About
Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 勝義) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan. After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be no real productions done and thus went on to join Sunrise in 1979. There he learned under Yoshiyuki Tomino and Ryousuke Takahashi before becoming freelancer. He also uses the aliases of Futa Morita (森田 風太) and Kota Morita (森田 光太), which are the names of his sons.
Known for
Armored Trooper VOTOMSAnime • 1983
NANAAnime • 2006
Mashin Hero WataruAnime • 1988
Hikaru no GoAnime • 2001
Ronin WarriorsAnime • 1988
Street Fighter II: VAnime • 1995
Blue Comet SPT LayznerAnime • 1985
Detective School QAnime • 2003
Dinosaur KingAnime • 2007
Strawberry PanicAnime • 2006
Jura TripperAnime • 1995
EAT-MANAnime • 1997
The Brave of Legend Da-GarnAnime • 1992
The Brave of the Sun FighbirdAnime • 1991
Hello Anne: Before Green GablesAnime • 2009