is a

Japanese animation is hand-drawn and 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 Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening ...

studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City. Nippon Animation is known for producing numerous

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 ...

series based on works of Western literature such as '' Anne of Green Gables'' and ''

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''.

Hayao Miyazaki is a Japanese animator, director, producer, screenwriter, author, and manga artist. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he has attained international acclaim as a masterful storyteller and creator of Japanese animated feature films, and is widel ...

and

Isao Takahata was a Japanese director, screenwriter and producer. A co-founder of Studio Ghibli, he earned international critical acclaim for his work as a director of Japanese animated feature films. Born in Ujiyamada, Mie Prefecture, Takahata joined Toe ...

, co-founders of

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, directed several episodes in the ''

World Masterpiece Theater was a Japanese TV anime staple that showcased an animated version of a different classical book or story each year from 19:30 to 20:00 on Sunday on Fuji TV. It originally aired from 1969 to 1997 and from 2007 to 2009. Commonly abbreviated to ...

'' series.

History

What is now Nippon Animation is descended from Zuiyo Eizo (or Zuiyo Enterprise), an animation studio founded in April 1969 by TCJ former manager Shigeto Takahashi. The studio produced several popular series in the early and mid-1970s, including 1974's ''

Heidi, Girl of the Alps is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and is based on the novel '' Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning'' by Johanna Spyri (1880). It was directed by Isao Takahata and features contributions by numerous other anime fi ...

'', an adaptation of

Johanna Spyri Louise Spyri (; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book '' Heidi''. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent se ...

's popular children's book ''

Heidi ''Heidi'' (; ) is a work of children's fiction published in 1881 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri, originally published in two parts as ''Heidi: Her Years of Wandering and Learning'' (german: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre) and ''Heidi: How She Use ...

''. The ''Heidi'' anime was enormously popular in Japan (and later in Europe, and the feature-length edit of the TV series saw a U.S. VHS release in 1985). Zuiyo Eizo soon found itself in financial trouble because of the high production costs of a series (presumably ''

Maya the Bee ''Maya the Bee'' () is the main character in ''The Adventures of Maya the Bee'', a German book written by Waldemar Bonsels and published in 1912. The book has been published in many other languages and adapted into different media. The first Ame ...

'') it was attempting to sell to the European market. In 1975, Zuiyo Eizo was split into two entities:

Zuiyo Zuiyo (瑞鷹株式会社 ''ZUIYO Co., Ltd.'', or: ズイヨー ''Zuiyō'') is a Japanese animation company founded in 1969 and headquartered in Tokyo. The studio has produced in the past a variety of series based on Western literature such ...

, which absorbed the debt and the rights to the ''Heidi'' anime, and Nippon Animation, which was essentially Zuiyo Eizo's production staff (including Miyazaki and Takahata). Officially, Nippon Animation Co., Ltd. was established on 3 June 1975 by company president

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. The newly rechristened Nippon Animation found success right away with ''

'' and '' A Dog of Flanders'' (both of which began as Zuiyō Eizō productions), which became the first entry in the World Masterpiece Theater series to be produced under the Nippon Animation name. Hayao Miyazaki left Nippon Animation in 1979 in the middle of the production of '' Anne of Green Gables'' to make the ''

Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Monkey Punch. It follows the endeavors of master thief Arsène Lupin III, the grandson of Arsèn ...

'' feature ''

The Castle of Cagliostro is a 1979 Japanese animated action-adventure comedy film co-written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, with animation produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS). It is the second feature film featuring Monkey Punch's master thief Arsène Lupin III, ...

''.

Body of work

In addition to the ''

'' series, Nippon Animation has also produced many other series based on Western works of literature, as well as original works and adaptations of Japanese

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. Especially, until ''

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'' (1992), its peak of productions based on Western works of literature. Many of these are included in the list of the studio's works below. Of the studio's productions not based on Western literature, the most popular is undoubtedly ''

Chibi Maruko-chan is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a tro ...

'' (1990), based on the popular manga by

Momoko Sakura (8 May 1965 – 15 August 2018) was the pen name of a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She was best known as the creator of the long-running manga ''Chibi Maruko-chan''. Biography Miki Miura, was born 8 May 1965. She rev ...

. At its peak, this slice-of-life anime about an unusually intelligent elementary-school-aged girl and her family and friends managed an audience rating of nearly 40%, making it one of the highest-rated anime series ever (and the highest-rated anime program in Japanese history at the time).

