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Bandai Namco Pictures also known as BN Pictures and BNP, is a Japanese animation studio. It is a spinoff of Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks which is owned by Bandai Namco Holdings. The company was formed as a part of the medium-term management pla ...

(株式会社バンダイナムコピクチャーズ) * * Bibury Animation Studios (合同会社バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ) *

Blue Lynx is a Japanese anime label and subsidiary of Fuji TV. Founded in 2019, the label produces boys' love (''yaoi'') anime films exclusively. History Development of Blue Lynx began in 2017 through the efforts of Yuka Okayasu, a producer at Fuji TV wh ...

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Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

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C-Station is a Japanese animation studio established in 2009 as an extension of Bee Train Production and chaired by Ryoji Maru, a former producer and production manager for Bee Train. In 2012, C-Station split from Bee Train and in 2013, it was announced t ...

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C2C Trenitalia c2c, trading as c2c, is a British train operating company that operates commuter services from its London terminus at to parts of East London and south Essex along the London, Tilbury and Southend line, as part of the Essex Thame ...

Chaos Project is a Japanese animation studio that specializes in the production of anime. The studio's main jobs are as a sub-contracting company. Establishment After working with Tsuchida Production, Ayumi Enomoto joined Studio Fantasia was a Japanese ...

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CloverWorks is a Japanese animation studio that was rebranded from A-1 Pictures' Kōenji Studio. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex. Establishment On April 1, 2018, A-1 Pictures rebranded its Kōenji Studio ...

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CoMix Wave Films is a Japanese animation film studio and distribution company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The studio is known for its anime feature films, short films, and television commercials, particularly those made by director Makoto Shinkai. It was fo ...

(コミックス・ウェーブ・フィル) * Connect (コネクト) *

Creators in Pack is a Japanese animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, a ...

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CygamesPictures is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of Cygames. Establishment In 2015, Cygames announced the creation of its own anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating fro ...

(株式会社CygamesPictures)

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Daume was a Japanese animation studio that was founded in 1986 by Haruo Nakayama and his wife, Tomiko Yamamoto, with Nakayama taking the role of president of the studio. In 1993, Takeshi Anzai became co-president with Nakayama; however, sometime in the ...

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David Production is a Japanese animation studio founded in September 2007 by former Gonzo producers Kōji Kajita and Taito Okiura, and is based in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo. Notable works from the studio include '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', '' Cells at Work!'', t ...

(デイヴィッドプロダクション ) * Digital Frontier (デジタルフロンティア) *

Diomedéa , previously known as , is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on November 28, 2007, following an earlier foundation of its predecessor Studio Barcelona on October 5, 2005. Histor ...

(ディオメディア) * DLE (株式会社ディー・エル・イー) *

Doga Kobo is a Japanese animation studio formed by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro, located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973, and is a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation. Although the st ...

(動画工房) * Drive (株式会社ドライブ)

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* * Eiken (エイケン) * Ekachi Epilka (株式会社エカチエピルカ) * EMT Squared (株式会社EMTスクエアード) * Encourage Films (株式会社エンカレッジフィルムズ) * ENGI (株式会社エンギ) * Ezo'la (株式会社Ezo'la) * E&H Production (株式会社E&H production)

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* Fanworks (株式会社ファンワークス) * Feel (フィール) * Felix Film (株式会社FelixFilm)

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* Gaina (株式会社ガイナ) *

Gainax Gainax Co., Ltd. (stylized as GAINAX; , Hepburn: ) was a Japanese anime studio famous for original productions such as '' Neon Genesis Evangelion'', '' Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise'', '' Gunbuster'', '' Nadia: The Secret of Blue ...

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Gallop The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait po ...

(ぎゃろっぷ) * Gathering (ギャザリング株式会社) * Geek Toys (株式会社ギークトイズ) *

GEMBA is a Japanese term used in business for the location where value is created, such as a factory floor, construction site, or sales floor. In lean manufacturing, the most valuable ideas for improvement are thought to occur at the genba where prob ...

(株式会社ゲンバ) * Geno Studio (ジェノスタジオ) *

GoHands is a Japanese animation studio located in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. It was founded in 2008 by Ringo Kishimoto and former members of Satelight. Known for their unique house animation style, GoHands have produced a number of anime s ...

