Atsuko Tanaka (animator)

For other people with the same name, see Atsuko Tanaka (disambiguation).

Atsuko Tanaka (田中 敦子, Tanaka Atsuko) is a Japanese animator. She has been involved with TMS Entertainment and many of Studio Ghibli's works.^[1] She is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

She is best known for her work on Lupin the Third, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Animaniacs, Princess Mononoke, The New Batman Adventures, Spirited Away, Sonic X, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, Belle, and The Boy and the Heron.

Works

• The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) – key animator^[2]
• Lupin the 3rd (1977–1980) key animator
• The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980-1981) – key animator "The Dreaded Double Robot"
• Downtown Story (1981) – animator^[3]
• Sugata Sanshirô (1981) – key animator
• Enchanted Journey (1981) – animator
• Space Cobra (1982–1983) – animator / Telecom Animation Film
• Here Come the Littles (1985) – key animator
• Sherlock Hound (1984–1985) – animator
• Galaxy High (1986) – key animator
• DuckTales (1987–1990) – key animator "Lost Crown of Genghis Khan" (uncredited)
• The Fuma Conspiracy (1987) – key animator
• Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989) – key animator
• Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates (1990–1991) – animation director "The Dream" / TMS
• Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992) – key animator / TMS
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) – animation director "Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme"
• Animaniacs (1993–1998) – animation director / Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co. Ltd.
• Pom Poko (1994) – animator / Telecom Animation Film^[2]
• Whisper of the Heart (1995) – key animato r/ Telecom Animation Film
• Pinky and the Brain (1995–1998) – animation director "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas" / TMS Kyokjichi Corporation
• The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995–2002) – animation director / key animator / Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co. Ltd.
• Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000) – storyboard artist / key animator
• Princess Mononoke (1997) – key animator / Telecom Animation Film^[2][4]
• The New Batman Adventures (1997–1999) – Director / storyboard artist / key animator^[5]
• Cybersix (1999) – Storyboard / Director / key animator^[6]
• Wakko's Wish (1999) – key animator (uncredited)
• Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) – key animator
• Spirited Away (2001) – Animation Supervisor / Telecom Animation Film^[7][2][8]
• WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002) – animator
• Sonic X (2003–2005) – key animator "Dr. Eggman's Ambition"
• Hajime no Ippo: The Champion Road (2003) – key animator
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004) – Animator^[9][2]
• Monmon the Water Spider (2006) – animation director
• Tales from Earthsea (2006) – key animator^[8]
• Ponyo (2008) – key animator^[2][8]
• Green Lantern: First Flight (2009) – key animator
• Summer Wars (2009) – key animator
• Arrietty (2010) – key animator^[2]
• Pandane to Tamago Hime (2010) – key animator
• From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) – key animator
• The Wind Rises (2013) – key animator / Telecom Animation Film^[2]
• Space Dandy (2014) – key animator "The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby"
• When Marnie Was There (2014) – key animator^[2]
• The Boy and the Beast (2015) – key animator
• Your Name (2016) – key animator
• Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) – key animator^[2]
• Mirai (2018) – key animator
• Belle (2021) – key animator
• The Boy and the Heron (2023) – key animator