Works adapted from Western literature

World Masterpiece Theater series

Other TV series

* ''

Vicky the Viking ''Vicky the Viking'', known as ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' () in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It ...

'' (小さなバイキングビッケ, ''Chiisana Viking Vikke'') – 1974-75 (eps. 53-78, property of

) *''

Maya the Honey Bee is an anime television series produced first by Zuiyo Enterprise and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation of Osaka. After the first 6 episodes, Zuiyo Enterprise would split into Zuiyo Company and Nippon Animation, which retained the rights of th ...

'' (みつばちマーヤの冒険, ''Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken'') – 1975 (began as Zuiyo Eizo production) *''

Laura, The Prairie Girl is a Japanese anime television series based on the novels ''Little House in the Big Woods'' and ''Little House on the Prairie'' by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Twenty-six half-hour episodes were released between 1975 and 1976. Characters ; Laura Ingal ...

'' (草原の少女ローラ, ''Sōgen no shōjo Rōra (Laura, Girl of the Prairies)'') – 1975 *'' Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures'' (''Arabian Naitsu: Shinbaddo No Bôken'') – 1975 *'' The Adventures of Piccolino (Pikorīno no Bōken)'' – 1976 *''

Little Lulu and Her Little Friends is a Japanese anime television series produced by Nippon Animation, based on Little Lulu comic by US cartoonist Marjorie Henderson Buell (Marge). The series was animated and directed by Fumio Kurokawa. Plot The series follows the everyday ...

(Little Lulu to Chicchai Nakama)'' – 1976 *'' Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac (Kuma no Ko Jacky)'' – 1977 *''

Future Boy Conan , also known as ''Conan, The Boy in Future'', is a Japanese post-apocalyptic science fiction anime series. It is an adaptation of American science-fiction writer Alexander Key's 1970 novel ''The Incredible Tide''. It was broadcast for twent ...

(Mirai Shonen Conan)'' – 1978, a

work *''Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel ( Seton Dobutsuki Risu no Banner)'' – 1979 *''

Ruy, the Little Cid ''Ruy, the Little Cid'' is a Spanish animated adventure series produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional and Televisión Española with animation by Japanese studio Nippon Animation. The series is based upon the life of El Cid, an 11th-century ...

(Little El Cid no Bouken)'' – 1980, co-production with

BRB Internacional BRB Internacional S.A.U is a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as ''Around the World with Willy Fog'', ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' and ''The World of David the Gnome''. On 31 January 2018, WildBrain ...

*''Heart (Cuore): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal (

Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari ''Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari'' ( ja, 愛の学校クオレ物語, Ai no Gakkō Kuore Monogatari, lit=The Story of Cuore, School of Love) is an anime television series, based on the 1886 novel ''Cuore, Libro per i Ragazzi'' (''Heart (novel), H ...

)'' – 1981 *''

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' (Spanish: ''D'Artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros''; Japanese: ''ワンワン三銃士 Wan Wan Sanjuushi'', lit., ''Woof Woof Three Musketeers'') is a children's animated television series that adapts the cl ...

(Wanwan Sanjushi,

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)'' – 1981; co-production with

(

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, Spain) *''The New Adventures of Maya the Bee (Shin Mitsubachi Maaya no Boken)'' – 1982 *''

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland), Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a ...

(Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu)'' – 1983 *'' Around the World with Willy Fog (Anime 80 Sekai Isshu)'' – 1983 (In Spain), 1987 (In Japan); co-production with

*''Manga Aesop's Fables'' – 1983 *''

Bosco Adventure is an anime television series produced by Nippon Animation, mainly inspired by a book " Storie del Bosco" of the Italian writer Tony Wolf, and other books of this author. The series was very popular in Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990 ...

'' (''Bosco Daiboken'') – 1986 *''

Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'', also known as ''Grimm Masterpiece Theater'' (グリム名作劇場 ''Gurimu meisaku gekijō'') in the original version and ''The Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (in Australia and New Zealand), is a Japanese anime antholo ...

(Grimm Meisaku Gekijo/Shin Grimm Meisaku Gekijo)'' – 1987–1989 *''

Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli is a Japanese anime adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, ''The Jungle Book''. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52 episodes. The series, a compromise between the original Mowgli stories and the Walt Disn ...