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Gonzo Gonzo may refer to: People * Gonzo (nickname), a list of people with the nickname * Radislav Jovanov Gonzo (born 1964), Croatian music video director Radislav Jovanov, also known as Gonzo * Matthias Röhr (born 1962), German musician whose stage ...

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Graphinica , is a Japanese animation studio founded in April 2009, focused on 3DCG and 2D Animation. History The company was established on April 30, 2009 after studio Gonzo decided to sell its digital video division to Q-TEC, which then established the c ...

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Grizzly The grizzly bear (''Ursus arctos horribilis''), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly (''Ursus arctos horr ...

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Group TAC was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968 from former Mushi Pro staff. They worked on movies, videos, TV shows, and commercials, and contributed to all stages of the process, including ...

(グループ・タック)

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Hal Film Maker was a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993 by former Toei Animation is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch'', '' GeGeGe n ...

(ハルフィルムメーカー) * Hayate Inc. (株式会社ハヤテHayate) * Hoods Entertainment (フッズエンタテインメント)

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* J.C.Staff (ジェー・シー・スタッフ)

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Khara Khara may refer to: Places * Khara, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Khara-Khoto, the ruins of a medieval city in western Mongolia * Khara, Pakistan, a town in Punjab, Pakistan * Khara, Nepal, a village in Nepal * Khara, Raebareli, a vi ...

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Kinema Citrus is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include ''Tok ...

(キネマシトラス) * Kitty Films (キティ・フィルム) * Knack Productions (ナック) * Kokusai Eiga-sha (国際映画社) *

Kyoto Animation , often abbreviated , is a Japanese animation studio and light novel publisher located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It was founded in 1985 by husband and wife Hideaki and Yoko Hatta, who remain its president and vice-president respectively. Kyoto ...

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* Lapin Track (ラパントラック) * Larx Entertainment (株式会社ラークスエンタテインメント) *

Lay-duce is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo. It was formed in August 2013 by former Bones (studio), Bones producer Yonai Norimoto. Productions Television series Films Original video animations Original net animations Referenc ...

(株式会社Lay-duce) * Lerche (株式会社ラルケ) * Lesprit (株式会社レスプリ) * Liden Films (株式会社ライデンフィルム)

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* Madhouse (マッドハウス) * Magia Doraglier (マギア・ドラグリエ) * Magic Bus (マジックバス) * Maho Film (株式会社Maho Film) *

Manglobe was a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo and formed on February 7, 2002 by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama. Manglobe filed for bankruptcy in September 2015, having accumulated an estimated debt of � ...

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MAPPA is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo (formerly in Suginami, Tokyo). Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including '' Terror in Resonance'', '' Yuri!!! on I ...

(株式会社MAPPA) * Millepensee (ミルパンセ) * Mook Animation (ムークアニメーション) * M.S.C (エム・エス・シー) *

Mushi Production or Mushi Pro for short, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Fujimidai, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. It previously had a headquarters elsewhere in Nerima. The studio was headed by manga artist Osamu Tezuka. Tezuka started it as a rivalry wi ...

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Nexus NEXUS is a joint Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection-operated Trusted Traveler and expedited border control program designed for pre-approved, low-risk travelers. Members of the program can avoid waits at border ...

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Nippon Animation is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with its headquarters in their Tama, Tokyo, Tama City studio and an administrative office in the Ginza district of Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō. Nippon Animation is known for prod ...

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Nomad Nomads are communities without fixed habitation who regularly move to and from areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the population of nomadic pa ...

(ノーマッド) * NUT (株式会社ナット)

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Oh! Production , sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh-Pro, is an anime production studio in Amanuma, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It was established in May 1970 by animators Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa. Former members ...

(OH!プロダクション or オープロダクション) * Okuruto Noboru (株式会社オクルトノボル) *

OLM The olm () or proteus (''Proteus anguinus'') is an aquatic salamander which is the only species in the genus ''Proteus'' of the family Proteidae and the only exclusively cave-dwelling chordate species found in Europe; the family's other extant g ...

(オー・エル・エム) * Orange (有限会社オレンジ) *

Ordet ''Ordet'' (, meaning " The Word" and originally released as ''The Word'' in English) is a 1955 Danish drama film, written and directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer. It is based on a play by Kaj Munk, a Danish Lutheran priest, first performed in 1932. ...

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* P.A. Works (ピーエーワークス) * Pacific Animation Corporation *

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 ...

