Kazuko Tadano

Kazuko Tadano (只野 和子, Tadano Kazuko) is a Japanese character designer, animator, illustrator and animation director.[1] She's mostly known for her design work for the first two seasons of the 1990s Sailor Moon anime.

Kazuko Tadano
Born (1959-03-14) March 14, 1959
Hiroshima, Japan
Other namesKAZZ
KAZZ-T
OccupationAnimator, Character Designer, Illustrator, Animation Director
Years active1980-present
Spouse(s)Hiromi Matsushita

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 the became a character designer for the first two seasons of the Sailor Moon TV 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 in Wedding Peach, Petite Princess Yucie, Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova, Valkyria Chronicles 3: An Unrecorded Chronicle, and Nobunagun.

In June 2018, it was announced that Tadano was chosen as a character designer for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie,[2] 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 original manga (Subtitled Dead Moon arc). She has stated that the designs for the films are "reminiscent of the past while bringing with them a modern nuance, all while being faithful to Ms. Takeuchi’s original imagery".[3]

In December 2019, both Tadano and her husband, Hiromi Matsushita, were chosen as character designers for the upcoming sixth spin-off of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens.[4]

Personal life

She married Hiromi Matsushita, who was also an animation director on Sailor Moon.[5]

Her favorite hobbies are going to karaoke, traveling, and her dislikes are exercising (though she prefers to walk).[3]

Works

Anime
YearShowRoleNote
1985Dancouga – Super Beast Machine GodCharacter Design (Shinobu, Masato, Laura), Animation Director (eps. 4, 19, 24), Key Animation (eps. 2, 17)[5]
1986Saint SeiyaAnimation Director (eps. 65)
1989Time Travel TondekemanKey Animation (eps. 18), Sub-Character Design (eps. 1-5, 12, 24, 30, 33)
1991-1992Goldfish WarningAnimation 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)[5]
1993-1994Sailor Moon RCharacter Design, Animation Director (eps. 53, 58, 64, 69, 88), Key Animation (eps. 53)[5]
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)
2020Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation Season 2Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6)

Anime Film
Year Title Role 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 2-Part Film, Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)[6][7]

OVA
Year Title Role Note
1985 Vampire Hunter D Key Animation
1987 Crystal Triangle Character Design [5]
1995 Graduation Character Design
1996-1997 Wedding Peach DX Character Design
2011 Valkyria Chronicles 3: Unrecorded Chronicles 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. "Sailor Moon Crystal Films Bring Back Original Sailor Moon Character Designer Kazuko Tadano". Anime News Network. June 30, 2018.
  4. "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime Reveals April 2020 Debut, Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. December 20, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
  5. "Otakon to Host Sailor Moon Designer, Animation Director". Anime News Network. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  6. "「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!". Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
  7. "劇場版『美少女戦士セーラームーンEternal』". Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-30.


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