The studios behind the animation
From veterans with five decades on the clock to upstarts chasing the next thing — every house with its own cadence, crew and visual identity.
Kyoto Animation
Kyoto Animation (Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd.) (often abbreviated KyoAni) is a Japanese animation studio based in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Youko Hatta (born Youko Sugiyama), who had previously studied under Osamu Tezuka as an artist at Mushi Production, founded the company with her husband, Hideaki Hatta, in 1981. Kyoto…
Madhouse (MADHOUSE Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano City, Tokyo. Ex-Mushi Production animators—including Masao Maruyama, Osamu…
MAPPA (MAPPA Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese animation studio founded by Masao Maruyama in June 2011, following his departure from Madhouse. It employs 467…
ufotable is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo. Hikaru Kondou—a former production assistant at Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now TMS…
Wit Studio, Inc., stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of…
Studio Ghibli (Studio Ghibli, Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei, Tokyo. It is best known for its range of animated feature films,…
Bones (Bones Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo. The studio was founded by previous Sunrise producer Masahiko Minami and…
A-1 Pictures (A-1 Pictures Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio in Suginami, Tokyo. Founded by former Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata in 2005, it was…
CloverWorks (CloverWorks, Inc) is a Japanese subsidiary animation company from Suginami, Tokyo. It was original named Kouenji Studio under A-1…
Shaft (stylized as SHAFT) is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo, and founded in 1975. Since 2004, the studio's productions…
Trigger is an animation production company founded by ex-Gainax staffers.
Started as the joint collaboration of visionary production manager Ishikawa Mitsuhisa and popular character designer Gotou Takayuki, the company was…
Toei Animation (Toei Animation Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese animation studio owned by the Toei Company. Since its founding in 1948, Toei has created a…
Sunrise is an animation production brand name of Bandai Namco Filmworks. Sunrise was a sub-division of Namco Bandai Holdings, initially founded in…
The company was founded by former Gonzo president and producer Kajita Kouji and fellow producer Okiura Taito in September 2007 upon having left…
Gainax was a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion,…
White Fox is an animation studio founded April 2007 by former members of OLM's Team Iwasa. Its founder and current representative director is Iwasa…
Pierrot ぴえろ (Pierrot Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi…
J.C.Staff (J.C.STAFF Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, and a member of The Association of Japanese Animations.…
Director Masaaki Yuasa and longtime collaborator Eun-Young Choi founded animation studio Science SARU (Science SARU Inc.) in 2013 while producing…
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A Japanese animation planning and production company. "PA" is an abbreviation for "Progressive Animation". On November 10, 2000, Kenji Horikawa, the…
The company was founded as a joint venture between animation studio White Fox and production, planning and management company Egg Firm.
Aniplex is a diversified entertainment company operating worldwide with focus on the planning and production of anime video and music content, its…