"Hajime Yatate" (矢立 肇, Yatate Hajime) is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff.[1]

Name

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"Hajime Yatate" is considered to be named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi:

是を矢立の初めとして、行く道なほ進まず (Kore o yatate no hajime toshite, Ikumichi naho susumazu)
This was the first time I used my travel writing implements, and I was still reluctant to venture farther.[2]

Credited series

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This collective entity is credited as the "Original Creator" (原作, gensaku) of most original Sunrise works, including, but not limited to:[1]

See also

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Collective pseudonyms under the Toei Group:

References

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  1. ^ a b Oppliger, John (June 5, 2003). "Ask John: Who is Hajime Yadate?". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on April 1, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Basho's Narrow Road. Tr. Hiroaki Sato. Stone Bridge Press, 1996.
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