Studios
The companies themselves as businesses and as buildings: Toei, Mushi, Madhouse, Bones, Kyoto Animation, Trigger, MAPPA, Ufotable, and the museums that now hold their history. Kyoto Animation lost 36 people to arson in July 2019; the studio and its work are named here, and images of the aftermath are not used.
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- - 1955 eva balla-falus. La cinéaste Éva Balla-Falus au studio de marionnettes.
- - Studio GAINAX. The studio building in Tokyo, its exterior giving little away about the production inside.
- - Kyoto Animation HQ entrance. The head office entrance photographed on an overcast November afternoon.
- - TT061123D Åsa Ekströms studio. Manga studio in Tokyo, with Swedish comics artist Åsa Ekström being a member, November 2006.
- - Shineidoga. The same studio photographed at the end of a December, a low building on a suburban corner.
- - Ghibli Museum 04. A window detail from the museum facade, coloured glass set in irregular frames.
- - Ghibli Museum 03. The upper storeys and roof terrace of the museum, with a spiral stair climbing the outside wall.
- - Ghibli Museum 01. The entrance approach to the museum, a curving path leading between trees to the door.
- - Ghibli Museum 02. A corner of the museum building showing the stained glass set into its windows.
- - Ghibli Museum 05. The museum courtyard, its paving and planting enclosed by the building on three sides.
- - Ghibli Museum 06. A further elevation of the museum, the render painted in warm ochre and green.
- - Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 1. The character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto at a convention in Copenhagen.
- - PAWORKS. JEC (Johana Entrepreneur Center) building which P.A. WORKS , an animation studio moves in (taken on July 20th, 2008).
- - Connichi2008 GAINAX Akai Takami. Picture made at de:Connichi 2008. Person in picture gave permission through translator (de/ja).
- - Connichi2008 GAINAX Imaishi Hiroyki (cropped). Hiroyuki Imaishi of Gainax at a German convention appearance.
- - Kyoto Animation head office. External view of the Kyoto Animation head office.
- - Connichi2008 GAINAX Masuyama Ryo Ji. Ryoji Masuyama of Gainax speaking to convention attendees.
- - Kyoto-animation-studio. The studio's second building in Uji, Kyoto prefecture.
- - Sunrise head office kamiigusa 2009. The head office of the studio behind decades of mecha television, standing on a quiet street in Suginami.
- - Suginami animation musium. A municipal museum given over to the craft, where visitors work through the stages from drawing to finished footage.
- - Suginami kaikan suginami animation museum 2009. The civic hall housing the animation museum, the collection occupying upper floors above community rooms.
- - Valley of SIO-SITE skyscrapers (Shiodome NTV Tower, Shiodome City Center, and Shiodome Tower), SIO-SITE (2010-05-08 17.37.44). Office towers above Shiodome, the left-hand building carrying a large clock designed by Hayao Miyazaki for the broadcaster below.
- - Kyoto Animation head office. Kyoto Animation company building. (Uji City, Kyoto, Japan).
- - Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and Danny Choo at Production I.G headquarters 20101016. The studio's president with a visitor at the company headquarters, standing in the entrance area.
- - Production IG Studios Tour. In this room, illustrators will then use a hard pencil to trace over Okubo-san's sketches. This is done because the sketch will then need to be digitized via a scanner.
- - Yoyogi Animation Gakuin Tokyo. The Tokyo school of the same academy, one route into an industry that has long recruited through private training.
- - Making Naruto the Movie 1 [Inside the Animation Studio]. Footage from inside the studio during production of the first Naruto film.
- - 漫画ミュージアム館内３. The interior galleries of a comics museum, shelves of bound volumes running the length of the room.
- - Shineidoga Headquarters. The head office of a studio long associated with children's television, standing in Nishi-Tokyo.
- - PRODUCTION I.G STUDIO. The studio premises of a company known for feature work and television production, photographed from the street.
- - GainaxHQLQC. The headquarters of the studio formed by a group of science fiction fans who turned an amateur film into a professional career.
- - Kyoto Animation HQ entrance. The main door of the Kyoto Animation head office.
