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{{Infobox company
| name = Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd.
| logo = Tatsunoko 2016 logo English.png
| logo_caption = Tatsunoko's current English logo
| image = Tatsunoko 2016 logo.png
| image_caption = Tatsunoko's current Japanese logo
| native_name = '''株式会社タツノコプロ'''<br>
                <small>(formerly spelled as 竜の子プロダクション)</small>
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Tatsunoko Puro
| former_name = Tatsunoko Productions Co, Ltd. <small>(1962–2013)</small>
| type = [[Finance:Kabushiki gaisha|Kabushiki gaisha]]
| founded = {{start date and age|1962|10|19}}<ref name="tatsunoko1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tatsunoko.co.jp/english/index.html|title=Tatsunoko Pro |publisher=Tatsunoko.co.jp|access-date=2016-01-07}}</ref>
| founder = Tatsuo Yoshida<br />Kenji Yoshida<br />Ippei Kuri
| hq_location = Musashino, [[Place:Tokyo|Tokyo]], Japan
| key_people = Kyou Itou<br>{{small|(President and CEO)}}
| products = Anime
| owner = Nippon TV (54.3%)<br />[[Company:Tomy|Tomy]] (20.0%)<br />Horipro (13.5%)<br />Production I.G (11.2%)
| num_employees = 70<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tatsunoko.co.jp/company|title = タツノコプロ &#124; 会社概要}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2022
| divisions = I.G Tatsunoko <small>(1987–1993)</small>
| website = {{url|tatsunoko.co.jp/english}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社タツノコプロ|Kabushiki gaisha Tatsunoko Puro}}{{efn|Formerly written ''{{nihongo||株式会社竜の子プロダクション|Kabushiki gaisha Tatsunoko Purodakushon}}'', 1962–2013}} and often shortened to '''{{nihongo|Tatsunoko Pro|タツノコプロ|Tatsunoko Puro}}''', is a Japanese [[Engineering:Animation|animation]] company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "[[Unsolved:Chinese dragon|sea dragon]]", the inspiration for its [[Biology:Seahorse|seahorse]] logo.<ref name="cbr"/><ref>{{cite news|last1=Macias|first1=Patrick|title='Speed Racer': drawing on an anime legend |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2008/07/03/culture/speed-racer-drawing-on-an-anime-legend/#.WeC5nY2WzIU|access-date=2008-08-06|work=The Japan Times|date=2008-07-03}}</ref> Tatsunoko's headquarters are in Musashino, Tokyo.<ref name="tatsunoko1"/>

== History ==
The studio was founded in October 1962 by mangaka and anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida and his brothers Kenji and Toyoharu (better known by his pen name "Ippei Kuri").<ref name="cbr">{{cite web|author=Jorge Khoury |url=http://www.cbr.com/264222-2/ |title=GATCHAMAN! The story of Tatsuo Yoshida and his greatest creation |website=Comic Book Resources |date=2008-05-11 |access-date=2017-01-15}}</ref>
 
The studio's first production was the 1965 TV series ''Space Ace''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Since then many figures in the anime industry have worked with Tatsunoko, including Mizuho Nishikubo, Hiroshi Sasagawa, Koichi Mashimo, Katsuhisa Yamada, Hideaki Anno (Tatsunoko provided animation work on the ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' TV series), and Kazuo Yamazaki.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}} Sasagawa is notable for bringing his fondness for comedy animation to the forefront in Tatsunoko series such as the ''Time Bokan'' (1975) franchise.<ref>{{cite web|author=Chris Feldman|url=http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=anime&article_no=3364|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201150128/http://mag.awn.com/index.php?ltype=Columns&column=anime&article_no=3364|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-12-01|title=Anime Reviews: Stand Alone with Bokan & The Third|website=Animation World Network|date=2007-08-02|access-date=2013-10-02}}</ref> The company later licensed ''Macross'' to Harmony Gold, who then produced ''Robotech''.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

