Shigeru Yanagawa (柳川 茂 Yanagawa Shigeru, May 18, 1950-) is an anime screenwriter and planner that was regularly associated with Tatsunoko Production in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Bio[]
After graduating from Kanagawa Prefectural Sagamidai Technical High School, he joined Tatsunoko. He was assigned to the planning and literary department, where he was involved as a planner in a number of TV anime, including the Time Bokan Series and Paul's Miraculous Adventure. He also wrote the scripts for Kabatotto and Inakappe Taisho , among others.
In 1979, he married his colleague, designer Akiko Shimomoto (now known as Noa Kawai). Two years later, Shimamoto left Tatsunoko Productions to become a freelancer and by 1983, Yanagawa would leave the company himself to begin his career as a freelance screenwriter. He would become famous for the scripts for Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku, along with Dream Warrior Wingman.
He would remain active into the 1990s on many popular TV series, including Sailor Moon, Akazukin Chacha, and Ranma 1/2, as well as returning to Tatsunoko projects to write two scripts for Kiramekiman. In more recent years, he and his wife became better associated with being childrens' picture book authors, particularly for Christian stories as they were both baptized as such.
Body of Work[]
Planning (Tatsunoko-specific)[]
- Time Bokan
- Temple the Balloonist
- Paul's Miraculous Adventure
- Gatchaman Fighter
- Gordian the Warrior- Original author credit
- Time Bokan Series: Zenderman
- Muteking the Dashing Warrior
- Divine Legend Sadamoebius (scrapped, though he did write the light novel chapters for My Anime magazine)
- Golden Warrior Gold Lightan
- Dash Kappei
- Time Bokan Series: Time Patrol Otasukeman
- Time Bokan Series: Yattodetaman
- The Flying House Adventure
- PC Travel Detectives
Screenplay Credits (Tatsunoko)[]
- Inakappe Taisho
- Kabatotto
- Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (episode 80)
- The Fire of Alpen Rose: Judy and Randy
- Doteraman
- The Legend of Snow White
- Time Bokan 2000: Phantom Thieves Kiramekiman (episodes 4 and 12)
Screenplay Credits (Other)[]
- Urusei Yatsura (Studio DEEN)- series composition for episodes 127-195
- As Expected of Sarutobi (Tsuchida Production)
- Miyuki (Kitty Film)
- Stop! Hibari-kun (Toei)
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami (Studio Pierrot)
- Dream Warrior Wingman (Toei)
- Kompora Kid (Toei)
- High School! Kimengumi (Tsuchida -> Studio Comet)
- Gu-Gu Ganmo (Toei)
- Maison Ikkoku (Studio DEEN)
- Maple Town Story (Toei)
- Bikkuriman (Toei)
- New Maple Town Story: Palm Town (Toei)
- Ranma 1/2: Nettou-hen (Studio DEEN) - series composition
- New Bikkuriman (Toei)
- Blue Blink (Tezuka Pro)
- Sally the Witch 2nd series (Toei)
- GakiDeka (Studio Gallop)
- NG Knight Ramune & 40 (Ashi)
- RP Legend Hepoi (Studio Gallop)
- Genji Tsushin Agedama (Studio Gallop)
- Sailor Moon (Toei)
- Hime-chan's Ribbon (Studio Gallop)
- The Story of Thumbelina (Enoki Films)
- Sailor Moon R (Toei)
- Shimajiro the Striped Tiger (Studio Signpost)
- Akazukin ChaCha (Studio Gallop)
- Mojacko (OLM)
- Pokonyan! (Animation 21)
- Baby and Me (Studio Pierrot)
- Hyper Police (Studio Pierrot)