is a Japanese

animator An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...

, character designer, illustrator and

animation director An animation director is either the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or television, and animated segment for a live action film or television show, or the animator in charge of co ...

. She's mostly known for her character design work for the first two seasons of the 1990s ''Sailor Moon'' anime series.

Career

Tadano first worked on as an animation director for an episode of 1980s ''

Saint Seiya , also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It ...

'' anime. She then became a character designer for ''

Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God is a Super Robot anime television series produced by Ashi Productions, directed by Seiji Okuda and written by Keisuke Fujikawa. It ran on TBS for 38 episodes from 5 April 1985 to 27 December 1985. The TV anime was licensed by Central ...

'', and '' Crystal Triangle''. In the 1990s, after working on various episodes for ''

Goldfish Warning! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Neko Nekobe which ran in ''Nakayoshi''. A 54-episode anime television series aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained two ...

'', she then became a character designer for the first two seasons of the ''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...

'' anime series (''

'' and ''

Sailor Moon R The second season of the '' Sailor Moon'' anime series ''Sailor Moon R'' (originally released in Japan as , and later as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon R''), was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara. Accordi ...

''), 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 is a '' shōjo'' manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's '' Ciao'' magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, consisting ...

'', ''

Petite Princess Yucie is an anime series, which was produced by Gainax, aired from 2002 to 2003, and ran for 26 episodes. The story centers on Yucie, a 17-year-old who is trapped in a 10-year-old's body, and follows her and her friends, all of whom are designated ...

'', ''

Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova is an area in Yodogawa-ku in north central Osaka, Japan. The core of the area is Jūsō Station, the hub station of the Hankyu Railway system. The area typifies the unique culture of Osaka. Situated across the Yodo River from central Osak ...

'', '' Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken from Someone's Sake'', and ''

Nobunagun is a manga series written and illustrated by Masato Hisa. Serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's magazine '' Comic Earth Star'' from May 2011 to August 2015, it has been compiled into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series a ...

''. 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 ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', known in Japan as , is a 2014 original net animation adaptation of the ''shōjo'' manga series '' Sailor Moon'' written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi, produced in commemoration of the original series' 20th anni ...

'' anime series, adapting the ''Dream'' arc of the manga. 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 ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...

'' anime series, ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENƧ, is a Japanese anime series animated by Bridge that aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2020, to March 27, 2022. It is the seventh main anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, following ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ...

''. In December 2021, Tadano and Matsushita were chosen as character designers again for the seventh spin-off, ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! GO RUSH!!, is a Japanese anime series animated by Bridge. It is the eighth main anime series in the '' Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, following ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens''. The series premiered in Japan on April 3, 2022. Plot In ...

''. 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.

Personal life

She married Hiromi Matsushita, who was also an animation director on ''Sailor Moon''. Her favorite hobbies are going to karaoke, traveling, and her dislikes are exercising (though she prefers to walk).

Works

Anime

Anime Film

OVA

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tadano, Kazuko Living people Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Japanese women film directors Japanese women animators Anime character designers People from Hiroshima 1959 births