This is a list of
Japanese
animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing 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 or rentals ...
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Bandai Namco Pictures (株式会社バンダイナムコピクチャーズ)
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Bibury Animation Studios (合同会社バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ)
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Blue Lynx (ブルーリンクス)
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Bones (ボンズ)
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C-Station (シーステイション株式会社)
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C2C
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Chaos Project (カオスプロジェクト)
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CloverWorks
is a Japanese animation studio that was rebranded from A-1 Pictures' Kōenji Studio. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Jap ...
(株式会社CloverWorks)
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CoMix Wave Films
is a Japanese animation film studio and distribution company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The studio is known for its anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ' ...
(コミックス・ウェーブ・フィル)
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Connect (コネクト)
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Creators in Pack (株式会社クリエイターズインパック)
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CygamesPictures
is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of Cygames.
Establishment
In 2015, Cygames announced that created its own anime production division to produce anime for their gaming IP but also anime originals. A year later in 2016, Cygames announce ...
(株式会社CygamesPictures)
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Daume (童夢)
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David Production (デイヴィッドプロダクション )
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Digital Frontier (デジタルフロンティア)
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Diomedéa (ディオメディア)
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DLE (株式会社ディー・エル・イー)
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Doga Kobo (動画工房)
* Drive (株式会社ドライブ)
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Eiken (エイケン)
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Ekachi Epilka
is a Japanese animation studio based in Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are con ...
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EMT Squared
, also referred to as EMT², is a Japanese animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for t ...
(株式会社EMTスクエアード)
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Encourage Films (株式会社エンカレッジフィルムズ)
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ENGI (株式会社エンギ)
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Ezo'la
Ezo'la is a Japanese animation brand.
Works Television series
References
External links
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(株式会社Ezo'la)
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Fanworks
Fan labor, also called fan works, are the creative activities engaged in by fans, primarily those of various media properties or musical groups. These activities can include creation of written works (fiction, fan fiction and review literature), ...
(株式会社ファンワークス)
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Feel (フィール)
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Felix Film (株式会社FelixFilm)
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Gaina (株式会社ガイナ)
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Gainax (ガイナックス)
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Gallop (ぎゃろっぷ)
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Gathering (ギャザリング株式会社)
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Geek Toys
is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo.
Establishment
The studio was founded in South Kōenji, Tokyo in October 2017 by Tamotsu Kosano, serving a subsidiary of Japanese mass media
Mass media refers to a diverse array of ...
(株式会社ギークトイズ)
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GEMBA (株式会社ゲンバ)
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Geno Studio
is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of animation production company Twin Engine.
Establishment
In 2015, previous Fuji TV
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Od ...
'' (ジェノスタジオ)
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GoHands (株式会社GoHands)
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Gonzo (ゴンゾ)
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Graphinica (グラフィニカ)
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Grizzly
The grizzly bear (''Ursus arctos horribilis''), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America.
In addition to the mainland grizzly (''Ursus arctos hor ...
(株式会社 GRIZZLY)
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Group TAC
was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968 from former Mushi Pro
or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Fujimidai, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It previously ...
(グループ・タック)
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Hal Film Maker (ハルフィルムメーカー)
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Hoods Entertainment
is a Japanese animation studio that was established in February 2009.
Works Television series
*'' The Qwaser of Stigmata'' (2010)
*'' The Qwaser of Stigmata II'' (2011)
*'' Manyū Hiken-chō'' (2011)
*'' Mysterious Girlfriend X'' (2012)
*'' F ...
(フッズエンタテインメント)
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Imagin (イマジン)
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J.C.Staff (ジェー・シー・スタッフ)
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Khara Khara can refer to
Places
* Khara, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* Khara-Khoto, the ruins of a medieval city in western Mongolia
* Khara, Pakistan, a town in Punjab, Pakistan
* Khara, Nepal, a village in Nepal
* Khara, Raebareli, a vil ...
(株式会社カラ)
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Kinema Citrus (キネマシトラス)
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Kitty Films
Kitty Films (キティフィルム ''Kiti Firumu'') was a production company established in 1972 in Japan.
History
The company was first established in 1972 as Kitty Music Corporation under Hidenori Taga. It was a subsidiary of Polydor and ...