'' (2 October 1989 – 29 October 1990) *''

(Kaze no Naka no Shojo Kinptasu no Jeannie)'' – 1992

TV specials

*''

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'' ('' Tondemo Nezumi Daikatsuyaku'') (30 June 1979) *'' Anne's Diary: The Story of Anne Frank'' (''Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari'') (28 September 1979) *''

Back to the Forest is a Japanese anime television special, broadcast as part of Fuji TV's Nissei Family Special block on 3 February 1980. An English language dub was produced in 1989 by Ahmed Agrama's Intersound, Inc., and released on home video in the United S ...

'' (''Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen'', English titles: ''Peter of Placid Forest'', ''Back to the Forest'') (3 February 1980) *'' The Story of Fifteen Boys'' (''Hitomi no Naka no Shonen Jugo Shonen Hyoryuki'') (19 October 1987)

Other works

TV series

*'' Dokaben'' (6 October 1976 – 26 December 1979) *''

Attack on Tomorrow was an anime series aired in 1977 in Japan. There were 23 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is often mistakenly believed to be a spinoff of the earlier and more popular, series '' Attack No. 1'' (1969-1971), due in part to the involvement ...

'' (4 April 1977 – 5 September 1977) *''

Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster is an anime series aired from 1976 to 1977 in Japan. There are 38 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "''Blocker Army IV Machine Blaster''", "''Blocker Corps IV''", "''Blocker Army IV''", "''Blocker Corps''", "''Machine B ...

'' – 1977 (co-production with

Ashi Productions is a Japanese anime studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, known for its four magical-girl anime, especially ''Magical Princess Minky Momo''. It was established by Toshihiko Sato and other artists on December 20, 1975, as ''Ashi Productions ...

) *''Ginguiser ( Chogattai Majutsu Robot Ginguiser)'' (co-production with

) – 1977 *''I'm Teppei (

Ore wa Teppei is a manga written and illustrated by Tetsuya Chiba. It ran in '' Weekly Shonen Magazine'' for nearly eight years and received an anime adaptation in 1977. The series received the Kodansha Cultural Children's Award (not to be confused with ...

)'' – 1977 *''

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(Wakakusa no Charlotte)'' – 1977 *''The Casebook of Charlotte Holmes'' (''

Angie Girl is a 1977 Japanese animated television series produced by Nippon Animation. Plot The first scene opens with a letter of arrival from Sherlock Holmes' niece, Angie Islington, a young 12-year-old noble girl who loves to investigate cases. ...

'', ''Jouo Heika no Petite Angie'') – 1977 *'' Poetry of the Baseball Enthusiasts'' (''Yakyū-kyō no Uta'') (23 December 1977 – 26 March 1979) *'' Haikara-san ga Tōru'' (''Smart-san'', ''Mademoiselle Anne'') – 1978 *'' Highschool Baseball Ninja (Ikkyu-san)'' – 1978 *''Misha the Bear Cub (Koguma no Misha)'' – 1979 *'' Seton Dobutsuki Risu no Banner'' – 1979 *''Sanpei the Fisherman (

Fisherman Sanpei is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takao Yaguchi. The manga was serialised in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1973 to 1983. Kodansha has published the manga's 57 '' bound volumes'' between July 5, 2003 and October 5, ...

)'' – 1980 *''Fútbol en acción'' – 1981 (co-production with Estudio Equip,

and

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) *''

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'' – 1983 *''

Noozles ', also known as ''The Wondrous Koala Blinky'', is a 26-episode anime by Nippon Animation Company that was originally released in Japan in 1984. It depicts the adventures of a 12-year-old girl named Sandy and her koala friends, Blinky and Pinky, ...

(Fushigi na Koara Burinkii, Blinky and Printy)'' – 1984 *''

Elves of the Forest is a Japanese anime television series produced by Zuiyo and animated by Shaft. It was originally broadcast on Fuji TV for 23 episodes between October 5, 1984, and January 1, 1985. Plot Joulupukki Family lives along with the tonttu and wigh ...

(Mori no Tonto Tachi)'' – 1984 (co-production with Shaft) *''

Bumpety Boo is an anime children's television series produced by the Nippon Animation company from 1985 to 1986. The series consists of 130 10-minute episodes, distributed as 43 half-hour segments. Synopsis The show follows the adventures of a young boy ...