- - Tamako Market posters on Kyoto Animation HQ 20140419 2. Posters for a television series fixed to the glass frontage of a Kyoto studio's main building.
- - Tamako Market posters on Kyoto Animation HQ. Posters for Tamako Market displayed in the glass frontage of the studio's head office.
- - Inside Production I.G (anime studio tour). A tour through the departments of Production I.G, filmed inside the studio in 2014.
- - 朝日電視台 (16016023330). The headquarters of a Tokyo commercial broadcaster, one of the networks whose evening schedules carried animated series to a national audience.
- - Kyoto Animation Studio 1. The building housing Kyoto Animation's first studio.
- - Kyoto Animation Studio 1a. A studio building in Uji, purpose-built by a company that trained and salaried its animators rather than paying by the drawing.
- - Anime Studios 101 : Part 1 (Bones, Gainax, etc). An introduction to several anime studios and what distinguishes them.
- - Studio Bones Making Boku no Hero Academia Anime Announced. News that Studio Bones would animate My Hero Academia, reported in 2015.
- - Making of Little Witch Academia - Studio Trigger. Production footage from Studio Trigger during the making of Little Witch Academia.
- - The Making of Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (English Subbed) 【リトルウィッチアカデミアのドキュメンタリー 】. Subtitled documentary on the making of The Enchanted Parade.
- - The Making of Kill La Kill (Part 2/3) (English Subbed) 【キルラキルのドキュメンタリー 】. Second part of a subtitled documentary on the making of Kill la Kill.
- - Kyoto International Manga Museum - Industry in numbers. A gallery display counting the industry in figures, best-selling volumes ranked along a wall of shelving.
- - How Anime is Made - Inside the Studio (Toei, Madhouse, Pierrot). Inside the production floors of Toei, Madhouse and Pierrot.
- - What is Neon Genesis Evangelion? | GoBoiano. A short introduction to Neon Genesis Evangelion.
- - Top Studio Bones Anime. A ranked selection of Studio Bones productions.
- - YOYOGI ANIMATION ACADEMY OSAKA. The Osaka branch of a vocational school training animators, occupying a commercial building in Kita ward.
- - Ghibli Museum (34124656051). The museum seen from the surrounding park, ivy climbing the painted render.
- - WIT Studio | Anime Academy. WIT Studio introduced as a production house, covering its founding and output.
- - Kyoto Animation | Anime Academy. A primer on the studio's house style and the shows that established it.
- - The Real Kenshin Himura. The historical figure behind the character Kenshin Himura.
- - Evolution of Madhouse in Openings (1973-2017). Madhouse opening sequences from 1973 to 2017 in order.
- - Netflix Partners With Studio Bones & Production I.G For Future Anime. A 2018 report that Netflix signed production deals with Bones and Production I.G.
- - TVPaint in Japan - Interview with Hironori Takagi from WIT STUDIO. Hironori Takagi on adopting digital drawing software at WIT Studio.
- - Evolution of the Japanese animation industry | Interview with Hironori Takagi from WIT STUDIO. Hironori Takagi of WIT Studio describes how the Japanese animation industry has changed.
- - B - The Beginning Episode 5 Scene. A sequence from the fifth episode of B: The Beginning.
- - Nerima Tokyo Gallop Head Office 201803. The head office of a production company in Nerima, the ward that has held animation work since the studio era began.
- - TRIGGER live drawing 01 (Hand Camera/Full ver.). The first Trigger live drawing session, recorded in full from a hand camera.
- - TRIGGER live drawing 02 (Hand Cam/Long ver.). A Trigger staff live drawing session, filmed from above the paper.
- - A brief history of Kyoto Animation. A short account of Kyoto Animation's history and output, broadcast in July 2019.
- - KyoAni fire: arson attack at Kyoto Animation studio in Japan. News footage from outside the Kyoto Animation studio on the day of the 2019 arson attack.
- - What Caused Fire That Killed Dozens at Anime Studio?. A United States news segment reporting the fire at the Kyoto studio in July 2019.
