Kyoto Animation
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| Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. 株式会社京都アニメーション |
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| Type | Business corporation |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan |
| Key people | Hideaki Hatta, President |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Subsidiaries | Animation Do |
| Website | kyotoanimation.co.jp |
Kyoto Animation (京都アニメーション Kyōto Animēshon?, often shortened to simply KyoAni) is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise and is also parent to the studio Animation Do.[1] Although founded in 1981 Kyoto Animation has only produced seven anime series as of 2007 on their own , five of them being television series adaptations, and two self-produced OVAs (Munto series), and have been involved in the production of Kiddy Grade, InuYasha, Nurse Witch Komugi, Tenchi Universe, and Generator Gawl. They have also been involved in Konami's long-running baseball game Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Power Pro) series' for four installments (eight through eleven) for the vocal opening and ending sequences (Konami made the openings themselves before seven).
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[edit] Produced series
For the list below, only the productions that Kyoto Animation took as the main producer are counted.
[edit] TV series produced
- Series run: January 6, 2005 - March 31, 2005
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes (+ 2 x 24 minutes Air in Summer)
- Adaptation of Key's visual novel.
- Series run: April 2, 2006 - July 2, 2006
- Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Supernatural
- Episodes: 14 x 24 minutes
- Adaptation of the light novel series.
- Series run: October 5, 2006 - March 15, 2007
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 24 x 24 minutes
- This series is the second adaptation of a visual novel of the same name by Key. The first was created by Toei Animation in 2002.
- Series run: April 8, 2007 - September 16, 2007
- Genres: Comedy, Seinen
- Episodes: 24 x 24 minutes + 1 OVA
- Adaptation of the manga by Kagami Yoshimizu.
- Series run: October 4, 2007 - March 27, 2008
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 23 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Another adaptation of a visual novel by Key.
- Series run: TBA
- Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Supernatural
- Adaptation of the light novel series.
- Series run: TBA
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Sequel to Clannad, adapted from the visual novel by Key.
[edit] TV series animated and partially produced
- Series run: August 26, 2003 - November 18, 2003
- Genres: Comedy, Military, Romance, Shōnen
- Episodes: 12 x 24 minutes
- Adapted from the Full Metal Panic! light novel series. Kyoto Animation was the chief animation company involved in this series working in tandem with other studios. The series was produced under the banner of Jindai High School Production Committee.
- Series run: July 13, 2005 - October 19, 2005
- Genres: Comedy, Mecha, Military, Romance, Shōnen
- Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Adapted from the Full Metal Panic! light novel series. Kyoto Animation was the chief animation studio involved in this series working in tandem with other studios. The series was produced under the banner of Full Metal Panic! Film Partners
[edit] Original productions
- Release dates: April 14, 2003 - April 20, 2003
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
- Episodes: 1 x 52 minutes
- Munto was unique in that it was an OVA that was first distributed online through Kyoto Animation's website in three parts.
- Release dates: 2004
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure
- Episodes: 1 x 58 minutes
- Munto 2 was also first distributed online, but in two parts.
[edit] Game openings and endings
- Aka: Power Pro/Pawapuro series
- Games eight through eleven in the main series installment
- Release dates: 2001 - 2004
- Genres: Sports
- Original Development: Konami/Diamond Head
- Kyoto Animation featured all the openings in eight through eleven, as well as the Success Mode ending in eleven.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Kyoto Animation official website (Japanese)
- Animation Do official website (Japanese)
- Kyoto Animation at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