(有限会社パルムスタジオ) * Passione (パッショーネ) *

Pierrot Pierrot ( , ; ), a stock character of pantomime and commedia dell'arte, has his origins in the late 17th-century Italian troupe of players performing in Paris and known as the Comédie-Italienne. The name is a hypocorism, diminutive of ''Pierr ...

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Pine Jam is a Japanese animation studio established on July 3, 2015 by ex-Eight Bit (studio), Eight Bit producer Kazuyoshi Mukaitouge. Works Anime television series Original video animation Original net animation Anime films Video games Referen ...

(パインジャム PINE JAM) * Platinum Vision (プラチナビジョン株式会社) *

Polygon Pictures is a Japanese 3DCG animation studio. History Polygon has animated a wide variety of content, from commercials for Shiseido featuring the studio's original penguin characters , to the 3D CG anime television series ''Digital Tokoro-san'' and ...

(株式会社ポリゴン・ピクチュアズ) * Production I.G (プロダクション・アイジー) *

Production IMS , or Production IMS, was a Japanese animation studio established on February 14, 2013, by former staff members from AIC Spirits. Its headquarters were located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. Financial problems On December 20, 2017, animator Teru Miyaz ...

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Project No.9 , is a Japanese animation studio established on February 9, 2009. Works Television series ONAs OVAs References External linksOfficial website
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Radix In a positional numeral system, the radix (radices) or base is the number of unique digits, including the digit zero, used to represent numbers. For example, for the decimal system (the most common system in use today) the radix is ten, becaus ...

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Revoroot is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo. Revoroot was founded as a subsidiary of Twin Engine, but as of 2021, it operates as an independent studio. The studio was originally headquartered in Nishitokyo, but relocated to Suginami is ...

(株式会社レヴォルト)

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Sanzigen is a Japanese animation studio specializing in CGI animation. The studio was founded in 2003, later becoming formally incorporated in 2006 by former employees of Gonzo, and has contributed to various anime series and films. Its name is derived ...

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Satelight is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the '' Aquarion'' and '' Symphogear'' franchises, as well as later installments of the '' Macross'' franchise. The company's Represe ...

(サテライト) * Science Saru (サイエンスSARU) * Seven (セブン) *

Seven Arcs is a Japanese anime production company and former studio, established on May 31, 2002, by former Pierrot and Studio Kikan-affiliated staff who had established studio Arcturus prior in 2000 with the intent of making animated series. The studio m ...

(株式会社Seven Arcs) * Shaft (シャフト) *

Shin-Ei Animation is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. History Shin-Ei Animation's history begins in December 1965 as by Daiki ...

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Shirogumi is a company centralized in the production of animated series and feature films, as well as the making and adjusting of visual effects. It is also a member of The Association of Japanese Animations. History In 1973, Tatsuo Shimamura established ...

(株式会社白組) * Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment (小学館ミュージック&デジタルエンタテイメント) * Shuka (朱夏) *

Signal.MD was a Japanese animation studio founded on October 1, 2014 by Production I.G holding company IG Port. Establishment On September 22, 2014, IG Port announced it was forming a new animation studio named SIGNAL.MD. Production I.G board member Kats ...

(株式会社シグナル・エムディ) *

Silver Link is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, ...

(株式会社SILVER LINK.) * Sola Digital Arts (株式会社 SOLA DIGITAL ARTS) * Square Enix Image Studio Division (株式会社スクウェア・エニックスイメージ・スタジオ部) * Studio 3Hz (株式会社3Hz) *

Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Kōji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense. History has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include ' ...

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Studio A-Cat is a Japanese animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, a ...

(株式会社studio A-CAT) * Studio Bind (株式会社スタジオバインド) * Studio Blanc (株式会社スタジオブラン) * Studio Chizu (スタジオ地図) * Studio Colorido (株式会社スタジオコロリド) * Studio Comet (スタジオコメット) *

Studio Deen is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by former Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa, along with a team of ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a di ...

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Studio Fantasia was a Japanese anime, animation studio. It was founded on October 12, 1983, by Tomohisa Iizuka, then an employee of Tsuchida Production, as its CEO. On November 16, 2016, the company filed for bankruptcy. Productions TV series OVA/ONAs *''P ...

