Kazuko Tadano (Japanese: 只野 和子, Hepburn: Tadano Kazuko, born March 14, 1959) is a Japanese animator, character designer, illustrator and animation director. She's mostly known for her character design work for the first two seasons of the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series.[1]
Kazuko Tadano | |
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只野 和子 | |
| Born | March 14, 1959 Hiroshima, Japan |
| Other names |
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| Occupation(s) | Animator, Character Designer, Illustrator, Animation Director |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse | Hiromi Matsushita |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 只野 和子 |
| Hiragana | ただの かずこ |
| Katakana | タダノ カズコ |
| Romanization | Tadano Kazuko |
Career
editTadano first worked on as an animation director for an episode of 1980s Saint Seiya anime. She then became a character designer for Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God, and Crystal Triangle.
In the 1990s, after working on various episodes for Goldfish Warning!, she then became a character designer for the first two seasons of the Sailor Moon anime series (Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon R), she provided some animation direction for many episodes. She also provided the designs for its first movie, Sailor Moon R: The Movie.
From the late 1990s to 2000s, after Sailor Moon, she designed the characters for Wedding Peach, Petite Princess Yucie, Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova, Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken from Someone's Sake, and Nobunagun.
In June 2018, it was announced that Tadano was chosen as a character designer for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie, a two-part anime film project that takes place as a "fourth season" of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal anime series, adapting the Dream arc of the manga.[2][3][4]
In December 2019, both Tadano and her husband, Hiromi Matsushita, were chosen as character designers for the sixth spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.[5] In December 2021, Tadano and Matsushita were chosen as character designers again for the seventh spin-off, Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!.[6]
In April 2022, it was announced that Tadano will design the characters for Sailor Moon Eternal sequel, titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie, which will cover Stars arc of the manga, and will be released in 2023.[7][8]
Personal life
editShe married Hiromi Matsushita, who was also an animation director on Sailor Moon.[9]
Her favorite hobbies are going to karaoke, traveling, and her dislikes are exercising, though she prefers to walk.[10]
Works
editTV Anime
edit| Year | Show | Credit | Note |
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| 1985 | Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God | Character Design (Shinobu, Masato, Laura), Animation Director (eps. 4, 19, 24), Key Animation (eps. 2, 17) | [9] |
| 1986 | Saint Seiya | Animation Director (eps. 65) | |
| 1989 | Time Travel Tondekeman | Key Animation (eps. 18), Sub-Character Design (eps. 1–5, 12, 24, 30, 33) | |
| 1991-1992 | Goldfish Warning! | Animation Director (eps. 14, 19, 25, 30, 35, 40, 43, 50) | |
| 1992-1993 | Sailor Moon | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 6, 12, 17, 21, 28, 34, 39, 46) | [9] |
| 1993-1994 | Sailor Moon R | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 53, 58, 64, 69, 88), Key Animation (eps. 53) | [9] |
| 1995-1996 | Wedding Peach | Character Design | |
| 2002-2003 | Petite Princess Yucie | Character Design, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (eps. 8, 25) | |
| 2003 | The World of Narue | Eyecatch Illustration | |
| 2004 | Sgt. Frog | Key Animation (eps. 58) | |
| 2007 | Dancouga Nova – Super God Beast Armor | Character Design | Under the name of "KAZZ" |
| 2011 | Hunter x Hunter | Key Animation (eps. 23, 31, 38, 45, 53, 75, 81) | |
| 2014 | Nobunagun | Character Design | Under the name "KAZZ-T" |
| 2014-2015 | Mysterious Joker | Animation Director (eps. 13, 19, 24, 26) | |
| 2017 | The Royal Tutor | Chief Animation Director (eps. 3, 11–12) | |
| 2018 | Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation | Chief Animation Director | |
| 2020-2022 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (OP1, ED1; eps. 1, 4, 10, 17, 23, 31, 43, 53, 67, 92), Animation Director (eps. 1, 10, 17, 23, 31, 43, 53, 67, 77, 92), Key Animation (OP1, ED1; eps. 1, 4, 10, 17, 23, 31, 43, 53, 67, 77, 92) | Co-character design with Hiromi Matsushita[5] |
| 2020 | Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2 | Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6) | |
| 2022–present | Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (OP1-3, ED1-5; eps. 1, 17, 22, 26, 32, 38, 46, 48, 52, 58, 77, 79, 85, 90, 102, 128), Animation Director (OP1-3, ED2-5; eps. 17, 38, 46, 52, 119, 128), 2nd Key Animation (ED5), Key Animation (OP1-2, ED3-5; eps. 38, 41, 46, 52) | Co-character design with Hiromi Matsushita[6] |
Anime Film
edit| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Choro Q Dougram | Character design, Animation Director | 9 minute short film |
| 1993 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Character Design, Animation Director | |
| 2021 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (Part 1) | 2-Part Film Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)[2][4][3] |
| 2023 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Character Design | 2-Part film Season 5 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Shadow Galactica arc)[7][8] |
OVA (Original Video Animation)
edit| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Vampire Hunter D | Key Animation | |
| 1987 | Crystal Triangle | Character Design | [9] |
| 1995 | Graduation | Character Design | |
| 1996-1997 | Wedding Peach DX | Character Design | |
| 2011 | Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken from Someone's Sake | Character Design, Chief Animation Director |
References
edit- ^ 只野美少女のヒミツ [Tadano's Secret to Pretty Girls]. Animage (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten. September 1993. p. 57.
- ^ a b "「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal」 劇場版アニメのキャラクターデザイナーが決定!" ["Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal" Film Character Designer Chosen!]. Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b "劇場版『美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal』 2020年 ROADSHOW!" ["Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie" Coming Soon in 2020!]. Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). June 30, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
- ^ a b Ressler, Karen (June 30, 2018). "Sailor Moon Crystal Films Bring Back Original Sailor Moon Character Designer Kazuko Tadano". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 20, 2019). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime Reveals April 2020 Debut, Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 17, 2021). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Anime Announced With April 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ a b Mateo, Alex (April 28, 2022). "Sailor Moon Manga's Final Arc Gets 2 Sailor Moon Cosmos Films in Early Summer 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」 2023年 ROADSHOW!!" ["Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie" Coming Soon in 2023!]. Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). April 28, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Otakon to Host Sailor Moon Designer, Animation Director". Anime News Network. July 8, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ 劇場アニメ「美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal 第4期 デッド・ムーン編」 キャラクターデザイナー 只野和子さん インタビュー! [Interview with Anime Film 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season 4: Dead Moon arc' Character Designer Kazuko Tadano!]. Sailor Moon Fan Club Newsletter (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. April 22, 2019.
External links
edit- Kazuko Tadano at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kazuko Tadano at IMDb