Kenji Yoshida

Kenji Yoshida (吉田 健二, Yoshida Kenji, born January 1, 1935) is a Japanese anime producer, manga artist and illustrator best known as the co-founder of Tatsunoko Production.[1][2] Yoshida is the younger brother of Tatsuo Yoshida and the older brother of Ippei Kuri. He replaced Tatsuo as president after the latter's death in 1977 and continued to run the company until 1987, when Kuri replaced him. On July 1, 2005, he and Kuri resigned from Tatsunoko Production when Takara merged with Tomy.

Kenji Yoshida
Born	(1935-01-01) January 1, 1935
Occupation	Producer, manga artist, illustrator
Years active	1962–2005
Relatives	Tatsuo Yoshida (brother) Ippei Kuri (brother)

References

• Ledoux, Trish; Doug Ranney; Fred Patten (1997). The Complete Anime Guide: Japanese Animation Film Girectory & Resource Guide. Tiger Mountain Press. ISBN 0-9649542-5-7.

1. "Tatsunoko Studio History". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
2. "Mach Go Go Go Production Information".

External links

• Kenji Yoshida on IMDb

Preceded by Tatsuo Yoshida	President of Tatsunoko Production 1977 - 1987	Succeeded by Ippei Kuri