{{Short description|Japanese anime director (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Yuta Tanaka | native_name = 田中 裕太 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|8}}<ref name="Birthday">{{cite magazine|title=Showcasing ''Go! Princess Pretty Cure''|date=June 2015|magazine=Animage|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|page=68|language=ja}}</ref> | birth_place = Mie Prefecture, Japan | occupation = Anime director | years_active = 2005–present | employer = Toei Animation (2005–2024)<ref name="Tanaka Leaves TA"/> | known_for = ''Pretty Cure'' series | module = {{Infobox Japanese|hide=no|kanji=田中 裕太|hiragana=たなか ゆうた|romaji=Tanaka Yūta}} }} {{nihongo|'''Yuta Tanaka'''|田中 裕太|Tanaka Yūta|born July 8, 1981<ref name="Birthday"/>|lead=yes}} is a Japanese anime director, who is known for directing various episode of the ''Pretty Cure'' series, as well as a series director for its twelfth series, ''Go! Princess Pretty Cure''.<ref name="GoPriPre"/>
==Career== Yuta Tanaka entered the anime industry in 2005. Employed under Toei Animation, he first worked as an assistant episode director for ''Powerpuff Girls Z'',<ref name="Febri">{{cite magazine|title=Interview with Go! Princess Pretty Cure series director Yuta Tanaka|date=September 2015|magazine=Febri|publisher=Ichijinsha|language=ja|page=30|volume=30}}</ref> and later directed various episodes of the ''Pretty Cure'' series since ''Fresh Pretty Cure!''. In 2015, he directed the twelfth ''Pretty Cure'' series, titled ''Go! Princess Pretty Cure'',<ref name="GoPriPre"/> and also directed few movies since then, such as ''Witchy Pretty Cure! The Movie: Wonderous! Cure Mofurun!'',<ref name="WitchyPreMovie"/> ''Star Twinkle Pretty Cure the Movie: These Feeling within The Song of Stars'',<ref name="StarTwinklePreMovie"/> and ''Pretty Cure All Stars F''.<ref name="AllStarsF"/> In January 2024, Tanaka had resigned from Toei Animation.<ref name="Tanaka Leaves TA">{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/tanakarion/status/1754148806160261171|number=1754148806160261171|user=tanakarion|author=タナカリオン|title=Yuta Tanaka Leaves Toei Animation in 2024|language=ja|date=February 4, 2024|access-date=February 4, 2024}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===TV Anime=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Credit !! Note |- | 2006 || ''Powerpuff Girls Z'' || Assistant Episode Director (eps. 3, 9, 12, 16, 20, 23, 29, 34, 36, 41, 49) || <ref name="Febri"/> |- | 2007–2008 || ''Yes! PreCure 5'' || Assistant Episode Director (eps. 48) || |- | 2008–2009 || ''Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!'' || Assistant Episode Director (eps. 1, 5, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 21, 25, 27, 29, 32, 37, 39, 41, 43, 46) || |- | 2009–2010 || ''Fresh Pretty Cure!'' || Episode Director (eps. 4, 17, 32, 44, 49), Assistant Episode Director (eps. 1, 8, 11, 15, 21, 24, 26, 28, 38, 41, 46) ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/fresh_precure/episode/summary/4/|title=Episode 4 Summary|language=ja|website=Fresh Pretty Cure!|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/fresh_precure/episode/summary/17/|title=Episode 17 Summary|language=ja|website=Fresh Pretty Cure!|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/fresh_precure/episode/summary/32/|title=Episode 32 Summary|language=ja|website=Fresh Pretty Cure!|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/fresh_precure/episode/summary/44/|title=Episode 44 Summary|language=ja|website=Fresh Pretty Cure!|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/fresh_precure/episode/summary/49/|title=Episode 49 Summary|language=ja|website=Fresh Pretty Cure!|access-date=March 20, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2010–2011 || ''HeartCatch PreCure!'' || Assistant Episode Director || |- | 2011–2012 || ''Suite PreCure'' || Episode Director (eps. 4, 12, 23, 30, 38, 47) || |- | 2012–2013 || ''Smile PreCure!'' || Episode Director (eps. 8, 15, 22, 36, 43) || |- | 2013–2014 || ''DokiDoki! PreCure'' || Episode Director (eps. 4, 12, 17, 26, 33), Storyboard (eps. 4, 12, 26, 33, 40, 47) || |- | 2014–2015 || ''Majin Bone'' || Episode Director (eps. 6, 15) ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/majinbone/episode/6/|title='Majin Bone' Episode 6|website=Toei Animation|language=ja|access-date=June 25, 2023}}</ref> |- | 2015–2016 || ''Go! Princess Pretty Cure'' || Series Director, Episode Director (eps. 1, 22, 50), Storyboard (OP; eps. 1, 22, 32, 39, 50), Unit Director (OP) ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/princess_precure/staff/|title=STAFF & CAST|website=Go! Princess Pretty Cure|language=ja|access-date=January 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="GoPriPre">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-25/go-princess-precure-story-characters-staff-unveiled/.82627|title=Go! Princess Precure's Story, Characters, Staff Unveiled|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=December 25, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref> |- | 2016–2017 || ''Witchy Pretty Cure!'' || Storyboard (eps. 22) ||<ref>{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/tanakarion/status/749393890965221376|number=749393890965221376|user=tanakarion|author=タナカリオン|title=Yuta Tanaka confirms storyboard and unit direction for Cure Felice's Transformation in 'Witchy Pretty Cure!'