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Tatsunoko Production has designated the two years from October 19, 2026 as its 65th Anniversary Year, leading to the anniversary date on October 19, 2027. The studio is recruiting partner companies for commemorative goods, store and facility collaborations, and promotional projects.
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Tatsunoko Production is organizing its 65th anniversary around the existing catalogue. The company designated the two years from October 19, 2026 as its 65th Anniversary Year, ahead of the anniversary date on October 19, 2027. It lists the titles reaching milestone years in 2027: Mach GoGoGo at 60 years, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman at 55, Yatterman at 50, and Tekkaman Blade at 35. Partner companies are being recruited for commemorative goods, store and facility collaborations, and promotional projects.
The anniversary push sits alongside new production. The television anime adaptation of Nikumura Q's Giant Ojo-sama manga has a January 2027 premiere date, with Hiroshi Ikehata directing at Tatsunoko Production. Katsuya Oshima is assistant director, Hajime Mitsuda is character designer and chief animation director, and Yu Sato handles series composition and scripts. The manga has run on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry since July 2020, and the 12th compiled volume is set for August 10.
Older Tatsunoko properties are also returning to circulation. The 1967 anime Mach GoGoGo, known overseas as Speed Racer, began airing on Disney Channel in Japan on August 7, 2026, weekdays at midnight with four episodes per day. Shochiku offered the 2004 live-action film CASSHERN, adapted from Neo-Human Casshern, free on its official YouTube channel from July 3 to July 16. In print, retailers list the third collected volume of Satoshi Shiki's Casshern R manga as the final one, scheduled to ship on December 18.
Key facts
- Anniversary window
- Tatsunoko designated the two years from October 19, 2026 as its 65th Anniversary Year, with the anniversary date on October 19, 2027. ↗
- 2027 milestone titles
- Mach GoGoGo reaches 60 years, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman 55, Yatterman 50, and Tekkaman Blade 35. ↗
- Anniversary partners
- Tatsunoko is recruiting partner companies for commemorative goods, store and facility collaborations, and promotional projects. ↗
- Giant Ojo-sama premiere
- The television anime adaptation premieres in January 2027. ↗
- Giant Ojo-sama director
- Hiroshi Ikehata directs at Tatsunoko Production. ↗
- Giant Ojo-sama source
- The anime adapts Nikumura Q's manga, serialized on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry since July 2020. ↗
- Mach GoGoGo broadcast
- The 1967 anime began airing on Disney Channel in Japan on August 7, 2026, weekdays at midnight with four episodes per day. ↗
- CASSHERN free streaming
- Shochiku offered the 2004 live-action film CASSHERN free on its official YouTube channel from July 3 to July 16. ↗
- Casshern R final volume
- Retailers list the third collected volume of Satoshi Shiki's Casshern R manga as the final one, scheduled to ship on December 18. ↗
- Tanabata greetings
- Tatsunoko Production was among the studios posting Tanabata greetings in Anime News Network's July 7, 2026 roundup. ↗
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- Confirmed Tatsunoko Production produces CASSHERN Oct 10 · source
- Confirmed Tatsunoko Production produces Giant Ojo-sama Sep 5 · source
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5d ago
Tatsunoko Production will mark 65 years since its founding on October 19, 2027, and has designated the two years from October 19, 2026 as its 65th Anniversary Year. The company lists the titles hitting milestone years in 2027, among them Mach GoGoGo at 60 years, Science Ninja Team Gatchaman at 55, Yatterman at 50, and Tekkaman Blade at 35, and is recruiting partner companies for commemorative goods, store and facility collaborations, and promotional projects.
Oct 9
Retailers list the third collected volume of Satoshi Shiki's Casshern R manga as the final one, with the book scheduled to ship on December 18. The series adapts Tatsunoko Production's Shinzo Ningen Casshan anime and centers on Tetsuya Azuma, who transforms into Casshern to fight Andro and his army. Chabo Higurashi writes the script. It launched in Monthly Champion RED in September 2023 and moved to Manga Cross in April 2025.
Aug 11
Tatsunoko Production's 1967 anime Mach GoGoGo will air on Disney Channel in Japan starting August 7, 2026. The series, known as Speed Racer overseas, will broadcast weekdays at midnight with four episodes per day. It marks the channel's first airing of the classic car-action show.
Aug 6
The television anime adaptation of Nikumura Q's Giant Ojo-sama manga has its main staff, a teaser visual, and a January 2027 premiere date. The official website opened on Friday, August 7, 2026, to announce the project. Hiroshi Ikehata, known for WITCH WATCH, directs at Tatsunoko Production. Katsuya Oshima is the assistant director, Hajime Mitsuda is the character designer and chief animation director, and Yu Sato handles series composition and scripts. The story follows Oriko Fujido, the daughter of an ultra-wealthy family who received an entire town as a birthday present. When a giant invader attacks, her butler Sebastian gives her a drink that makes her grow to giant size to defend the town, though her efforts often cause destruction. The manga has been serialized on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry service since July 2020. Shogakukan will publish the 12th compiled volume on August 10. The manga was nominated for best web manga in the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 and ranked fifth in AnimeJapan's sixth Most Wanted Anime Adaptation poll in 2023.
Jul 8
Anime News Network published a five-part roundup of Tanabata greetings from across the anime, manga, and video game industries on July 7, 2026. The collection includes wishes and illustrations from official accounts for series such as Bungo Stray Dogs, Detective Conan, My Hero Academia, Sakamoto Days, Doraemon, Chibi Maruko-chan, Hell's Paradise, and Dragon Quest. Video game franchises like Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, and Like a Dragon also participated, alongside creators including Hideo Kojima, Yuki Kaji, and Shoko Nakagawa. Several series tied their posts to new releases: the second season of Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers premiered on July 7, My Happy Marriage released a special Tanabata illustration and announced a three-episode special for 2026, and My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked began airing on July 8. The roundup also features greetings from manga titles like Chiikawa, MARRIAGETOXIN, and Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, as well as from studios Tatsunoko Production and Square Enix.
Jul 4
Shochiku is offering the 2004 live-action film 'CASSHERN' for free on its official YouTube channel from July 3 to July 16. The film adapts Tatsunoko Pro's anime 'Neo-Human Casshern', directed by Kiriya Kazuaki, with a cast including Yusuke Iseya and Kumiko Aso.