was a Japanese animation

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

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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's headquarters are ...

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 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 worked on ...

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 is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Hideki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *秀樹, "excellence", "timber trees" *英樹, "superior", "timber trees" *英機, "superior", "chance" *秀喜, " ...

Works

OVAs

* 1985: '' Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love, Live, Alive'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1990: ''Sengoku Busho Retsuden Bakufu Doji Hissatsuman'' (with Watanabe Promotion) * 1991: ''

Bubblegum Crash is a 1987 to 1991 cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by AIC and Artmic. The series was planned to run for 13 episodes, but was cut short to just 8. The series involves the adventures of the Kn ...

'' (with

Artland is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning '' Mushishi'' and epic '' Legend of the Galactic Heroes''. It is also well known for producing the anime adaptation of ''Katekyō Hitman ...

) * 1993: '' Crimson Wolf'' (with A.P.P.P.) * 1993–1994: '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1994: '' Genocyber'' (with Artland) * 1994–1995: ''

Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatchaman ...

'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1995: '' Battle Skipper'' (with Tokyo Kids) * 1996: ''

Hikarian , also called ''Hikarian: Great Railroad Protector'', is a Japanese anime and toy franchise by Tomy. The first television series, , is about a series of bullet trains that are turned into robots. The robots, along with two humans named Tets ...

'' (with Tokyo Kids) * 1996–1998: ''

Power Dolls is a Japanese video game studio which has released adventure, strategy, and bishōjo games for the MSX, MSX2, PlayStation 2 and Personal computer, PC, including such titles as ''Symphonic Rain'', ''Gadget Trial'', ''Little Witch Series (Kogado St ...

'' (with

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)

In partnership with AIC

* 1986: '' Wanna-Be's'' * 1986–1988: ''Gall Force'' trilogy * 1987–1991: ''

Bubblegum Crisis is a 1987 to 1991 cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by AIC and Artmic. The series was planned to run for 13 episodes, but was cut short to just 8. The series involves the adventures of the Kn ...

'' * 1987–1989: ''

Dangaioh is a Japanese anime OVA series produced and animated by AIC and Artmic and released in Japan in 1987. Dangaioh featured character designs by creator Toshiki Hirano, mechanical designs by Shoji Kawamori, and animation direction by Masami Ō ...

'' * 1987: '' Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01'' * 1988–1990: ''

Hades Project Zeorymer ''Hades Project Zeorymer'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series by Yoshiki Takaya, written under the pen name Chimi Moriwo, and published in the adult manga magazine ''Lemon People'' from October 1983 to November 1984. A three-pa ...

'' * 1989: '' Riding Bean'' * 1989: '' Megazone 23 III'' * 1990: ''

A.D. Police Files ''AD Police Files'' is a three-part original video animation produced by Youmex and animated by Artmic and AIC. Set in 2027, it is a prequel to the ''Bubblegum Crisis'' OVA series, focusing mainly on AD Police officer Leon McNichol, the future ...

'' * 1990–1991: ''

The Hakkenden , also known as ''The Legend of the Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden'', is an OVA series by AIC in two sequences, the second subtitled . The anime is based on the epic novel ''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' written by Kyokutei Bakin during the latte ...

'' (first season) * 1991–1993: '' Detonator Orgun'' * 1992–1993: '' Gaiarth The Genesis Survivor'' * 1992: '' Scramble Wars''

Animated feature films

* 1982: ''

The Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to: *'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz'' ** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel serie ...

'' (with

Topcraft Topcraft (トップクラフト ''Toppukurafuto'', also written as "Top Craft") was an animation studio established on February 1, 1972 by former Toei Animation producer Toru Hara, and located in Tokyo, Japan. It was famous for the production of ...

) * 1982: ''

Techno Police 21C , also known as simply ''Tehcno Police'', is a 1982 Japanese mecha police anime film made by Wiz Corporation and released on 7 August 1982. It was dubbed into English by Hong Kong voice actors. The anime film's premise involves an advanced robo ...

'' (with

Studio Nue Studio Nue, Inc. ( ja, スタジオぬえ) is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 (as Crystal Art Studio) by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho. Crystal Art Studio would change their name to Studio Nue i ...

)

Television series

* 1983: ''

Genesis Climber Mospeada (literally "Armored Genesis MOSPEADA") is an anime science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan. MOSPEADA stands for Military Operation Soldi ...

'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1984: '' Super High Speed Galvion'' (with Kokusai Eigasha and Studio Robin)

External links

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