|date=July 2, 2016|language=ja|access-date=July 2, 2016}}</ref> |- | 2017–2018 || ''Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters'' || Episode Director (eps. 49), Storyboard (eps. 27, 36, 41, 49) || |- | 2018–2019 || ''Hug! Pretty Cure'' || Episode Director (eps. 4, 15, 37) ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/hugtto_precure/episode/summary/4/|title=Episode 4 Summary|website=Hug! Pretty Cure|language=ja|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/hugtto_precure/episode/summary/15/|title=Episode 15 Summary|language=ja|website=Hug! Pretty Cure|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/hugtto_precure/episode/summary/37/|title=Episode 37 Summary|website=Hug! Pretty Cure|language=ja|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref> |- | 2018–2020 || ''GeGeGe no Kitarō'' || Production Advancement (eps. 78, 85, 88, 95) || |- | 2019–2020 || ''Star Twinkle PreCure'' || Storyboard (eps. 15) || |- | rowspan="2"| 2020–2021 || ''Healin' Good Pretty Cure'' || Storyboard (OP) ||<ref>{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/tanakarion/status/1223761214188113920|number=1223761214188113920|user=tanakarion|author=タナカリオン|title=Yuta Tanaka confirms he storyboarded the opening for 'Healin' Good Pretty Cure'|language=ja|date=February 1, 2020|access-date=February 1, 2020}}</ref> |- | ''Digimon Adventure:'' || Production Advancement (eps. 18, 26, 36, 44, 52, 58, 64) || |- | 2020–2022 || ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' || Episode Director (eps. 13, 19, 25, 32, 97), Storyboard (eps. 19, 25, 32, 97) ||<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://animageplus.jp/articles/detail/34774|title=『ダイの大冒険』第13話、マァムが見つけたヒュンケルの過去の真実！|date=December 25, 2020|magazine=Animage|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|language=ja|access-date=December 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://animageplus.jp/articles/detail/35488|title=『ダイの大冒険』第19話、アバンの言葉が導きを！ DVDもレンタル開始|date=February 21, 2021|magazine=Animage|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|language=ja|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://animageplus.jp/articles/detail/47024|title=『ダイの大冒険』第97話、諦めないダイたちに道を開く一筋の光！|date=September 30, 2022|magazine=Animage|publisher=Tokuma Shoten|language=ja|access-date=September 30, 2022}}</ref> |- | 2021–2022 || ''Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure'' || Episode Director (eps. 29) || |- | 2021–2023 || ''Digimon Ghost Game'' || Episode Director (eps. 20), Production Advancement (eps. 4) || |- |}
===Anime film=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year !! Title !! Credit !! Note |- | 2010 || ''HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital…Really!?'' || Assistant Director, Storyboard (ED), Unit Director || |- | 2016 || ''Witchy Pretty Cure! The Movie: Wonderous! Cure Mofurun!'' || Director ||<ref name="WitchyPreMovie">{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/14-1/maho-girls-precure-feature-film-trailer-introduces-cure-mofurun|title="Maho Girls PreCure!" Feature Film Trailer Introduces Cure Mofurun!|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|website=Crunchyroll|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-08|archive-date=2019-04-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408124002/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/07/14-1/maho-girls-precure-feature-film-trailer-introduces-cure-mofurun|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2019 || ''One Piece: Stampede'' || Storyboard || |- | ''Star Twinkle Pretty Cure the Movie: These Feeling within The Song of Stars'' || Director ||<ref name="StarTwinklePreMovie">{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/333884|title=今秋公開「映画スタプリ」ビジュアル解禁、監督は「キュアモフルン」の田中裕太|date=June 2, 2019|website=Comic Natalie|language=ja|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''Pretty Cure All Stars F'' || Director, Storyboard ||<ref name="AllStarsF">{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/538490|title=「映画プリキュア」に坂本真綾＆種崎敦美が出演、オリジナルキャラクター演じる |trans-title=Maaya Sakamoto and Atsumi Tanezaki appear in "Pretty Cure the Movie" and play original characters |date=August 27, 2023|website=Comic Natalie|language=ja|access-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916114741/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/538490|archive-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite interview |last= |first= |interviewer= |title=『映画プリキュアオールスターズＦ』 インタビュー 監督・田中裕太さん、総作画監督・キャラクターデザイン・板岡 錦さん対談で明かされた制作秘話【ネタバレあり】|trans-title="Pretty Cure All Stars F" Interview Director Yuta Tanaka, Chief Animation Director/Character Designer Nishiki Itaoka The production secrets revealed in a conversation (Contains spoilers) |work=animate Times |date=October 6, 2023 |publisher= |location=Japan |url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1696395799 |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201172312/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1696395799 |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |url-status=live}} [https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1696395799&p=2 page 2], [https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1696395799&p=3 page 3], [https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1696395799&p=4 page 4]</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Anime News Network|people|91341}} *{{IMDb name|nm3679430}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tanaka, Yuta}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Anime directors Category:People from Mie Prefecture Category:Japanese directors