was a Japanese

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 ...

located in

Suginami is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English. As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...

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 37.468 ...

History

The studio was founded in March 1999 by

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 ...

former member Katsumi Yamaguchi and its first production was the film ''

A Tree of Palme is a 2002 Japanese anime film, written and directed by Takashi Nakamura. It was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival. Story ''A Tree of Palme'' can be seen as a distant allusion of the 1883 novel ''The Adventures of Pinocchio ...

'' in 2001. Directed by

Takashi Nakamura is an accomplished Japanese animator and anime director. He is also a founding member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group. Nakamura's 2001 film ''A Tree of Palme'' was an official selection of the Berlin Film Fes ...

, the film was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival. After having minor roles in 2002 TV series ''

Saikano , also known as ''She, the Ultimate Weapon'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from December 1999 to October 200 ...

'' and ''

Monkey Typhoon Monkey is a common name that may refer to most mammals of the infraorder Simiiformes, also known as the simians. Traditionally, all animals in the group now known as simians are counted as monkeys except the apes, which constitutes an incomple ...

'', Palm was the main studio under the production of ''

Tetsujin 28-go , known as simply ''Tetsujin 28'' in international releases, is a 1956 manga written and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who also created ''Giant Robo''. The series centers on the adventures of a young boy named Shotaro Kaneda, who c ...

'' and ''

Genshiken is a Japanese manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for ''otaku'' (extremely obsessed fans of various media) and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for ...

'', both in 2004. The studio produced ''Genshiken'' spin-off

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

series ''

Kujibiki Unbalance is a three-episode original video animation spin-off of ''Genshiken'' series, as well as a series of three light novels by ''Genshiken'' anime collaborator Michiko Yokote. Within the world of ''Genshiken'', however, ''Kujibiki Unbalance'' ...

''. In 2006 it was the animation studio responsible for the TV version of ''

Bartender A bartender (also known as a barkeep, barman, barmaid, or a mixologist) is a person who formulates and serves alcoholic or soft drink beverages behind the bar, usually in a licensed establishment as well as in restaurants and nightclubs, but a ...

''. In 2007 it co-produced the TV series '' Master of Epic: The Animation Age'' with Gonzino and animated the film '' Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchū no Zangetsu''.

Works

Television series

*''

'' (2004) *''

'' (2006) *'' Master of Epic: The Animation Age'' (2007, with

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 ...

)

Films

*''

'' (2002) *''

'' (2007)

OVAs

*''

'' (2004–2005; production, animated by

Ajia-do Animation Works is a Japanese animation studio established on October 4, 1978. It is noted for anime series including ''Spirit of Wonder'', ''Absolute Boy'', '' Izetta: The Last Witch'', and several others, including the long-running NHK series ''Nintama Rantar� ...

)

References

External links

* Japanese animation studios Animation studios in Tokyo Defunct mass media companies of Japan Film production companies of Japan Mass media companies established in 1999 Mass media companies disestablished in 2007 Japanese companies established in 1999 Japanese companies disestablished in 2007 Suginami {{anime-org-stub