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based in

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and active from 1996 to 2020.

History

The studio was formed on November 18, 1996 from a merger between Dandelion (founded in 1992) and Triple X (founded in 1993). After the merger, the studio continued to credit some of its work under the old names and until 2002, and did some minor work under the name Garyū Studio in the early 2000s. The animator and character designer

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is the chief animation director for several productions by Arms which tend to have an above-average amount of fan service, for example the ''

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'' and ''

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'' series. She also developed the character designs for '' I"s Pure''. After its founding, ARMS was, at first, a producer of

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(most notably its productions with

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), but ceased productions of erotica in the mid-2000s with the growing popularity of their televised works.

Common Sense era

The company officially changed its name from Arms to Common Sense (株式会社コモンセンス) in August 31, 2017, but maintained the Arms label as a trade name. On May 31, 2020, Common Sense decided dissolving the company following a shareholder meeting, with Tokyo district court accepting notice of liquidation filed in July 22, 2020.

Productions

Hentai

Television series

OVAs

Films

References

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* (in Japanese) * Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan Defunct mass media companies of Japan Japanese companies established in 1996 Japanese companies disestablished in 2020 Mass media companies established in 1996 Mass media companies disestablished in 2020 Japanese animation studios Animation studios in Tokyo Hentai companies {{Japan-company-stub