Takara acquired Tatsunoko on June 3, 2005 after purchasing an 88 percent stake and made the company a subsidiary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Takara acquires animation studio|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/07/03/national/takara-acquires-animation-studio/#.WeC6N42WzIV|access-date=2015-12-17|work=The Japan Times|date=2005-07-03}}</ref> Production I.G was established in 1987 as I.G. Tatsunoko, a branch for the production of ''Zillion'' led by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2007/12/28/ig/index.html|title=石川社長が20年を語る 「プロダクション I.G 創立20周年記念展」開催中|website=mycom.co.jp|date=2007-12-28|access-date=2008-06-20|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080606051254/http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/2007/12/28/ig/index.html|archive-date=2008-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = http://codezine.jp/careerup/article/aid/2110.aspx|title=第25回 株式会社プロダクション I.G代表取締役社長 石川光久-その２-悔しさから独立、フリーに |website=CodeZine|date=2008-02-08|access-date=2008-06-20|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080630020352/http://codezine.jp/careerup/article/aid/2110.aspx|archive-date=2008-06-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url =http://www.productionig.com/contents/people/2005/11/studio_2_part_0.html|title =Studio 2 Part 01: Kazuchika Kise and the birth of Studio 2|website =Production I.G |access-date=2008-06-20}}</ref>

In 2009, Tatsunoko announced that it would collaborate with Marvel Comics on a joint television project and other ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-24/report/tatsunoko-marvel-aim-for-joint-tv-anime-in-3-years |title=Report: Tatsunoko, Marvel Aim for Joint TV Anime in 3 Years |website=Anime News Network |date=2009-02-24 |access-date=2013-10-02}}</ref> IG Port announced on June 2, 2010 that its subsidiary, Production I.G, had purchased an 11.2 percent stake in Tatsunoko. Production I.G president Mitsuhisa Ishikawa became a part-time director of the studio.<ref>{{cite news|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-02/production-i.g-to-acquire-11.2-percent-stake-in-tatsunoko |title=Production I.G to Acquire 11.2% Stake in Tatsunoko|website=Anime News Network |date=2010-06-01 |access-date=2010-06-04}}</ref>

Talent agency Horipro announced on February 23, 2013 that it had acquired a 13.5 percent stake in Tatsunoko.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-12/horipro-agency-acquires-stake-in-anime-studio-tatsunoko |title=HoriPro Agency Acquires Stake in Anime Studio Tatsunoko&nbsp;– News |website=Anime News Network |date=2013-02-12 |access-date=2013-10-02}}</ref> At Anime Expo 2013, Sentai Filmworks announced a deal to license and release some of Tatsunoko's titles, including ''Gatchaman'' and ''Casshan''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ressler|first=Karen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-04/sentai-filmworks-signs-deal-with-tatsunoko-production |title=Sentai Filmworks Signs Deal with Tatsunoko Production (Updated) - News |website=Anime News Network |date=2013-07-04 |access-date=2013-10-02}}</ref> Nippon TV announced on January 29, 2014 that it had purchased a 54.3 percent stake in Tatsunoko and adopted the company as its subsidiary.<ref>{{cite news|title=NTV Buys 54.3% Stake in Anime Studio Tatsunoko Production|website=Anime News Network|date=2014-01-29|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-29/nikkei/ntv-aims-to-buy-anime-studio-tatsunoko-production|access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tomy to sell Tatsunoko Production to TV station|website=Nikkei|date=2014-01-29|url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Tomy-to-sell-Tatsunoko-Production-to-TV-station|access-date=2015-01-09|archive-date=2015-01-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110013210/http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Tomy-to-sell-Tatsunoko-Production-to-TV-station|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nippon TV Acquires Shares of TATSUNOKO PRODUCTION Co., Ltd.|website=Nippon TV|date=2014-01-29|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/english/pressrelease/20140129.html|access-date=2014-02-14}}</ref>

In 2017, two short films titled ''Pandora to Akubi'' were released. These were the first works produced under Tatsunoko's "'''Bakken Record'''" label, which was officially established in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bakken-record.jp/about|title= ABOUT|website= Bakken Record|language= Japanese|accessdate= November 26, 2021}}</ref>

===Representative directors===
*Tatsuo Yoshida (1962–1977)
*Kenji Yoshida (1977–1987)
*Ippei Kuri (1987–2005)
*Kouki Narushima (2005–2010)
*Keita Satou (2010–2012)
*Shuuichirou Tanaka (2012–2014)<ref>[https://www.animeanime.biz/archives/11041/122271 タツノコプロ 新社長に田中修一郎氏 タカラトミー発表] アニメ!アニメ!ビズ 2012年2月27日</ref>
*Yuuzou Kuwahara (2014–2019)
*Daisuke Kadoya (2019–2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tatsunoko.co.jp/company|title=タツノコプロ {{!}} 会社概要|date=2019-06-01|accessdate=2022-06-05|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626030112/https://tatsunoko.co.jp/company|archivedate=2019-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://animationbusiness.info/archives/8160|title=日本動画協会の新会員にMAHO FILMなど3社|date=2019-07-14|accessdate=2022-06-05}}</ref>
*Kyou Itou (2022–present)<ref name="company_202206">{{Cite web|url=https://tatsunoko.co.jp/company|title=タツノコプロ │ 会社概要|date=2022-06-01|accessdate=2022-06-05|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605095654/https://tatsunoko.co.jp/company|archivedate=2022-06-05}}</ref>

