is a Japanese

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established on 1 June 1973. It is located in

Nerima is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Nerima City. , the ward has an estimated population of 721,858, with 323,296 households and a population density of 15,013 persons per km2, while 15,326 f ...

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

History

Asahi Production was founded in 1973, initially establishing itself as a specialized shooting studio and PR movie company. At its inception, Tokyo Movie Co., Ltd, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha (today

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as ''Lupin the Third'', ...

) were its first affiliates. Production of promotional videos for large companies and industry organizations, such as the Japan Insurance Association and Asahi Chemical, was the studio's main business.

Works

Television series

*'' Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori no Fantasy'' (2006, for

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) *'' Sugarbunnies'' (2007, for Sanrio) *'' Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori no Mystery'' (2007, for Sanrio) *''

Blue Drop is a Japanese science fiction Yuri (genre), yuri manga created by Akihito Yoshitomi. It comprises five chapters that were serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Dengeki Comic Gao!'' from June 2004 to December 2005, and later collecte ...

'' (2007, with BeSTACK) *'' Hello Kitty: Ringo no Mori to Parallel Town'' (2007–2008, for Sanrio) *'' Sugarbunnies: Chocolat!'' (2008, for Sanrio) *'' Sugarbunnies: Fleur'' (2009, for Sanrio) *'' Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector'' (2010–2011) *'' Picchipichi Shizuku-chan'' (2012–2013) *'' Heroes: Legend of the Battle Disks'' (2013) *''

Himegoto , also known as ''Secret Princess'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norio Tsukudani. It was originally serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Waai!'' magazine, but was later featured in three additional magazines published by Ich ...

'' (2014) *''

Merman in My Tub is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Itokichi. It has been serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Gene'' magazine since 2011 and the chapters have collected into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime telev ...

'' (2014) *''Funassyi no FunaFunaFuna Biyori'' (2015) *''

Million Doll is a Japanese web manga written and illustrated by Ai. It began serialization on Comic Smart's free manga website ''Ganma'' in December 2013 and has since been collected into two ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation b ...

'' (2015) *''

Onsen Yōsei Hakone-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Yui. It began serialization online via Flex Comix's ''Comic Meteor'' website in 2012 and has since been collected into two ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptati ...

'' (with

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, 2015) *''

Pan de Peace! was a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Emily. It had been serialized in Media Factory's ''Comic Cune'' magazine since August 2014 and the chapters have collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television ...

'' (2016) *''

Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroto Ida. It began serialization online via Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website in October 2013 and has since been collected into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. A 4-episode live-action tel ...

'' (2018) *''Namu Amida Butsu! -Rendai Utena-'' (2019) *''

Heaven's Design Team is a Japanese comedy manga series, written by Hebi-Zou and Tsuta Suzuki and illustrated by Tarako. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Morning Two'' since February 2017 and has been collected in eight ' ...

'' (2021) *'' Wave!!: Let's Go Surfing!!'' (2021) *''

Peach Boy Riverside is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya, serialized on Neetsha's webcomic distribution site ''Weekly Young VIP'' since January 2008. The remake version written by Coolkyousinnjya and illustrated by Johanne has b ...

'' (2021) *''

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'' (2022) *'' Giant Beasts of Ars'' (2023) *''

A Galaxy Next Door is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gido Amagakure. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Good! Afternoon'' since April 2020. A television drama adaptation aired from April to May 2023. An anime ...

'' (2023)

Films

*'' Haru no Ashioto The Movie: Ourin Dakkan'' (2006) *'' Alice in the Country of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World'' (2011) *'' Santa Company: Christmas no Himitsu'' (2019) *''Wave!!: Let's Go Surfing!!'' (2020)

OVAs/ONAs

*''

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'' (2004–2005) *'' Tokimeki Memorial 4 Original Animation: Hajimari no Finder'' (2009) *''Prism Magical: Prism Generations!'' (2010) *''Sorette Dakara ne!'' (2011) *'' Chōyū Sekai: Being the Reality'' (2017)

References

External links

Official website
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