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Knack Productions (ナック)
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Kokusai Eiga-sha (国際映画社)
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Kyoto Animation (京都アニメーション)
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Lapin Track (ラパントラック)
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Larx Entertainment (株式会社ラークスエンタテインメント)
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Lay-duce (株式会社Lay-duce)
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Lerche Lerche is surname of:
* Jacob Lerche Johansen (1818–1900), Norwegian naval officer and politician
* Julius Lerche (1836-1914), German politician
* Peter Lerche (1928-2016), German jurist
* Sondre Lerche (born 1982), Norwegian singer, songwriter ...
(株式会社ラルケ)
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Lesprit
is a anime, Japanese animation studio based in Nishi-ku, Yokohama.
Works Television series
Original net animations
Films
References
External links
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Lesprit,
Japanese animation studios
Japanese companies established in 20 ...
(株式会社レスプリ)
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Liden Films (株式会社ライデンフィルム)
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Madhouse (マッドハウス)
* Magia Doraglier (マギア・ドラグリエ)
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Magic Bus (マジックバス)
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Maho Film
is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 29, 2018 in Suginami, Suginami-ku.
Establishment
The Suginami-based animation studio was independently founded after current CEO Junji Murata left Ashi Productions in 2018.
The studio's name "Maho ...
(株式会社Maho Film)
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Manglobe (マングローブ)
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MAPPA
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo. Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including '' Terror in Resonance'', '' Yuri!!! on Ice'', '' In This Corner of t ...
(株式会社MAPPA)
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Millepensee (ミルパンセ)
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Mook Animation (ムークアニメーション)
* M.S.C (エム・エス・シー)
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Mushi Production (虫プロダクション)
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NAZ (株式会社NAZ)
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Nexus (株式会社Nexus)
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Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション)
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Nomad
A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the po ...
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NUT (株式会社ナット)
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Oh! Production (OH!プロダクション or オープロダクション)
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Okuruto Noboru
is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the mos ...
(株式会社オクルトノボル)
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OLM (オー・エル・エム)
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Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
* Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum ...
(有限会社オレンジ)
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Ordet (株式会社Ordet)
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P.A. Works
is a Japanese animation studio founded on November 10, 2000 in Nanto, Toyama. The company's president and founder Kenji Horikawa once worked for Tatsunoko Production, Production I.G and Bee Train Production, before forming P.A. Works Corporation. ...
(ピーエーワークス)
* Pacific Animation Corporation
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Palm Studio (有限会社パルムスタジオ)
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Passione (パッショーネ)
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Pierrot
Pierrot ( , , ) is a stock character of pantomime and ''commedia dell'arte'', whose origins are in the late seventeenth-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne. The name is a diminutive of ''P ...
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Pine Jam (パインジャム PINE JAM)
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Platinum Vision (プラチナビジョン株式会社)
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Polygon Pictures
is a Japanese 3DCG animation studio.
Polygon has animated a wide variety of content, from commercials for Shiseido featuring the studio's original penguin characters , to the 3D CG anime television series ''Digital Tokoro-san'' and the 3DCG ani ...
(株式会社ポリゴン・ピクチュアズ)
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Production I.G (プロダクション・アイジー)
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Production IMS (株式会社プロダクションアイムズ)
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Project No.9 (株式会社project No.9)
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Radix (ラディクス)
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Revoroot
is a Japanese animation studio based in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan are ...
(株式会社レヴォルト)
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Sanzigen (株式会社サンジゲン)
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Satelight (サテライト)
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Science SARU (サイエンスSARU)
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Seven (セブン)
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Seven Arcs (株式会社Seven Arcs)
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Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around whi ...
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Shin-Ei Animation (シンエイ動画)
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Shirogumi (株式会社白組)
* Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment (小学館ミュージック&デジタル エンタテイメント)
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Shuka (朱夏)
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Signal.MD (株式会社シグナル・エムディ)
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Silver Link (株式会社SILVER LINK.)
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Sola Digital Arts (株式会社 SOLA DIGITAL ARTS)
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Studio 3Hz
is a Japanese animation studio established by ex-Kinema Citrus
is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yui ...
(株式会社3Hz)
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Studio 4°C (株式会社STUDIO 4℃)
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Studio A-Cat
is a Japanese animation studio based in Tachikawa, Tokyo
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is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 184,383 in 93,428 households, and a populatio ...
(株式会社studio A-CAT)
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Studio Bind
, is a Japanese animation studio founded in November 2018 as a joint venture by White Fox and Egg Firm.
