was a Japanese

animation Animation is a filmmaking technique whereby still images are manipulated to create moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Animati ...

design studio A studio is a space set aside for creative work of any kind, including art, dance, music and theater. The word ''studio'' is derived from the , from , from ''studere'', meaning to study or zeal. Types Art The studio of any artist, esp ...

formed in 1978. It went bankrupt and was liquidated in 1997. AIC RIGHTS now holds the

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, co ...

of most of Artmic's titles. The studio was founded by Toshimichi Suzuki after he left

Tatsunoko Production and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and " sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko Production was e ...

s in 1978. The company's name is short for "Art and Modern Ideology for Creation".

Members

Kenichi Sonoda is a Japanese manga artist and anime, animation character designer. Professional career Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Sonoda moved to Tokyo in 1984, at the age of 21, and began work at Artmic, an anime studio. During this time, he worke ...

Shinji Aramaki is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School and Okayama University. He was a member of Artmic and is currently the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at ...

* Kimitoshi Yamane * Hideki Kakinuma

Works

Feature films and single-episode OVAs

TV and OVA series

External links

* Anime International Company Mass media companies disestablished in 1997 Mass media companies established in 1978 Defunct mass media companies of Japan Japanese animation studios Japanese companies established in 1978 Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan Japanese companies disestablished in 1997 {{anime-stub