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. The studio's first release was '' Yōtōden'' in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as '' Aria the Scarlet Ammo'', ''

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'' and '' Accelerator''), '' Date A Live III'', '' The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'', '' Edens Zero'', '' The Familiar of Zero'', '' Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest'', '' Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma'', '' Golden Time'', ''

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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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* * {{Authority control Japanese companies established in 1986 Animation studios in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 1986 Japanese animation studios Musashino, Tokyo