Ocean Productions, Inc., is a Canadian media production and voice acting company based in

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, that is part of the Ocean Group of businesses. Ocean Group is involved in

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acquisition and development, co-production and the creation of English versions of animation for worldwide distribution. The Group also works with global toy companies and producers to create and distribute animation properties in conjunction with game development as well as licensing and merchandising programs. Ocean Media Inc. creates world master versions of programming to promote intellectual properties on a global basis. The company's productions are recorded at Ocean Studios (originally known as Ocean Sound) in Vancouver and Blue Water Studios in

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and

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History

Founded by Ken Morrison and Dave Thomas in the early 1970s, the company, then known as Ocean Sound, originally started as a North Vancouver-based music

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. Musicians such as

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, D.O.A and

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recorded albums and songs there. In 1979, Ocean moved to its current location in the

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community. Sometime after, the company began producing voice over work for animation. By the late 1990s, Ocean claimed to control about 85% of the market for animation voice-over in Vancouver. During this time, Ocean was one of the largest production houses working on English-language versions of Japanese

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

series. Among others, the company's clients included

Bandai Entertainment was a Japanese anime, film production, and distribution company, established by Bandai and a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. They focused mainly in international distribution of anime properties in North America. Most of the anime and ...

Central Park Media Central Park Media Corporation, often abbreviated as CPM, was an American multimedia entertainment company based in New York City, New York and was headquartered in the 250 West 57th Street building in Midtown Manhattan (on the corner of Centra ...

Geneon Entertainment (abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, owned by American telecommunications/media company Comcast headquartered in Akasaka, Min ...

and

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. Ocean now works on animation and live action media from around the world.

List of works

Ocean Studios

These series were produced at Ocean Studios in

Live action

* ''

Dark Soldier D ''Dark Soldier D'' is a 1998 mecha tokusatsu film created by ''Buildup Co.'' (later renamed ''Buildup Entertainment'') and distributed by Bandai. The film is actually made up of three short acts serving as a kind of television format. The series wa ...

'' * ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to ...

'' * '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' * ''If I Were an Animal'' * '' L: Change the World'' * ''

Ultraman Zearth is a fictional character from the Ultra Series of tokusatsu and the name of a 1996 movie in the series. Premise Ultraman Zearth is a parody of Ultraman. He hails from the Land of Pikari in Nebula Z95. He has a big red face and dislikes dirt, and ...

'' * '' Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman War''

Western animation

* ''

A Monkey's Tale ''A Monkey's Tale'' (; literally "The Castle of Monkeys") is a feature-length animated film directed by Jean-François Laguionie. It was released in 1999, and won the Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the fifth Kecskemét Animation Film Fest ...

'' * '' A New Kind of Magic'' * '' Adventures of Sam the Squirrel'' * ''Animated Classic Showcase'' * '' Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods'' * '' Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion'' * '' Bibi and Tina'' * '' Billy the Cat'' * ''Capertown Cops'' * ''Coach Me If You Can'' * '' Conan the Adventurer'' * '' Cosmic Quantum Ray'' * ''

Cybersix Cybersix is an Argentine comics character and comic book series published in 1991, created by the Argentine authors Carlos Trillo (story) and Carlos Meglia (art) for the comics magazine '' Skorpio'' (Eura Editoriale). The series first appeared ...

'' * ''Delook and Sharpy'' * '' Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue'' * ''

Exosquad ''Exosquad'' is an American science fiction animated television series created by Universal Cartoon Studios for MCA TV's Universal Family Network syndicated programming block. The series ran for two complete seasons in syndication from 1993 to ...

'' * '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' * '' Heroes on Hot Wheels'' * '' Hulk vs. Thor'' * '' Hulk vs. Wolverine'' * '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' * '' Kong: The Animated Series'' * ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (, ) is a novella written and illustrated by French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 and was published po ...

'' * ''

Mega Man ''Mega Man'' (known as in Japan) is a video game franchise developed and published by Capcom, featuring the Mega Man (character), protagonist of the same name. The Mega Man (1987 video game), original game was released for the Nintendo Enter ...