== Main productions ==
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=== 1960s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Series director !! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes
|-
| ''Space Ace'' (Uchuu Ace) 
|rowspan="3" | Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|May 8, 1965 – April 28, 1966
|Tatsunoko's first ever animated TV serial; adapted from the original manga by Tatsuo Yoshida that was serialized in [[Company:Shueisha|Shueisha]]'s ''Shonen Book'' magazine
|-
| ''Mach GoGoGo (Speed Racer)'' (original)
|Fuji TV 
|April 2, 1967 – March 31, 1968
|Tatsunoko's first animated TV serial to be produced in color; adapted from the original manga by Tatsuo Yoshida that was serialized in Shueisha's ''Shonen Book'' magazine
|-
| ''Oraa Guzura Dado'' (original) 
|Fuji TV 
|October 7, 1967 – September 25, 1968
|
|-
| ''Dokachin the Primitive Boy'' (or simply, "Dokachin") 
|Seitarō Hara, Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 2, 1968 – March 26, 1969
|
|-
| ''Kurenai Sanshiro''
|Ippei Kuri
|Fuji TV 
|April 2 – September 24, 1969
|Adapted from two manga serials by Tatsuo Yoshida that were serialized in Shueisha's ''Shonen Book'' from 1961 to 1962, and Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shonen Sunday'' and Shueisha's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' from 1968 to 1969
|-
| ''Hakushon Daimaō''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 5, 1969 – September 27, 1970
|Adapted into ''Bob in a Bottle'' by Saban Entertainment in 1992
|}

