Tatsuo Yoshida

was a Japanese manga artist and illustrator, as well as an anime pioneer who founded the animation studio Tatsunoko Production as a businessman and the original author of many anime works.

As the first president of Tatsunoko Production, Yoshida supported the dawn of Japanese animation by producing numerous hits, such as Speed Racer, Hakushon Daimaō, The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee, and Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. He took on challenges that other animation studios did not, such as insisting on producing his own original animation that was not based on manga or novels, or creating American-style animation. Character designs were also drawn in Yoshida's style, with a solid skeleton and intricate lines drawn with precision, influenced by American comic books, rather than the simplified, less-linear style that was mainstream in Japanese animation at the time, and this became the origin of Tatsunoko's designs. After working for a local newspaper in Kyoto, he moved to Tokyo and began his career as a novel illustrator and E-monogatari artist. Initially, Tatsunoko was established as a production company specializing in manga, managing manga copyrights and assistants, but as Yoshida became interested in anime, the company began producing anime.

In 1965, Tatsunoko Production's first anime, Space Ace, was aired.

On September 5, 1977, he died of liver cancer. After his death, the presidency was taken over by his younger brother Kenji (from 1977 to 1987; chairman since 1995), followed by Ippei Kuri (since 1987), but they both left the company in 2005 when Tatsunoko became a subsidiary of major toy manufacturer Takara.

At the Tokyo Anime Awards held at the Tokyo International Anime Fair in 2005, he was awarded the Special Achievement Award as one of the 20 people who created Japanese animation. Minoru Kume (story) / Ippei Kuri (art) / Tatsuo Yoshida (composition) Mach Sanshirō Weekly Shōnen Magazine (Kodansha) 1960 No. 8 - 1961 No. 52 A motorcycle racing manga, which, along with Pilot A, was the basis for Tatsunoko Productions' anime Mach GoGoGo. The radio drama adaptation was produced under the sponsorship of Kodansha and Tohatsu, the leading Japanese motorcycle manufacturer at the time. Tatsuo Yoshida & Tatsunoko Production Mach GoGoGo Shōnen Book (Shueisha) June 1966 issue - May 1968 issue Comic adaptation of Tatsunoko Productions' anime work of the same title. Tatsuo Yoshida & Tatsunoko Production Kurenai Sanshirō Weekly Shōnen Jump (Shueisha) 1969 No. 10-13 While Ippei Kuri's manga of the same title is the original work of the Tatsunoko Productions' anime Judo Boy (a.k.a. Kurenai Sanshirō), this is a comic adaptation of the same anime. Tatsuo Yoshida & Tatsunoko Production The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee Comic adaptation of Tatsunoko Productions' anime work of the same title.

Anime Space Ace (1964-1966) - Original story, episode director Mach GoGoGo (1967-1968, also known as Speed Racer) - Original story, producer, production, lyrics Oraa Guzura Dado (1967) - Producer Dokachin the Primitive Boy (1968) - Original story, planning, producer, production Judo Boy (1969) - Original story, production Hakushon Daimaō (1969-1970, also known as Bob in the Bottle or The Genie Family) - Original story, production The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1970-1971) - Original story, production New Honeybee Hutch (1974) - Original Story The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee (1989-1990, remake) - Original Story Inakappe Taishō (1970-1972) - Production Hyppo and Thomas (1971-1972) - Production Animmentary Ketsudan (1971) - Character design, animation director, production Pinocchio: The Series (1972) - Planning, production, character design Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972-1974, dubbed and re-edited as Battle of the Planets and G-Force: Guardians of Space in North America ) - Original story, character design, production Gatchaman II (1978-1979, dubbed and re-edited as part of Saban's "Eagle Riders" in North America) - Original story, production Gatchaman Fighter (1979-1980 dubbed and re-edited as part of "Saban's Eagle Riders" in North America) - Original story Gatchaman (1994) - original story Tamagon the Counselor (1972-1973) - Production Demetan Croaker, The Boy Frog (1973) – Planning, character design, production Casshan (1973) - Original story, character design, production Hurricane Polymar (1974-1975) - Original story, character design The Song of Tentomushi (1974-1976) - Production Tekkaman: The Space Knight (1975) - Production Time Bokan (1975-1976) - Production Paul's Miraculous Adventure (1976-1977) - Production Yatterman (1977-1979) - Production Ippatsu Kanta-kun (1977-1978) - Production Temple the Balloonist (1977-1978) - Production

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