'' * ''

Mr. Magoo Mr. Magoo, whose first name is "Quincy", is a fictional cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949. Voiced for many years by Jim Backus, Mr. Magoo is an elderly, wealthy, short-statured retiree who gets into a series of comi ...

'' * '' Mune: Guardian of the Moon'' * ''

NASCAR Racers ''NASCAR Racers'' is an animated television series by Saban Entertainment which features two rival NASCAR racing teams, Team Fastex and Team Rexcor, competing against each other in the futuristic NASCAR Unlimited Division. The series ran from 19 ...

'' * '' Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow'' * ''The New Adventures Of Peter Pan'' * '' Norm of the North: Family Vacation'' * '' Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom'' * '' Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure'' * ''

Planet Hulk "Planet Hulk" is a Marvel Comics storyline that ran primarily through issues of '' The Incredible Hulk'' starting in 2006. Written by Greg Pak, it dealt with the Marvel heroes' decision to send the Hulk away, his acclimation to and conquest of the ...

'' * ''Robin and the Dreamweavers'' * '' Rock Dog 2: Rock Around The Park'' * '' Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat'' * '' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' * '' Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch'' * ''

Skysurfer Strike Force ''Skysurfer Strike Force'' is a science-fiction superhero animated series that was featured on Bohbot Entertainment's Amazin' Adventures cartoon block and was co-produced by Ruby-Spears Productions and Ashi Productions. The show lasted two seas ...

'' * ''

Spider-Man Unlimited ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' is an animated television series produced by Saban Entertainment which features the Marvel comic book superhero Spider-Man and serves as a follow-up to '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series''. ''Unlimited'' premiered in 1 ...

'' * '' Spiff and Hercules'' * '' LoliRock'' * ''

Street Fighter is a Media mix, Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. Street Fighter 1, The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by List of Street Fighter video games, six other ma ...

'' * '' Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures'' * '' Tara Duncan'' * '' Thor: Tales of Asgard'' * '' Troll Tales'' * '' The True Adventures of Professor Thompson'' * '' Ultimate Book of Spells'' * '' Urmel'' * ''Waldo's Way'' * '' We're Lalaloopsy'' * ''Worry Eaters'' * '' X-Men: Evolution''

International animation

* ''Biklonz'' (Young Toys) * '' Mysteries and Feluda'' * ''Flash and Dash'' * '' L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties'' * '' Mix Master'' ( MoonScoop Group) * ''

Super Kid ''Super Kid'' (, , literally translated as ''Super Child'') is a 1994 South Korean science fiction animated film. It was produced over a period of three years by UM Productions and was released direct to video. The movie has gained notoriety for ...

'' (UM Productions) * ''

Tobot ''Tobot'' ( Korean: 변신자동차 또봇, RR: ''Byeonsinjadongcha Ttobot'') is a South Korean animated television series produced by and . The series features transforming cars, and some of them can fly like Tobot W or Tobot Y The series is a ...

'' (Young Toys) * '' Tobot Athlon'' (Young Toys) * '' Tobot: Galaxy Detectives'' (Young Toys)

Anime

* '' .hack//Roots'' (

) * ''

A Chinese Ghost Story ''A Chinese Ghost Story'' ( zh, t=倩女幽魂, l=The Ethereal Spirit of a Beauty, cy=Sihnnéuih Yāuwàhn) is a 1987 Hong Kong horror film starring Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong and Wu Ma, directed by Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark. The ...

'' (

) * '' Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales'' (

Geneon (abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, owned by American telecommunications/media company Comcast headquartered in Akasaka, Tokyo ...

) * ''Awol: Absent Without Leave'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' B-Daman Fireblast'' (ADK Emotions NY, Inc.) * ''

Beyblade Burst is a Japanese manga and toyline created by Hiro Morita, based on Takara Tomy's ''Beyblade'' franchise. The third series of the franchise, the ''Beyblade Burst'' toyline launched on July 15, 2015, while the original manga was se ...

'' (ADK Emotions NY, Inc.) ** '' Beyblade Burst Evolution'' (ADK Emotions NY, Inc.) * ''

Black Lagoon ''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters collected in ...

