Hajime Yatate

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

Name

"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.

Credited series

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

See also

Collective pseudonyms under the Toei Group:

• Saburō Yatsude
• Izumi Todo

References

External links

• Hajime Yatate at Anime News Network's encyclopedia