was 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 that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals ...
based in
Kokubunji, Tokyo
250px, Ruins of Musashi Kokubun-ji temple
is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 126,791, and a population density of 11,000 persons per km². The total area of the city was ...
, founded by former
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 ...
animators on May 1, 1995. They have worked on many popular series such as ''
Fafner'', ''
Martian Successor Nadesico
, sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga artist Kia Asamiya providing original character designs, Keiji Gotoh servi ...
'', ''
Love Hina'', ''
Shaman King
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the ...
'', ''
To Love Ru
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tan ...
'', ''
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadahiro Miura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from February 2016 to June 2020, and collected into twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes.
In North Am ...
'', and ''
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202''.
The company logotype is interesting in that it includes the
International Phonetic Alphabet transcription:
íːbek not of the Japanese pronunciation, but of a presumed "English" pronunciation.
Closure
On November 20, 2018, Xebec's parent company,
IG Port
is a Japanese holding company that was established on December 1, 2007, as a result of a merger
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating ...
, sold the studio to Sunrise after constant deficits that the subsidiary had in different years.
On March 5, 2019, Sunrise announced that they established a new company, Sunrise Beyond, at Xebec's address, with Xebec's operations being transferred to it.
Xebec ceased to exist as a business entity on May 31, 2019. Its post-production teams, which were not part of the sale to Sunrise, were broken up and consolidated into several IG Port companies, but Production I.G inherited the company's assets. Copyright of Xebec's past works reverted to the IG Port group as a whole.
Works
TV
* ''
Sorcerer Hunters'' (1995–1996)
* ''
Martian Successor Nadesico
, sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by TV Tokyo, Yomiko Advertising and Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga artist Kia Asamiya providing original character designs, Keiji Gotoh servi ...
'' (1996–1997)
* ''
Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!
is a manga series created by Tetsuhiro Koshita, first serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from July 1994 to October 1999. The manga centers on Retsu and Go Seiba, twin brothers who focus on the world of miniature car rac ...
'' (1996–1998)
* ''
Super Yo-Yo'' (1998–1999)
* ''
Steam Detectives'' (1998–1999)
* ''Shogun Recuts'' (1998–2000)
* ''
Burst Ball Barrage!! Super B-Daman'' (1999)
* ''
Dai-Guard
is an anime television series, produced and animated by XEBEC, and directed by Seiji Mizushima. It aired from October 5, 1999, to March 28, 2000, on TV Tokyo, running for 26 episodes. 6 volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD. The serie ...
'' (1999–2000)
* ''
Zoids: Chaotic Century'' (1999–2000)
* ''
Love Hina'' (2000)
* ''
Pilot Candidate'' (2000)
* ''
Tales of Eternia: The Animation'' (2001)
* ''
Shaman King
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. It follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King by winning the Shaman Fight. Takei chose shamanism as the ...
'' (2001–2002)
* ''
Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan'' (2002)
* ''
Rockman.EXE'' (2002–2006)
* ''
Bottle Fairy
is an anime series about four fairies who discover the secrets of the world from inside their little house. The show originally aired from October to December 2003 on UHF syndication in Japan, and each episode has a run time of only 12 minute ...
'' (2003)
* ''
D.N.Angel'' (2003)
* ''
Stellvia
, also known as ''Stellvia of the Universe'', is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, H ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Fafner in the Azure'' (2004)
* ''
D.I.C.E.'' (2005)
* ''
Elemental Gelade'' (2005)
* ''
Petopeto-san'' (2005; XEBEC M2)
* ''
Negima! Magister Negi Magi
''Negima! Magister Negi Magi'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from February 2003 to March 2012, with its chapters ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Saru Get You -On Air-
is a CGI anime television series produced by Xebec based on Sony's '' Ape Escape'' video game franchise. The series aired on TV Tokyo between April 8, 2006 and September 29, 2007, and loosely adapts storylines from '' Million Monkeys'', '' ...
'' (2006)
* ''
The Third
is a light novel series, that has also been made into manga and anime series by Ryo Hoshino and illustrated by Ariko Ito. The anime series goes under the name . According to the New York Comic Convention, ''The Third'' has been licensed by ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Buso Renkin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It follows Kazuki Muto, who becomes an alchemical warrior in the battle against alchemical monsters known as homunculi. Watsuki envisioned the manga as his last '' sh ...
'' (2006–2007)
* ''
Shooting Star Rockman
, , and are 2006 action role-playing video games developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console; combined, they are the first game in the ''Mega Man Star Force'' series, a sub series of the greater ''Mega Man' ...