- - Behind The Scenes! Kyoto Animation Making of Kanon Part 8. Production footage from Kyoto Animation during work on Kanon.
- - Behind The Scenes! Kyoto Animation Making of Kanon Part 1. First part of a behind-the-scenes series on Kyoto Animation's work on Kanon.
- - Thank You Kyoto Animation.. A tribute to Kyoto Animation's body of work, recorded days after the 2019 attack.
- - Eric vanz de godoy. Cette photographie montre Eric Vanz de Godoy dans son studio d'animation au Mazel, commune de val d'Aigoual, en 2019 pendant le tournage des premières scènes de son dernier film la mer des hstoires.
- - Sunrise headquarter. Gli studi della Sunrise nel quartiere di Suginami, Tokyo.
- - Great Pretender Anime Interview w/ Wit Studio @ Anime Expo 2019. WIT Studio staff discuss the production of Great Pretender at a 2019 convention.
- - (NOT) An Interview with Hideaki Anno. A short comic piece built around Hideaki Anno's reputation for terse answers.
- - J.C Staff Attack on Titan. A brief animation comparison clip involving J.C. Staff.
- - Behind the Scenes of Dr. STONE | The Making of an Anime. Production of Dr. Stone filmed at the studio, following the work through its stages.
- - Chukyo TV headquarters decorated like Evangelion - 1. A broadcaster's ground floor dressed in the livery of a long-running animated series, purple and green panelling wrapped around the lobby.
- - 代々木アニメーション学院. The entrance to the animation academy's Tokyo premises, its name set above the doors.
- - Ufotable: 5 Things You Need To Know. Five points about Ufotable's history and methods.
- - The Making of Sol Levante, a 4K and HDR hand-drawn anime short | Netflix. A hand-drawn short produced as a technical exercise in 4K and high dynamic range, with the workflow shown.
- - Production I.G: 5 Things You Need To Know. Five points about Production I.G's output and standing.
- - Cloverworks: 5 Things You Need To Know. Five points about CloverWorks and its origins.
- - WIT Studio: 5 Things You Need To Know. Five points about WIT Studio and its founding.
- - Kyoto Animation One Year later.. Where the studio stood one year after the 2019 attack.
- - Remembering the Kyoto Animation Studio Attack. A remembrance of the Kyoto Animation staff killed in the 2019 attack, recorded on the first anniversary.
- - The Making of THE GOD OF HIGH SCHOOL | Inside MAPPA. Inside MAPPA during production of The God of High School, filmed for the distributor's making-of series.
- - The God of High School | Le making-of. French-language edition of the MAPPA making-of for The God of High School.
- - Studio TRIGGER Christmas Live Animation Special with Hiroyuki Imaishi [PROMARE ANIMATION]. A Christmas live animation session with Hiroyuki Imaishi, recorded at length.
- - Production I.G. Anime Studio Visit 2005. A return visit to Production I.G in 2005.
- - Production I.G. Animation Studio Tour December 2000 Part 2. The second part of a December 2000 tour through Production I.G's premises.
- - Production I.G. Animation Studio Tour December 2000 Part 1. A walk through Production I.G's studio filmed in December 2000, showing the floor as it was worked then.
- - Los 5 mejores animes del estudio MADHOUSE según internet. A Spanish-language selection of Madhouse productions.
- - Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time New Teaser Trailer. A teaser for the final Rebuild of Evangelion film.
- - Tokiwaso Manga Museum signboard. The signboard at the entrance to the reconstructed lodging house, naming the building that gave the postwar comics generation its first address.
- - Tokiwaso Manga Museum 02. The reconstructed apartment block seen from the street, its two storeys and external staircase rebuilt to the original plan.
- - Tokiwaso Manga Museum 01. A museum reconstruction of the wooden apartment house where a generation of young cartoonists lived and worked in the 1950s.
- - I Spent a Day Inside a Japanese Anime Studio. A day spent inside a Japanese animation studio, filmed by the visitor.
- - Netflix is Helping WIT Studio Train Animators. A report that streaming investment was funding animator training at WIT Studio.