History
The company was founded in November 2018 as a joint venture between animation studio White Fox and production, planning and managemen ...
(株式会社スタジオバインド)
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Studio Blanc
is a Japanese animation studio based in Sekimachi-kita, Nerima-ku, Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metr ...
(株式会社スタジオブラン)
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Studio Chizu
A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, ...
(スタジオ地図)
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Studio Colorido (株式会社スタジオコロリド)
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Studio Comet
is an animation studio with its headquarters in Toyotamanaka, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It was established on January 21, 1986.Studio Deen
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-c ...
(スタジオディーン)
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Studio Fantasia
was a Japanese animation studio. It was founded on October 12, 1983, by Tomohisa Iizuka, then an employee of Tsuchida Production, as its CEO.
On November 16, 2016, the company filed for bankruptcy.
Productions
TV series
*''Najica Blitz Tacti ...
(スタジオ・ファンタジア)
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Studio Ghibli
is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It is best known for its animated feature films, and ...
(スタジオジブリ)
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Studio Gokumi
is a Japanese animation studio established by former Gonzo members.
History
Studio Gokumi, literally meaning "Studio Group 5", was founded in May 2010 after members of Gonzo's Studio Number 5 left the company to start one of their own. Studio Nu ...
(Studio五組)
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Studio Hibari (スタジオ雲雀)
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Studio Kai
is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami-ku. It was founded by ADK Emotions in June 2019.
History
Studio Kai was founded by ADK Emotions in June 2019. In July 2019, Gonzo transferred some of its anime production, intellectual property ...
(スタジオKAI)
* Studio Live (スタジオ・ライブ)
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Studio Nue (スタジオぬえ)
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Studio Ponoc (スタジオポノック)
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Studio Puyukai (スタジオぷYUKAI)
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Studio Signpost (株式会社スタジオ サインポスト)
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Studio Trigger (トリガー)
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Studio VOLN
A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, ...
(株式会社studio VOLN)
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Sunrise
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon and its accompanying atmospheric effects.
Terminology ...
(サンライズ)
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SynergySP (有限会社SynergySP)
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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 ...
(竜の子プロダクション )
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Tear Studio (株式会社ティアスタジオ)
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Telecom Animation Film (テレコムアニメーションフィルム)
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Tezuka Productions (手塚プロダクション)
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TMS Entertainment (トムス・エンタテインメント)
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TNK (ティー・エヌ・ケー)
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Toei Animation
() is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch,'' '' GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Sl ...
(東映アニメーション)
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Top Craft (トップクラフト)
* Trans Arts (トランス・アーツ)
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Triangle Staff (トライアングルスタッフ)
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Troyca (トロイカ)
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Tsuchida Production
was an anime production company in Japan. After Osamu Tsuchida (originally of Hōsō Dōga) left Studio Yuni (not to be confused with the anime background art company of the same name), he founded Tsuchida Production in 1976 to do animation, pro ...
(土田プロダクション)
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Typhoon Graphics
is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 1, 2014. The studio was founded by former Anime International Company
, often abbreviated as AIC is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 15, 1982 and located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. On Dec ...
(株式会社颱風グラフィックス)
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Ufotable (ユーフォーテーブル)
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* Vega Entertainment (ベガエンタテイメント)
* Video Tokyo Productions (ビデオ東京プロダクション)
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Walt Disney Animation Japan (ウォルト ・ ディズニー ・ アニメーション日本)
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Walt Disney Television International Japan (ウォルト ・ ディズニー ・ テレビジョンインターナショナル ・ ジャパン)
* WAO World (ワオワールド)
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White Fox (株式会社WHITE FOX)
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Wit Studio (ウィットスタジオ)
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Xebec (ジーベック)
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Yaoyorozu (ヤオヨロズ株式会社)
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Yokohama Animation Laboratory (株式会社横浜アニメーションラボ)
* Yostar Pictures (株式会社)
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Yumeta Company (ユメタカンパニー)
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Zero-G (株式会社ゼロジー)
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Zexcs (ゼクシズ)
See also
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List of anime directors
This is a list of notable anime directors. Romanized names are written in Western order (given names before family names), whereas kanji names are written in Japanese order (family names before given names).
Individuals
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List of animation studios
References
External links
Searchable database of Japanese anime companies
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