances in the mystic Tatsunokon Kingdom program.
Release Date: 1993-11-26
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Episode Count: 14
Speed Racer: The Movie
One of the first examples of Japanese anime to find a significant audience in the United States, Speed Racer was an animated television series whose bold graphic style, fast-paced action, and curious English-language dubbing won a cult following in America. Despite its title, Speed Racer: The Movie is actually a short feature cobbled together from two vintage episodes of the original TV show.
Release Date: 1992-06-02
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Vote Count: 5
Muteking, The Dashing Warrior
Muteking, The Dashing Warrior is a retro anime series from the 1980s blending action, comedy, and sci-fi in a colorful, lighthearted narrative. The story follows Rin Yuki, a young boy who transforms into the superhero Muteking, with the help of his alien companion, Takoro. Together, they fight against the mischievous Kurodako Brothers, who are constantly hatching bizarre and often absurd plans to take over the world. From food-related schemes to mind-control through music, every episode is a new adventure where Muteking must use his unique abilities, including roller-skating and music, to save the day.
Release Date: 1980-09-07
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 2
Toshi gordian
Release Date: 1980-05-07
Department: Writing
Job: Author
Zenderman
Dr Monja is a scientist, who is curious about the nature of the legendary "Elixir of Life" which grants the user eternal lifetimes and forever youth. He built a device called the "Time Tunnel" in order to let a team of youngsters to start a quest down the timeline and various spaces to find an exact answer. The Akudama Trio, however, is also seemingly after exactly the same thing. Who will get it first?
Release Date: 1979-02-03
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
Battle of the Planets
G-Force, a five-member superhero team, fights to defend Earth and its space colonies from the threat of the planet Spectra.
Release Date: 1978-09-18
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 31
Gatchaman: The Movie
Five young superhero ninja employed by the International Science Organization oppose an international terrorist organization of technologically advanced villains who are trying to control Earth's natural resources.
Release Date: 1978-07-14
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Vote Count: 3
Temple the Balloonist
Temple is a lovely girl who enjoys music. One day she climbs on board a balloon and is excited by the aerial journey, until she realizes she's drifting away from her home. While she's distraught, she is encouraged by a drummer boy and animals who play music for her and help her find her way back home.
Release Date: 1977-10-01
Department: Writing
Job: Original Story
Episode Count: 26
Homerun Kanta
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. The series was released in two DVD box sets in January 2010.
Release Date: 1977-09-18
Department: Writing
Job: Original Story
Episode Count: 53
Time Bokan Series: Yatterman
The Yatterman duo and an evil trio led by the beautiful Florina engage in a struggle to obtain the Skull Stone—which is said to reveal the location of a gold mine. The trio seem to constantly have the upper hand, but are always foiled by Yatterman, who are able to stop their evil schemes.
Release Date: 1977-01-01
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 6
Paul's Miraculous Adventure
Paul is a young boy whose friend Nina is kidnapped by Belt Satan, the demonic ruler of another world. He daringly goes on a mission to rescue his friend. Pakkun, a plush doll with magic powers, aids him as they plunge into Belt Satan's dimension of living toys. Paul's journey is beset by many difficulties, but he also encounters a variety of delightful wonders.
Release Date: 1976-10-03
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 50
Gowappā Faibu Gōdamu
Release Date: 1976-04-04
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
Time Bokan
While experimenting with his time-travel machine, Dr. Kieta becomes lost in an unknown era. So his assistant and his daughter set out in space in a time machine to search for the missing doctor. But they must also try to defeat an evil group trying to steal the precious Dinamond jewel, which possesses the only clue to the doctor's location.
Release Date: 1975-10-04
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Episode Count: 61
Vote Count: 3
宇宙
Release Date: 1975-07-02
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
Graveyard of Honor
A self-destructive man becomes a powerful member of the Japanese mafia but quickly loses his self control. Based on the true story of Rikio Ishikawa.
Release Date: 1975-02-15
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 47
Hurricane Polymar
Onigawara, the director of the International Secret Police Agency, looked forward to making Takeshi a top-notch criminal investigator. Takeshi was given training, which turned him into an all-around sportsman as well as martial arts expert. However, Takeshi's attitude toward crime-fighting was so incompatible with Onigawara's, that he disowned him. For a while Takeshi investigated crime alone; then he became a private detective's assistant and general handyman. Secretly, however, Takeshi obtained from a scientist a new artificial polymer, polymet, that was far stronger than steel. With this polymet Takeshi transformed himself into Hurricane Polymar, an invincible costumed hero.