'' (Geneon) * '' Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail'' (

Funimation Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service. Launched in 2016, the service was one of the leading distributors of anime ...

) * ''

Boys Over Flowers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. The story takes place in the fictional Eitoku Academy, an elite school for children from rich families. It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a middle-class ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Brain Powered is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. It was directed and written by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and features mecha designs by Mamoru Nagano, character designs by Mutsumi Inomata, and music by Yok ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Nakayoshi'' from the June 1996 to August 2000 issues, it was also published in ...

'' (

Nelvana Nelvana Limited (; also known as Nelvana Enterprises, Nelvana International or Nelvana Digital; commonly known as Nelvana; stylized as "nelvana") is a Canadian animation studio and entertainment production company owned by Corus Entertainment s ...

, under the name ''Cardcaptors'') * '' Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie'' (Geneon/Nelvana, under the name ''Cardcaptors: The Movie'') * '' The Daichis: Earth Defence Family'' (Geneon) * ''

'' (Viz Media) * '' Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction'' * ''Dog Soldier'' (Central Park Media) * '' Dokkoida?!'' (Geneon) * ''

Dragon Ball Z ''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters ...

'' (

Saban Saban or Šaban may refer to: People * Saban (name), for people with the name * Sabans, a small indigenous ethnic group of Sarawak, Malaysia Other uses *Saban Capital Group, a private investment firm investing in music and entertainment *Saban C ...

(Episodes 1-67 dited into 53 episodes, Westwood Media (Episodes 123-291)) * '' Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone'' (Funimation/Geneon) * '' Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might'' (Funimation/Saban (edited into 3 episodes), Funimation/Geneon (uncut redub)) * '' Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest'' (Funimation/Geneon) * '' Dragon Ball Z Kai'' (Episodes 1-98 (unreleased)) * ''

Dragon Drive is a Japanese manga by published by Shueisha and serialized in the manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump''. Publication ended in 2006, with a total of 14 volumes. Dragon Drive follows lazy junior high school student Reiji Ozora who routinel ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' (2020) (Toei Animation) * '' Eat-Man '98'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Earth Maiden Arjuna is a Japanese anime television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna Ariyoshi, a high school girl chosen to be the "Avatar of Time" and entrusted with saving the dying Earth. ''Arjuna'' aired for 12 episodes on TV Tokyo ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Elemental Gelade'' (Geneon) * ''

Ehrgeiz , fully titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring'', is a fighting game developed by DreamFactory and published by Namco in 1998 for arcades. It was developed as a partnership between Square and DreamFactory. It was ported to the PlayStation, where ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Escaflowne: The Movie'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'' (Viz Media) * '' Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'' (Viz Media) * '' Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'' (Viz Media) * ''

Future Boy Conan , also known as ''Conan, The Boy in Future'', is a Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction anime series. It is an adaptation of American science-fiction writer Alexander Key's 1970 novel '' The Incredible Tide''. It was broadcast for twen ...

'' (

Nippon Animation is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with its headquarters in their Tama, Tokyo, Tama City studio and an administrative office in the Ginza district of Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō. Nippon Animation is known for prod ...

) * ''

Galaxy Angel is a ''bishōjo'' sci-fi metaseries composed of anime, manga and dating sim video games. It was created by Broccoli in July 2000, when it launched a multi-platformed project called ''Project G.A.'' The anime and ''Galaxy Angel Party'' ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Individual Eleven'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Gintama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in '' Jump Giga'' from December 2018 ...

'' (

Crunchyroll Crunchyroll is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming service owned by Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes fi ...

) * ''

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a science fiction novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Originally serialized from 1965 to 1966, it tells the story of a high-school girl who accidentally acquires the ability to time travel, which leads to a time loop where she repeatedly relives th ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''Glitzy Dolls Go Dating'' * '' Green Legend Ran'' (Geneon) * '' Grey: The Digital Target'' (Viz Media) * '' Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * '' The Hakkenden'' (Geneon) * ''The Humanoid (OVA), The Humanoid'' (Central Park Media) * ''

Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Shōgaku Ninensei'' (''Second Grade'') magazine in April ...

