is 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 o ...

. 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 is a Japanese science fiction mecha anime media franchise/ media mix, created by Studio Nue (most prominently mecha designer, writer and producer Shōji Kawamori) and Artland in 1982. The franchise features a fictional history of Earth and th ...

'' franchise. The company's Representative Director is Michiaki Satō. Noted anime director and creator

Shōji Kawamori is a Japanese anime creator and producer, screenwriter, visual artist, and mecha designer. He is best known for creating the '' Macross'' mecha anime franchise and the ''Diaclone'' toyline, which were in turn the basis for the '' Robotech'' ...

is a Special Adviser at the studio. The name Satelight consists of ''S'' for Sapporo, ''A'' for Animate, ''T'' for Technology and ''E'' for Entertainment.

History

The studio was founded in late 1995, in

Sapporo ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous cit ...

, Hokkaidō, their first project being ''Bit the Cupid'', the world's first fully digitally-animated television series. In 1996, the studio's next project was producing the CG animation for

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 p ...

's '' Īhatōbu Gensō: Kenji no Haru''. It soon established a production studio in 1998 in Suginami, Tokyo. The studio soon produced their first television series, Kawamori's '' Chikyū Shōjo Arjuna'', in 2001. In 2006, the studio changed its headquarters from Sapporo to Tokyo.

Works

Television series

*''

Earth Maiden Arjuna is a Japanese anime television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna Ariyoshi, a high school girl chosen to be the "Avatar of Time" and entrusted with saving the dying Earth. ''Arjuna'' aired for 12 episodes on TV Tokyo f ...

'' (January 9, 2001 – March 27, 2001) *''

Geneshaft is a Japanese science fiction anime television series set in space, produced by Bandai Visual in 2001, and directed by Kazuki Akane (of Escaflowne fame). It was broadcast on the WOWOW network and was translated and dubbed into English by the a ...

'' (co-production with Studio Gazelle, April 5, 2001 – June 28, 2001) *'' Heat Guy J'' (October 1, 2002 – March 25, 2003) *''

Genesis of Aquarion , also known simply as ''Aquarion'' is a Japanese anime television series written and directed by Shoji Kawamori, produced by Satelight. Set in the future, a giant fighting machine called the Aquarion is humanity's only effective weapon in th ...

'' (April 4, 2005 – September 26, 2005) *'' Noein: To Your Other Self'' (October 12, 2005 – March 29, 2006) *''

Glass Fleet , subtitled ''La Légende du Vent de l'Univers'' (lit. ''the Legend of the Wind of the Universe''), is an anime television series, co-animated by Satelight and Gonzo and produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (AB ...

'' (co-production 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 sta ...

, April 4, 2006 – September 21, 2006) *'' Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kokoro no Mezameru Toki'' (July 8, 2006 – September 30, 2006) *'' Galaxy Angel Rune'' (October 1, 2006 – December 24, 2006) *'' Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayaki no Ashita ~'' (January 5, 2007 – March 23, 2007) *'' Engage Planet Kiss Dum'' (April 3, 2007 – September 25, 2007) *''

Kamichama Karin is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized ...

'' (April 6, 2007 – September 29, 2007) *''

Shugo Chara! , also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy ...

'' (October 6, 2007 – September 27, 2008) *'' Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline'' (co-production with EuropaCorp and Dargaud) (October 20, 2007 – March 5, 2008) *''

Macross Frontier is a Japanese anime television series and the third Japanese anime television series set in the ''Macross'' universe. It was broadcast on MBS from April 4, 2008 to September 26, 2008. ''Macross Frontier'' is the story of a human spac ...

'' (April 4, 2008 – September 26, 2008) *''

Shugo Chara!! Doki— , also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spic ...

'' (October 4, 2008 – September 26, 2009) *'' Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story'' (October 10, 2008 – December 25, 2008) *''

Basquash! is a Japanese anime television series animated by Satelight. Created by Shōji Kawamori and Thomas Romain, the series aired on MBS between April and October 2009. The anime is licensed by Maiden Japan. Plot The story takes place in ...

