Yoshiro Kataoka
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, also known by the nickname
Hagera, is an anime
producer and production designer. He has worked for the Tōkyū Agency, Asatsu DK, and NAS
, 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
, including shows such as Hime-chan's Ribbon
. In addition to being an anime producer, Kataoka produces anime music
als. He is also one of the founders of the Animax
satellite channel and Aniraji, a radio program devoted to anime, manga
, games
and light novel
s.
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
Hagera, is an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
producer and production designer. He has worked for the Tōkyū Agency, Asatsu DK, and NAS
Nihon Ad Systems
, NAS for short, is a Japanese anime production and character merchandising company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the advertising agency Asatsu-DK. The "Ad" in its title is an abbreviation for "Animation Development". Along with animation studios Sunrise, Toei Animation and TMS Entertainment, it is...
, and he currently works as a full time advisor at Marvelous Entertainment. His proactive
ProActive
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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
Shojo
The term refers to manga marketed to a female audience roughly between the ages of 10-18. The name romanizes the Japanese 少女 , literally: "little female". Shōjo manga covers many subjects in a variety of narrative and graphic styles, from historical drama to science fiction — often with a strong...
anime on TV Tokyo
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
, including shows such as Hime-chan's Ribbon
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, 1992 to December 3, 1993. Hajime Watanabe's first project as...
. In addition to being an anime producer, Kataoka produces anime music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
als. He is also one of the founders of the Animax
Animax
is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...
satellite channel and Aniraji, a radio program devoted to anime, manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, games
Computer and video games
A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of...
and light novel
Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s.
Productions
- Ashita Tenki ni Naare (producer, Fuji TVFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
) - Chikkun TakkunChikkun Takkunis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was adapted into a 23-episode anime television series by Studio Pierrot and aired on Fuji Television from April 9, 1984 to September 28, 1984...
(producer, Fuji TV) - Battle Fighters: Fatal Fury (production designer, Fuji TV)
- Battle Fighters: Fatal Fury 2 (production designer, Fuji TV)
- Gu-Gu Ganmo (production designer, Fuji TV)
- Gunslinger GirlGunslinger GirlGunslinger Girl is an ongoing manga by Yu Aida. It first premiered in the November 2002 issue of the monthly shōnen magazine Dengeki Daioh. The chapters are also being published in tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works. 13 volumes have been released in Japan as of April 2011...
(production designer, Fuji TV, AnimaxAnimaxis a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...
) - Hiatari Ryōkō!Hiatari Ryoko!is a high-school romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was published by Shogakukan in 1980–1981 in the magazine Shōjo Comic and collected in five tankōbon volumes. It was later adapted into a live-action television drama series, an anime television series, and an anime film sequel to the television...
(production designer, Fuji TV) - High School! KimengumiHigh School! Kimengumiis a manga series written by Motoei Shinzawa which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1982 to 1987. The title literally translates to High School! Funny-face Club or High School! Weird Face Club. An anime TV series and movie based on the series were also released...
(producer, Fuji TV, movie) - Hime-chan's RibbonHime-chan's Ribbonis 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, 1992 to December 3, 1993. Hajime Watanabe's first project as...
(producer, TV Tokyo) - Hunter x Hunter (production designer, Fuji TV, Animax)
- Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae HashutsujoKochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, full title , is a long-running comedy manga by Osamu Akimoto. It has been continuously serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since September 1976, with over 1700 chapters published, making it the longest-running manga series in history...
(executive producer, TohoTohois a Japanese film, theater production, and distribution company. It is headquartered in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group...
) - Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu UmishōKenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umishois a 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...
(production designer) - MushishiMushishiis a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara, published in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine from 1999 to August 2008.The manga was adapted into an anime television series in 2005. The Artland production was directed by Hiroshi Nagahama...
(production designer) - Peach GirlPeach Girlis a Japanese shōjo manga series by Miwa Ueda. It was published in Japan by Kodansha in Bessatsu Friend from 1998 to 2003 and collected in 18 volumes...
(production designer, TV Tokyo) - Sasuga no Sarutobi (producer, Fuji TV)
- School RumbleSchool Rumbleis a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
(production designer, TV Tokyo) - Shura no Toki - Age of Chaos (production designer, TV Tokyo)
- Super PigSuper Pig, also known as Super Boink, is a magical girl parody manga series by Taeko Ikeda which originally ran in the manga magazine Ciao. An anime series based on the manga was created by Nippon Animation and broadcast on TBS stations in Japan from September 9, 1994 through August 26, 1995...
(production designer, TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) - TouchTouch (manga)is a Japanese high school baseball manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was originally serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 1981–1986...
(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)