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Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation studio based in Koganei, Tokyo."Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment". ''Studio Ghibli Collection - Madman Entertainment''. Retrieved 2020-12-14. It has a strong presence in the animation industry and has exp ...

(スタジオジブリ) * Studio Gokumi (Studio五組) * Studio Hibari (スタジオ雲雀) * Studio Kai (スタジオKAI) * Studio Live (スタジオ・ライブ) *

Studio Nue Studio Nue, Inc. () 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 in 1974. They were know ...

(スタジオぬえ) * Studio Ponoc (スタジオポノック) * Studio Puyukai (スタジオぷYUKAI) *

Studio Signpost is an animation studio subsidiary of Pierrot. The studio is an associate-member of The Association of Japanese Animations. History The company was founded in 1959 as a magazine advertising agency and stepped into the anime industry in 1989 by ...

(株式会社スタジオサインポスト) *

Studio Trigger , also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ōtsuka in 2011. It has produced anime works including '' Kill la Kill'' (2013), ''Little Witch Academia'' (short fi ...

(トリガー) * Studio VOLN (株式会社studio VOLN) *

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SynergySP is a Japanese animation studio founded on September 24, 1998, as ''Synergy Japan'' which originally split off from Studio Junio (which itself was founded by Toei Animation staff). In 2005, the company became associated with Shogakukan-Shueish ...

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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 Production was e ...

(タツノコプロ) * Tear Studio (株式会社ティアスタジオ) * Telecom Animation Film (テレコム・アニメーションフィルム) *

Tezuka Productions is a Japanese animation studio founded by Osamu Tezuka in 1968. It is known for animating notable works such as ''Marvelous Melmo'', the Astro Boy (1980 TV series), 1980 and Astro Boy (2003 TV series), 2003 ''Astro Boy'' series, and ''Black Jack ...

(手塚プロダクション) *

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third ...

(トムス・エンタテインメント) * TNK (ティー・エヌ・ケー) *

Toei Animation is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch'', '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'', '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slu ...

(東映アニメーション) * Toho Animation Studio (株式会社TOHO animation STUDIO) * Top Craft (トップクラフト) * Trans Arts (トランス・アーツ) *

Triangle Staff was a Japanese animation studio established in 1987 from former Madhouse staff, producing series such as ''Macross Plus'', '' Serial Experiments Lain'', and '' NieA_7''. The studio ceased operations in 2000, when they were set to do the animat ...

(トライアングルスタッフ) * Troyca (トロイカ) * Tsuchida Production (土田プロダクション) * Typhoon Graphics (株式会社颱風グラフィックス)

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Ufotable is a Japanese animation studio founded in October 2000 by former Telecom Animation Film producer Hikaru Kondō and located in Shinjuku, Tokyo. A unique hallmark seen in many of their works ('' Ninja Nonsense'', '' Futakoi Alternative'', '' Coyo ...

(ユーフォーテーブル)

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* Vega Entertainment (ベガエンタテイメント) * Video Tokyo Productions (ビデオ東京プロダクション)

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* Walt Disney Animation Japan (ウォルト・ディズニー・アニメーション日本) * Walt Disney Television International Japan (ウォルト・ディズニー・テレビジョンインターナショナル・ジャパン) * WAO World (ワオワールド) *

White Fox , is a Japanese animation studio founded in April 2007 by Gaku Iwasa. The studio's most successful productions include adaptations of ''Steins;Gate (TV series), Steins;Gate'', ''Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', and ''Akame ga Kill!' ...

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Wit Studio , stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and ...

(ウィットスタジオ)

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Xebec A xebec ( or ), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that originated in the barbary states (Algeria), it was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a ...

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* Yaoyorozu (ヤオヨロズ株式会社) *

Yokohama Animation Laboratory is a anime, Japanese animation studio based in Naka-ku, Yokohama. It was founded in July 2015 by former Production I.G's Division 7 producer Yūma Ōue. Works Television series ONAs Series Films OVAs References External links

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(株式会社横浜アニメーションラボ) * Yostar Pictures (株式会社) * Yumeta Company (ユメタカンパニー)

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* Zero-G (株式会社ゼロジー) *

Zexcs is a Japanese animation studio located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. It was established on January 23, 1998, by former J.C.Staff producer Tomoko Kawasaki and is known for doing the animation production of series such as ''Sister Princess'' and ''Dia ...

(ゼクシズ)

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