'' (2006–2008)
* ''
Heroic Age'' (2007)
* ''
Over Drive'' (2007)
* ''
Hitohira'' (2007; XEBEC M2)
* ''
Zombie-Loan
''Zombie-Loan'' (stylized as ''ZOMBIE-LOAN'') is a Japanese manga series created by Peach-Pit (manga artist duo), Peach-Pit: Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara. It is published by Square Enix and is serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ...
'' (2007; XEBEC M2)
* ''
Mnemosyne
In Greek mythology and ancient Greek religion, Mnemosyne (; grc, Μνημοσύνη, ) is the goddess of memory and the mother of the nine Muses by her nephew Zeus. In the Greek tradition, Mnemosyne is one of the Titans, the twelve divine ch ...
'' (2008)
* ''
To Love Ru
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tan ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Kanokon'' (2008)
* ''
Kyō no Go no Ni
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga series created by Koharu Sakuraba, the author of ''Minami-ke''. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Young Magazine'' from 2002 to 2003, and the twenty-two chapters were later collected toget ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Pandora Hearts'' (2009)
* ''
Ladies versus Butlers!'' (2010)
* ''
MM!'' (2010)
* ''
Motto To Love Ru'' (2010)
* ''Hanakappa'' (2010–present; taken over from
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 ...
with
OLM)
* ''
Rio: Rainbow Gate!'' (2011)
* ''
Hen Semi'' (2011)
* ''
Softenni'' (2011)
* ''
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne'' (2012)
* ''
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' (2012–2013; with
AIC on episodes 1–10)
* ''
Nyaruko: Crawling with Love'' (2012)
* ''
Upotte!!
is a Japanese manga series by Kitsune Tennouji which began serialization in July 2009. An original net animation (ONA) series by Xebec was streamed on Nico Nico Douga and Crunchyroll between April and June 2012. The series started airing on ...
'' (2012)
* ''
To Love Ru Darkness
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tank ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W'' (2013)
* ''
Pokémon Origins
''Pokémon Origins'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television mini series based on Nintendo's ''Pokémon'' franchise which follows the plot of ''Pokemon Red'' and ''Blue''. Like the television series, it was not owned by Media Fac ...
'' (2013; episodes 2–3)
* ''
Future Card Buddyfight'' (2014–2015; with OLM)
* ''
Maken-ki! Tsū'' (2014)
* ''
Broken Blade TV'' (2014; with Production I.G)
* ''
Argevollen
is a Japanese anime television series by Xebec. The series began airing on July 3, 2014. The series was picked up by Crunchyroll for simulcast streaming with English subtitles. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.
Plot
The story ...
'' (2014)
* ''
Tokyo ESP'' (2014)
* ''
Fafner in the Azure: -EXODUS-'' (2015; XEBECzwei)
* ''
Triage X'' (2015)
* ''
Future Card Buddyfight 100'' (2015–2016; with OLM)
* ''
To Love Ru Darkness 2nd'' (2015)
* ''
Future Card Buddyfight Triple D'' (2016–2017; with OLM)
* ''
Keijo!!!!!!!!!'' (2016)
* ''
BanG Dream!
''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before exp ...
'' (2017; with
ISSEN)
* ''
Future Card Buddyfight X'' (2017–2018; with OLM)
* ''
Clockwork Planet'' (2017)
* ''
Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu'' (2017; with OLM)
* ''
Future Card Buddyfight X: All-Star Fight'' (2018; with OLM)
* ''
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory'' (2018)
* ''
Future Card Buddyfight Ace'' (2018–2019; with OLM)
* ''
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadahiro Miura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from February 2016 to June 2020, and collected into twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes.
In North Am ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Space Battleship Yamato 2202
''Star Blazers 2202'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese military science fiction animated film series produced by Xebec, and the sequel to '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199'', originally based on the ''Space Battleship Yamato' ...
'' (2018–2019)
* ''
Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond'' (2019; XEBECzwei; Note: Zwei was transferred over to Production I.G before production was complete)
OVA
* ''
Sorcerer Hunters'' (1996–1997)
* ''
Blue Seed Beyond
''Blue Seed'' (stylized as ''BLUE SEED'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . ...
