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Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd. (but generally referred to as Tatsunoko Pro.[[note]]タツノコプロ[[/note]]) is one of the notable and oldest Japanese animation studios back during the Golden Age of {{Anime}}. Founded in October 19, 1962 by one of the animation pioneers Tatsuo Yoshida along with his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (aka Ippei Kuri), the studio began to produce anime occupying various genres. The name ''Tatsunoko'' even has a [[PunnyName double meaning]], with ''tatsu no ko'' meaning Tatsu's Child (as in Tatsuo's child) and ''tatsunoko'' meaning sea-dragon (which is generally referred to a seahorse), hence the logo.

Over the years, Tatsunoko Pro. has produced many anime, their most historically famous and influential works were generally produced between 1965 and 1985, and slowed down during the late 80's and into the 90's, in which they focused more on [[TheRemake remakes]] and co-worked with other studios and animated shows for other companies. The studio had a very close relationship with Creator/FujiTV for years, with that channel/network airing many of their anime hits, notably ''Anime/SpeedRacer'' and ''Anime/TimeBokan''. Around 2005, Takara bought 40% of the company and became a full subsidiary when Takara merged with [=TOMY=]. They have also worked on a few western cartoons, and even earned a ShoutOut in ''Series/MadMen'', with the studio being contracted to make an anime version of the InUniverse comic strip "Scout's Honor."

Tatsunoko Pro. is notable for starting the career of Creator/YoshitakaAmano, who did the character design of ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}} the Space Knight'', ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'' (original version), ''Anime/HurricanePolymar'', and nearly all of the ''Anime/TimeBokan'' series. Other notables such as Creator/MamoruOshii and Kunihiko Yuyama (director of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'') cut their teeth working on Tatsunoko shows, as did prolific screenwriter Shigeru Yanagawa, who worked in Tatsunoko's planning department during the '70s and would go on to contribute scripts to ''Anime/SailorMoon'' and ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' to name just a few. Many of their employees have gone on to found other Japanese animation studios.

[[folder:List of studios founded by ex-Tatsunoko employees]]
* Creator/ALine (Kazunori Hashimoto)
* Animation 21 (Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koji Sugii, Yoshikazu Tochihira, Seitaro Hara)
* [[Creator/{{AIC}} Artmic]] (Toshimitsu Suzuki)
* Creator/AshiProductions (Toshihiko Sato, Hiroshi Katō)
** Creator/{{Actas}} (Hiroshi Katō)
* AZETA Pictures (Masanori Kobayashi)
* Creator/DesignOfficeMECHAMAN (Kouki Nakamura, Kunio Okawara)
* Creator/DragonProduction (Masatsugu Nagai)
* Green Box (Mitsuo Sato)
* Creator/JCStaff (Tomoyuki Miyata)
* Creator/KinoProduction (Toshio Kinoshita)
* Creator/{{Marix}} (Minoru Mukai)
* Creator/PAWorks (Kenji Horikawa)
* Production AI (Torao Arai)
* Creator/ProductionIG (Mitsuhisa Ishikawa)
** Creator/BeeTrain (Koichi Mashimo, Kenji Horikawa)
* Creator/{{Radix}} (Motoki Ueda)
* Creator/StudioEaster (Junichi Higashi)
* Creator/StudioKorumi (Yasumi Ishida)
* Creator/StudioPierrot (Yuji Nanokawa, Nagayuko Toriumi, Masami Anno)
** Studio Signpost (Yoshikazu Tochihira)
* Studio Targe (Toji Tsuchiya)
* Studio Unicorn (Yoshikazu Tochihara)
* Creator/{{TNK}} (Nagaki Kato)
[[/folder]]

They are also known for making many of the dubbed anime which were thought as standard western kids' cartoons back then in the [=US=] - ''Anime/SpeedRacer'', ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'', ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats'', ''Gatchaman'', ''Anime/TheLittlBits'', ''Anime/{{Superbook}}'' (the original hand-drawn series, not the CGI remake), and probably even more.

