Kazuko Tadano
只野 和子
Born (1959-03-14) March 14, 1959
Hiroshima, Japan
Other names
  • KAZZ
  • KAZZ-T
Occupation(s)Animator, Character Designer, Illustrator, Animation Director
Years active1980–present
Notable work
SpouseHiromi Matsushita

Kazuko Tadano (Japanese: 只野 和子, Hepburn: Tadano Kazuko, born March 14, 1959) is a Japanese animator, character designer, illustrator and animation director.[1] 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 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

She 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

TV Anime

YearShowCreditNote
1985Dancouga – Super Beast Machine GodCharacter Design (Shinobu, Masato, Laura), Animation Director (eps. 4, 19, 24), Key Animation (eps. 2, 17)[9]
1986Saint SeiyaAnimation Director (eps. 65)
1989Time Travel TondekemanKey Animation (eps. 18), Sub-Character Design (eps. 1–5, 12, 24, 30, 33)
1991-1992Goldfish Warning!Animation Director (eps. 14, 19, 25, 30, 35, 40, 43, 50)
1992-1993Sailor MoonCharacter Design, Animation Director (eps. 6, 12, 17, 21, 28, 34, 39, 46)[9]
1993-1994Sailor Moon RCharacter Design, Animation Director (eps. 53, 58, 64, 69, 88), Key Animation (eps. 53)[9]
1995-1996Wedding PeachCharacter Design
2002-2003Petite Princess YucieCharacter Design, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (eps. 8, 25)
2003The World of NarueEyecatch Illustration
2004Sgt. FrogKey Animation (eps. 58)
2007Dancouga Nova – Super God Beast ArmorCharacter DesignUnder the name of "KAZZ"
2011Hunter x HunterKey Animation (eps. 23, 31, 38, 45, 53, 75, 81)
2014NobunagunCharacter DesignUnder the name "KAZZ-T"
2014-2015Mysterious JokerAnimation Director (eps. 13, 19, 24, 26)
2017The Royal TutorChief Animation Director (eps. 3, 11–12)
2018Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural InvestigationChief Animation Director
2020Yu-Gi-Oh! SevensCharacter Design, Chief Animation Director (OP1, ED1; eps. 1, 4, 10, 17, 23), Key Animation (OP1, ED1; eps. 1, 4, 10, 17, 23)Co-character design with Hiromi Matsushita[5]
2020Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6)
2022Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!!Character DesignCo-character design with Hiromi Matsushita[6]

Anime Film

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)

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

  1. ↑ Muell, Jason (July 4, 2018). "What is Kazuko Tadano's Secret to Drawing Sailor Moon?". Tuxedo Unmasked.
  2. 1 2 "「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). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  3. 1 2 "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). 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 20, 2019). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime Reveals April 2020 Debut, Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  6. 1 2 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 17, 2021). "Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Anime Announced With April 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 "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.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Otakon to Host Sailor Moon Designer, Animation Director". Anime News Network. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  10. ↑ Muell, Jason (April 23, 2019). "What Did Kazuko Tadano's Interview Reveal About The Sailor Moon Crystal Movie?". Tuxedo Unmasked.
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