'' (1998, episode 3)
* ''
Gekiganger III'' (1998)
* ''
Love Hina: Christmas Special'' (2000)
* ''
Love Hina: Spring Special'' (2001)
* ''
Love Hina Again'' (2002)
* ''
Special Curriculum: The Candidate for Goddess'' (2002)
* ''
Mahō Sensei Negima! Introduction Film'' (2004–2005)
* ''
Majokko Tsukune-chan'' (2005–2006)
* ''
Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left'' (2005)
* ''
Petit Eva: Evangelion@School'' (2007; episodes 10–24)
* ''
To Love Ru
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tan ...
'' (2009–2010)
* ''
Kanokon: Manatsu no Daishanikusai'' (2009)
* ''
Kyō no Go no Ni
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga series created by Koharu Sakuraba, the author of ''Minami-ke''. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Young Magazine'' from 2002 to 2003, and the twenty-two chapters were later collected toget ...
'' (2009)
* ''
Pandora Hearts Omake'' (2009–2010)
* ''
Hen Semi'' (2010–2011)
* ''
Rinne no Lagrange: Kamogawa Days'' (2012)
* ''
To Love Ru Darkness
is a Japanese manga series written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from April 2006 to August 2009, and the chapters collected into 18 ''tank ...
'' (2012–2015)
* ''
Maken-ki!
is a Japanese manga series by Hiromitsu Takeda. It was published by Fujimi Shobo's magazine ''Dragon Age Pure'', and later ''Monthly Dragon Age'', after the former magazine ceased publishing. It has been adapted into an anime series by AIC ...
'' (2013)
* ''
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san F'' (2015)
* ''
Triage X'' (2015)
* ''
Fantasista Stella
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiteru Kusaba. It was serialized in Shogakukan's '' Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 1999 to March 2004. Its chapters were collected and published in twenty-five '' tankōbon'' volum ...
'' (2015)
* ''
To Love Ru Darkness 2nd'' (2016–2017)
* ''
Black Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2015, with its chapters collected in 33 '' tankōbon'' volum ...
'' (2017; XEBECzwei)
* ''
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadahiro Miura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from February 2016 to June 2020, and collected into twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes.
In North Am ...
'' (2018)
* ''
Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu'' (2018; with
OLM)
Movies
* ''
Let's & Go'' (1997)
* ''
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness'' (1998; with
Production I.G)
* ''
Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011'' (1999; with Production I.G)
* ''
Rockman EXE Hikari to Yami no Program'' (2005)
* ''
Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot'' (2008)
* ''
Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth'' (2010)
* ''
Broken Blade'' (2010–2011; with Production I.G)
* ''
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom'' (2011; with Production I.G and
OLM)
* ''
Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' (2012–2013; with
AIC)
* ''
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember'' (2014)
* ''
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark'' (2014)
* ''
Space Battleship Yamato 2202
''Star Blazers 2202'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese military science fiction animated film series produced by Xebec, and the sequel to '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199'', originally based on the ''Space Battleship Yamato' ...
'' (2017–2019)
* ''
Eiga Drive Head: Tomica Hyper Rescue Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu'' (2018; with OLM)
Game animation
* ''Martian Successor Nadesico''
* ''Macross VFX''
* ''
Mega Man 8
''Mega Man 8'' is an action-platform video game developed and released by Capcom in 1996. It was directed by Hayato Kaji and produced by Keiji Inafune, both of whom had previously worked on the series as artists. It is the eighth installment ...
''
* ''
Mega Man X3''
* ''
Mega Man X4
''Mega Man X4'', originally released in Japan as , is a video game developed by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the ''Mega Man X'' series and the second game in the series to be released on the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. The two versions were ...
''
* ''
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X''
* ''Sorcerer Hunters''
* ''
killer7
is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by Capcom for the GameCube and PlayStation 2. The game was written and directed by Goichi Suda and produced by Hiroyuki Kob ...
''
* ''
Shaman King: Spirit of Shamans'' (PSX)
Divisions
In 2003 the subsidiary Xebec M2 was established, which focuses in providing animation assistance for their main studio and other companies (including OLM, as in ''
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys''). It has also produced three full series: ''Petopeto-san'', ''ZOMBIE LOAN'' and ''Hitohira''. Its last activity was in 2009/2010.
In 2010, it was followed by Xebeczwei, which handled in-between, key, and 2nd key animation for Xebec's main studio and other anime studios. It later produced the full series ''
Fafner in the Azure: Exodus'', which ran throughout 2015.
In late 2018, it was announced the coloring department of Xebec would be transferred to
Signal.MD following the release of the former from
IG Port
is a Japanese holding company that was established on December 1, 2007, as a result of a merger
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating ...
. In addition, Xebeczwei would be transferred to
Production I.G as a subsidiary and subsequently be renamed IGzwei.
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