=== 1970s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|-
! Title 
!Series director!! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes 
|-
| ''Honeybee Hutch'' (''Mitsubachi Monogatari Minashigo Hacchi'' and ''La Abeja Hutch'')
|Ippei Kuri
|Fuji TV
|April 7, 1970 – September 8, 1971
|
|-
| ''Inakappe Taishō''
|rowspan="2" | Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 4, 1970 – September 24, 1972
|Adapted from the manga by Noboru Kawasaki, which was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Gakkushu Zasshi'' educational magazines for Japanese schoolchildren 
|-
| ''Kabatotto''
|Fuji TV
|January 1, 1971 – September 30, 1972
|
|-
| ''Animentari Ketsudan'' 
|Ippei Kuri
|Nippon TV
|April 3 – September 25, 1971
|Dramatic adaptation of the [[Place:Empire of Japan|Japanese Empire]]'s role in the [[Social:World War II|Second World War]]
|-
| ''[[Biology:Pinocchio: The Series|Mokku of the Oak Tree]]''
|Seitaro Hara
|Fuji TV
|January 4, 1972 – January 1, 1973
|Adaptation of Italian novelist Carlo Collodi's 1881 novel, ''[[Biology:The Adventures of Pinocchio|The Adventures of Pinocchio]]''
|-
| ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''
|Hisayuki Toriumi
|Fuji TV
|October 1, 1972 – September 29, 1974
|Adapted for western audiences by Sandy Frank Entertainment into ''Battle of the Planets'' in 1978, by Sandy Frank and Turner Entertainment into ''G-Force: Guardians of Space'' in 1986, and by Saban Entertainment into ''Eagle Riders'' in 1996
|-
| ''Tamagon the Counselor''
|rowspan="3" | Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|1972 – 1973
|
|-
| ''Kerokko Demetan''
|Fuji TV
|January 2 – September 25, 1973
|Adapted for western audiences by Harmony Gold USA as an animated film ''The Brave Frog'' in 1985
|-
| ''Neo Human Casshan''
|Fuji TV
|October 2, 1973 – June 25, 1974
|A notable source of inspiration for Keiji Inafune who went on to be the artistic director for the ''[[Software:Mega Man|Mega Man]]'' franchise for [[Company:Capcom|Capcom]]{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
|-
| ''New Honeybee Hutch''
|Seitaro Hara
|NET
|April 4 – September 27, 1974
|Sequel to 1970's ''Honeybee Hutch''
|-
| ''Hurricane Polymar''
|Hisayuki Toriumi
|NET
|October 4, 1974 – March 28, 1975
|
|-
| ''Tentomushi no Uta''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 6, 1974 – September 26, 1976
|Adapted from Noboru Kawasaki's manga of the same name that was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Gakkushu Zasshi'' educational magazines from 1973 to 1975
|-
| ''Space Knight Tekkaman''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa, Hisayuki Toriumi
|NET
|July 2 – December 24, 1975
|
|-
| ''Time Bokan''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 4, 1975 – December 25, 1976
|First entry in Tatsunoko's ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''Gowappa 5 Gōdam''
|Hisayuki Toriumi
|ABC
|April 4 – December 29, 1976
|
|-
| ''Paul's Miraculous Adventure''
|rowspan="3" | Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 3, 1976 – September 11, 1977
|
|-
| ''The Time Bokan Series: Yatterman''
|Fuji TV
|January 1, 1977 – January 27, 1979
|Second installment of the ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''Ippatsu Kanta-kun''
|Fuji TV
|September 18, 1977 – September 24, 1978
|First of Tatsuo Yoshida's original works to be produced posthumously; he died of [[Medicine:Liver cancer|liver cancer]] on September 5, 1977, 13 days before the first episode aired
|-
| ''Temple the Balloonist''
|rowspan="2" | Seitaro Hara
|Fuji TV
|October 1, 1977 – March 25, 1978
|Second and last of Tatsuo Yoshida's original works to be produced posthumously
|-
| ''{{ill|Tobidase! Machine Hiryuu|ja|とびだせ!マシーン飛竜}}'' 
|Tokyo Channel 12
|October 5, 1977 – March 29, 1978
|First and only one of Tatsunoko's original works to be co-produced with Toei Animation, one of their rivals within the anime industry
|-
| ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II''
|Hisayuki Toriumi, Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|October 1, 1978 – September 23, 1979
|Sequel to 1972's ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''; adapted into ''Eagle Riders'' by Saban Entertainment in 1996; First of Tatsunoko's works to be produced by Kenji Yoshida
|-
| ''The Time Bokan Series: Zenderman''
|rowspan="2" | Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|February 3, 1979 – January 26, 1980
|Third installment of the ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''Lupin the Thief: Enigma of the 813''
|Fuji TV
|May 5, 1979
|Made-for-TV anime film; loosely adapted from Maurice Leblanc's ''813''
|-
| ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman Fighter''
|Hisayuki Toriumi
|Fuji TV
|October 7, 1979 – August 31, 1980
|Direct sequel to 1978's ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II''; final installment in the ''Gatchaman'' franchise until 1994 OVA
|-
| ''Gordian the Warrior''
|Masamune Ochiai, Kunihiko Okazaki
|Tokyo Channel 12
|October 7, 1979 – February 27, 1981
|
|-
| ''Ashinaga Ojisan''
|???
|Fuji TV
|October 10, 1979
|TV special; adapted from Jean Webster's 1912 novel, ''Daddy-Long-Legs''
|}

