History Trivia / TakashiYanase

* CrossDressingVoices: The main protagonists for the animated versions of ''Chirin no Suzu'' (Baby Chirin), ''Bara no Hana to Joe'' (Joe), and ''Yasashii Lion'' (Buru-Buru as a cub) are all voiced by women.

* SelfAdaptation: He was the director for the 1977 animated short ''The Rose Flower and Joe'' (バラの花とジョー, ''Bara no Hana to Joe'') by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]]. He even made illustrations for Joe's imagination sequence in the short. Yanase also directed the 1970 adaptation of ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion'') where he worked on the artwork for the short and writing lyrics for every song in the film.

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books and [[Anime/TheRoseFlowerAndJoe animated adaptations]] never gained an international release. For the longest time, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation's]] adaptation of ''Chirin no Suzu'' was his only work that was able to gain an international release. Until the [[Franchise/{{Anpanman}} Anpanman series]] [[LateExportForYou finally hit the Western market in 2020]].

* SelfAdaptation: He was the director for the 1977 animated short ''The Rose Flower and Joe'' (バラの花とジョー, ''Bara no Hana to Joe'') by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]]. He even made illustrations for Joe's imagination sequence in the short. Yanase also wrote the lyrics for every song and music for the 1970 adaptation of his children's book ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion'') by Creator/MushiProductions.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Originally the animated version of ''Yasashii Lion'' was planned as an AnimatedMusical. However [[Creator/OsamuTezuka Tezuka]] decided to only include a couple songs in order to be respectful to the source material.

* SelfAdaptation: He was the director for the 1977 animated short ''The Rose Flower and Joe'' (バラの花とジョー, ''Bara no Hana to Joe'') by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]]. He even made illustrations for Joe's imagination sequence in the short. Yanase also wrote the lyrics for every song and music for the 1970 adaptation of his children's book ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion'').

* SelfAdaptation: He was the director for the 1977 animated short ''The Rose and Joe'' (バラの花とジョー, ''Bara no Hana to Joe'') by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]]. He even made illustrations for Joe's imagination sequence in the short. Yanase also wrote the lyrics for every song and music for the 1970 adaptation of his children's book ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion'').

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books and animated adaptations never gained an international release. For the longest time, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation's]] adaptation of ''Chirin no Suzu'' was his only work that was able to gain an international release. Until the [[Franchise/{{Anpanman}} Anpanman series]] [[LateExportForYou finally hit the Western market in 2020]].

* ProductionPosse: Throughout the 1970s, Creator/MinoriMatsushima used to be a frequent voice actor for a couple animated adaptations of his works. She voiced an off-screen child interacting with the narrator for ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion''), voiced Joe the Dog in ''Bara no Hana to Joe'' (''The Rose and Joe''), and provided the voice of Young Chirin for the 1978 feature film ''Chirin no Suzu''.

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books and animated adaptations never gained an international release. For the longest time, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation's]] adaptation of ''Chirin no Suzu'' was his only work that was able to gain an international release. Until the [[Franchise/{{Anpanman}} Anpanman series]] [[LateExportForYou hit the Western market in 2020]].

* ProductionPosse: Throughout the 1970s, Creator/MinoriMatsushima used to be a frequent voice actor for a couple animated adaptations of his works. She voiced an off-screen child interacting with the narrator for ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion''), voiced Joe the Dog in ''Bara no Hana to Joe'' (''The Rose and Joe''), and provided the voice of Young Chirin for the 1978 feature film ''Chirin no Suzu''.

* SelfAdaptation: He was the director for the 1977 animated short ''The Rose and Joe'' (バラの花とジョー, ''Bara no Hana to Joe'') by [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation]]. Yanase also wrote the lyrics for every song and music for the 1970 adaptation of his children's book ''Yasashii Lion'' (''The Kindly Lion'').

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books and animated adaptations never gained an international release. For the longest time, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation's]] adaptation of ''Chirin no Suzu'' was the work that was able to gain an international release. Until the [[Franchise/{{Anpanman}} Anpanman series]] [[LateExportForYou hit the Western market in 2020]].

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books never gained an international release. For the longest time, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation's]] adaptation of ''Chirin no Suzu'' was the work that was able to gain an international release. Until the [[Franchise/{{Anpanman}} Anpanman series]] [[LateExportForYou hit the Western market in 2020]].

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books never gained an international release. For the longest time, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} Sanrio Animation's]] adaptation of ''Chirin no Suzu'' was the work that was able to gain an international release, until the [[Franchise/{{Anpanman}} Anpanman series]] [[LateExportForYou hit the Western market in 2020]].

* NoExportForYou: All of his children's books never gained an international release.