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is a Japan-based CGI animation studio dedicated to making full-length
feature films A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
and video game cutscenes. 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,
Shinagawa is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The Ward refers to itself as Shinagawa City in English. The Ward is home to ten embassies. , the Ward had an estimated population of 380,293 and a population density of 16,510 persons per km2. The total are ...
,
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 ...
near Tennozu Isle Station. The company was formed through
Sega is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division ...
spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the ''
Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers m ...
'' games, beginning with 2008's '' Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity''. It is currently subsidized under
TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the , also known as or , is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946. TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as '' Lupin the Third' ...
, Sega's flagship
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 ...
subsidiary. Marza Animation Planet is also known for being one of the production companies for the film ''
Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' games are platformers m ...
'' (2020) and its
sequel A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...
.


Films


Short films

* ''Samurai Frog Golf'' (2022) * ''The Peak'' (2019) (Created using
Unity Unity may refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England * Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a ...
) * ''Sonic: Night of the Werehog'' (2008) * ''The Gift'' (2016) (Created using
Unity Unity may refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England * Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a ...
) *''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 offici ...
'' (2006) * '' Oshare Majo: Love and Berry'' (2007) * ''
Phantasy Star Portable is an action role-playing game co-developed by Sonic Team and Alfa System, and published by Sega for the PlayStation Portable. Sega released the game to Japan in July 2008, and to other markets in 2009. In addition to the game's single-player ...
'' (2007) * '' Nights: Journey of Dreams'' (2007) * '' Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity'' (2008) * '' Samba de Amigo'' (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 version w ...
'' (2009) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA'' (2009) * '' Resonance of Fate'' (2010) * '' Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll'' (2010) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd'' (2010) * ''
Sengoku Taisen is a hybrid physical and digital collectible card game for the arcade, on the Chihiro arcade board. It is a real-time strategy-based game set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history and the 14th century Chinese novel ''Romance of the Thr ...
'' (2010) * ''
Sonic Colors (known as ''Sonic Colours'' in the PAL region) is a 2010 platform game published by Sega. It follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic's quest to stop his nemesis Doctor Eggman from enslaving an alien race and taking over the world. The ga ...
'' (2010) * '' Sonic Free Riders'' (2010) * '' Virtua Tennis 4'' (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, ...
'' (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) * ''
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 ...
2nd OP'' (2012) * ''Demon Tribe'' (2013) * '' Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed'' (2012) * '' Phantasy Star Online 2 3rd OP'' (2012) * '' Sonic Lost World'' (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-language ...
'' (2014) * '' Yakuza 0'' (2015) * '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X'' (2016) * ''VR Zone Shinjuku - Winged Bicycle'' (2017) * ''Resident Evil Vandetta: Z Infected Experience'' (2017) * '' Sonic Forces'' (2017) * ''
Team Sonic Racing ''Team Sonic Racing'' is a 2019 kart racing game and a spin-off from Sega's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series. Controlling one of 15 characters from the series' cast, players compete in races using sports cars. Gameplay is from a third-person pe ...
'' (2019) * '' Sonic Frontiers'' (2022)


Other

* ''
Hatsune Miku , also called Miku Hatsune, and officially code-named CV01, is a Vocaloid software voicebank developed by Crypton Future Media and its official anthropomorphic mascot character, a 16-year-old girl with long, turquoise twintails. Miku's pers ...
Live Party 2012 (MIKUPA♪)'' (2012) (Stage Event) * ''Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2013'' (2013) (Stage Event) * ''
Mario Kart 8 is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It features the ''Mario Kart'' series' game mechanics, in which players drive go-karts using ''Mario'' franchise characters in various race formats. Items placed a ...
'' (2014 (original), 2017 (''Deluxe'')) (3-D models for artwork illustration) * '' Splatoon'' (2015) (3-D models for artwork illustration) * ''Happy Forest'' (2015) (Tech Demo Trailer created using
Unreal Engine 4 Unreal Engine (UE) is a 3D computer graphics game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game ''Unreal (1998 video game), Unreal''. Initially developed for Personal computer, PC first-person shooters, i ...
) * ''Hatsune
Miku Expo Miku Expo is a series of world tours organized by Crypton Future Media starring the virtual singing software character Hatsune Miku. The performances include notable user-created Vocaloid songs and digital choreography of Miku dancing, projected on ...
2016'' (2016) (Stage Event) * ''Ultimate Bowl'' (2015 (v1), 2017 (v2)) (Tech Demo Trailer created using
Unreal Engine 4 Unreal Engine (UE) is a 3D computer graphics game engine developed by Epic Games, first showcased in the 1998 first-person shooter game ''Unreal (1998 video game), Unreal''. Initially developed for Personal computer, PC first-person shooters, i ...
(v1) and
Unity Unity may refer to: Buildings * Unity Building, Oregon, Illinois, US; a historic building * Unity Building (Chicago), Illinois, US; a skyscraper * Unity Buildings, Liverpool, UK; two buildings in England * Unity Chapel, Wyoming, Wisconsin, US; a ...
(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 onli ...
'' (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