=== 1980s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Series director !! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes
|-
| ''Cheerful Dwarves of the Forest: Belfy and Lillibit''
|Masayuki Hayashi
|Tokyo 12 Broadcasting
|January 7 – July 7, 1980
| Adapted by Saban Entertainment into ''The Littl' Bits'', which ran on the Nick Jr. Channel from 1991 to 1995
|-
| ''The Time Bokan Series: Time Patrol Team Otasukeman''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|February 2, 1980 – January 31, 1981
|Fourth installment of the ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''Dashing Warrior Muteking''
|Seitaro Hara
|Fuji TV
|September 7, 1980 – September 27, 1981
| 
|-
| ''The Great Navy War: 20,000 Miles of Love''
|Ippei Kuri
|Nippon TV
|January 3, 1981
|Made-for-TV anime film; loosely adapted from Jules Verne's ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'', Adapted into English by Harmony Gold as simply ''Undersea Encounter''
|-
| ''The Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|February 7, 1981 – February 6, 1982
|Fifth installment of the ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''Golden Warrior Gold Lightan''
|Kōichi Mashimo
|Tokyo 12 Broadcasting
|March 1, 1981 – February 18, 1982
|
|-
| ''Dash Kappei''
|Masayuki Hayashi, Seitaro Hara
|Fuji TV
|October 4, 1981 – December 26, 1982
|Adapted from the manga by Noboru Rokuda, which was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shonen Sunday'' manga magazine from November 1979 to November 1982
|-
| ''The Time Bokan Series: Gyakuten! Ippatsuman''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|February 13, 1982 – March 26, 1983
|Sixth installment of the ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman''
|Kōichi Mashimo
|Fuji TV
|January 9 – December 24, 1983
|Adapted from the manga by Hirohisa Soda and Noboru Akashi, which was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Weekly Shonen Champion'' manga magazines
|-
| ''The Time Bokan Series: Itadakiman''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Fuji TV
|April 9 – September 24, 1983
|Seventh and final installment of the ''Time Bokan Series''; returned briefly in 1993 as an OVA titled ''Royal Revival''; resumed in 2000 with ''Kaito Kiramekiman''
|-
| ''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA''
|Katsuhisa Yamada
|Fuji TV
|October 2, 1983 – March 23, 1984
|Adapted by Harmony Gold USA as ''Robotech: The New Generation'' in 1985, co-production with Artmic
|-
| ''Starzan S''
|Hidehito Ueda
|Fuji TV
|January 7 – August 25, 1984
|Adapted from an original concept by Hiroshi Sasagawa
|-
| ''Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross''
|Yasuo Hasegawa
|MBS
|April 15 – September 30, 1984
|Adapted by Harmony Gold USA into ''Robotech: The Masters'' in 1985
|-
| ''Yoroshiku Mechadoc''
|Hidehito Ueda
|Fuji TV
|September 1, 1984 – March 30, 1985
|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Ryuji Tsugihara, which was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' manga magazine from November 1982 to March 1985
|-
| ''Fire of Alpen Rose: Judy and Randy''
|Hidehito Ueda
|Fuji TV
|April 6 – October 5, 1985
|Adapted from the manga, ''Alpen Rose'', by Michiyo Akaishi, which was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Ciao'' manga magazine for female readers from April 1983 to May 1986
|-
| ''Showa Era Idiot Story Book: Most Refined''
|Hidehito Ueda
|TV Asahi
|October 7, 1985 – March 24, 1986
|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Yuu Azuki, which was serialized in Shueisha's ''Margaret'' manga magazine for female readers from 1985 to 1987
|-
| ''Shonen Jump Special: Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|Anime Film; Shown at 1985 Shonen Jump Film Festival
|November 23, 1985
|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Osamu Akimoto, which was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' manga magazine from October 1976 to September 2016; presented as a double feature with ''Shonen Jump Special: Kimagure Orange Road'', which was animated by Studio Pierrot 
|-
| ''The Legend of Hikari''
|Tomomi Mochizuki
|ABC
|May 3 – September 20, 1986
|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Izumi Aso, which was serialized in Shueisha's ''Ribon'' manga magazine for female readers from 1985 to December 1988
|-
| ''Doteraman''
|Shinya Sadamitsu
|NTV
|October 14, 1986 – February 24, 1987
|Tatsunoko's first TV anime to be broadcast on NTV in 15 years since ''Animentary Ketsudan''
|-
| ''Red Photon Zillion''
|Mizuho Nishikubo
|NTV
|April 12 – December 13, 1987
|After the production of the anime, Tatsunoko Production and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the producer of Zillion, established IG Tatsunoko (which later became Production I.G) to obstruct the dispersing of the excellent staffs of Tatsunoko branch which had done actual production. Therefore, Zillion is considered to be Production I.G's first work. Also co-produced by [[Company:Sega|Sega]], which had a fine relationship with Tatsunoko until they purchased rival studio TMS in 1992.
|-
| ''Oraa Guzura Dado''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|TV Tokyo
|October 12, 1987 – September 20, 1988
|Color remake of the 1967 series
|-
| ''Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato''
|Mizuho Nishikubo
|TV Tokyo
|April 6, 1989 – January 18, 1990
|Adapted from the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Kawamoto, which was serialized in Shonen Gahosha's ''Shonen King'' manga magazine from February to September 1988
|-
| ''Konchū Monogatari: Minashigo Hutch''
|Iku Suzuki
|NTV
|July 21, 1989 – August 31, 1990
|Modern remake of the 1970 anime ''Honeybee Hutch''
|}