'' (April 3, 2009 – October 1, 2009) *'' The Guin Saga'' (April 5, 2009 – September 27, 2009) *'' Shugo Chara! Party!'' (October 3, 2009 – March 27, 2010) *'' Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu'' (October 5, 2009 – September 20, 2010, co-production with

Hal Film Maker was a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993 by former Toei Animation staff. Hal Film Maker's parent company, TYO Inc., merged its two anime studio subsidiaries—Yumeta Company , known as from 2009 to 2017, is a Japanese animati ...

(1–11) and JM Animation) *''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 ' ...

'' (October 12, 2009 – March 30, 2013, episodes 1–175, co-production with

A-1 Pictures is a Japanese animation studio founded by ex- Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata and it is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex. History The studio was established by SMEJ's animation production division ...

(first series)) *''

Kiddy Girl-and is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'', created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in ''Comp Ace'' and was releas ...

'' (October 15, 2009 – March 25, 2010) *''

Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth , also titled in French as ''La Croisée dans un Labyrinthe Étranger'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinata Takeda about a young Japanese girl named Yune who finds herself in late-19th century Paris. The series was ...

'' (July 4, 2011 – September 19, 2011) *''

Senki Zesshō Symphogear is a Japanese anime television franchise animated by Satelight. The original season aired on Tokyo MX between January and March 2012. The second season entitled ''Symphogear G'' aired between July and September 2013, The third season, ''Sy ...

'' (with

Encourage Films is a Japanese animation studio established on August 5, 2008. The studio is based in Nerima, Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, la ...

) and Studio Pastoral (#3), January 6, 2012 – March 30, 2012) *''

Aquarion Evol is the sequel to the 2005 anime series ''Genesis of Aquarion''. It was originally announced on February 25, 2011, by the production staff. It aired on TV Tokyo from January to June, 2012 and its premiere featured an hour-long special that ...

'' (co-production with Eight Bit, January 8, 2012 – June 24, 2012) *''

Bodacious Space Pirates is a Japanese light novel series about space pirates written by Yūichi Sasamoto and illustrated by Noriyuki Matsumoto, published since October 2008. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight, under the title , aired ...

'' (January 8, 2012 – June 30, 2012) *''

AKB0048 ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season air ...

'' (April 29, 2012 – July 22, 2012) *'' Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse'' (co-production with ixtl, July 2, 2012 – December 23, 2012) *''

AKB0048 next stage ''AKB0048'' (stylized as ''AKB∞48'') is a 2012 Japanese science fiction musical comedy anime television series based on the idol group AKB48. The anime is produced by Satelight, with Shōji Kawamori as chief director. The first season aired ...

'' (January 5, 2013 – March 30, 2013) *'' Arata: The Legend'' (April 9, 2013 – July 1, 2013) *'' Senki Zesshō Symphogear G'' (July 4, 2013 – September 26, 2013) *''

Log Horizon is a Japanese novel series written by Mamare Touno and illustrated by Kazuhiro Hara. It began serialization online in 2010 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō, being later on acquired by Enterbrain an ...

'' (October 5, 2013 – March 22, 2014) *''

White Album 2 is a trilogy of Japanese Eroge, adult visual novels developed by the visual novel company Leaf (Japanese company), Leaf for the Microsoft Windows Personal computer, PC, and is the sequel to Leaf's earlier visual novel, ''White Album (vid ...

'' (October 6, 2013 – December 29, 2013) *''

Nobunaga the Fool is a Japanese stage play and anime series, part of a wider franchise titled ''The Fool'' by anime creator Shōji Kawamori. The play is a combination of live actors produced by Avex Live Creative and animation by Satelight, first performed on De ...