'' (''Hey! Bumboo'') – 1985 *'' Spaceship Sagittarius ( Uchuusen Sagittarius)'' – 1986 *'' Animated Classics of Japanese Literature'' (''Seishun Anime Zenshū'') (25 April 1986 – 26 December 1986 ) *''

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'' – 1988 *'' Dagon in the Land of Weeds'' – 1988 *''

'' – 1990 *''Pygmalio'' – 1990 *''Top Striker (

Moero! Top Striker is a Japanese anime television series. It was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast for 49 episodes on TV Tokyo from 10 October 1991 to 24 September 1992. Characters Main characters ;Hikaru Kikkawa : :A son of a diplomat, who has live ...

)'' – 1991 *''Christopher Columbus'' – 1992 co-production with Mondo TV *''Mikan's Picture Diary (

Mikan Enikki is a manga series written and illustrated by Miwa Abiko. It was featured in Hakusensha's magazine ''LaLa'' from June 1988 to January 1995. A TV anime (stylized みかん絵日記) loosely based on the manga was produced by Nippon Animati ...

)'' – 1992 *''

Papuwa ''Papuwa'' (stylized as ''PAPUWA'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ami Shibata and adapted into a 26-episode anime television series. The series follows Kotaro who is stranded on an uncharted island inhabited by stran ...

-kun (Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun)'' – 1992 *'' Bow: Modern Dog Tales'' (''Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau'') (14 October 1993 – 22 September 1994) *''Dragon League'' – 1993 *''

Muka Muka Paradise is a manga series by Yumiko Igarashi and Fumiko Shiba, serialized between March 1993 and September 1994 in Shogakukan's ''Ciao'' magazine. It was later adapted into a 51 episode anime that aired in Japan between September 4, 1993, and August ...

'' – 1993 *''

Miracle Girls is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Japan Taps in 1993. Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America. Plot Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga are identical twins ...

'' – 1993 (as Japan Taps) *''

Mahojin Guru Guru ''Magical Circle Guru Guru'' ( ja, 魔法陣グルグル, Mahōjin Guru Guru) is a Japanese manga by Hiroyuki Etō, which was serialized in Enix's ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 1992 to 2003. It was later adapted into an anime series on ...

'' – 1994 *'' Pig Girl of Love and Courage: Tonde Burin'' – 1994 *''

Yamato Takeru , originally , was a Japanese semi-legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan. His name written in kanji can vary, in the '' Nihon Shoki'' it is spelled 日本武尊 ...

'' – 1994 * ''

Romeo's Blue Skies is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. Although "Romeo's Blue Skies" is the literal translation of the Japanese title, the official English name given by Nippon Animation is "Romeo and the Black Brothers". It is known in Arabic as "ع ...

'' – 1995 *''

Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus is a ''yonkoma'' manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine '' Petit Enfant''. The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for TV ...

'' – 1995 *''

Grander Musashi , also known as ''Super Fisher Grander Musashi'' and ''Musashi the Great'', is a Japanese manga series created by Takashi Teshirogi that was adapted into two anime seasons. It is a fishing sport anime that teaches audiences fishing methods. ...

'' – 1997 *''Duck Caen'' – 1997 *''Cooking Master Boy (

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!)'' – 1997 *''Coji-Coji (Sakura Momoko Gekijo: Koji-Koji)'' – 1997; from the creator of ''Chibi Maruko-chan'', Momoko Sakura *''Ten-Ten-Kun (Hanasaki Tenshi Ten-Ten-kun)'' – 1998 *''Inventor Boy Kanipan (Hatsumei Boy Kanipan)'' – 1998 *''Xenon Football Sign'' – 1999 *''Shuukan! Story Land'' – 1999 *''

Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōn ...

'' – 1999 *''

Corrector Yui is a Japanese anime television series created by Kia Asamiya. The anime series was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast on NHK Educational TV from 1999 to 2000. It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media. This series ...

'' – 1999 *''Bikkuriman 2000'' – 1999 *''Taiga Adventure (Mirai Shonen Conan II: Taiga no Daiboken)'' – 1999; a remake of ''Future Boy Conan'' directed by Hayao Miyazaki's former assistant, Keiji Hayakawa, but featuring a new cast of characters *''

Marcelino Pan y Vino ''Miracle of Marcelino'' ( es, Marcelino, pan y vino, "Marcelino, bread and wine") is a 1955 Spanish film written by José Maria Sanchez-Silva, based on his novel, and directed by Ladislao Vajda. It starred, Juan Calvo (who also starred together ...

