Studio Nue, Inc. () is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 (as Crystal Art Studio) by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki,

Kazutaka Miyatake , better known as , is a Japanese visual artist and anime designer known for the mechanical design of the ''Macross'' TV series and a number of its continuations from Studio Nue, of which he is a founding member. He has also contributed to the me ...

, and Haruka Takachiho. Crystal Art Studio would change their name to Studio Nue in 1974. They were known as the co-creators of the ''

Macross is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/ media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and t ...

'' franchise along with Artland (co-production of the first series) and Big West Advertising (financial funding). Mechanical designer

Shōji Kawamori is a Japanese animation creator and producer, screenwriter, visual artist, and mecha designer. He is best known for creating the ''Macross'' mecha anime, mecha animated franchise and the ''Diaclone'' toyline, which were in turn the basis for t ...

is a notable member of Studio Nue and is remembered as the key creator of ''Macross''. The

mascot A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, sports team, university society, society, military unit, or brand, brand name. Mascots are als ...

for Studio Nue was based on the

Nue The Nue (鵺, 鵼, 恠鳥, or 奴延鳥) is a legendary yōkai or mononoke from Japanese mythology. Appearance In the ''The Tale of the Heike, Tale of Heike'', it is described as a Japanese Chimera (mythology), Chimera having the head of a Ja ...

yōkai are a class of supernatural entities and Spirit (supernatural entity) , spirits in Japanese folklore. The kanji representation of the word comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", and while the Japanese name is simply ...

from

Japanese mythology Japanese mythology is a collection of traditional stories, folktales, and beliefs that emerged in the islands of the Japanese archipelago. Shinto traditions are the cornerstones of Japanese mythology. The history of thousands of years of contac ...

. It also acted as a chimera for the personal mascots of the four founders, a

vampire bat Vampire bats, members of the subfamily Desmodontinae, are Phyllostomidae, leaf-nosed bats currently found in Central and South America. Their food source is the blood of other animals, a dietary trait called hematophagy. Three extant bat species ...

cockroach Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects belonging to the Order (biology), order Blattodea (Blattaria). About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. Some species are well-known Pest (organism), pests. Modern cockro ...

, tanuki, and

snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

respectively.

Filmography

*'' Aero Troopers'' *'' Zero Tester'' *'' Chogattai Majutsu Robot Ginguiser'' *''

Chōdenji Robo Combattler V ''Combattler V'', full name , is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Toei Company and animated by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Soeisha (later renamed as Nippon Sunrise) that aired from 1976 to 1977. It is the first part of the ''#R ...

'' *'' Chōdenji Machine Voltes V'' *'' Future GPX Cyber Formula'' *''

Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling u ...

'' *'' Space Battleship Yamato II'' *'' Arcadia of My Youth'' *''

Techno Police 21C , also known as simply ''Techno Police'', is a 1982 Japanese mecha police anime film made by Wiz Corporation (later renamed Artmic) and released on 7 August 1982. It was dubbed into English by Hong Kong voice actors. The anime film's premise in ...

'' *'' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' *'' Crusher Joe'' *'' Dirty Pair'' *''

Super Dimension Century Orguss is an anime science fiction series. It inspired an Original Video Animation, OVA sequel series called ''Orguss 02''. ''Orguss'' was the second part of ''The Super Dimension (disambiguation), Super Dimension'' trilogy from Big West Advertising ...

'' *'' Macross: Do You Remember Love?'' *'' The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012'' *''

Macross Plus is a four-episode anime Original video animation, OVA and theatrical movie in the ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Macross'' series. It was the first sequel to the original ''Macross'' television series that took place in the official ...

'' *'' Macross 7'' *'' Macross Dynamite 7'' *'' Macross Zero'' *'' Macross Frontier'' *'' Armored Core series'' *'' Infinite Space'' *'' Macross Delta'' *'' Uchū Majin Daikengo'' *''Miru''

References

External links

Studio Nue profile at ZincPanic.com
* Animation studios in Tokyo Mass media companies based in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 1972 Japanese companies established in 1972 Macross {{anime-org-stub