was a Japanese animation

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formed in 1978. It went bankrupt and was liquidated in 1997. AIC RIGHTS now holds the

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of most of Artmic's titles. The studio was founded by Toshimichi Suzuki after he left

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 i ...

s in 1978. The company's name is short for "Art and Modern Ideology for Creation".

Members

* Kenichi Sonoda *

Shinji Aramaki is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School and Okayama University. He was a member of Artmic and is currently the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at SOL ...

* Kimitoshi Yamane * Hideki Kakinuma

Works

OVAs

* 1985: '' Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love, Live, Alive'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1990: ''Sengoku Busho Retsuden Bakufu Doji Hissatsuman'' (with Watanabe Promotion) * 1991: '' Bubblegum Crash'' (with Artland) * 1993: ''

Crimson Wolf is an anime written and illustrated by Shoichi Masuo. Plot Three warriors battle the forces of darkness when an archaeological expedition unleashes an ancient prophecy. English Cast *Barbara Goodson as Mizuo Mashio *Bob Bergen as Kai *Da ...

'' (with A.P.P.P.) * 1993–1994: '' Casshan: Robot Hunter'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1994: ''

Genocyber is a 1992 Japanese manga series by Tony Takezaki. One volume of the manga was published, and the story remains unfinished. It was adapted by Koichi Ohata into a five-part original video animation (OVA) series in 1994. The plot of the anime d ...

'' (with Artland) * 1994–1995: ''

Gatchaman is a Japanese animated franchise about a five-member superhero ninja team created by Tatsuo Yoshida and produced by Tatsunoko Productions. The original anime series, which debuted in 1972, was eponymously entitled ''Kagaku Ninja-tai Gatcham ...

'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1995: '' Battle Skipper'' (with Tokyo Kids) * 1996: ''

Hikarian , also called ''Hikarian: Great Railroad Protector'', is a Japanese anime and toy franchise by Tomy. The first television series, , is about a series of bullet trains that are turned into robots. The robots, along with two humans named Tets ...

'' (with Tokyo Kids) * 1996–1998: '' Power Dolls'' (with

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)

In partnership with AIC

* 1986: '' Wanna-Be's'' * 1986–1988: ''Gall Force'' trilogy * 1987–1991: ''

Bubblegum Crisis is a 1987 to 1991 cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by AIC and Artmic. The series was planned to run for 13 episodes, but was cut short to just 8. The series involves the adventures of the K ...

'' * 1987–1989: '' Dangaioh'' * 1987: '' Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01'' * 1988–1990: '' Hades Project Zeorymer'' * 1989: ''

Riding Bean is a 1989 anime original video animation following the exploits of courier-for-hire Bean Bandit and his partner, gunwoman Rally Vincent. A manga was also published in the Japanese magazine that was left unfinished (due to the closure of the ...

'' * 1989: '' Megazone 23 III'' * 1990: '' A.D. Police Files'' * 1990–1991: '' The Hakkenden'' (first season) * 1991–1993: ''

Detonator Orgun is a 1991 Japanese original video animation series by AIC and Artmic, directed by Masami Ōbari with character designs by Kia Asamiya (working under his real name, Michitaka Kikuchi). Planning for the series started in 1989, but the animati ...

'' * 1992–1993: '' Gaiarth The Genesis Survivor'' * 1992: '' Scramble Wars''

Animated feature films

* 1982: '' The Wizard of Oz'' (with Topcraft) * 1982: '' Techno Police 21C'' (with

Studio Nue Studio Nue, Inc. ( ja, スタジオぬえ) is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 (as Crystal Art Studio) by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho. Crystal Art Studio would change their name to Studio Nue ...

)

Television series

* 1983: ''

Genesis Climber Mospeada (literally "Armored Genesis MOSPEADA") is an anime science fiction series created by Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma. The 25-episode television series ran from late 1983 to early 1984 in Japan. MOSPEADA stands for Military Operation Soldi ...

'' (with Tatsunoko) * 1984: '' Super High Speed Galvion'' (with Kokusai Eigasha and Studio Robin)

External links

* Anime International Company Mass media companies disestablished in 1997 Mass media companies established in 1978 Defunct mass media companies of Japan Japanese animation studios Japanese companies established in 1978 Companies that have filed for bankruptcy in Japan Japanese companies disestablished in 1997 {{anime-stub