'' – 2000 (Japan-Spain co-production; title is Spanish for "Marcelino, bread and wine") *''

Mahōjin Guru Guru ''Magical Circle Guru Guru'' ( ja, 魔法陣グルグル, Mahōjin Guru Guru) is a Japanese manga by Hiroyuki Etō, which was serialized in Enix's '' Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from 1992 to 2003. It was later adapted into an anime series on ...

'' – April 2000,

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...

*''

Princess Comet is a Japanese TV drama and manga series created and illustrated by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, the creator of ''Tetsujin 28-go'' and '' Giant Robo''. The TV drama tells the story of Comet, one of the princesses of the Triangle Nebula who came to ...

(Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san)'' – 2001; based on a manga by

Mitsuteru Yokoyama was a Japanese manga artist born in Suma Ward of Kobe City in Hyōgo Prefecture. His personal name was originally spelled , with the same pronunciation. His works include ''Tetsujin 28-go'', ''Giant Robo'', '' Akakage'', ''Babel II'', '' Sal ...

, creator 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 ...

'' and '' Sally, the Witch'' *''

Popee the Performer ''Popee the Performer'' (Japanese ポピー・ザ・ぱフォーマー), is a Japanese 3D CGI-animated anime series created by Ryuji Masuda. It aired between 2000 and 2003. Premise Set in the middle of a desert, in a place called Wolf Circus, t ...

'' – 2001 *'' Dennou Boukenki Webdiver'' – 2001 (co-production with Radix) *''

Daigunder is a Japanese anime television series about humans using robots in tournaments. Created by Aeon and Takara and animated by Brain's Base, the studio’s first television production, the series aired on TV Tokyo from April to December 2002. A ser ...

'' – 2002 (co-production with Brains Base) *'' Hungry Heart: Wild Striker'' – 2002–2003,

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*''

'' – September 2003, TV Tokyo *''Sore Ike! Zukkoke Sannin Gumi'' – April 2004, TV Tokyo *''

Fantastic Children is a Japanese anime television series created by Takashi Nakamura and produced by Nippon Animation. It first aired in Japan across TV Tokyo between October 4, 2004 and March 28, 2005, totaling 26 episodes. There was an extended ending speci ...

'' – October 2004, TV Tokyo *''

Mix Master ''Mix Master'' (; ja, カード王ミックスマスター) is a South Korea–Japan co-produced anime series based on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ''Mix Master: King of Cards''. It is a co-production of Nippon Animation ...

'' – 2005 (Japan-Korea co-production with Sunwoo Entertainment and KBS) *''Pokapoka Mori no Rascal'' – 2006, Sequel of

Araiguma Rascal is a Japanese animated series by Nippon Animation. It is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel '' Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era'' by Sterling North. In the past, Rascal, the popular fictional raccoon character in a kid's anime, manife ...

*''

Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge is a manga series written by Tomoko Hayakawa. The individual chapters have been serialized in Bessatsu Friend since 2000, and in 36 tankōbon volumes in Japan by Kodansha. The series was licensed for an English language release in North Ame ...

'' – 2006 *''

Antique Bakery is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fumi Yoshinaga. The slice of life series follows the lives of four men who work in a ''pâtisserie''. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine ''Wings'' from 1999 to 2001, a ...

'' – 2008 *''

Hyakko is a Japanese manga created by Haruaki Katō. It started serialization on Flex Comix's free web comic ''FlexComix Blood'' on July 12, 2006. An anime adaptation produced by Nippon Animation was first aired in October 2008 in Japan. An OVA wa ...

'' – 2008 *'' Hakushon Daimaō 2020'' – 2020 (co-production with

Tatsunoko Production and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are i ...

) *'' Let's Make a Mug Too'' – 2021 *'' Love All Play'' – 2022 (co-production with

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) *'' Ao no Orchestra'' – 2023

Films

*''Future Boy Conan'' (''Mirai Shōnen Konan'') (15 September 1979) *'' Yakyū-kyō no Uta: Kita no Ōkami Minami no Tora'' (15 September 1979) *'' 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'' (19 July 1980) *''Future Boy Conan: The Revival of the Giant Machine'' (''Mirai Shōnen Konan: Tokubetsu Hen-Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu'') (11 March 1984) *''

Locke the Superman is a Japanese manga series created by Yuki Hijiri, which was later adapted into a movie and three OVA releases. The movie was given an obscure video release in the United States by Celebrity Home Entertainment as ''Locke the Superpowe ...

