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Group TAC

The former Group TAC office in Shibuya
Native name	株式会社グループ・タック
Romanized name	Kabushiki Kaisha Gurūpu Takku
Company type	Kabushiki-gaisha
Industry	Anime
Founded	March 1968; 56 years ago (March 1968)
Founder	Atsumi Tashiro Susumu Aketagawa Gisaburo Sugii
Defunct	August 31, 2010; 13 years ago (August 31, 2010)
Fate	Bankruptcy liquidation
Successor	Diomedéa
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Subsidiaries	Group TAC Digital Room (2000–2007)
Website	web.archive.org/web/20070223083159/http://www.g-tac.co.jp/home.html

Group TAC Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社グループ・タック, Hepburn: Kabushiki Kaisha Gurūpu Takku) was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968 from former Mushi Pro staff. They worked on movies, videos, TV shows, and commercials, and contributed to all stages of the process, including planning, production, sound effects, and so on. The company was headed by Atsumi Tashiro until his death in July 2010.^[1] In September 2010, Group TAC filed for bankruptcy and liquidated all of its assets.^[1] Diomedéa was formed after a split from Group TAC. Group TAC's remaining animation project, Hana Kappa, was taken over by OLM, Inc. and XEBEC.

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Projects

Year	Title	Notes
1974	Jack and the Beanstalk
1976	Huckleberry no Bōken
1978	The Bad News Bears Go to Japan	Main titles of the film
1980	11 Piki no Neko
1982	Zō no Inai Dōbutsuen
	Two Down Full Base
	Tokimeki Tonight
1983	Igano Kabamaru
	Nine
	Nine the Original
	Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration
1984	Nine 3: Final
1985	Night on the Galactic Railroad
1985	Touch
1986	Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace
1986	11 Piki no Neko to Ahōdori
1987	Hiatari Ryōkō!
	The Foxes of Chironup Island
	The Tale of Genji
1988	Hiatari Ryōkō! Ka - su - mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita
1988	Tama and Friends	Produced by Sony Music Entertainment
1990	Everyday is Sunday
	Run! White Wolf
	Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1991	Huckleberry no Bōken Movie
1992	Princess Army
	Yadamon
	Nozomi Witches
1993	Jungle King Tar-chan
	Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!!
	Bonobono
1994	Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
1994	Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!!
1995	Princess Minerva
	Street Fighter II MOVIE (video game)	Original animated sequences
	Street Fighter II V
	Soar High! Isami
1996	Those Who Hunt Elves
	Spring and Chaos
	YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō
	Get Going! Godzilland	With Gakken Video & Toho
	Road Rovers	With Warner Bros. Animation
1997	Those Who Hunt Elves II
	Hare Tokidoki Buta	With SPE Visual Works
	Strange Love
1998	Super Doll Licca-chan
	Flint the Time Detective
	Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday
	Superman: the Animated Series	A few episodes with Warner Bros. Animation
1999	Legend of Himiko
	Ippatsu Kiki Musume
	Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation
	Kyorochan
	Koume-chan ga Iku!
2000	Miami Guns
2000	Grandeek
2001	Grappler Baki
	Grappler Baki 2
	Gyōten Ningen Batseelor
	Sanrio Anime World Masterpiece Theater	Produced by Sanrio
	Daichis: Earth's Defense Family
	Fighting Foodons
	Princess Comet	With Nippon Animation
	Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002
2003	Blame!
	Twin Spica
	Gilgamesh	With Japan Vistec and Ishimori Productions
	Submarine 707R
	The Golden Laws	With Happy Science
2004	Demonbane
	Area 88 TV
	Grenadier
	Alice Academy
	Viewtiful Joe
	Nanami-chan
2005	Arashi no Yoru ni
2005	Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble	Contributed with the animated cutscenes.
2006	Nanami-chan 2nd Series
	Tokko	With AIC Spirits
	Shinigami no Ballad
	Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
	Black Blood Brothers
	Kage Kara Mamoru!
	Nanami-chan 3rd Series
2007	Tetsuko no Tabi
2007	Happy Happy Clover
2008	His Wish and Light
2008	Shinran-sama: Negai, Soshite Hikari
2009	The Rebirth of Buddha
2010	Hana Kappa
2010	Hutch the Honeybee	With Tatsunoko Productions

References

^ ^a ^b "Anime Production Firm Group TAC Files for Bankruptcy". Anime News Network. September 3, 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.