In 2010, they animated the ''Hutch the Honeybee'' movie named ''Konchuu Monogatari Mitsubachi Hutch: Yuuki no Melody''. In 2009, they released a LiveActionAdaptation of ''Yatterman'' helmed by cult director Creator/TakashiMiike. They have also faced renewed appreciation in the west due to the appearance of ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' on the Wii, first only to Japan, and then, with the UpdatedRerelease appearing everywhere. They also worked with Takara in the year 2000 to bring the game ''Tatsunoko Fight'' to [=PlayStation=], which premiered the game-exclusive property ''Denka Senkou Volter''.

In 2013, they [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-04/sentai-filmworks-signs-deal-with-tatsunoko-production signed a deal]] with Creator/SentaiFilmworks to have eleven of their shows released in the USA.

The Canipa Effect has produced an Anime Studio Spotlight about Tatsunoko Production. Watch it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEK4JJE7YWQ here]]

Go visit their [[http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/ Japanese]] or [[http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/english/index.html English]] sites for full listing of their works. A near complete list of their credits can be seen on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=286 Anime News Network]].
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!!Selected credits include:

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[[folder: Main ]]

[[index]]
* ''Anime/BeybladeMetalFusion'' (with [=SynergySP=])
** ''Anime/BeybladeShogunSteel'' (with [=SynergySP=])
* ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird'' (with Creator/{{Sunrise}})
* ''Anime/CControl''
* ''Manga/DashKappei''
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' (Intro animations for the PC port and ''Realta Nua'')
* ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose''
* ''Anime/FlyingHouse''
* ''Anime/FuturePoliceUrashiman''
* ''Galactic Patrol Literature/{{Lensman}}'' (with Creator/{{Madhouse}})
* ''Anime/GeneratorGawl''
* ''Anime/GenesisClimberMospeada'' (with [[Creator/{{AIC}} Artmic]])
* ''Gold Lightan, The Gold Warrior''
* ''Manga/HikariNoDensetsu''
* ''Anime/HoneybeeHutch''
* ''Anime/HurricanePolymar''
* ''Advertising/HungryDays'' (Season 1)
* ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''
* ''Anime/JoranThePrincessOfSnowAndBlood'' (Producer; Animation Production by Bakken Record)
* ''Anime/{{Karas}}''
* ''Anime/KerokkoDemetan''
* ''WesternAnimation/LadyLovelyLocks''
* ''Manga/LegendOfHeavenlySphereShurato''
* ''Anime/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteelNorthernWar''
* ''Anime/TheLegendOfSnowWhite''
* ''Anime/TheLittlBits''
* ''Anime/Megazone23'' (with Creator/{{AIC}})
* ''Anime/MokkuOfTheOakTree''
* ''Manga/MuromiSan''
* ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern''
** ''Anime/CasshanRobotHunter'' (with [[Creator/{{AIC}} Artmic]] and Creator/TokyoKids)
** ''Anime/CasshernSins'' (with Creator/{{Madhouse}})
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (with Creator/StudioGainax and Creator/ProductionIG; Tatsunoko holds no rights to the series and it is not listed on their website)
* ''Manga/{{Outlanders}}'' (with AIC)
* ''VideoGame/PrettySeries'' (''Anime/SecretAiPri'' however is animated by Creator/OLMIncorporated, though Creator/DongWooAnimation is still on board and Tatsunoko is still handling CG animation duties)
** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'' (with Creator/{{Bridge}})
*** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmDearMyFuture'' (with Creator/DongWooAnimation)
*** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive''(with Creator/DongWooAnimation)
** ''VideoGame/PriPara'' (with Creator/DongWooAnimation)
** ''Anime/KingOfPrism''
** ''Anime/KirattoPriChan'' (with Creator/DongWooAnimation)
** ''Anime/WacchaPriMagi'' (with Creator/DongWooAnimation)
* ''Anime/ThePriceOfSmiles''
* ''Manga/PrincessResurrection'' (2010 OVA's only, the TV series was produced Creator/{{Madhouse}})
* ''Anime/RedPhotonZillion''
* ''Anime/RobotechIITheSentinels''
* ''Anime/SamuraiPizzaCats''
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman''
* ''Manga/SketDance''
* ''Anime/TheSoulTaker''
** ''Anime/NurseWitchKomugi'' (with Creator/KyotoAnimation and Creator/TMSEntertainment)
* ''Anime/SpeedRacer''
** ''Anime/SpeedRacerX''
* ''Anime/{{Superbook}}''
* ''Anime/SuperDimensionCavalrySouthernCross''
* ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' (with Creator/StudioNue and Creator/{{Artland}})
** ''Anime/MacrossDoYouRememberLove'' (with Creator/StudioNue, Creator/{{Artland}}, and Creator/{{Topcraft}})
* ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}}''
** ''Anime/TekkamanBlade''
* ''Anime/TimeBokan''
** ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}''
** ''Anime/TimePatrolTaiOtasukeman''
** ''Anime/YattermanNight''
** ''Anime/TimeBokan24''
* ''Anime/TransformersGo''
* ''Anime/WakeUpGirls''
* ''Manga/YozakuraQuartet'' (the first season however was animated by Creator/{{Nomad}})
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[[folder: Support ]]