'' (Viz Media/Sho Pro Entertainment) * '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' (Manga Entertainment) * ''

Hikaru No Go is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go (game), Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueis ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Human Crossing ''Human Crossing'', originally titled , is a Japanese manga written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane. The manga is about a series of unrelated stories of people's life and their lessons in life. ''Human Crossing'' received ...

'' (Geneon) * ''

Infinite Ryvius is a 26-episode science fiction drama anime series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''Ryvius'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to design characters for '' Gundam SEED''. The series is noted for its ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' InuYasha'' (Sunrise/Viz Media) * '' InuYasha: The Final Act'' (Sunrise/Viz Media) * '' Jin-Roh'' (Bandai Entertainment/Viz Media) * ''

Junkers Come Here is a series of novels about Junkers (pronounced Yoon-kers), a miniature schnauzer, language-speaking dog, written by Japanese musician Naoto Kine as a member of TM Network since 1990. Media Anime An anime movie about a girl, Hiromi Nozawa, dir ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Key the Metal Idol'' (Viz Media) * '' Kishin Corps'' (Geneon) * '' Kiznaiver'' (Crunchyroll) * '' Kurozuka'' (

Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and rec ...

) * '' Let's Go Quintuplets!''credits of the show, "PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION with THE OCEAN GROUP" * ''

Little Battlers eXperience , or simply ''LBX'', is a series of action role-playing video games created by Level-5, involving small plastic model robots known as LBXs (standing for "Little Battler eXperience") that fight on dioramas made out of cardboard, with the main ...

'' (Dentsu) * '' Maison Ikkoku'' (Viz Media) * '' Master Keaton'' (Geneon) * ''Meltylancer: The Animation'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

'' (Dentsu Entertainment/Toei Animation) * ''

MegaMan NT Warrior is an anime and manga series based on the ''Mega Man Battle Network'' series by Capcom, both using the same name but heavily diverging from each other in terms of plot. The manga series was written by Ryo Takamisaki and ran in Shogaku ...

'' (Viz Media/Sho Pro Entertainment) * '' Mermaid's Scar'' (Viz Media) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam , also retrospectively known as ''First Gundam'', ''Gundam 0079'' or simply ''Gundam '79'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Na ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilit ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer'' (with Blue Water Studios) (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has devel ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. S ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "Afte ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * '' Monkey Magic'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Monster Rancher ''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platform ...

'' (Bohbot Entertainment) * '' Nana'' (Viz Media → Sentai Filmworks) * '' Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' (Viz Media) * '' Ogre Slayer'' (Viz Media) * ''

Please Save My Earth is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha from December 1986 to May 1994 in the magazine ''Hana to Yume'' and collected in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is about six young people an ...

'' (Viz Media) * '' Popotan'' (Geneon) * ''

Powerpuff Girls Z is a 2006 Japanese anime television series created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Toei Animation. Planned by Cartoon Network and produced by TV Tokyo, Aniplex, and Toei Animation, the series is directed by Iku Ishiguro, with Yoshio U ...

'' (Turner Entertainment) * '' Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group'' (Central Park Media) * '' Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody'' (Central Park Media) * '' Project A-ko 4: FINAL'' (Central Park Media) * '' Project A-ko: Grey Side/Blue Side'' (Central Park Media) * ''

Project ARMS ''Project ARMS'', simply known in Japan as ''ARMS'', is a Japanese manga series written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Ryoji Minagawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from March 1997 to April 2002, with ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected in 38 volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves a ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Ronin Warriors ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya TV, aired across Japan on the All-Nippon News Network from April 30, 1988, ...

'' (Cinar/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Saber Marionette J is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the '' Saber Marionette'' franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocea ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi with illustrations by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 27 novels from November 2002 to November 2023 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint ...

