is a Japanese

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established in 2011 by animation studios

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and

Liden Films is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise headquartered in Kamiogi, Suginami, Tokyo, and has animation studios in Kyoto and Osaka. Establishment Liden Films was founded on February 22, 2012 and, shortly after, joined joint-holding ...

. They also co-own a part of

ENGI , also known as Entertainment Graphic Innovation, or Studio ENGI, is a Japanese animation studio founded by Kadokawa, Sammy Corporation, and Ultra Super Pictures, and is a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation. History On April 4, 2018, Kadokawa e ...

, a studio established by

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in 2018.

Member studios

Other companies involved in the holding are Galaxy Graphics,

Good Smile Company is a Japanese manufacturer of hobby products such as the Nendoroid and figma product lines, as well as scale figures. In addition to production and manufacturing, its business includes design, marketing and distribution. Its products are usual ...

, Max Factory,

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and

Pixiv is a Japanese online community for artists. It was first launched as a beta test on September 10, 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. Pixiv Inc. is headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of April 2020, the site c ...

Ultra Super Anime Time

In 2015 it was announced that Ultra Super Pictures would be producing a 30-minute anime block called Ultra Super Anime Time, airing on

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and BS11 TV channels, starting from July 3, 2015. Ultra Super Sisters are navigation characters of the program composed of and voiced by

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and

Yui Ogura is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. Career In 2009, Ogura performed the motion capture for Hatsune Miku in the game '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA''. Ogura was a member of the Japanese idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori ...

respectively. The block features 3 short-length anime series, of which the following have been announced: ;Summer 2015 * ''

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'' season 2 * ''

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'' season 3 * ''

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'' ;Fall 2015 * ''

'' season 3 * ''

Hacka Doll the Animation is a Japanese anime television series based on DeNA's news app ''Hacka Doll'' for iOS and Android devices. The anime is produced by Creators in Pack, with collaboration support by Trigger. The series of anime shorts aired on October 2, 2015 ...

'' * ''

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'' ;Winter 2016 * ''

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'' * ''

Sekkō Boys is a Japanese anime television series produced by Liden Films. It aired between January 8 and March 25, 2016. The ending theme is by Sekkō Boys, a unit composed of the four main voice actors: Tomokazu Sugita, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Jun Fukuya ...

'' * ''Tabi Machi Late Show'' (January only) * ''Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.'' (February only) * '' Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows'' (March only) ;Spring 2016 * ''

Space Patrol Luluco is a Japanese anime television series created by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Studio Trigger. It aired from April to June 2016 as part of the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block. Plot Luluco is a normal girl living in the solar sys ...

'' * ''

Puchimas! Petit Idolmaster is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Akane, based on Bandai Namco Games' ''The Idolmaster'' franchise. The series revolves around the daily lives of the idols of 765 Production as they are joined by miniaturized ...

'' (re-broadcast) * ''

'' season 2

Animated works

A list of works co-produced by Ultra Super Pictures. *''Harmonie'' (2014, animated by Studio Rikka) *''

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'' (2015–2016, animated by

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) *'' Monster Strike: Mermaid Rhapsody'' (2016, animated by

) *'' Monster Strike: An Encore of Continuance- Pandora's Box'' (2016, animated by

) *'' Monster Strike: Rain of Memories'' (2016, animated by

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) *''

Monster Strike The Movie is a 2016 Japanese animated action-adventure film directed by Shinpei Ezaki, written by Taku Kishimoto and based on the video game ''Monster Strike'' by Mixi and Yoshiki Okamoto. It is a prequel and sequel to the ONA anime series of the same na ...

'' (2016, animated by

)

References

External links

Ultra Super Pictures
(official)
Ultra Super Anime Time
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