Takashi Yanase

Works

Poetry

Prose nonfiction

• Anpanman's Testament
• Life is Strange: Words to Live by
• Second Youth Is a Thrill!
• Life Is But a Dream
• Anyone Can Be a Poet
• Life Gets Interesting at 90!
• If I Were to Talk About Justice
• Next to Despair Lies Hope! — written in response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

  Picture books

Standalone works

• The Gentle Lion
• Little Jumbo
• Goodbye Jumbo
• Ringing Bell

  ''Mighty Cat Masked Niyandar'' series

1. The Magic Backpack — A Hero is Born
2. The Mysterious Adventure
3. Miiko's Transformation

   ''Anpanman'' series

1. Anpanman
2. Go! Anpanman
3. Anpanman and Gorillaman
4. Anpanman and Baikinman

1. Anpanman and Shokupanman
2. Shokupanman
3. Akachanman
4. Anpanman and Currypanman

1. Anpanman and the Lost Alien
2. Anpanman and the Giant Monster Ankora
3. Anpanman and the Graffiti Kid
4. Anpanman and the Kabirunruns
5. Anpanman and the Ghost Forest
6. Anpanman and Lookalikepan
7. Anpanman and Lumpman
8. Anpanman and Butamanman
9. Anpanman and Kazekonkon
10. Anpanman and Currypanman/Omusubiman
11. Anpanman and the Yawn-Bird
12. Anpanman and Hedoroman
13. Anpanman and Nankahendaa
14. Anpanman and Ramen Angel
15. Anpanman and Thunder Pika-tan
16. Anpanman and Toothpasteman
17. Anpanman and Namekujira
18. Anpanman and Beroberoman
19. Anpanman and the Snifflebomb
20. Anpanman and Tendonman
21. Anpanman and the Fireball Kid
22. Anpanman and Apple-chan
23. Anpanman and the Lake Princess
24. Anpanman and Takoyakiman
25. Anpanman and Milk Boy

1. Anpanman and Pot-chan
2. Anpanman and Piichiku Forest
3. Anpanman and Dadandan
4. Anpanman and Mogurin
5. Anpanman and The Building-Block Castle
6. Anpanman and Dokin
7. Anpanman and the Sea-Devil
8. Anpanman and Bonbon Island
9. Anpanman and Invisibleman
10. Anpanman and Chikurin
11. Anpanman and Dodo
12. Anpanman and Tartan
13. Anpanman and Crescent-Moon Man
14. Anpanman and Karen's Forest
15. Anpanman and the Black Bird

1. Anpanman and the Water Castle
2. Anpanman and Princess Greenleaf
3. Anpanman and the Magic Wooden Horse
4. Anpanman and Rollpanna
5. Anpanman and Toothpaste Mountain
6. Anpanman and Marimo-kun
7. Anpanman and the Land of Dreams
8. Anpanman and Marbleman
9. Anpanman and PunchPunchPuuunch
10. Anpanman and Balloonman
11. Anpanman and the Magic Brush
12. Anpanman and Chibizou-kun

1. The Sleepy Sleepy Uncle
2. The Night-Night Sleepy Tree
3. Shidoro and Modoro
4. The Dream Foal

1. Anpanman's Secret
2. Anpanman and the Rainbow Ghost
3. Keep It Secret from Anpanman
4. Anpanman and Naganegiman
5. Anpanman and Dokinchan's Dream
6. Anpanman and the Desert Treasure
7. Anpanman and Snow Black
8. Anpanman and the Blue Tears
9. Anpanman and the Question-Mark Tower
10. Anpanman and the Flying Ume Fruit
11. Anpanman and Shabondaman
12. Anpanman and Horror Horrorko

1. Anpanman and Friends
2. Dokinchan and Pillow Kid
3. Baikinman's Sudden Change
4. Melonpanna's Drink-drink-drink

1. Anpanman and Bookman
2. Anpanman and the Twin Stars
3. Anpanman and the Artist Beret-chan
4. Anpanman and the Flower Castle
5. Anpanman and the Forest Treasure
6. Anpanman and Yawn-Boy
7. Anpanman and Shidoro & Modoro

1. Anpanman's Santa Claus
2. Anpanman's Christmas
3. Merry Christmas! with Anpanman
4. Anpanman's Christmas Eve

1. Nossy the Dinosaur's Great Adventure
2. Lyrical Magical Magic School
3. Defeat the Ghost Ship!
4. The Flying Picture-Book and the Glass Slippers
5. The Rainbow Pyramid
6. Palms to the Sun
7. When the Flower of Courage Blooms
8. Tears of the Mermaid Princess
9. Gomira's Star
10. Roll & Rolla: Secret of the Floating Cloud Castle
11. Ruby's Wish
12. Nyanii of Dream Cat Land
13. Hapii's Great Adventure
14. Dolly of the Star of Life
15. Purun the Soap-Bubble
16. Secret of the Fairy Rinrin
17. Dadandan and the Twin Stars
18. Black Nose and the Magic Song
19. Rescue them! Kokorin and the Miracle Star

    Comics

3. Animation

Creator

• The Gentle Lion
• Little Jumbo
• Ringing Bell
• Anpanman
• Mighty Cat Masked Niyandar
• Laughing Hat Little Bō''

  Vocal performance

• Metropolis : Minor role as a tribute to his former colleague, Osamu Tezuka
• Soreike! Anpanman Christmas Special — "Dance! Sing! Christmas for Everyone" : Special cameo as "Yanase Bunny"

  Lyrics

• Norakuro - Opening theme who was sung by Norakuro's voice actor, Nobuyo Oyama, who was known for dubbing Doraemon in Doraemon's 1979 series and being the first voice actor of Katsuo Isono from Sazae-san.
• Mighty Cat Masked Niyander

  Parody Lyrics