Hajime Yatate

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

Name
"Hajime Yatate" is considered 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 wo 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 given credit to as the "Original Creator" (原作) of most original Sunrise works, including, but not limited to:


 * The various Gundam series, from Mobile Suit Gundam (1979) to the latest version
 * Aura Battler Dunbine (1983)
 * Yoroiden Samurai Troopers aka Ronin Warriors (1988)
 * Vision of Escaflowne (1996)
 * Outlaw Star (1998)
 * Gasaraki (1998)
 * Cowboy Bebop (1998)
 * Infinite Ryvius (1999)
 * The Big O (1999)
 * Z-Mind (1999)
 * Witch Hunter Robin (2002)
 * Sgt. Frog (2004)
 * My-HiME (2004)
 * My-Otome (2005)
 * Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto (2006)
 * Code Geass (2006)
 * Idolmaster: Xenoglossia (2007)
 * Code Geass R2 (2008)