- - Studio Bones Has 18 Animation Directors Working on a Single Episode of Vanitas no Carte. A report that eighteen animation directors were credited on one episode of The Case Study of Vanitas.
- - Top Studio MADHOUSE Anime that we are CRAZY about. A selection of Madhouse productions and what they are known for.
- - Ufotable establishing animation dominance in 12 seconds. [Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works]. A brief Unlimited Blade Works cut held up as an example of the studio's compositing.
- - TVアニメ「ビルディバイド -#000000-」オープニング映像／#EGOIST「BANG!!!」. The opening sequence for Build Divide, released by the label with its theme song.
- - Studio Bones Sakuga 作画. Animation cuts drawn from Studio Bones productions.
- - How Anime Studios be treating their Workers. A comedy sketch on how studios are said to treat animation staff.
- - Ghost in the Shell: Making of Game 攻殻機動隊 デジタルアニメーションのすべて Digital Animation Doc (1998) 1080p 60fps. A 1998 documentary on the digital animation methods used for Ghost in the Shell.
- - This Anime Can SAVE Studio Cloverworks. Whether a single production could restore CloverWorks' reputation.
- - Chief Animation Director From Cloverworks Breaks Down on Social Media From Production Issues. A chief animation director's public statements about conditions on a production, reported at the time.
- - Cloverworks: The Fine Art of Character and Costume Design in Anime. Character and costume design as practised at CloverWorks.
- - A Brief History of Studio Madhouse. A short history of Madhouse from its founding onward.
- - Animators To Get Better Pay and Conditions? Wit Studio, Cloverworks, Aniplex, Shueisha form JOEN!. Production companies and a publisher forming a joint venture, reported against its stated aim of improving animator pay and conditions.
- - WIT STUDIO 10th Anniversary Compilation | Netflix Anime. Work from WIT Studio's first ten years compiled by the studio's distributor.
- - MAJOR ANIME STUDIOS & PUBLISHERS MERGE to form "JOEN". A report on studios and publishers combining into a joint venture.
- - The Secret Behind Ufotable's Animation. An account of the techniques that give Ufotable's work its look, built from shot comparisons.
- - Kyoto Animation arson victims remembered three years on. A 2022 news report on those killed in the Kyoto Animation attack being remembered three years afterward.
- - Production I.G The Anime Studio behind Ghost in the Shell. The studio behind Ghost in the Shell, traced through its founding, its staff and its major works.
- - [舞台裏] アニメ「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編 アクションプラン設計ワークプレビュー. Action plan design for the Mugen Train arc, shown by the studio as a short work preview.
- - [舞台裏] アニメ「鬼滅の刃」竈門炭治郎立志編 アクションプラン設計ワークプレビュー. Action plan design for the Tanjiro Kamado arc, released by the studio as a work preview.
- - [舞台裏] 劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] Ⅰ.presage flower アクションプラン設計ワークプレビュー. Action plan design for the first Heaven's Feel film, published by the studio.
- - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Upper Rank Demons (Japanese Cast). The Japanese cast introduce the Upper Rank characters they perform.
- - 【イラストメイキング】吉成 曜 | 「Cyberpunk: Edgerunners」TRIGGER LIVE DRAWING ARCHIVES - 01. Yoh Yoshinari draws a Cyberpunk Edgerunners illustration from blank paper to finish, archived by the studio.
- - Garden in the Sky 02. A weathered robot figure standing among planting on a rooftop, modelled on the guardians of the floating castle.
- - Garden in the Sky 04. A second view across the roof terrace, the figure standing against open sky at the building's edge.
- - Garden in the Sky 03. The rooftop garden with its metal figure half overgrown, the planting left to climb the legs.
- - I Got To Visit Studio Trigger. A visit to Studio Trigger's offices, filmed by the guest.
- - The Redemption of Studio Cloverworks. CloverWorks assessed after a period of criticised output.
- - 【イベント】初公開!! 「TRIGGER NIGHT」舞台裏大公開. Backstage at a Trigger event, opened up by the studio's own channel.