=== 1990s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Series director !! Broadcast network(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Software:Kyatto Ninden Teyandee|Kyatto Ninden Teyandee]]''
|Kunitoshi Okajima
|TV Tokyo
|February 1, 1990 – February 12, 1991
|Adapted into English by Saban Entertainment as ''Samurai Pizza Cats'' in 1991; a Sequel series known as ''Kyatto Keisatsu Beranmee'' (or ''Crime Stoppin' Cats'') was planned, but was mysteriously cancelled for unknown reasons{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
|-
| ''The Great Adventure of Robin Hood''
|Kōichi Mashimo
|NHK
|July 29, 1990 – October 28, 1992
|Adapted from the English folktale ''Robin Hood''; also Tatsunoko's first anime to be broadcast on the government-owned NHK network{{Original research inline|date=March 2017}}
|-
| ''Shurato: Dark Genesis''
|Yoshihisa Matsumoto
|OVA
|August 1991 – March 1992
|Sequel to ''Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato''
|-
| ''Space Knight Tekkaman Blade''
|Hiroshi Negishi
|TV Tokyo
|February 18, 1992 – February 2, 1993
|1992 reboot of 1975's ''Space Knight Tekkaman'', adapted by Saban Entertainment and Media Blasters into English as ''Teknoman''
|-
| ''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor''
|Kōichi Mashimo
|TV Tokyo
|January 25 – July 19, 1993
|Adapted from the light novel series of the same name by Hitoshi Yoshioka, which was serialized in [[Company:Fujimi Shobo|Fujimi Shobo]]'s ''Fujimi Fantasia Bunko'' magazines from January 1989 to January 1996
|-
| ''Casshan: Robot Hunter''
|Hiroyuki Fukushima, Masashi Abe, Takashi Watanabe
|OVA
|August 21, 1993 – February 21, 1994
|1993 remake of 1973's ''Neo-Human Casshan''; co-produced by Artmic and Gainax
|-
| ''Time Bokan: Royal Revival'' (1993–1994)
|Hiroshi Sasagawa, Akiyuki Shinbo
|OVA
|November 26, 1993 – January 1, 1994
|Direct-to-video installment of ''Time Bokan Series''
|-
| ''The Legend of Snow White'' (NHK) (1994–1995)
|Tsuneo Ninomiya
|NHK
|April 6, 1994 – March 29, 1995
|Adaptation of the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm; adapted into several languages by Mondo Media
|-
| ''Tekkaman Blade II''
|Hideki Tonokatsu
|OVA
|July 21, 1994 – April 21, 1995
|Sequel to 1992's ''Tekkaman Blade''
|-
| ''Gatchaman''
|Akihiko Nishiyama 
|OVA
|October 1, 1994 – April 1, 1995
|1994 reboot of 1972's ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman''; co-produced by Artmic
|-
| ''Dokkan! Robotendon'' 
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|TV Tokyo
|October 5, 1995 – March 28, 1996
|
|-
| ''Cinderella Monogatari''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|NHK
|April 4 – October 3, 1996
|Adapted from the fairy tale by Charles Perrault
|-
| ''Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood''
|Akiyuki Shinbo
|OVA
|September 21, 1996 – February 21, 1997
|1996 reboot of 1974's ''Hurricane Polymar''; co-produced by J.C. Staff
|-
| ''Mach GoGoGo''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|TV Tokyo
|January 9 – September 25, 1997
|1997 reboot of 1967's ''Mach GoGoGo''; adapted into English by DiC Entertainment as ''Speed Racer X'' in 2002
|- 
| ''Generator Gawl''
|Seiji Mizushima
|TV Tokyo
|October 6 – December 22, 1998
|
|-
|''Seikimatsu Densetsu: Wonderful Tatsunoko Land''
|Hiroshi Sasagawa
|TBS
|December 31, 1999
|TV special
|}

