was a Japanese

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based in

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and formed on February 7, 2002 by

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producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama. Manglobe filed for

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in September 2015, having accumulated an estimated

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of ¥350 million.

Studio production

Manglobe made its name producing original shows such as '' Samurai Champloo'' and ''

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'', rather than adaptations of existing works. Since 2010, the studio had been responsible for multiple seasons of the anime adaptation of ''

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''. Writer of ''The World God Only Knows'' manga Tamiki Wakaki became good friends with Manglobe's

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Takashi Kochiyama during this period, and had stated that working closely with Manglobe's staff resulted in "a truly fortunate work."

Bankruptcy

On September 29, 2015, the studio filed for

and removed its website. The ''Anime! Anime! Biz'' website reported that the studio had been insolvent for some time, and it had considered options such as debt consolidation before deciding to file for bankruptcy. According to a report by ''Teikoku Databank'', Manglobe had an estimated debt of 350 million yen. Manglobe's bankruptcy resulted in a delay of the theatrical release of the film '' Genocidal Organ'', which had been slated to open on November 13, 2015, and a 16-month long delay of the home video release of '' Gangsta'' from Volume 3 onwards in Japan.

Works

TV series

Others

*''Trip Trek'' ( ONA, 2003) *''

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'' (Game – Cut scenes, 2005) *'' Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic'' (Film – Segment "Limbo", 2010) *'' Hayate the Combat Butler: Heaven is a Place on Earth'' (Film, 2011) *''Shinken Zemi Kōkō Kōza'' ( OVA, 2012) *'' Genocidal Organ'' (Film, 2017; production taken over by Geno Studio after bankruptcy)

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* * {{Authority control Japanese animation studios Animation studios in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 2002 Suginami Mass media companies disestablished in 2015 Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan Defunct mass media companies of Japan Japanese companies disestablished in 2015 Japanese companies established in 2002