Hajime Yatate

Hajime Yatate (矢立肇, Yatate Hajime^?) is a pseudonym for the collective contributions of the Sunrise animation staff.

"Hajime Yatate" is considered to be named after a quote of Matsuo Bashō's Oku no Hosomichi:

This collective entity is given credit to as the "Original Creator" (原作, gensaku^?) of most original Sunrise works, including, but not limited to: