Tatsuru Tatemoto

Tatsuru Tatemoto, aka Tattun is Studio Trigger's social media manager and a member of the company's publicity department. He is fluent in both Japanese and English.
He is involved in some of the Studio's notable works such as anime TV Series adaptation of Little Witch Academia (advertising), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (advertising), and Promare: Side Galo (translation assistance).
Notably, Tattun frequented 4chan in the anime and manga board, /a/ starting January 2017 throughout the TV series' releasehttps://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/1/19/trigger-ventures-onto-4chan-with-little-witch-academia-qa-plans, although there is evidence he has been aware of 4chan since at least around October 2013 from a particular tweet in which he told his viewers to vote for Ryūko in a poll from a 4chan thread.Regarding his activities on 4chan, Tattun typically converse with its users in a nonchalant and casual manner, asking and answering questions pertaining to Studio Trigger's works and Little Witch Academia posed by the anonymous users there, although the latter was the primary subject he answers questions for. He sometimes will speak on behalf of Naoko Tsutsumi, who is nicknamed as producer-san.
Tattun was also entrusted by the producer of Little Witch Academia series, Naoko Tsutsumi, in working on its character profiles, background witches included given to their inclusion as NPCs in Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time game, and helping the translation on episodes whenever their respective director required his assistance for it.
== Gallery ==
=== Tattun's answers from the 4chan Q&As ===
==== Thread 152333795 ====
Compilation of Tattun's answers at thread 152333795 of 4chan.jpg|Compilation of Tattun's answers at thread 152333795 of 4chan
Desuarchive info regarding Tattun confirming Diana being his favorite Little Witch Academia character.jpeg|Response 5 regarding Tattun confirming Diana being his favorite Little Witch Academia character
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Desuarchive info regarding Good Smile Company being in charge of Little Witch Academia figures.jpeg|Response 10 regarding Good Smile Company being in charge of Little Witch Academia figures
Desuarchive info regarding Tattun's familiarity with Pretty Cure series.jpeg|Respone 13 regarding Tattun's familiarity with Pretty Cure series
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Desuarchive info regarding Tattun confirming that he likes Akko as much as everyone else.jpeg|Response 15 regarding Tattun confirming that he likes Akko as much as everyone else
Desuarchive info regarding Tattun confused by fans' less-specific question regarding why he like Amanda.jpeg|Response 16 regarding Tattun confused by fans' less-specific question regarding why he like Amanda
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's NSFW works implied to be among his doujin collection.jpg|Response 21 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's NSFW works implied to be among his doujin collection
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite visual novels and non-Studio Trigger animes.jpg|Response 25 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite visual novels and non-Studio Trigger animes
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite FateStay Night characters.jpg|Response 26 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite FateStay Night characters
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's reluctance of showing how his workspace looked like during conversation at thread 152333795 of 4chan.jpg|Response 30 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's reluctance of showing how his workspace looked like during conversation at thread 152333795 of 4chan
Desuarchive info regarding what Tattun does while not not updating his status and posting some stuff at 4chan.jpeg|Response 32 regarding what Tattun does while not not updating his status and posting some stuff at 4chan
Desuarchive info regarding video games Tattun ever played.jpeg|Response 35 regarding video games Tattun ever played
Desuarchive info regarding Tattun's preferred female Evangelion characters.jpeg|Response 36 regarding Tattun's preferred female Evangelion characters
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto confirming relevance of lorem ipsum and other elements of real-life magic included in the series.jpg|Respone 37 about Tatsuru Tatemoto confirming relevance of lorem ipsum and other elements of real-life magic included in the series
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite Overwatch character.jpg|Response 38 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite Overwatch character
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite League of Legends characters.jpg|Response 40 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's favorite League of Legends characters
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's opinion about Rance series.jpg|Response 41 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's opinion about Rance series
Desuarchive info regarding confirming that Tattun played DotA.jpeg|Response 43 confirming that Tattun played DotA
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto when asked about whether he played mahjong.jpg|Response 44 about Tatsuru Tatemoto when asked about whether he played mahjong
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's consideration for an AMA session to answer fans' questions.jpg|Response 45 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's consideration for an AMA session to answer fans' questions
Desuarchive info regarding Tattun's favorite notable non-Studio Trigger anime favorites.jpeg|Response 47 regarding Tattun's favorite notable non-Studio Trigger anime favorites
Desuarchive info regarding Tattun's favorite K-On character.jpeg|Response 48 regarding Tattun's favorite K-On character
Desuarchive info about Tatsuru Tatemoto's regarding best animator in Studio Trigger.jpg|Response 49 about Tatsuru Tatemoto's opinion on the best animator in Studio Trigger
=== Miscellaneous ===
Official LWA height guide captured from the official TRIGGER twitch stream featuring Tattun.jpg|Official LWA height guide captured from the official TRIGGER twitch stream featuring Tattun
===Official videos===
Masahiko Otsuka, Studio Trigger Q&A
==Trivia== 
*Though not involved in development of the series' two short films, Tatemoto is revealed to be no stranger with dragon ideas for both, having recognized the particular artwork of Akko riding a dragon previously drawn at the time.
*In addition of being acquainted with Megumi Han, Michiyo Murase, and Arisa Shida, Tatemoto also surprised by how dark plot twists in "Chariot and Croix" and "Yesterday" as much as fans albeit slightly given to Yoshinari's grim backstory drafts for majorities of the main characters which revealed in Anime Expo 2017. 
*Tatemoto was the one who came up with the designs of Andrew Hanbridge and Croix Meridies which then refined by Shūhei Handa for animation.
