is a Japan-based CGI

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 ...

dedicated to making full-length

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and video game

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. Their extensive résumé includes CGI add-ins for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the in Higashi-Shinagawa,

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near Tennozu Isle Station. The company was formed through

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spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the ''

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'' games, beginning with 2008's '' Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity''. It is currently subsidized under

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, Sega's flagship

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subsidiary. Marza Animation Planet is also known for being one of the production companies for the film ''

'' (2020) and its

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Films

Short films

* ''Samurai Frog Golf'' (2022) * ''The Peak'' (2019) (Created using

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) * ''Sonic: Night of the Werehog'' (2008) * ''The Gift'' (2016) (Created using

) *''Sonic Drone Home'' (2022) * ''Robodog'' (discontinued project)

Video game cutscenes

* ''

Virtua Fighter 5 is the fifth installment in Sega's ''Virtua Fighter'' series of arcade fighting games. The original version was released on the Sega Lindbergh arcade system board. The first location tests took place on November 26, 2005 leading to the official ...

'' (2006) * '' Oshare Majo: Love and Berry'' (2007) * '' Phantasy Star Portable'' (2007) * '' Nights: Journey of Dreams'' (2007) * '' Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity'' (2008) * ''

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'' (2008) * ''

Sonic Unleashed ''Sonic Unleashed'' is a 2008 platform video game in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. The story follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic as he attempts to restore the world after his nemesis Doctor Eggman shatters it with a powerful laser ...

'' (2008) * ''

Phantasy Star Portable 2 is a video game for the PlayStation Portable, produced by Alfa System and published by Sega. It is the sequel to '' Phantasy Star Portable'' and was released for the PlayStation Portable in Japan on December 3, 2009. The North American versio ...

'' (2009) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA'' (2009) * ''

Resonance of Fate ''Resonance of Fate'' is a role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It was released in January 2010 in Japan and March 2010 in Western territories. The game uses a fast-paced strateg ...

'' (2010) * '' Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll'' (2010) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd'' (2010) * '' Sengoku Taisen'' (2010) * '' Sonic Colors'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Virtua Tennis 4 ''Virtua Tennis 4'' (''Sega Professional Tennis: Power Smash 4'' in Japan) is the third sequel to Sega's tennis game franchise, ''Virtua Tennis''. It was released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Wii and PlayStation Vita. This is the ...

'' (2011) * ''

Sonic Generations ''Sonic Generations'' is a 2011 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, and Nintendo 3DS. Produced in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, the ...

'' (2011) * '' Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz'' (2012) * ''

Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free-to-play online action role-playing game in the ''Phantasy Star'' series, developed and published by Sega. It was created as a successor to '' Phantasy Star Online'' and ''Phantasy Star Universe'', ''Phantasy Star Online 2'' features ...

'' (2012) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F'' (2012) * '' Kingdom Conquest II'' (2013) * ''

2nd OP'' (2012) * ''Demon Tribe'' (2013) * ''

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is a Kart racing game, kart racing video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in November 2012, for PlayStation Vita in December 2012, for Windows in January 2013, for ...

'' (2012) * '' Phantasy Star Online 2 3rd OP'' (2012) * ''

Sonic Lost World is a 2013 action-adventure platform game developed by Sonic Team. It is part of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, and was released in October 2013 for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS in PAL regions by Nintendo and by Sega in North America and Japan. ...

'' (2013) * ''The World of Three Kingdoms'' (2013) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd'' (2014) * ''

Phantasy Star Nova is a video game for the PlayStation Vita developed by tri-Ace as an installment of the '' Phantasy Star'' game series.2013-09-09Phantasy Star Nova announced for PS Vita Gematsu It was released on November 27, 2014 in Japan, while a Chinese-langua ...

'' (2014) * ''

Yakuza 0 ''Yakuza 0'' is an action-adventure game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega. It is the sixth main entry in the '' Yakuza series'' and a prequel to the original game. It was released for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in J ...

'' (2015) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X'' (2016) * ''VR Zone Shinjuku - Winged Bicycle'' (2017) * ''Resident Evil Vandetta: Z Infected Experience'' (2017) * ''

Sonic Forces is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It was produced in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. The story sees Sonic the Hedgehog joining a resistance force to stop Docto ...

'' (2017) * ''

Team Sonic Racing ''Team Sonic Racing'' is a 2019 kart racing game and a Spin-off (media), spin-off from Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. Controlling one of 15 characters from List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters, the series' cast, players compete in races ...

'' (2019) * ''

Sonic Frontiers is a 2022 platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. As Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, the player explores the Starfall Islands to collect the Chaos Emeralds, after Sonic and his friends are separated when falling thr ...

'' (2022)

Other

* ''

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Live Party 2012 (MIKUPA♪)'' (2012) (Stage Event) * ''Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2013'' (2013) (Stage Event) * ''

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'' (2014 (original), 2017 (''Deluxe'')) (3-D models for artwork illustration) * ''

Splatoon is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami, and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic marine animals, the series centers around fictional cephalopods known a ...

'' (2015) (3-D models for artwork illustration) * ''Happy Forest'' (2015) (Tech Demo Trailer created using

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) * ''Hatsune Miku Expo 2016'' (2016) (Stage Event) * ''Ultimate Bowl'' (2015 (v1), 2017 (v2)) (Tech Demo Trailer created using

(v1) and

(v2)) * ''

Splatoon 2 is a 2017 third-person shooter game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on July 21, 2017, and is a direct sequel to ''Splatoon'', which includes a new story-driven single-player mode and various online ...

'' (2017) (3-D models for artwork illustration) * ''

The Last Guardian ''The Last Guardian'' is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Japan Studio and GenDesign and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Players control a boy who befriends a giant half-bird, half-mammal creature, ...

'' (2016) (Animations) * ''

Ninjala ''Ninjala'' is a free-to-play multiplayer action video game developed and published by GungHo Online Entertainment. Unveiled at E3 2018, it was released on June 24, 2020 for the Nintendo Switch. The game received mixed reviews, with many prais ...

'' (2020) (Animations) * ''

Earwig and the Witch is a 2020 Japanese computer-animated fantasy film directed by Gorō Miyazaki and with a screenplay by Keiko Niwa and Emi Gunji. It is based on the novel of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. The original voice cast includes Shinobu Terajima, ...

'' (2020) (Production partner) *'' Oni: Thunder God’s Tale'' (2022) (Animation)

References

External links

*
Marza Animation Planet's Linkedin Page
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marza Animation Planet Mass media companies established in 2003 Japanese animation studios Japanese film studios Mass media companies based in Tokyo Sega Sammy Holdings Sega divisions and subsidiaries