'' (January 5, 2014 – June 22, 2014) *'' M3: The Dark Metal'' (co-production with

C2C Trenitalia c2c Limited,Companies House extract company no 789726 ...

, April 21, 2014 – October 1, 2014) *''

Lord Marksman and Vanadis is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Kawaguchi and illustrated by Yoshi☆o and Hinata Katagiri. In ''Lord Marksman and Vanadis'', the fictional European country of Brune is under the leadership of King Faron. Brune is on the ...

'' (October 4, 2014 – December 27, 2014) *''

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Puyo. The series is a spinoff of Nagaru Tanigawa's ''Haruhi Suzumiya'' light novel series, and is based on the alternate universe originally featured in the series' fourth volume and fea ...

'' (April 3, 2015 – July 17, 2015) *''

Aquarion Logos is an anime series produced by Satelight, and the third in the ''Aquarion'' franchise, after '' Genesis of Aquarion'' and ''Aquarion Evol'', celebrating its 10th anniversary. The series is directed by Eiichi Sato, with character designs by Tak ...

'' (co-production with C2C, July 2, 2015 – December 24, 2015) *'' Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX'' (July 4, 2015 – September 25, 2015) *''

Momokuri is a Japanese animation series written and illustrated by Kurose, and published by Comico Japan. An original net anime adaptation by Satelight was released on the Comico app from December 2015 to February 2016. A television broadcast of th ...

'' (December 24, 2015 – February 4, 2016) *'' Ragnastrike Angels'' (April 3, 2016 – June 19, 2016) *''

Macross Delta is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Tokyo MX in Japan from April 3, 2016, to September 25, 2016. The fourth television series set in the ''Macross'' universe, it is directed by Kenji Yasuda and written by Toshizo Nem ...

'' (April 3, 2016 – September 25, 2016) *''

Scared Rider Xechs is a Japanese otome game published by Red Entertainment. It was released in Japan on July 1, 2010, for the PlayStation 2. A fan disc titled ''Scared Rider Xechs: Stardust Lovers'' was released in 2011. The game was ported to the PlayStation ...

'' (July 5, 2016 – September 20, 2016) *''

Nanbaka , also known as ''Nanbaka - The Numbers'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Futamata. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired between 5 October 2016 and 22 March 2017. The title is a play on words, ...

'' (October 5, 2016 – March 22, 2017) *'' WorldEnd'' (co-production with C2C, April 11, 2017 – June 27, 2017) *'' Senki Zesshō Symphogear AXZ'' (July 1, 2017 – September 30, 2017) *''

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens is a Japanese novel series written by Chiaki Kisaki and illustrated by Hako Ichiiro. ASCII Media Works have published nine volumes since 2014 under their Media Works Bunko imprint. The novel won the Grand Prize at the 20th annual Dengeki No ...

'' (January 12, 2018 – March 30, 2018) *'' Last Hope'' (April 4, 2018 – September 26, 2018) *'' Caligula'' (April 8, 2018 – June 24, 2018) *'' Girly Air Force'' (January 10, 2019 – March 28, 2019) *'' Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV'' (July 6, 2019 – September 28, 2019) *''

Somali and the Forest Spirit is a Japanese fantasy manga series by Yako Gureishi. It was serialized online from April 2015 to October 2019 via Tokuma Shoten's online manga magazine '' Web Comic Zenyon''. It was collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television ...

'' (co-production with Hornets, January 9, 2020 – March 26, 2020) *''

Sakugan is a Japanese anime television series produced by Satelight. It is directed and written by Jun'ichi Wada, with character designs by Yūji Iwahara, and music by Tatsuya Kato. It aired from October to December 2021. It is an adaptation of th ...

'' (October 7, 2021 – December 23, 2021) *'' Black Summoner'' (July 9, 2022 – September 24, 2022)

OVAs/ONAs

*''

Macross Zero is an anime prequel OVA to ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the ''Macross'' franchise during 2002 in Japan. It was created and directed by Shoji Kawamori and produced by Satelig ...

