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 ...
established on October 4, 1978. It is noted for
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series including ''
Spirit of Wonder
''Spirit of Wonder'' is a Japanese anthology manga series written and illustrated by Kenji Tsuruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazines ''Morning'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1986 to 1995. A single-episode origin ...
'', ''
Absolute Boy
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and Bandai Visual, which first aired on NHK between and Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kazunori Itō, the series featured character designs by ...
NHK
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestr ...
series ''
Nintama Rantarō
is a Japanese anime series produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and Japanese broadcast on NHK since April 10, 1993. It is an adaptation of the manga series ''Rakudai Ninja Rantarō'', written and illustrated by Sōbe Amako. ''Nintama Rantar ...
''. Its name can be translated as "Hall of Asia."
History
The studio was founded in 1978 by the noted animators
Tsutomu Shibayama
is a Japanese anime director of film and television. He is known for directing the 1980 and 2006 ''Doraemon'' series. He was born in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo.
In 2012 he won Agency for Cultural Affair Award.Osamu Kobayashi and Michishiro Yamada, former members of the animation studio A Production, under the corporate title . The name Ajiadō is a penname used by Tsutomu Shibayama and Osamu Kobayashi.
In 1985, it formally became a
kabushiki gaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", " joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' i ...
(business corporation). In 1987, it produced its first series, the
OVA
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
. It established the company in 1990. In 1998, the studio established a digital animation division to produce its digital animation.
In 2005, the studio produced '' Zettai Shōnen'', which was directed by
Tomomi Mochizuki
, sometimes incorrectly romanized as Tomomichi Mochizuki, is a Japanese storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director, known for having collaborated with leading animation studios such as Studio Ghibli, Nippon Animation, Pierrot, and Sunrise. He so ...
and premiered on
NHK BS2
, also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee.
NHK operates two terrestria ...
Miracle Girls
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Japan Taps in 1993. Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America.
Plot
Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga are identical twins ...
'' (1993)
*''
Nintama Rantarō
is a Japanese anime series produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and Japanese broadcast on NHK since April 10, 1993. It is an adaptation of the manga series ''Rakudai Ninja Rantarō'', written and illustrated by Sōbe Amako. ''Nintama Rantar ...
'' (1993–present)
*''Wankorobe'' (1996–1997)
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Kaiketsu Zorori
is a Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing. The original books were also made into an OVA, animated feature-length films, anime, and comics.
Synopsis
Set in a parallel worl ...
'' (2004–2005)
*''
Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori
is a Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing. The original books were also made into an OVA, animated feature-length films, anime, and comics.
Synopsis
Set in a parallel wor ...
'' (2005–2007)
*''
Absolute Boy
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and Bandai Visual, which first aired on NHK between and Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kazunori Itō, the series featured character designs by ...
'' (2005)
*''
Kujibiki Unbalance
is a three-episode original video animation spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' ...
DD Fist of the North Star
is a manga series written and illustrated by Kajio. It is an adaptation of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's ''Fist of the North Star'' in a chibi art style.
Plot
The story takes place in an alternative world in which the nuclear war of 199X (in t ...
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord
is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed by ...
'' (2018)
*''
Ascendance of a Bookworm
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later a ...
'' (2019–2022)
*''
Kakushigoto
is a Japanese comedy manga series by Kōji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2015 to July 2020, and has been collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation pr ...
Kemono Jihen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Aimoto. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' since December 2016 and has been collected in seventeen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of September ...
You Are Umasou
is a Japanese picture book series by Tatsuya Miyanishi, published by Poplar. The series has spawned animated film and anime adaptations. The third film '' My Tyrano: Together, Forever'' was planned to be released in Japan in the summer of ...
Magic Tree House
''Magic Tree House'' is an American series of children's books written by the American author Mary Pope Osborne. The original American series was illustrated by Salvatore Murdocca until 2016, after which AG Ford took over . Other illustrators ...
Kakushigoto
is a Japanese comedy manga series by Kōji Kumeta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' from December 2015 to July 2020, and has been collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation pr ...
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!
is a '' shōjo'' romantic comedy manga by Yumiko Suzuki. It was published by Kodansha in the magazine '' Mimi'' from 1988 to 1992 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted as an anime OVA produced by Ajia-do ...
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō
is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Ashinano. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine from June 1994 to February 2006, with a concluding postscript episode in July 2006, and c ...
Spirit of Wonder
''Spirit of Wonder'' is a Japanese anthology manga series written and illustrated by Kenji Tsuruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazines ''Morning'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1986 to 1995. A single-episode origin ...
Kujibiki Unbalance
is a three-episode original video animation spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' ...
'' (2004–2005; production by
Palm Studio
was a Japanese animation studio located in Suginami, Tokyo.
History
The studio was founded in March 1999 by Triangle Staff former member Katsumi Yamaguchi and its first production was the film ''A Tree of Palme'' in 2001. Directed by Takashi N ...
)
*''
Genshiken
is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for ...
'' (2006–2007)
*''
Ascendance of a Bookworm
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later a ...