is a Japanese
animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales ...
founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at
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 ...
. The studio's first release was ''
Yōtōden
is a 3-episode Japanese original video animation produced by J.C.Staff, the studio's first production. In 1989, ''Yōtōden'' was re-edited into a feature film version titled ''Wrath of the Ninja'' for English-speaking regions, but is curre ...
'' in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as ''
Aria the Scarlet Ammo
is a Japanese light novel series written by Chūgaku Akamatsu and illustrated by Kobuichi. As of December 2024, 42 main volumes have been published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J label. A manga adaptation by Yoshino Koyoka started ...
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Azumanga Daioh
is a Japanese ''yonkoma'' comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized from February 1999 to May 2002 in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' by MediaWorks (publisher), MediaWorks; three additional c ...
'', ''
Bakuman
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for ''Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from Augus ...
'', the ''
A Certain Magical Index
is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three sep ...
'' franchise (including ''
Railgun
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'' and ''
Accelerator''), ''
Date A Live III'', ''
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūichi Asō. Following a series of one-shot chapters published from 2010 to 2011, the manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from May 2012 ...
'', ''
Edens Zero
''Edens Zero'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese science fantasy/science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from June 2018 to June 2024, with its chapt ...
'', ''
The Familiar of Zero
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author's ...
'', ''
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest'', ''
Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', ''
Golden Time'', ''
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
, also known as for short, and with English subtitle ''Familia Myth'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published twenty volumes since January 2013 under their ...
'', ''
Maid Sama!
is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Fujiwara. It was serialized in Hakusensha's monthly '' shōjo'' magazine '' LaLa'' from December 2005 to September 2013, with its chapters collected in 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes.
A 26-episode anime adaptat ...
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Mewkledreamy
is a character Media franchise, franchise created by Sanrio, illustrated by character designer Mayumi Yanagita. The franchise was officially launched in 2017.
An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired on TV Tokyo from April 5, ...
'', ''
One-Punch Man
is a Japanese superhero manga series created by One. It tells the story of Saitama, an independent superhero who, having trained to the point that he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, grows bored from a lack of challenge. He ...
'' season 2, ''
Revolutionary Girl Utena
is a Japanese anime television series created by Be-Papas, a production group formed by director Kunihiko Ikuhara and composed of himself, Chiho Saito, Shinya Hasegawa, Yōji Enokido and Yūichirō Oguro. The series was produced by ...
'', ''
Slayers
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. The novels have been serialized in ''Dragon Magazine (Fujimi Shobo), Dragon Magazine'' since 1989, before being published into indi ...
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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 ...
'', ''
The Pet Girl Of Sakurasou
is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, with illustrations by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works published 13 volumes between January 2010 and March 2014. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hōki Kusano was serialized ...
'', and ''
Toradora!
is a Japanese light novel series by Yuyuko Takemiya, with illustrations by Yasu. The series includes 10 novels released between March 10, 2006, and March 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. Thre ...
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Productions
TV series
Films
OVAs
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ...
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ONAs
Video games
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Japanese companies established in 1986
Animation studios in Tokyo
Mass media companies established in 1986
Japanese animation studios
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