External links

Group TAC at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Group TAC Co., Ltd. at the Wayback Machine (archived October 1, 2010) (in Japanese)

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Television series	Huckleberry no Bōken (1976) Manga Ijin Monogatari (1977–1978) Tokimeki Tonight (1982–1983) Igano Kabamaru (1983–1984) Touch (1985–1987) Hiatari Ryōkō! (1987–1988) Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991) Sunset on Third Street (1990–1991) Yadamon (1992–1993) Tama of Third Street: Do You Know My Tama? (1993–1994) Jungle King Tar-chan (1993–1994) Gakkō no Kowai Uwasa: Hanako-san ga Kita!! (1994–1995) Soar High! Isami (1995–1996) Street Fighter II V (1995) Bonobono (1995–1996) Those Who Hunt Elves (1996) YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō (1996–1998) Fair, then Partly Piggy (1997–1998) Those Who Hunt Elves 2 (1997) Android Announcer Maico 2010 (1998) Flint the Time Detective (1998–1999) Super Doll Licca-chan (1998–1999) Legend of Himiko (1999) Kyorochan (1999–2001) Oruchuban Ebichu (1999) Ippatsu Kiki Musume (1999) Monkey Magic (1999–2000) Miami Guns (2000) Fighting Foodons (2000–2001) Grappler Baki (2001) The Family's Defensive Alliance (2001) Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet (2001–2002) Gyōten Ningen Batseelor (2001–2002) Grappler Baki: Maximum Tournament (2001) Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002 (2001–2002) Gilgamesh (2003–2004) Twin Spica (2003–2004) Area 88 (2004) Viewtiful Joe (2004–2005) Ton-Ton Atta to Niigata no Mukashi Banashi (2004) Grenadier (2004–2005) Gakuen Alice (2004–2005) Nanami-chan (2004–2009) Kage Kara Mamoru! (2006) Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (2006) Ballad of a Shinigami (2006) Tokko (2006) Tama and Friends: Search For It! The Magic Puni-Puni Stone (2006) Black Blood Brothers (2006) Tetsuko no Tabi (2007) Happy Happy Clover (2007)
Films	Jack and the Beanstalk (1974) 11 Piki no Neko (1980–1986) Zō no Inai Dōbutsuen (1982) Nine (1983) Nine the Original (1983) Nine 2: Sweetheart Declaration (1983) Nine 3: Final (1984) Captain Tsubasa: Europe Daikessen (1985) Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985) Captain Tsubasa: Ayaushi, Zen Nippon Jr. (1985) Captain Tsubasa: Asu ni Mukatte Hashire (1986) Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace (1986) Captain Tsubasa: Sekai Daikessen!! Jr. World Cup (1986) Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono (1986) Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni (1987) Murasaki Shikibu Genji Monogatari (1987) Hiatari Ryōkō! Ka - su - mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita (1988) White Wolf (1990) Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1991) Huckleberry no Bōken (1991) Tama of Third Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!! (1993) Bonobono (1993) Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) Spring and Chaos (1996) Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday (1998) Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation (2000) The Laws of the Sun (2000) Touch: Cross Road (2001) The Golden Laws (2003) Arashi no Yoru ni (2005) The Laws of Eternity (2006) The Rebirth of Buddha (2009) Hutch the Honeybee (2010)
OVAs/ONAs	Tama and Friends: Third Street Story (1988–1990) Manga Edo Ero Banashi (1989) Everyday is Sunday (1990–1992) Sweet Spot (1991) Nozomi Witches (1992–1993) Tenshi Nanka ja Nai (1994) Princess Minerva (1995) Strange Love (1997) Grandeek (2000) Submarine 707R (2003) Blame! (2003) Ajisai no Uta (2004) Shinran-sama: Negai, Soshite Hikari (2008)
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