'' (Season One: Geneon) * ''

Silent Mobius Silent may mean: People * Brandon Silent (born 1973), South African former footballer * Charles Silent (1842-1918), German-born American jurist * List of people known as the Silent Music * Silent (band), a Brazilian rock band * The Silents, an Au ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Sinbad: A Flying Princess and a Secret Island'' (Nippon Animation) * '' Sinbad: Night at High Noon and the Wonder Gate'' (Nippon Animation) * '' Sinbad: The Magic Lamp and the Moving Islands'' (Nippon Animation) * ''

The SoulTaker is an anime series that focuses on seventeen-year-old Kyosuke Date who was killed by his mother Mio Date, and afterward gained the ability to turn into an incredibly powerful winged mutant known as "The SoulTaker" and that he has a long-los ...

'' (Geneon) * ''

Sword of the Stranger A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved. A thrusting sword tends to have a straighter blade with a pointed tip ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Star Ocean EX'' (Geneon) * ''

Starship Operators is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno. Six volumes were published by MediaWorks (now ASCII Media Works) between 2001 and 2005. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired on TV Tokyo from January to ...

'' (Geneon) * '' The Story of Saiunkoku'' (Geneon) * ''Tenamonya Voyagers'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Tetsujin 28'' (Geneon) * ''

The New Adventures of Kimba The White Lion is an anime television series produced by Tezuka Productions that first ran from October 12, 1989, to October 11, 1990, on TV Tokyo. It is a remake of Osamu Tezuka's 1960s anime series '' Kimba the White Lion''. Original Japanese cast * Meg ...

'' (Pioneer Home Entertainment) * '' Tico and Friends'' ( Cloverway Inc.) * '' Trouble Chocolate'' (Viz Media) * ''

Tokyo Underground is a Japanese manga series by Akinobu Uraku and published by Square Enix. It was adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 2002. The anime series ...

'' (Geneon) * '' Ultimate Teacher'' (Central Park Media) * '' Ultraviolet: Code 044'' (Sony Pictures) * ''

Video Girl Ai ''Video Girl Ai'', known in Japan as simply , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1989 to April 1992. ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

The Vision of Escaflowne is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It premiered from April to September 1996, on TV Tokyo. Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax also aired the series, both in Japan and on its various worldwide networks, includi ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

World Trigger , also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was initially serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2013 to November 2018, and transferred to '' Jump Square'' in December ...

'' (Toei Animation) * '' Zoids: New Century'' (Viz Media) *''

Zoids Wild is an anime series based on the Zoids model kits produced by Takara Tomy. The 5th ''Zoids'' anime, the anime is part of a cross-media relaunch of the franchise encompassing a new toy line, manga series, and video game for the Ninte ...

'' ( Allspark Animation) * '' Z-Mind'' (Bandai Entertainment)

Video games

* '' Dynasty Warriors Gundam series'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Gundam Battle Assault'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai'' (Square Enix) * '' InuYasha: Feudal Combat'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Kessen'' (Koei) * ''

'' (Level-5) * '' Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team'' (Capcom) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo'' (Bandai Namco Games) * ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Never Ending Tomorrow'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Monkey Magic'' (

Sunsoft , is a Japanese electronics manufacturer, video game developer and publisher. They are known for their video games under the brand name Sunsoft. History In April 1971, Sun Electronics Corporation (alternatively called Sun Denshi) was founded i ...

) * '' Zoids Wild: Blast Unleashed'' (Outright Games)

Blue Water Studios

These series were recorded at Blue Water Studios in

and

Western animation

* '' Benjamin Blumchen'' * '' Bibi Blocksberg'' * '' Cyboars'' * '' Jungo'' * ''

Lalaloopsy Lalaloopsy is a line of plastic rag dolls from MGA Entertainment. Originally released in 2010 as Bitty Buttons, the brand name was changed to ''Lalaloopsy'' shortly after launch. They began to grow in popularity during the holiday season in 2010 ...

'' ** ''Lala-Oopsies: A Sew Magical Tale'' ** ''Lalaloopsy Ponies: The Big Show'' ** ''Lalaloopsy Babies: First Steps'' ** ''Lalaloopsy: Festival of Sugary Sweets'' ** ''Lalaloopsy: Band Together'' * ''Micropolis'' (Wyvern Images) * ''Pfffirates'' (Xilam) * ''Ralf the Record Rat'' * ''Peter Swift and the Little Circus'' * ''Tomato Twins'' * '' Troll Tales'' * ''The Wheelers'' (Wyvern Images) * '' Weebles''

International animation

* '' The Haunted House'' (

CJ E&M CJ ENM Entertainment Division (), formerly known as CJ E&M, is a South Korean entertainment and mass media division (formerly company) of CJ ENM. In July 2018, the company merged with the parent company's subsidiary CJ O Shopping, with the latte ...