* ''Manga/AChannel'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (Animation Cooperation for TMS, uncredited, staff behind the episode will later go on to find {{Creator/Actas}})[[labelnote:List]]"Quest For The Chaos Emeralds Part 3", aka "Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme"[[/labelnote]]
* ''Anime/{{Aikatsu}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/AKB0048'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (Animation Cooperation for TMS, uncredited, staff behind the episode will later go on to find Actas)[[labelnote:List]]"Taming of The Screwy"[[/labelnote]]
* ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' (In-Between Animation, ''Beyond'')
* ''Literature/{{Another}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' (In-Between Animation, "Working Through The Pain")
* ''Anime/TheBigO'' (Production Assistance)
* ''Manga/BlackButler'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'' (Digital Paint)
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronoPhantasma'' (inbetween animation)
* ''Anime/BloodPlus'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Literature/BodaciousSpacePirates'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' (Key & In-Between Animation; Digital Paint; Production Cooperation)
* ''Manga/CodeBreaker'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/DirtyPair'' (Animation, [=OVAs=])
* ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' (Key Animation)
** ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/ExDriver: The Movie'' (Digital Paint)
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' (Animation, series)
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/GhostHunt'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' (Photography Cooperation)
* ''Anime/HaloLegends'' (In-Between Animation, "The Babysitter")
* ''VideoGame/HardCorpsUprising'' (Animation Support for Creator/Studio4C)
* ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/IdolmasterXenoglossia'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/InuYasha'' (Animation)
* ''Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo'' (In-Between Animation)[[labelnote:List]]"Nishiogikubo", "Three Fallen Witnesses", "Bureau of Proto Society", "Ragnarok"[[/labelnote]]
* ''VideoGame/JeanneDArc'' (In-Between Animation Support)
* ''Manga/KeepYourHandsOffEizouken'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/{{Kurenai}}'' (Key Animation)
* ''Literature/{{Kurozuka}}'' (CGI)
* ''Anime/LupinIII: Anime/GreenVsRed'' (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
* ''Anime/MarsDaybreak'' (Production Cooperation)
* ''Anime/MichikoAndHatchin'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Mutafukaz}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/{{Noein}}'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'' (Animation Cooperation)
* ''Anime/PsychoPass'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Myth/RobinHood'' (TV series and movie for Italy's Mondo TV)
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles'' (Planning)[[note]]animation carried out by Creator/DRMovie[[/note]]
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' (Final Line)
* ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' (Music Production)
* ''Manga/{{Shy}}'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Softenni}}'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/SoulEater'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/SquidGirl'' (2nd Key Animation, second season)
* ''Anime/StarDriver'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/{{Steamboy}}'' (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
* ''Anime/SummerWars'' (Photography)
* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' (Map Graphics Support)
* ''Anime/TariTari'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Manga/TegamiBachiLetterBee'' (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' (CGI; In-Between Animation)
* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''
** ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'' (Finish Animation)
** ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersCombinerWars'' (Animation, for Creator/{{Hasbro}} and Machinima)
*** ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersTitansReturn'' (Animation)
*** ''WebAnimation/TheTransformersPowerOfThePrimes'' (Animation)
* ''Anime/UnGo'' (In-Between Animation)
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