- - My Top Anime Openings from Bones Studio. Opening sequences from Bones productions, selected and discussed.
- - Nippon Animation Tama Studio 2023-09-18. The Nippon Animation Tama studio on the western edge of Tokyo.
- - Jujutsu Kaisen Animators EXPOSED MAPPA Studios. Public statements by animators about conditions on a MAPPA production, gathered and read out.
- - MAPPA's Heavy Production to Chase Industry Leaders? Manabu Otsuka Interview Analysis!. An analysis of statements by MAPPA's Manabu Otsuka about the studio's production volume.
- - How Frieren Saved Studio Madhouse. Madhouse's commercial position before and after Frieren, argued from the studio's recent record.
- - Children's Playground Entertainment headquarters, whole floor seems to be empty. An animation studio taking a whole floor of a commercial building, the kind of tenancy that houses much of the industry.
- - Demon Slayer TV -THE WORLD-. A long programme surveying the Demon Slayer television production.
- - Ghibli Museum - GhibliMuseum864. The exterior of the museum at Mitaka, its stucco walls and irregular windows built to resemble a structure from an animated film.
- - アニメ「鬼滅の刃」 キャラクターデザイン・総作画監督 松島晃 AnimeExpo ドローイング映像. Character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima draws at Anime Expo, filmed by the studio.
- - BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD | OFFICIAL TRAILER. Trailer for Bones 25: Dreaming Forward, marking the studio's twenty-fifth year.
- - AXsiZ. (Japanese animation studio).
- - Anime Documentary | The Making of Little Witch Academia | English Subbed. A subtitled documentary on the making of Little Witch Academia.
- - Every Anime Studio Explained in 23 Minutes (PART 2). A second run through anime studios and what distinguishes each.
- - I Worked Like a MAPPA Animator For 72 Hours. A seventy-two hour attempt to match an animator's reported output, documented by the person trying it.
- - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc | Post-Credit Clip #7. A post-credit sequence released from the Hashira Training arc.
- - KYOTO ANIMATION KOHATA BUILDING. The Kyoto Animation Kohata building, one of the studio's working sites in Uji.
- - Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. headquarters. The corporate headquarters of Kyoto Animation.
- - Memorial held 5 years after Kyoto Animation arson attack. A 2024 news report on the memorial held five years after the Kyoto Animation attack.
- - THE ONE PIECE | Production Notes Vol. 1: Staff Interview | Netflix. A regional edition of the One Piece production notes staff interview.
- - THE ONE PIECE | Production Notes Vol. 1: Staff Interview | Netflix. The same staff interview on the One Piece production, carried on a second channel.
- - THE ONE PIECE | Production Notes Vol. 1: Staff Interview | Netflix Anime. Staff on the new One Piece production describe their work, in the first of a series of production notes.
- - THE ONE PIECE | Production Notes Vol. 1: Staff Interview | Netflix. Another regional release of the One Piece staff interview on production.
- - The Most Underrated Anime Studio. A studio whose output the presenter considers overlooked, surveyed across its productions.
- - Madhouse History in Anime Openings 1973 2024. Madhouse openings arranged as a run through the studio's history.
- - Shaft 2024-10-30. A studio building in Kamiigusa, its name plate the only indication of the work carried out inside.
- - Enomoto Mansion 2024-10-30. Enomoto Mansion (apartment house in Tokyo, Japan) Arvo Animation (animation studio) is located on the first floor.
- - Bones 2024-10-30. The Suginami premises of an animation studio founded by former Sunrise staff, occupying an ordinary residential street in Igusa.
- - Evolution Anime Openings BONES Studio (2000~2024). Bones opening sequences in order from 2000 to 2024.
- - I Worked Like a MAPPA Animator For 7 Days. A creator attempts an animator's reported workload for a week and records what it took.
- - CLAP 2024-12-22. A studio address in Asagaya, one of dozens of small production houses clustered in the same few wards of western Tokyo.
- - Ufotable: The Genius Behind Anime’s Most Jaw-Dropping Visuals!. A survey of Ufotable's visual approach across its productions.