) (

Tooniverse Tooniverse (; portmanteau short for ''Cartoon Universe'') is a South Korean cartoon and anime channel owned by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. Since its inception in December 1995, Tooniverse is currently one of the leading animation channels i ...

) * ''Krazzy Planet'' (Animatzione Production) * ''

Keymon Ache ''Keymon Ache'' is an Indian Animated series, animated television series produced by DQ Entertainment International, aired on Nickelodeon (Indian TV channel), Nickelodeon India. It was the first Indian non-mythological animated show that was pr ...

(DQ Entertainment) * ''Kongsuni and Friends'' (Young Toys) * ''Metalions'' (Young Toys) * ''

Super 10 The Super 10 was a rugby union football tournament featuring ten teams from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Tonga, and Western Samoa. The competition ran for three years from 1993 to 1995 and was the predecessor of Super 12 and Super 14, ...

'' (Young Toys) * '' Tobot: Daedo's Heroes'' (Young Toys)

Anime

* ''

Angel Links is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was originally aired across the Japanese Wowow television network from April 7 to June 30, 1999. It is a spin-off of the manga ''Outlaw Star'' by Takehiko Itō. Premise The s ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' B-Daman Fireblast'' (Sunrights Inc.) * ''

Banner of the Stars is a Japanese series of science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which serve as a sequel to '' Crest of the Stars''. Three novels in the series have been adapted into anime. The first series, '' Banner of the Stars'' (13 epi ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Betterman'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Cardfight!! Vanguard is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. It currently consists of multiple anime television series, an official t ...

'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard: Asia Circuit'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker'' (Bushiroad) * '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G: GIRS Crisis'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Stride Gate'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z'' (Bushiroad) * ''

'' (2018) (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont.'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon'' (Bushiroad) * ''Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress'' (Bushiroad) ** ''Cardfight!! Vanguard Will+Dress'' (Bushiroad) ** ''Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ'' (Bushiroad) * ''

Ceres, Celestial Legend ''Ceres, Celestial Legend'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōgakukan's magazine '' Shōjo Comic'' from May 1996 to March 2000, with its chapters colle ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Crest of the Stars is a three-volume space opera science fiction novel written by Hiroyuki Morioka with cover illustrations by Toshihiro Ono. This was followed by a second, ongoing novel series, '' Banner of the Stars'' (a.k.a. ''Seikai no Senki'', current ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Deko Boko Friends'' (Viz Media) * '' Deltora Quest'' (Dentsu) * '' D.I.C.E.'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Di Gi Charat Nyo! is a Japanese anime and an alternate version of ''Di Gi Charat''. The series features Dejiko, and Puchiko, two Catgirl (anime and manga), catgirls who travel to Earth, for princess training, where they are accidentally split up. An anime aire ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Doki Doki School Hours is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Tamami Momose. The manga was serialized in ''Manga Life'' and published by Takeshobo from 1997 to 2013. An anime television series adaptation was animated by J.C.Staff and aired on TV Tokyo from Ap ...

'' (Geneon) * ''

Dragon Ball is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 indi ...

'' (Westwood Media) * ''

Dragon Ball GT is a Japanese anime television series based on Akira Toriyama's ''Dragon Ball'' manga franchise that ran from February 1996 to November 1997. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered in Japan on Fuji TV and ran for 64 episodes. Unl ...

'' (Westwood Media) * ''

Fancy Lala ''Fancy Lala'', known in Japan as , is a magical girl anime series produced by Studio Pierrot in 1998, following an OVA released in 1988. A two-volume manga adaptation by Rurika Kasuga ran in ''Ribon''. The original designs were created by A ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Flame of Recca is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from March 1995 to January 2002, with its chapters collected in 33 volumes. The series was adapted into a 4 ...

