, (formerly Oriental Light and Magic), is a Japanese

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

and

film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production ...

headquartered in

Setagaya is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...

, Tokyo, Japan, founded on October 3, 1990, by former

Studio Gallop , sometimes credited as , is a Japanese animation studio founded on December 13, 1978, by former Mushi Pro members. Works TV series 1980s *''Touch'' (1985–1987) (production assistance; animated by Group TAC) *''High School! Kimengumi'' (1985 ...

and OB Planning employees. They are best known for producing the ''

Pokémon (an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise. In terms of ...

'' anime series.

Establishment

OLM was founded as Oriental Light and Magic, Inc. on October 3, 1990, by Toshiaki Okuno, Shūkichi Kanda, Shōji Ōta, Kunihiko Yuyama, Naohito Takahashi, Yuriko Chiba, Nobuyuki Wasaki, Tsukasa Koitabashi, and Takaya Mizutani, all of which were formerly affiliated with

or OB Planning. Their name is derived from the American special effects studio

Industrial Light & Magic Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) is an American motion picture visual effects company that was founded on May 26, 1975 by George Lucas. It is a division of the film production company Lucasfilm, which Lucas founded, and was created when he began pro ...

. In 1995, OLM representative director Toshiaki Okuno founded OLM Digital, which became the main CG work company behind a majority of OLM's works. Toshiaki Okuno stood as both companies'

representative director Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a non-profit organization, government agency or international organization. The title is widely used in North American and European not-for-profit organizations, though ...

since their establishment until 2024, when he elected to step down from his position. Hideki Kama, the vice president of the company at the time, was declared his successor at the main studio, while Misako Saka would succeed him as the representative director of OLM Digital. These changes took place on April 1, 2024. Okuno remains with the company as part of the board of directors.

Studio structure

Similar to Bandai Namco Filmworks and Bones, OLM is divided into separate production lines that are typically named after the Animation Producer leading the production. As of 2024, the studio officially operates six separate production lines.

Works

Video games

TV series

Films

Original video/net animations

Specials

* ''Pac's Scary Halloween'' (2015) * ''Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day'' (2015)

Game

* '' ''Pokémon Black'' and ''White 2'' Animated Trailer'' (2012)

Distribution/dubbing

* '' PAW Patrol'' (2019–present) * ''

Tinpo ''Tinpo'' (Japanese language, Japanese: ポータウンのなかまたち), (Welsh language, Welsh: Tîmpo) is a children's animated television series produced by Cloudco Entertainment, Dentsu, Sprite Animation Studios, OLM Digital and TV Tokyo f ...

'' (2020–present) * ''

D.N. Ace ''D.N. Ace'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Matthew Wexler and produced by Nelvana. The show debuted on July 6, 2019 on Teletoon. Plot The series follows curious, adventure-loving, mischief-making, proudly nerdy, 12-year-old ...

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olm, Inc. Japanese animation studios Animation studios in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 1990 Japanese companies established in 1990 Setagaya Imagica Robot Holdings Video game companies of Japan Video game development companies