is a Japanese

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, character designer, illustrator and

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. 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 as an animation director for an episode of 1980s ''

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'' anime. She then became a character designer for ''

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'', 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 ''

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'' anime series (''

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''), and 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 ''

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'', ''

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'', '' 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" for the '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal'' anime series, adapting the ''Dream'' arc of the manga. The two-part film was released in 2021. In December 2019, both Tadano and her husband, Hiromi Matsushita, were chosen as character designers for the sixth spin-off of the ''

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'' anime series, '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens''. In December 2021, Tadano and Matsushita were chosen as character designers again for the seventh spin-off, ''

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''. In April 2022, it was announced that Tadano will design the characters for ''Sailor Moon Eternal''s sequel, titled '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie'', another two-part anime film project that takes place as a "fifth and final season" for the ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal'' anime series, adapting the ''Stars'' arc of the manga, and was released in June 2023.

Personal life

She married Hiromi Matsushita, who was also an animation director on ''Sailor Moon''. Her favorite hobbies are going to karaoke, traveling, and her dislikes are exercising, though she prefers to walk.

Works

TV Anime

Anime Film

OVA (Original Video Animation)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tadano, Kazuko Living people Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors Japanese women film directors Japanese women animators Anime character designers People from Hiroshima 1959 births Women animated film directors