- - Kyoto Animation arsonist's death sentence finalized. A Japanese news report that the death sentence passed on the Kyoto Animation arsonist was finalised, broadcast in January 2025.
- - Digital Bones Animation. Animation work published by a studio trading under the Digital Bones name.
- - Dive into the production of Solo Leveling! | Aniplex After Hours 4. A production panel on Solo Leveling, recorded for a distributor's industry event series.
- - Anime Las Vegas 2025 Cyberpunk Edgerunners. Toyota Tacoma Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a Japanese anime in collaboration with a Polish studio/developer for an American made universe. The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas Anime Las Vegas 2025 Photo: TDelCoro March 30, 2025.
- - Anime Las Vegas 2025 Cyberpunk Edgerunners. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is a Japanese anime in collaboration with a Polish studio/developer for an American made universe. The Expo at World Market Center Las Vegas Anime Las Vegas 2025 Photo: TDelCoro March 30, 2025.
- - The Genius Trick Anime Studios Use to Animate Less (And Still Look Amazing). Techniques studios use to reduce the number of drawings while keeping motion convincing.
- - Madhouse Studio Anime Chronological Order (1970 - 2023). Madhouse productions listed in chronological order from 1970 to 2023.
- - How A-1 Pictures Became A Fan Favorite. The productions and staff that built A-1 Pictures' standing with audiences.
- - How Ufotable Animates Infinity Castle. How the Infinity Castle sequences were animated, analysed with reference footage.
- - One Piece Risograph Animation - Behind The Scenes. A One Piece sequence animated and printed by risograph, with the process shown.
- - Behind The Scenes Of Demon Slayer's Incredible Animation. Short look behind the animation of Demon Slayer, cut from production material.
- - 【ネタバレあり】早見沙織が語る胡蝶しのぶの感情 『劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編 第一章 猗窩座再来』単独インタビュー. Saori Hayami discusses performing Shinobu Kocho in the first Infinity Castle film.
- - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle | English Dub - Behind the Scenes. English dub recording for the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle film, filmed behind the scenes by its distributor.
- - The Studio Rundown: Kyoto Animation. A rundown of Kyoto Animation's catalogue and the staff behind it.
- - アニメ『ガチアクタ』にガチ密着！制作裏側ドキュメンタリー | プライムビデオ. A documentary crew follows the Gachiakuta production from inside, filmed for a streaming service in Japan.
- - The Ufotable Team Breaks Down The Animation of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle'. Animation from the Demon Slayer Infinity Castle film, taken apart by the studio's own staff in a session the Academy recorded in 2026.
- - 奧斯卡官方認證！ufotable公開《鬼滅之刃無限城》製作秘辛：壓倒性的低效率堅持 #鬼滅之刃. A Chinese-language report on Ufotable's disclosed production methods for the Infinity Castle film.
- - I Spent 24 Hours Drawing at an Anime Studio. A day spent drawing inside a Japanese anime studio, recorded by a visiting creator.
- - Studio MAPPA Just Did The Impossible.. A recent MAPPA production assessed against what the studio had previously managed.
- - One Piece Remake Will Have Beautiful Pacing and New Production Techniques - Wit Studio CEO Interview. The head of WIT Studio describes pacing and production methods planned for a One Piece remake.
- - Seiko stopwatch at Suginami Animation Museum. A stopwatch displayed among the tools of the trade, timing the exposure of frames against a soundtrack.
- - Jimoto Saiko! | Official Teaser | Netflix. Teaser for Jimoto Saiko!, released by its streaming distributor.
- - THE ONE PIECE | Director Interview | Netflix Anime. The director of the new One Piece series discusses his approach to the adaptation.
- - THE ONE PIECE | A Video Message from Director Masashi Koizuka. Director Masashi Koizuka addresses viewers directly about the One Piece production.
- - Studio Bones: The Smooth Hand-to-Hand Specialists. Bones and its reputation for hand-to-hand fight animation, discussed on a podcast.
- - CloverWorks & A-1 Pictures Are Running Modern Anime. Two sibling studios discussed as the pair carrying much of current television production.