, also known by the
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
Hagera, is an
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
producer and production designer.
He has worked for the
Tōkyū Agency,
Asatsu DK, and
NAS
Nas (born 1973) is the stage name of American rapper Nasir Jones.
Nas, NaS, or NAS may also refer to:
Aviation
* Nasair, a low-cost airline carrier and subsidiary based in Eritrea
* National Air Services, an airline in Saudi Arabia
** Nas Air ( ...
, and he currently works as a full-time advisor at
Marvelous Entertainment. His
proactive approach to planning anime when he worked at advertising firms has made him a front runner in his field.
Since 2000, Kataoka has worked on the Friday
shōjo anime on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...
, including shows such as ''
Hime-chan's Ribbon
is a magical girl manga series created by Megumi Mizusawa that was serialized in Ribon Magazine from August 1990 to January 1994. It was later developed into a 61 episode anime series, produced by Studio Gallop, that aired from October 2, ...
''. In addition to being an anime producer, Kataoka produces anime
music
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als. He is also one of the founders of the
Animax satellite channel and
Aniraji,
a radio program devoted to anime,
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
,
games
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and
light novels.
Productions
*''
Ashita Tenki ni Naare'' (producer,
Fuji TV)
*''
Chikkun Takkun
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was adapted into a 23-episode anime television series which was produced by Gakken and Fuji Television, co-produced by Nihon Ad Systems, and animated by Studio Pier ...
'' (producer, Fuji TV)
*''
Battle Fighters: Fatal Fury'' (production planning, Fuji TV)
*''
Battle Fighters: Fatal Fury 2'' (production planning, Fuji TV)
*''
Gu-Gu Ganmo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujihiko Hosono. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1982 to 1985, and was collected into 12 bound volumes. It was adapted into a fifty-episode an ...
'' (production planning, Fuji TV)
*''
Gunslinger Girl'' (production planning, Fuji TV,
Animax)
*''
Hiatari Ryōkō!
is a high-school romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was published by Shogakukan in 1979–1981 in the magazine ''Shōjo Comic'' and collected in five tankōbon volumes. It was later adapted into a live-action television drama series, an a ...
'' (production planning, Fuji TV)
*''
High School! Kimengumi'' (producer, Fuji TV, movie)
*''
Hime-chan's Ribbon
is a magical girl manga series created by Megumi Mizusawa that was serialized in Ribon Magazine from August 1990 to January 1994. It was later developed into a 61 episode anime series, produced by Studio Gallop, that aired from October 2, ...
'' (producer, TV Tokyo)
*''
Hunter x Hunter'' (production planning, Fuji TV, Animax)
*''
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo'' (executive producer,
Toho)
*''
Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori, which has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from issue 33 of 2005 to issue 21-22 of 2008. It has been adapted into an anime television series, di ...
'' (production planning)
*''
Mushishi'' (production planning)
*''
Peach Girl'' (production planning, TV Tokyo)
*''
Sasuga no Sarutobi'' (producer, Fuji TV)
*''
School Rumble'' (production planning, TV Tokyo)
*''
Shura no Toki - Age of Chaos
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masatoshi Kawahara. The story follows a young Karate practitioner named Tsukumo Mutsu, 40th master of the deadly Mutsu Enmei Ryu style. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen ...
'' (production planning, TV Tokyo)
*''
Tonde Burin
is a Japanese magical girl manga series written and illustrated by Taeko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo magazine '' Ciao'' from August 1994 to September 1995, collecting into 3 ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime se ...
'' (production planning,
MBS
MBS may refer for:
People
* Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985), crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia
* Mohan Bikram Singh (born 1935), Nepalese politician
Places
* MBS International Airport (IATA code: MBS), Freeland, Michigan, US
* Mari ...
)
*''
Touch'' (producer, Fuji TV)
**''Touch: Sebango no Nai Ace'' (producer, Toho)
**''Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono'' (producer, Toho)
**''Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni'' (producer, Toho)
References
External links
Hate na Diary*
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Japanese film producers
Japanese television producers
Japanese theatre managers and producers
Japanese production designers
Animax
People from Kanagawa Prefecture
1945 births
Living people