'' (Viz Media) * ''

Full Moon o Sagashite is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. It was serialized in the manga magazine ''Ribon'' from January 2002 to June 2004 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted into an anime tele ...

'' (Viz Media) * '' Future Card Buddyfight'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Future Card Buddyfight 100'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Future Card Buddyfight X'' (Bushiroad) ** '' Future Card Buddyfight X All-Star Fight'' (Bushiroad) * '' Future Card Buddyfight Ace'' (Bushiroad) * '' Gregory Horror Show'' (Geneon) * '' Hoop Days'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Hunter x Hunter'' (Viz Media) * '' Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Jubei-chan 2'' (Geneon) * '' Kiznaiver'' (Crunchyroll) * ''

The Law of Ueki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2001 to October 2004, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. A sequel, ''The ...

'' (Geneon) * ''

'' (Dentsu) * ''

My-Hime is a Japanese anime television series produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter), Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2 ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

My-Otome is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of the '' My-HiME'' anime series and as such ''My-Otome'' takes place in a new setting with new main c ...

'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'', also known in Japan as (and commonly referred to as simply ''G Gundam''), is a 1994 Japanese animated television series produced by Sunrise and the fifth installment in the long-running ''Gundam'' franchise ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is a 1985 Japanese television anime series, the second installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu ...

'' (Sunrise/Bandai Entertainment) * ''

Pretty Cure The is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and produced by ABC Television, ABC Animation, ADK Emotions and Toei Animation. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls known as Pretty Cures who battle ag ...

'' (Toei) * '' Saber Marionette J to X'' (Bandai Entertainment) * '' Scan2Go'' (

Cookie Jar Entertainment The Cookie Jar Group, commonly known as simply Cookie Jar and formerly known as CINAR, was a Canadian animation studio, media production and distribution company that existed from 1976 until it was folded into DHX Media, now WildBrain, on Dec ...

) * ''

Strawberry Marshmallow is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Barasui about the adventures of four elementary school girls and their older sister-figure. It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine '' Dengeki Daioh'' in 2002. In 2 ...

'' (Geneon) * ''

Viper's Creed is a Japanese mecha Action (fiction), action anime series created by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan with animation by Anime International Company, AIC Spirits and Digital Frontier. Though Hiroyuki Kanbe, Hiroyuki :ja:神戸洋行, Kanbe is t ...

'' (Sony Pictures) * '' Tide-Line Blue'' (Bandai Entertainment) * ''

'' (Toei Animation) * '' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' (Viz Media)

Video games

* ''

Crimson Tears ''Crimson Tears'' is a 2004 beat 'em up game developed by DreamFactory and co-published by Capcom and Spike for the PlayStation 2. Plot The game is set in Tokyo in the year 2049 and revolves around three characters on the game's front cover, ...

'' (Capcom) * ''Dead Rivals'' (Gameloft) * '' D.I.C.E.'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Dynasty Warriors Gundam series'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Gundam Battle Assault'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Gregory Horror Show'' (Capcom) * '' InuYasha: Feudal Combat'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' InuYasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask'' (Bandai Namco Games) * ''

'' (Level-5) * '' Mega Man: Powered Up'' (Capcom) * '' Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X'' (Capcom) * '' Mega Man X: Command Mission'' (Capcom) * ''

Mega Man X8 ''Mega Man X8'', known as in Japan, is a 2004 action game, action-platformer, platform game developed by Capcom for the PlayStation 2. It is the eighth game in the ''Mega Man X'' series. It was first released in North America on December 7, 2004 ...

'' (Capcom) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo'' (Bandai Namco Games) * ''Mobile Suit Gundam: Never Ending Tomorrow'' (Bandai Namco Games) * '' Order & Chaos 2: Redemption'' (Gameloft) * ''

We Love Golf! is a 2007 Sports game, sports video game developed by Camelot Software Planning, Camelot and published by Capcom for the Wii. The game was released worldwide in 2008. Gameplay ''We Love Golf!'' is played by swinging the Wii Remote like a golf c ...

'' (Capcom)

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