Katsuyoshi Yatabe (谷田部 胜义) is a Japanese screenwriter and director born July 11, 1956 in Tokyo, Japan.
After graduating he joined the Department of Arts at Nihon Daigaku in 1975. In 1978 he joined Ad Cosmo but felt that as subcontrctractor there would be
Nanako Shimazaki (岛崎 奈々子, Shimazaki Nanako) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. She is also sometimes credited as Nanako Sasaki (佐々木 奈奈子, Sasaki Nanako).