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Izumi Todo, credited with creating series like Ojamajo Doremi and Pretty Cure, is a collective pen name used by Toei Animation television producers when contributing to their various anime series. Pseudonyms used in a similar manner include Hajime Yatate from Sunrise and Saburo Yatsude for Toei Company's anime and tokusatsu television productions. The use of the pen name began with Ojamajo Doremi.
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- ↑ "Yes!プリキュア5". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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