=== 2000s ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Series director / Genre !! Broadcast network(s) / Platform(s) !! Year(s) !! Notes
|-
| ''[[Software:Tatsunoko Fight|Tatsunoko Fight]]'' 
|  Electronics Application (Eleca)
| [[Engineering:PlayStation (console)|PSX]]
| October 5, 2000 
| Video game featuring an exclusive character, ''Denkou Senka Volter''
|-
| ''Time Bokan 2000: Kaitou Kiramekiman''
| Hidehito Ueda
| TV Tokyo 
| April 5, 2000 – September 27, 2000
|
|-
| ''The SoulTaker''
| Akiyuki Shinbo
| WOWOW 
| April 4, 2001 – July 4, 2001
|
|-
| ''Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan''
| Hiroshi Sagasawa
| TV Tokyo 
| December 11, 2001 – March 26, 2002 
| [[Engineering:Spin-off (media)|Spin-off]] of ''The Genie Family''
|-
|''Nurse Witch Komugi''
| Yasuhiro Takemoto & Yoshitomo Yonetani
| OVA
| August 8, 2002 – April 2, 2004 
| Co-production with Kyoto Animation; spin-off of ''The SoulTaker''
|-
|''Fate/stay night''
| Visual novel
| PC
| January 30, 2004
| Video game; Opening animations
|-
| ''Karas''
| Keiichi Sato
| OVA
| March 25, 2005 – August 3, 2007 
| Tatsunoko's 40th anniversary work; combined into a two-part film in the west by Manga Entertainment
|-
| ''Akubi Girl''
| Hiroshi Sagasawa 
| TV Tokyo 
| 2006 
| Remake to ''Yobarete Tobidete Akubi-chan''
|-
| ''Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles''
| Tommy Yune, Dong-Wook Lee & Yeun-Sook Seo 
| Movie
| January 5, 2007
| co-production with Harmony Gold USA
|-
|''Fate/stay night Réalta Nua''
| Visual novel
| [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PS2]]
| April 19, 2007
| Video game; Opening animations
|-
| ''Yatterman''
| Hiroshi Sagasawa
| YTV
| January 14, 2008 – September 27, 2009
| Remake of 1977 Series
|-
| ''Casshern Sins''
| Shigeyasu Yamauchi
| MBS 
| October 1, 2008 – March 15, 2009
| Re-imaging of the 1973 series; Animation production by Madhouse
|-
| ''[[Software:Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars|Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Cross Generation of Heroes]]''
| Fighting
| [[Engineering:Wii|Wii]] 
| December 11, 2008
| Video game; Tatsunoko also animated Cross Generation's opening and anime cutscenes.
|}

=== 2010s ===
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* ''[[Software:Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars|Tatsunoko vs. Capcom]]'' (Nintendo Wii) (January 26, 2010)
* ''Hutch the Honeybee: Yuki no Melody'' (2010; co-production with Group TAC)
* ''Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi'' (2010; co-production with KMMJ Studios)
* ''Princess Resurrection'' (2010; remake of original TV series)
* ''[C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control'' (Fuji TV) (2011)
* ''Sket Dance'' (TV Tokyo) (2011–2012)
* ''[[Software:Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream|Pretty Rhythm]]'' (TV Tokyo) (2011)
* ''[[Software:Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future|Pretty Rhythm]]'' (TV Tokyo) (2012–2013; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
* ''Ippatsu-Hicchuu! Devander'' (2012; OVA in celebration of Tatsunoko Productions' 50th anniversary)
* ''Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san'' (MBS) (2013)
* ''[[Software:Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live|Pretty Rhythm]]'' (TV Tokyo) (2013–2014; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
* ''Gatchaman Crowds'' (NTV) (2013)
* ''Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta''/''Yozakura Quartet: Tsuki ni Naku'' (2013)
* ''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!'' (2013)
* ''Robotech: Love Live Alive'' (2013) (Robotech version of the MOSPEADA OVA: Love Live Alive)
* ''Wake Up, Girls!'' (2014; co-production with Ordet)
* ''Ping Pong'' (Fuji TV) (2014)
* ''[[Software:PriPara|PriPara]]'' (TV Tokyo) (2014–2017; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
* ''Psycho-Pass 2'' (Fuji TV) (2014)
* ''Yatterman Night'' (MBS) (2015)
* ''Gatchaman Crowds insight'' (NTV) (2015)
* ''PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPari'' (TV Tokyo) (2016)
* ''Transformers: Combiner Wars'' (2016; co-production with Hasbro Studios and Machinima Inc.)
* ''Time Bokan 24'' (YTV /NTV) (2016–2017; co-production with [[Company:Level-5|Level-5]])
* ''Infini-T Force'' (NTV) (2017, co-production with [[Company:Digital Frontier|Digital Frontier]])
* ''Idol Time PriPara'' (TV Tokyo) (2017–2018; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
* ''Transformers: Titans Return'' (2017–2018; co-production with Hasbro Studios and Machinima Inc.)
* ''Transformers: Power of the Primes'' (2018; co-production with Hasbro Studios and Machinima Inc.)
* ''Kiratto Pri Chan'' (TV Tokyo) (2018–2021; co-production with DongWoo A&E)
* ''The Price of Smiles'' (2019, Tatsunoko's 55th anniversary work)
* ''King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars'' (2019)
* ''Ninja Box'' (2019–2020; co-production with C2C)

