Yuta Tanaka
Japanese anime director (born 1981)
Yuta Tanaka (Japanese : 田中 裕太 , Hepburn : Tanaka Yūta , born July 8, 1981[ 1] ) is a Japanese anime director, who is known for directing various episode of the Pretty Cure series, as well as a series director for its twelfth series, Go! Princess Pretty Cure .[ 3]
Career
Yuta Tanaka entered the anime industry in 2005. Employed under Toei Animation , he first worked as an assistant episode director for Powerpuff Girls Z ,[ 4] and later directed various episodes of the Pretty Cure series since Fresh Pretty Cure! . In 2015, he directed the twelfth Pretty Cure series, titled Go! Princess Pretty Cure ,[ 3] and also directed few movies since then, such as Witchy Pretty Cure! The Movie: Wonderous! Cure Mofurun! ,[ 5] Star Twinkle Pretty Cure the Movie: These Feeling within The Song of Stars ,[ 6] and Pretty Cure All Stars F .[ 7] In January 2024, Tanaka had resigned from Toei Animation.[ 2]
Filmography
TV Anime
Year
Title
Credit
Note
2006
Powerpuff Girls Z
Assistant Episode Director (eps. 3, 9, 12, 16, 20, 23, 29, 34, 36, 41, 49)
[ 4]
2007–2008
Yes! PreCure 5
Assistant Episode Director (eps. 48)
2008–2009
Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!
Assistant Episode Director (eps. 1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 27, 29, 32, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46)
2009–2010
Fresh Pretty Cure!
Episode Director (eps. 4, 17, 32, 44, 49), Assistant Episode Director (eps. 1, 8, 11, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 38, 41, 46)
[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
2010–2011
HeartCatch PreCure!
Assistant Episode Director
2011–2012
Suite PreCure
Episode Director (eps. 4, 12, 23, 30, 38, 47)
2012–2013
Smile PreCure!
Episode Director (eps. 8, 15, 22, 36, 43)
2013–2014
DokiDoki! PreCure
Episode Director (eps. 4, 12, 17, 26, 33), Storyboard (eps. 4, 12, 26, 33, 40, 47)
2014–2015
Majin Bone
Episode Director (eps. 6, 15)
[ 13]
2015–2016
Go! Princess Pretty Cure
Series Director, Episode Director (eps. 1, 22, 50), Storyboard (OP; eps. 1, 22, 32, 39, 50), Unit Director (OP)
[ 14] [ 3]
2016–2017
Witchy Pretty Cure!
Storyboard (eps. 22)
[ 15]
2017–2018
Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters
Episode Director (eps. 49), Storyboard (eps. 27, 36, 41, 49)
2018–2019
Hug! Pretty Cure
Episode Director (eps. 4, 15, 37)
[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
2018–2020
GeGeGe no Kitarō
Production Advancement (eps. 78, 85, 88, 95)
2019–2020
Star Twinkle PreCure
Storyboard (eps. 15)
2020–2021
Healin' Good Pretty Cure
Storyboard (OP)
[ 19]
Digimon Adventure:
Production Advancement (eps. 18, 26, 36, 44, 52, 58, 64)
2020–2022
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai
Episode Director (eps. 13, 19, 25, 32, 97), Storyboard (eps. 19, 25, 32, 97)
[ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
2021–2022
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
Episode Director (eps. 29)
2021–2023
Digimon Ghost Game
Episode Director (eps. 20), Production Advancement (eps. 4)
Anime film
References
^ a b "Showcasing Go! Princess Pretty Cure ". Animage (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten . June 2015. p. 68.
^ a b タナカリオン [@tanakarion] (February 4, 2024). "Yuta Tanaka Leaves Toei Animation in 2024" (Tweet ) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Twitter .
^ a b c Loo, Egan (December 25, 2014). "Go! Princess Precure's Story, Characters, Staff Unveiled" . Anime News Network . Retrieved December 25, 2014 .
^ a b "Interview with Go! Princess Pretty Cure series director Yuta Tanaka". Febri (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Ichijinsha . September 2015. p. 30.
^ a b Komatsu, Mikikazu. " "Maho Girls PreCure!" Feature Film Trailer Introduces Cure Mofurun!" . Crunchyroll . Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .
^ a b "今秋公開「映画スタプリ」ビジュアル解禁、監督は「キュアモフルン」の田中裕太" . Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019 .
^ a b "「映画プリキュア」に坂本真綾&種崎敦美が出演、オリジナルキャラクター演じる" [Maaya Sakamoto and Atsumi Tanezaki appear in "Pretty Cure the Movie" and play original characters]. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). August 27, 2023. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved August 27, 2023 .
^ "Episode 4 Summary" . Fresh Pretty Cure! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ "Episode 17 Summary" . Fresh Pretty Cure! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ "Episode 32 Summary" . Fresh Pretty Cure! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ "Episode 44 Summary" . Fresh Pretty Cure! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ "Episode 49 Summary" . Fresh Pretty Cure! (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2021 .
^ " 'Majin Bone' Episode 6" . Toei Animation (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2023 .
^ "STAFF & CAST" . Go! Princess Pretty Cure (in Japanese). Retrieved January 15, 2015 .
^ タナカリオン [@tanakarion] (July 2, 2016). "Yuta Tanaka confirms storyboard and unit direction for Cure Felice's Transformation in 'Witchy Pretty Cure!' " (Tweet ) (in Japanese). Retrieved July 2, 2016 – via Twitter .
^ "Episode 4 Summary" . Hug! Pretty Cure (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Episode 15 Summary" . Hug! Pretty Cure (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Episode 37 Summary" . Hug! Pretty Cure (in Japanese). Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ タナカリオン [@tanakarion] (February 1, 2020). "Yuta Tanaka confirms he storyboarded the opening for 'Healin' Good Pretty Cure' " (Tweet ) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 1, 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "『ダイの大冒険』第13話、マァムが見つけたヒュンケルの過去の真実!" . Animage (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten . December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020 .
^ "『ダイの大冒険』第19話、アバンの言葉が導きを! DVDもレンタル開始" . Animage (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten . February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021 .
^ "『ダイの大冒険』第97話、諦めないダイたちに道を開く一筋の光!" . Animage (in Japanese). Tokuma Shoten . September 30, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022 .
^ "『映画プリキュアオールスターズF』 インタビュー 監督・田中裕太さん、総作画監督・キャラクターデザイン・板岡 錦さん対談で明かされた制作秘話【ネタバレあり】" ["Pretty Cure All Stars F" Interview Director Yuta Tanaka, Chief Animation Director/Character Designer Nishiki Itaoka The production secrets revealed in a conversation (Contains spoilers)]. animate Times (Interview). Japan. October 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2024 . page 2 , page 3 , page 4
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