Katsuyoshi Yatabe

(born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo) is a Japanese screenwriter, anime director and sound director. He is best known for directing the first three entries in Sunrise's Brave series and the first shotacon anime adaptation (Boku no Pico).

Filmography Series he has worked on:

OVA Year Film Role Notes 1985 Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder Storyboard 1987-1988 Dirty Pair Director, Storyboard Storyboard (Ep. 6, 9), Director (Ep. 6) 2002 Keraku-no-oh Director 2002-2003 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray Director, Storyboard OVA Promo 2004 Kakyuusei 2: Anthology Director, Storyboard 2007 Boku no Pico Director

TV Year Series Role Notes 1980-1981 Space Runaway Ideon Episode director 1986-1987 Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Storyboard 1988 F Episode director 1988-1992 Oishinbo Storyboard 1990 Brave Exkaiser Director, storyboard Episodes 26, 41 1991 The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird Director 1992 The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn Director 1993-1994 Muka Muka Paradise Director 1994 Yamato Takeru Director 1997-1998 Anime Ganbare Goemon Director 1998 Futari Kurashi Director1999 Gundress Director Movie Shin Hakkenden Series director 2001 Baki the Grappler: Maximum Tournament Series director 2001-2003 Hikaru no Go Episode director, art Episode Director (21, 29, 37, 53, 63, 73)Art (73) 2002-2003 Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Unit Director 2003-2004 Tantei Gakuen Q Storyboard, episode director 2004 Burn Up Scramble Storyboard, director Storyboard, episode 3Director, 3, 7, 112004-2005 Gakuen Alice Storyboard, episode director Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Storyboard, episode director 2005 Dinosaur King Director 2006 Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora Episode director Strawberry Panic! Episode director Ep. 15 2009 Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables Director, Storyboard Eps. 1, 39