'' (''Chōjin Rokku'') (14 April 1984) *''

'' (15 December 1990) *'' Chibi Maruko-chan: Watashi no Suki na Uta'' (19 December 1992) *''

Tottoi is a 1992 anime film, based on the Italian novel by Gianni Padoan. It was dubbed into English and distributed by Celebrity Home Entertainment in 1993 under the title of "The Secret of the Seal". Plot After his mother's death, Antonio (nickna ...

'' (AKA "Secret of the Seal") (22 August 1992) *'' Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau: Genshi Inu Monogatari Bau'' (20 August 1994) – short film *''

'' – (20 April 1996) – short film *''

Violinist of Hameln is a Japanese manga series created by Michiaki Watanabe. The manga centers around a group of adventurers named Hamel, Flute, Raiel, Trom and Sizer. All 5 are attempting to travel North, to the "Continent of Demons" in order to avert a gre ...

'' (20 April 1996) – short film *'' The Dog of Flanders: The Movie'' (15 March 1997) *'' The Mighty Kong'' (16 June 1998) (Co-produced with L.A. Animation, Hahn Shin Corporation and Lana Productions) *'' Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother'' (2 April 1999) *'' The Tale of Princess Kaguya'' (2014) (Real production by

, Nippon Animation was the animation cooperation with

BONES A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...

and

Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Koji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense. History Studio 4 °C has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film t ...

) *'' Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu'' (23 May 2015) *'' Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima'' – 2015 *'' Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy'' – 2015 *'' Haikara-san ga Tōru Zenpen – Benio, Hana no 17-sai'' – 2017 *'' Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen – Tokyo Dai Roman'' – 2018 *''Untitled film about

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

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TV specials

*''

King Fang Jing Fang (, 78–37 BC), born Li Fang (), courtesy name Junming (), was born in present-day 東郡頓丘 ( Puyang, Henan) during the Han Dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD). He was a Chinese music theorist, mathematician and astrologer. Although ...

'' (''Oyuki Yama no Yuusha Haou'') (23 September 1978) *'' Our Hit and Run'' (18 February 1979) *'' Preface Taro'' (''Maegami Taro'') (29 April 1979) *'' Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea'' (''Sango-shō Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie'') (22 August 1986) *'' On-chan, Dream Power Big Adventure!'' (5 August 2003) *'' Miyori's Forest'' (''Miyori no Mori'') (25 August 2007)

Original video animations

*''Locke the Superman: Lord Leon'' – 1989 *'' Bucchigiri'' – 1989 *''Bucchigiri 2'' – 1990 *''Bucchigiri 3'' – 1991 *''Locke the Superman: New World Command'' – 1991 *''Bucchigiri 4'' – 1991 *'' Jungle Wars'' – 1991 *'' Boku wa Ō-sama'' – 1996 *''Hunter x Hunter'' – 2002 *'' Shiritsu Araiso Koutougakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu'' – 2002 *''Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island'' – 2003 *''Pink Crayons'' – 2004 *''Hunter x Hunter: G.I. Final'' – 2004

Nippon Animedia

It is a department of Nippon Animation that had a partnership with famous toy company

Takara Takara Co., Ltd. (株式会社タカラ) was a Japanese toy company founded in 1955. In March 2006, the company merged with Tomy Co., Ltd. to form Takara Tomy. The Takara motto was 遊びは文化」("playing is culture"). Products Toys In 1 ...

on some anime. *''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ...

'' – 2001 (co-production with Madhouse) *'' Beyblade: V-Force'' – 2002 (co-production with Madhouse) *'' Beyblade: Fierce Battle'' – 2002 *'' Beyblade G Revolution'' – 2003 (co-production with Madhouse) *''

B-Legend! Battle Bedaman is a Japanese manga series by Eiji Inuki which ran in CoroCoro Comics by Shogakukan from 2002 to 2005. An anime adaptation was released in January 2004. It premiered in the United States in April 2005. It is the first show of the '' B-D ...

'' – 2004 *'' Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits'' – 2005 *''

Crash B-Daman is the third comic adaptation of the B-Daman toy, first serialized in the January 2006 issue of Coro Coro Comic. The television series started on January 9, 2006, replacing Battle B-Daman on TV Tokyo. It was the last television series of B- ...

'' – 2006 *'' Zero Duel Masters'' – 2007

References

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