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 ...
studio in
Arakawa, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in the Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. The ward takes its name from the Arakawa River (Kantō), Arakawa River, though the river does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Ada ...
,
Japan
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. The company was formerly known as Television Corporation of Japan Co., Ltd. or TCJ before the sales division spun off to form Zuiyo Eizo. As a result, it changed its name in 1969 to Eiken. It is a wholly owned
subsidiary
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The studio was established as in 1952. It started off producing commercials before entering the anime industry with adaptations of Ko Kojima's
Sennin Buraku
is a manga series by Kō Kojima which ran in the adult magazine '' Weekly Asahi Geinō'', published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It is the longest running comic with only one artist, being published weekly since October 1956, and the longest ...
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...
to this day, making it the longest running
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 ...
.
It renamed itself to Eiken in 1970 to produce Norakuro-kun and eventually adopted it as its official name in 1973.
Works
TCJ era
* ''
Sennin Buraku
is a manga series by Kō Kojima which ran in the adult magazine '' Weekly Asahi Geinō'', published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan. It is the longest running comic with only one artist, being published weekly since October 1956, and the longest ...
'' (1963–1966,
Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ...
MBS
MBS may refer for:
People
* Mohammed Ben Sulayem (born 1961), president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
* Mohammed bin Salman (born 1985), crown prince and prime minister of Saudi Arabia
* Mohan Bikram Singh (born 1935), Nepales ...
Captain
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Captain
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Captain
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TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as is a Japanese television station that serves as the flagship of the TX Network.
* '' Musashi no Ken'' (1986, "seishun" version)
* '' Kotowaza House'' (1987–1994, Fuji TV)
* '' Hai Akko Desu'' (1988–1992, ABC)
* '' Shīton Dōbutsuki'' (1989–1990, NTV)
* '' Kobo-chan Special: Filled with Autumn'' (1990)
* '' Kobo-chan Special: Filled with Dreams!!'' (1991)
* '' Micro Patrol'' (1991, joint release in
France
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and
Japan
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, OVA series released in Japan as well)
* '' Kobo-chan'' (1992–1994, Yomiuri TV)
* ''
Cooking Papa
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' anthology magazine ''Morning'' since June 6, 1985. Kodansha has collected its into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes and it ...