'' (December 21, 2002 – October 2004) *'' Hellsing Ultimate'' (February 10, 2006 – February 22, 2008) (episodes 1–4) *'' Baldr Force EXE: Resolution'' (October 11, 2006 – April 4, 2007) *'' Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Betrayal'' (May 25, 2007) *'' Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Glory'' (November 22, 2007) *''

Air Gear is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great, serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from November 2002 to May 2012, with its chapters collected in thirty-seven ''tankōbon'' volu ...

'' OVAs (November 17, 2010 – June 17, 2011) *'' 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams'' (March 25, 2017 – December 23, 2017) *''Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn - Prologue'' (February 17, 2019) *''

Cannon Busters ''Cannon Busters'' is an American fantasy comic book series by LeSean Thomas, launched in March 2005. An original net animation anime series by Satelight and Yumeta Company was released on Netflix on August 15, 2019. Publication history The fi ...

'' (co-production with

Yumeta Company , known as from 2009 to 2017, is 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 fo ...

, August 15, 2019)

Anime films

*'' Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis'' (September 15, 2007) *'' Macross Frontier the Movie ~Itsuwari no Utahime~'' (co-production with Eight Bit, November 21, 2009) *'' Macross Frontier the Movie ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~'' (February 26, 2011) *'' Macross Delta: Passionate Walküre'' (February 9, 2018) *''For Whom the Alchemist Exists'' (June 14, 2019) *'' Macross Delta the Movie: Absolute Live!!!!!!'' (October 8, 2021) *'' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2205: Zensho -TAKE OFF-'' (co-production with Staple Entertainment, October 8, 2021) *'' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2205: Kosho -STASHA-'' (February 4, 2022)

Games

*'' Heavy Metal Thunder'' (2005, Cell Animation Production) *''

Persona 2 ''Persona 2'' refers to a duology of role-playing video games released by Atlus. It refers to: * '' Persona 2: Innocent Sin'' (1999) * '' Persona 2: Eternal Punishment'' (2000) {{Media set index Persona (series) Shueisha manga Shueisha fran ...

'' (2011, Opening Animation Production) *'' Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers'' (2012, '' Nintendo 3DS'' Opening Animation Production) *''

E.X. Troopers , stylized as ''E.X. Tr∞pers'', is a third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom for Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 3. The game was released in Japan to retail customers on November 22, 2012 and later on Nintendo eShop and Pl ...

'' (2013, Promotional Anime) *''

Time and Eternity ''Time and Eternity'' (Japanese: , sometimes called ''Toki to Towa'') is an animated role-playing video game for the PlayStation 3. It uses 3D models for backgrounds and hand-drawn 2D sprites for characters and enemies. The story is centered on ...

'' (2012, 2013 animation movies and characters) *''Aquarion Evol'' (

PlayStation VR The PlayStation VR (PS VR, known by its code name Project Morpheus during development) is a virtual reality headset developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which was released in October 2016. It is fully functional with the PlayStation 4 an ...

) *''

Daemon X Machina ''Daemon X Machina'' is a Mecha third-person shooter action game developed and published by Marvelous. It was originally released for the Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2019 then later ported to Microsoft Windows on February 13, 2020. ''Armore ...

'' (2019, "Order Zero" prologue animation & in-game opening animation production)

Related studios

* Debris Sapporo - A studio founded by former members. *

GoHands is a Japanese animation studio established by Satelight's former Osaka studio in 2008. Animation production Television * '' Princess Lover!'' (2009) * ''Cheburashka Arere?'' (2009) * '' Seitokai Yakuindomo'' (2010) * '' K'' (2012) * ''Coppelion ...

- A studio founded by the staff of Satelight's former Osaka branch. * Eight Bit - A studio founded by former members.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Macross series Satelight Japanese animation studios Animation studios in Tokyo Mass media companies established in 1995 Japanese companies established in 1995 Suginami