*In one of his conversation with fans at 4chan, Tattun was aware that one of his colleagues whom he implied to be a freelancer continued posting the series' artworks at the time and acknowledged his own desire to improve since completing the TV Series' first season. He also dismissively remarked about anime series with panty shots being uncommon upon being asked about the reason Akko averted panty shot scenario despite showing much of her legs.
**He is also confirmed to design about 1/3 of background Luna Nova witch students while the rest Yusuke Yoshigaki.
*Tatemoto once mentioned helping a friend creating a DeviantArt account during 2014 which can be accessed here.https://twitter.com/Trigger_Tattun/status/490043002472001537Though it is never officially stated, it is widely believed that the friend in question is Yõ Yoshinari, based on the artworks posted.
* During Masahiko Ōtsuka's visit to Pixar in 2014, Tattun accompanied him as an intepreter for his Q&A interview with Pixar artists Grant Alexander and Bobby Rubiohttps://web.archive.org/web/20150522230215/http://grantalexander.blogspot.com/.
*One of Tatsuru Tatemoto's Twitter posts was about his plan in making random sketch from animators and other contents available for $1 purchase, which may very well referring the studio's one dollar shop testing.https://twitter.com/Trigger_Tattun/status/369674078275137536https://4473592300127.gumroad.com/https://web.archive.org/web/20171119191216/https://www.japanator.com/sweet-joy-trigger-is-testing-their-online-dollar-shop-29434.phtml
*According to his answers at thread 152333795 of 4chan which comes from warning where many of them being from his opinions instead of representing Studio Trigger as wholw:
**Tattun confirmed that his favorite character being Diana Cavendish but nonetheless fond of Atsuko Kagari as much as everyone else. His other favorite characters are Ursula Callistis, Amanda O'Neill, and Jasminka Antonenko
**The only installment of Pretty Cure series Tattun familiar most is Futari wa Pretty Cure thus he had no concrete answer upon being asked about its comparison with Witchy Pretty Cure!.
**Tattun prefers Kyoto Animation over SHAFT, as the former's notable works, anime adaptations of Full Metal Panic and Nichijou, are his favorites.
***His other notable favorite animes which not made by Studio Trigger are The Vision of Escaflowne and Birdy the Mighty: Decode.
***While K-On isn't within his list of favorite animes, Tattun admits that his favorite character in it being Ritsu Tainaka.
**Good Smile Company is in charge of working on Little Witch Academia figures.
**Tattun enjoys collecting doujin works such as those derived from Kill la Kill. Some of them may very well NSFW ones.
**At least during the conversation at thread 152333795 of 4chan, Tattun was reluctant of sharing the image how his workspace in Studio Trigger looked like at the time.
**Tattun's favorite Overwatch series character is Reinhardt.
**His favorite visual novels are Fate/Stay Night and Muv-Luv, while non-Studio Trigger animes being Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series (until part 4) and second season of KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!. However, he had lost interest in Final Fantasy series since he was 13.
***His favorite Fate/Stay Night characters are Sakura, Saber Alter, and Gilgamesh.
**While not updating his status and posting some stuff at 4chan, Tattun answers emails from fans, working on new merchandise ideas and setting up events for Studio Trigger.
**He has played every video games produced by Blizzard Entertainment except World of Warcraft. Nevertheless, he played Defense of the Ancients (DotA) which originally made as a mod for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, The Frozen Throne. 
**Between Rei or Asuka from Evangelion franchise, Tattun prefers Misato Katsuragi over either of them.
**Tattun's favorite League of Legends characters are Sejuani and Volibear.
**Tattun assures confused fans that lorem ipsum and other elements of real-life magic included in the series are much more relevant since he worked on some of them himself and admits that the producers understand the tidbits more than he does.
**Tattun is also no stranger to visual novel series Rance, having collected almost all of its installments.
**Tattun never played mahjong and not confident to try it due to unable to memorize the tiles.
**Tattun considers to consult with producer about conducting AMA session to make it easier for his colleagues in answering fans' questions.
**Tattun considers Yoshinari to be the best animator at Studio Trigger in terms of skills.
==External Links==
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====Other Info====
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===News ===
*Crunchyroll
**Trigger Ventures Onto 4chan With "Little Witch Academia" Q&A Plans by Scot Green January 20, 2017
===Interviews===
*Ani-gamers
**Interview: Studio Trigger on Inferno Cop, Turning Girls, and Kill la Kill by David Estrella and Evan Minto July 9, 2015
*Japanator
**Anime Next '14: Studio Trigger by Jeff Chuang July 16, 2014 (Archived on June 19, 2014)
*Tokyo Otaku Mode News
**Answering Fans’ Wishes with Kickstarter: Studio Trigger (“Little Witch Academia 2”) Interview [1/3] by TOM July 30, 2013
***Japanese version (Netorabo) - ファンの期待に応えるための「Kickstarter」という選択　『リトルウィッチアカデミア2』のスタジオトリガー　ロングインタビュー[1/3] August 12, 2013
**Answering Fans’ Wishes with Kickstarter: Studio Trigger (“Little Witch Academia 2”) Interview [2/3] by TOM August 3, 2013
***Japanese version (Netorabo) - ファンの期待に応えるための「Kickstarter」という選択　『リトルウィッチアカデミア2』のスタジオトリガー　ロングインタビュー[2/3] August 13, 2013
**Answering Fans’ Wishes with Kickstarter: Studio Trigger (“Little Witch Academia 2”) Interview [3/3] by TOM August 7, 2013
***Japanese version (Netorabo) - ファンの期待に応えるための「Kickstarter」という選択　『リトルウィッチアカデミア2』のスタジオトリガー　ロングインタビュー[3/3] August 14, 2013
==References==
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