History Creator / TatsunokoProduction

* ''VideoGame/PrettySeries'' (''Himitsu no [=AiPri=]'' however is animated by Creator/OLMIncorporated, though Creator/DongWooAnimation is still on board and Tatsunoko is still handling CG animation duties)

* ''VideoGame/PrettySeries'' (''Himitsu no [=AiPri=]'' however is animated by Creator/OLMIncorporated, though Creator/DongWooAnimation is still on board)

* ''VideoGame/PrettySeries'' (''Himitsu no AiPri'' however is animated by Creator/{{OLM}}, though Creator/DongWooAnimation is still on board)

* ''VideoGame/PrettySeries''

* ''Manga/HonooNoAlpenRose''

** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'' (with Creator/Bridge)

*** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'' (with Creator/DongWooAnimation)

** ''Anime/PrettyRhythmAuroraDream'' (with Creator/DongWooAnimation for ''[[Anime/PrettyRhythmDearMyFuture Dear My Future]]'' and ''[[Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive Rainbow Live]]'')

* ''Anime/MetalFightBeyblade'' (with [=SynergySP=])
** ''Anime/MetalFightBeybladeZeroG'' (with [=SynergySP=])

In 20 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.

* ''Anime/{{Megazone 23}}'' (with Creator/{{AIC}})

* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' (Animation, series)

* ''LightNovel/{{Kurenai}}'' (Key Animation)

* ''LightNovel/BodaciousSpacePirates'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)

* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'' (Animation, [=OVAs=])

* ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)

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 famous 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, including ''Anime/{{Yatterman}}'' and ''Anime/HoneybeeHutch''. They generally produced a lot of stuff 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, they were bought by Takara 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."

They are also known for making many of the dubbed anime which were thought as standard 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.

The studio is currently animating the [[http://www.hutch-movie.jp/ movie]] of ''Hutch the Honeybee''. Recently they just released a LiveActionAdaptation of ''Yatterman'' helmed by cult director Creator/TakashiMiike, which like ''Film/TheGreatYokaiWar'' was aimed at younger audience than most of his movies and became a great success. 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.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)

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 of today including (but not limited to) Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/JCStaff, Creator/AshiProductions[[note]]and Creator/{{Actas}}[[/note]], Creator/KinoProduction, Creator/{{Radix}}, Creator/ALine, Creator/PAWorks, [[Creator/{{AIC}} Artmic]], Creator/DesignOfficeMECHAMAN, Creator/StudioEaster and Creator/ProductionIG[[note]]and both Creator/BeeTrain and Creator/{{Xebec}}, though that extent[[/note]]. They are also known for making many of the dubbed anime which were thought as standard 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.

* ''Manga/PrincessResurrection''

* ''Manga/YozakuraQuartet''

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** ''Anime/KingOfPrism''

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. Check out [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsunoko_Productions their entry]] in Wiki/TheOtherWiki too. A near complete list of their credits can be seen on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=286 Anime News Network]].