Jin Tanaka | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 田中 仁 |
| Born | (1976-09-20) 20 September 1976 (age 47) Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Anime screenwriter |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Notable works | |
Jin Tanaka (Japanese: 田中 仁, Hepburn: Tanaka Jin, born 20 September 1976) is a Japanese anime screenwriter. He has served as the head writer for such anime as Go! Princess PreCure, Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode, Laid-Back Camp, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, The Misfit of Demon King Academy, and Oshi no Ko.
Tanaka, a native of Tokyo, was born on 20 September 1976.[1] He was educated at the Toei Animation Research Institute.[2]
Tanaka joined Toei Animation's Pretty Cure franchise as the writer of the fifth episode of DokiDoki! PreCure, and Go! Princess PreCure (2015–2016) was the first anime in which he was in charge of series composition.[1] After serving as the screenwriter for Witchy Pretty Cure! The Movie: Wonderous! Cure Mofurun! (2016),[3] he was the head writer for Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode (2017–2018).[4] He has also served as screenwriter for two more Pretty Cure flms: Star Twinkle Pretty Cure the Movie: These Feeling within The Song of Stars (2019) and Delicious Party Pretty Cure the Movie: Dreaming Children's Lunch (2022).[5][6]
In 2016, Tanaka was the head writer for Anne Happy.[7] From 2018 to 2021, he was the head writer for both seasons of Laid-Back Camp,[8] and she was the screenwriter for the franchise's 2022 film adaptation Laid-Back Camp Movie.[9] In 2019, he was the head writer for Cinderella Nine.[10] From 2020 to 2022, he was the head writer for Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club.[11][12] Since 2020, he has been the head writer for The Misfit of Demon King Academy.[13] In 2023, Tanaka was announced as the head writer of Oshi no Ko.[14]