was a Japanese
animation
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design studio
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formed in 1978. It went bankrupt and was liquidated in 1997.
AIC RIGHTS now holds the
intellectual property
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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 ...
s in 1978. The company's name is short for "Art and Modern Ideology for Creation".
Members
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Kenichi Sonoda
is a Japanese manga artist and animation character designer.
Professional career
Born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Sonoda moved to Tokyo in 1984, at the age of 21, and began work at Artmic, an anime studio. During this time, he worked on '' ...
*
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 SOLA ...
*
Kimitoshi Yamane
is a Japanese mecha designer. Yamane began his career and honed his skills at noted studio Artmic in the 1980s, beginning with ''Bubblegum Crisis'', '' A.D. Police: Dead End City'', ''Gall Force'' and ''Megazone 23''. After the studio was disbande ...
*
Hideki Kakinuma
Works
OVAs
* 1985: ''
Genesis Climber Mospeada: Love, Live, Alive'' (with
Tatsunoko
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 ...
)
* 1990: ''Sengoku Busho Retsuden Bakufu Doji Hissatsuman'' (with Watanabe Promotion)
* 1991: ''
Bubblegum Crash
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 Knig ...
'' (with
Artland
is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning ''Mushishi'' and epic ''Legend of the Galactic Heroes''. It is also well known for producing the anime adaptation of '' Katekyō Hitman Re ...
)
* 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.
is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 22, 1984, and based in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. A subsidiary company called Super Techno Arts distributed many of their properties in North America. The current president of A.P.P.P., Kazufumi Nom ...
)
* 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 Gatchaman ...
'' (with Tatsunoko)
* 1995: ''
Battle Skipper
is a Japanese direct-to-video animated series based on the small toy mecha action figures by Tomy. The series was released in the US by Central Park Media.
Plot
The OVA focuses mostly on the girls of St Ignacio's School for girls than the mec ...
'' (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
is a Japanese video game studio which has released adventure, strategy, and bishōjo games for the MSX, MSX2, PlayStation 2 and PC, including such titles as ''Symphonic Rain'', ''Gadget Trial
is a Japanese game for Windows operating syste ...
'' (with
OLM
The olm or proteus (''Proteus anguinus'') is an aquatic salamander in the family Proteidae, the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe. In contrast to most amphibians, it is entirely aquatic, eating, sleeping, and br ...
)
In partnership with
AIC AIC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Alice in Chains, American rock band
* Alice in Chains: AIC 23, a 2013 mockumentary
* Anime International Company, a Japanese animation studio
* Art Institute of Chicago, an art museum in Chicago
Busin ...
* 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 Anime International Company, AIC and Artmic. The series was planned to run for 13 episodes, but was cut short to just 8.
The series involv ...
''
* 1987–1989: ''
Dangaioh
is a Japanese anime OVA series produced and animated by AIC and Artmic and released in Japan in 1987. Dangaioh featured character designs by creator Toshiki Hirano, mechanical designs by Shoji Kawamori, and animation direction by Masami ...
''
* 1987: ''
Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01
is a 1987 original video animation produced by AIC, Soeishinsha and Pony Canyon and directed and conceptualized by Shinji Aramaki. It has been licensed in the United States by AnimEigo. The plot centers on a mechanic who comes across the MADO ...
''
* 1988–1990: ''
Hades Project Zeorymer
''Hades Project Zeorymer'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series by Yoshiki Takaya, written under the pen name Chimi Moriwo, and published in the adult manga magazine '' Lemon People'' from October 1983 to November 1984. A three-p ...
''
* 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
, also known as ''The Legend of the Dog Warriors: The Hakkenden'', is an OVA series by AIC in two sequences, the second subtitled . The anime is based on the epic novel ''Nansō Satomi Hakkenden'' written by Kyokutei Bakin during the latter h ...
'' (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
Topcraft (トップクラフト ''Toppukurafuto'', also written as "Top Craft") was an animation studio established on February 1, 1972 by former Toei Animation producer Toru Hara, and located in Tokyo, Japan. It was famous for the production of ...
)
* 1982: ''
Techno Police 21C
, also known as simply ''Tehcno Police'', is a 1982 Japanese mecha police anime film made by Wiz Corporation and released on 7 August 1982. It was dubbed into English by Hong Kong voice actors.
The anime film's premise involves an advanced robo ...
'' (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 i ...
)
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 Soldie ...
'' (with Tatsunoko)
* 1984: ''
Super High Speed Galvion'' (with
Kokusai Eigasha and Studio Robin)
External links
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Anime International Company
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