Release Date: 1974-10-04
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Character Designer
Episode Count: 26
Vote Count: 6
Casshan
Dr. Azuma creates robots to benefit mankind, but they unexpectedly rebel and begin to destroy everything in their paths. To deal with the catastrophe, Dr. Azuma's son volunteers to become a human robot, even though he knows he will never be able to return to human form again. He confronts this grave situation to ensure a bright future for all humans.
Release Date: 1973-10-02
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Character Designer
Episode Count: 35
Vote Count: 7
Kerokko Demetan
A poor young frog living in Rainbow Pond with his mother and father (a toymaker), who becomes friends with a popular and sweet girl frog named Ranatan, despite the differences in their social standings: Ranatan is the daughter of the leader of Rainbow Pond, while Demetan and his parents are tree frogs, which make them automatic outcasts in the community. Together, Demetan and Ranatan enjoy many adventures.
Release Date: 1973-01-02
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 3
Tamagon the Counselor
Tamagon the Counselor, also known as Eggzavier the Eggasaurus, is a Japanese anime television series created by Tatsunoko Production. Tatsunoko's description of the series reads as follows: "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 being chased by his irate clients. Short as it is, this program is full of lively laughs and humor."
Release Date: 1972-10-05
Department: Writing
Job: Original Story
Episode Count: 195
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman is a five-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions. It is also known by the abbreviated name Gatchaman. The original series, produced in 1972, was eponymously named Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman and is most well known to the English-speaking world as the adaptation titled Battle of the Planets. The series received additional English adaptations with G-Force: Guardians of Space and ADV Films' uncut 2005 release. Tatsunoko also uses the official translation Science Commando Gatchaman, as shown in numerous related products and media. Because the English-language versions are notoriously inconsistent not only with one another but also with the original Japanese series, viewers most familiar with the English versions often experience some confusion upon re-examining the series after a long hiatus. The original 1972 Kagaku Ninja Tai Gatchaman series was followed by an animated film, two sequel series, Gatchaman II, and Gatchaman Fighter. In the 90's, episodes from both series were dubbed into English by Saban as Eagle Riders. In 1994, the original series was remade as a condensed OVA series.
Release Date: 1972-10-01
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 80
Pinocchio: The Series
Mokku of the Oak Tree, also known as Mokku Woody the Oak Tree, or Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio in the United States, is a 52 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972. The story is based on the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Unlike the more cheerful lighter tones of the Disney Version and Nippon Animation's version Piccolino no Bōken, this series has a distinctly sadistic darker theme and portrays the main character, Pinocchio, as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents.
Release Date: 1972-01-04
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 52
Vote Count: 8
Decision
Release Date: 1971-04-03
Department: Visual Effects
Job: Character Designer
Episode Count: 25
Vote Count: 1
The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee
Raised since his birth by his aunt, the little Hutchi will learn one day that he is actually the son of the queen of bees, who disappeared shortly before giving birth. The orphaned Prince then sets out to find his mother, wherever she is, and goes on an adventure. He will take notice of a hostile and dangerous environment and face many joys and sorrows, and face a thousand dangers while discovering the life around him.
Release Date: 1970-04-07
Department: Writing
Job: Original Story
Episode Count: 91
Vote Count: 5
The Genie Family
An old bottle has found its way into the household of a modern family, which consists of a boy named Kan and his parents. A genie, Hakushon, and his daughter, Akubi, reside inside it. When Kan finds the bottle, he discovers that a sneeze summons Hakushon and he must grant the wish of whoever sneezed, while a yawn summons Akubi and she must do the same for whoever yawned. Getting wishes granted by either genie may not be a good thing, for Hakushon messes them up due to his own extreme clumsiness, while the more capable Akubi likes to cause mischief by twisting their words and meanings so that something bad happens.
Release Date: 1969-10-05
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 4
Judo Boy
Sanshiro, a teenage martial artist, trains in the Kurenai School of Jiujitsu and searches for his father's killer. Accompanying Sanshiro is an orphaned boy named Kenbo and his pet dog Boke. Sanshiro's only clue to his father's murderer is a glass eye left on the scene of the crime, suggesting that his father's murderer was one-eyed.
Release Date: 1969-04-02
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 4
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.
Release Date: 1968-10-02
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 1
Speed Racer
Teenager Speed Racer aspires to be the world's best race-car champion with the help of his friends, family and his father's high-tech race-car, the Mach 5.
Release Date: 1967-09-23
Department: Writing
Job: Comic Book
Episode Count: 52
Vote Count: 117
Space Ace
Space Ace is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuo Yoshida and serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Book magazine from June 1964 to May 1966. It was adapted into an anime television series by Tatsunoko Production and aired on Fuji TV from May 8, 1965 to April 28, 1966.
Release Date: 1965-05-08
Department: Writing
Job: Original Story
Episode Count: 52