=== 2020s ===
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* ''Hakushon Daimaō 2020'' (YTV) (2020, co-production with Nippon Animation)
* ''Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood'' (NTV) (2021)
* ''Idol Land PriPara'' (2021)
* ''Muteking the Dancing Hero'' (TVO) (2021, co-production with Tezuka Productions)
* ''Waccha PriMagi!'' (TV Tokyo) (2021–2022, co-production with DongWoo A&E, the final ''Pretty Series'' to date until it was ended on TV in 2022)
* ''Exception'' ([[Company:Netflix|Netflix]]) (2022, co-production with 5 Inc.)<ref>{{cite news |title=Exception Horror Anime's Trailer Reveals Cast, Composer, October 13 Debut |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-12/exception-horror-anime-trailer-reveals-cast-composer-october-13-debut/.189596 |work=Anime News Network |date=September 12, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Ippon Again!'' (TV Tokyo) (2023)
* ''The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – Northern War anime produced by Tatsunoku Production, delayed to early 2023 |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2022/01/the-legend-of-heroes-trails-of-cold-steel-northern-war-anime-produced-by-tatsunoku-production-delayed-to-early-2023 |website=Gematsu |date=31 January 2022 |access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
* ''Pole Princess!!'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hodgkins |first1=Crystalyn |title=Tatsunoko Pro Reveals Original Pole Dancing Anime Pole Princess!! |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-25/tatsunoko-pro-reveals-original-pole-dancing-anime-pole-princess/.192277 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=November 25, 2022 |date=November 25, 2022}}</ref>
* ''Turkey!'' (TBA)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cayanan |first1=Joanna |title=Tatsunoko's Bakken Record, Pony Canyon Announce Original Anime Turkey! |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-29/tatsunoko-bakken-record-pony-canyon-announce-original-anime-turkey/.193457 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=December 29, 2022 |date=December 29, 2022}}</ref>

== Co-productions ==
* ''Once Upon a Time...Man'' (1978–1981; produced by Procidis)
* ''Superbook'' (1981–1982; co-production with Christian Broadcasting Network)
* ''The Flying House'' (1982–1983; co-production with Christian Broadcasting Network)
* ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' (MBS) (1982–1983; produced by Studio Nue and Artland)
* ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' (1984; produced by Studio Nue and Artland)
* ''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA: Love Live Alive'' (1985; co-production with Artmic)
* ''Megazone 23'' (1985; produced by AIC and Artland)
* ''Robotech'' (1985; co-production with Harmony Gold USA and Big West)
* ''Robotech II: The Sentinels'' (1986; co-production with Harmony Gold USA)
* ''Anmitsu Hime'' (Fuji TV) (a.k.a. ''Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle'') (1986–1987; produced by Studio Pierrot)
* ''Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012'' (1987; co-production with Studio Nue and Artland)
* ''The Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli'' (TV Tokyo) (1989–1990; co-production with Mondo TV and Nippon Animation)
* ''Time Travel Tondekeman'' (Fuji TV) (a.k.a. ''Time Quest Tondekeman!'') (1989–1990; produced by Ashi Productions)
* ''Robin Hood'' (1990–1992; co-production with Mondo TV)
* ''The Legend of Snow White'' (1994–1995; co-production with Mondo TV)
* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (TV Tokyo) (1995–1996; co-production with Gainax)
* ''The Story of Cinderella'' (1996; co-production with Mondo TV)
* ''Simple 1500 Series Vol. 24: The Gun Shooting (1999; contributed with animated cutscenes)

== Anime studios founded by former animators ==
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* Ashi Productions/Production Reed (since 1975)
* Artmic (1978–1997) (defunct)
* Pierrot (since 1979)
* J.C.Staff (since 1986)
* Production I.G (since 1987)
* Animation 21 (since the 1990s)
* Xebec (1995–2019) (defunct)
* Radix Ace Entertainment (1995–2006) (defunct)
* Bee Train Production (since 1997)
* Actas (since 1998)
* TNK (since 1999)

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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