Sunrise (company)

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SUNRISE Inc.
株式会社 サンライズ
Type Business corporation
Founded September 1972 [1] [2]
Headquarters Flag of Japan 2-44-10 Kami-igusa, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan[1] [2]
Key people Takayuki Yoshii (President)[1] [3]
Industry Animation studio and production enterprise
Employees 170 [1]
Parent Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. (99.1%)
Subsidiaries Sunrise Music Publishing, Inc.
Sunrise Interactive, Inc.
Website Sunrise official site

Sunrise Inc. (株式会社サンライズ Kabushiki-gaisha Sanraizu?) is a Japanese anime studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios.[4]

Among Japan's largest and most famous studios, Sunrise is renowned for several critically-lauded and popular original anime series, such as Gundam, Armored Trooper Votoms, Vision of Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Witch Hunter Robin, Mai-HiME, Mai-Otome, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, as well as its numerous adaptations of acclaimed manga and light novels such as Dirty Pair, City Hunter, InuYasha, Yakitate!! Japan, Planetes, Keroro Gunso, Gintama and several others.

Anime created by Sunrise that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize are Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979 and the first half of 1980, Space Runaway Ideon in the second half of 1980, Crusher Joe in 1983, Dirty Pair in 1985, Future GPX Cyber Formula in 1991, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED in 2002, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny in 2004 and 2005, and Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in 2006 and 2007.

Contents

[edit] Productions

[edit] TV anime

[edit] Series

  • Yūsha series (勇者シリーズ Yūsha serizu?) 1990-1997
    • Yūsha Exkaiser (勇者エクスカイザー Yūsha Ekusukaizā?) 1990
    • Taiyō no Yūsha Fighbird (太陽の勇者ファイバード Taiyō no Yūsha Fāibādo?) 1991
    • Densetsu no Yūsha Da-Garn (伝説の勇者ダ・ガーン Densetsu no Yuusha Da Gān?) 1992
    • Yūsha Tokkyū Might Gaine (勇者特急マイトガイン Yūsha Tokkyū Maitogain?) 1993
    • Yūsha Keisatsu J-Decker (勇者警察ジェイデッカー Yūsha Keisatsu Jeidekkā?) 1994
    • Ōgon Yūsha Goldran (黄金勇者ゴルドラン Ōgon Yūsha Gorudoran?) 1995
    • Brave Command Dagwon (勇者指令ダグオン Yūsha Shirei Daguon?) 1996
    • The King of Braves GaoGaiGar (勇者王ガオガイガー Yūsha Ō Gaogaigā?) 1996

[edit] 1970s

  • Hazedon (ハゼドン Hazedon?) - 1972
  • Zero Tester (ゼロテスター Zerotesutā?) - 1973
  • Brave Raideen (勇者ライディーン Yūsha Raidīn?) - 1975 (Co-production with: Tohokushinsha)
  • La Seine no Hoshi (ラ・セーヌの星 Ra Sēnu no Hoshi?) - 1975 (Co-production with: Unimax)
  • Wanpaku Ōmukashi Kum Kum (わんぱく大昔クムクム Wanpaku Ōmukashi Kumukumu?) - 1975
  • Kyōryū Tankentai Born Free (恐竜探検隊ボーンフリー Kyōryū Tankentai Bōfurī?) - 1976 (Co-production with: Tsuburaya)
  • Chōdenji Robo Combattler V (超電磁ロボ コン・バトラーV Chōdenji Robo Kon Batorā V?) - 1976 (Co-production with: Toei)
  • Robokko Biton (ろぼっ子ビートン Robokko Bīton?) - 1976 (Co-production with: Tohokushinsha)
  • Chōdenji Machine Voltes V (超電磁マシーン ボルテスＶ Chōdenji Mashīnborutesu V?) - 1977 (Co-production with: Toei)
  • Invincible Super Man Zambot 3 (無敵超人ザンボット3 Muteki Chōjin Zanbotto 3?) - 1977
  • Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 (無敵鋼人ダイターン3 Muteki Kōjin Daitān 3?) - 1978
  • Tōshō Daimos (闘将ダイモス Tōshō Daimosu?) - 1978 (Co-production with: Toei)
  • Majokko Tickle (魔女っ子チックル Majokko Chikkuru?) - 1978 (Co-production with: Toei)
  • Kagaku Bōkentai Tansar 5 (科学冒険隊タンサー5 Kagaku Bōkentai Tansā 5?) - 1979
  • The Ultraman (ザ☆ウルトラマン Za Urutoraman?) - 1979 (Co-production with: Tsuburaya)
  • Cyborg 009 (サイボーグ009 Saibōgu 009?) - 1979 (Co-production with: Toei)
  • Mirai Robo Daltanias (未来ロボダルタニアス Mirai Robo Darutaniasu?) - 1979 (Co-production with: Toei)

[edit] 1980s

  • Space Runaway Ideon (伝説巨神イデオン Densetsu Kyojin Ideon?) - 1980
  • Muteki Robo Trider G7 (無敵ロボトライダーG7 Muteki Robo Toraidā G7?) - 1980
  • Saikyō Robo: Daioja (最強ロボ ダイオージャ Saikyō Robo Daiōji?) - 1981
  • Himitsu no Deka-chan (秘密のデカちゃん?) (Title Anime) - 1981
  • Taiyō no Kiba Dougram (太陽の牙ダグラム Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu?) - 1981
  • Combat Mecha Xabungle (戦闘メカ ザブングル Sentō Meka Zabunguru?) - 1982
  • Aura Battler Dunbine (聖戦士ダンバイン Seisenshi Danbain?) - 1983
  • Armored Trooper Votoms (装甲騎兵ボトムズ Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu?) - 1983
  • Ginga Hyōryū Vifam (銀河漂流バイファム Ginga Hyouryū Baifamu?) - 1983
  • Heavy Metal L-Gaim (重戦機エルガイム Jūsenki Erugaimu?) - 1984
  • Giant Gorg (巨神ゴーグ Kyojin Gōgu?) - 1984
  • Kikōkai Galient (機甲界ガリアン Kikōkai Garian?) - 1984
  • Choriki Robo: Galatt (超力ロボ ガラット Choriki Robo Garatto?) - 1984
  • Blue Comet SPT Layzner (蒼き流星SPTレイズナー Aoki Ryūsei SPT Reizunā?) - 1985
  • Dirty Pair (ダーティペア Dāti Pea?) - 1985
  • City Hunter (シティーハンター Shitī Hantā?) - 1987
  • Metal Armor Dragonar (機甲戦記ドラグナー Kikō Senki Doragunā?) - 1987
  • Mister Ajikko (ミスター味っ子 Misutā Ajikko?) - 1987
  • Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (鎧伝サムライトルーパー Yoroiden Samuraitorūpā?) - 1988
  • Jūshin Liger (獣神ライガー Jūshin Raigā?) - 1989
  • Mado King Granzort (魔動王グランゾート Madō Ou Guranzōto?) - 1989
  • Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā?) - 1989

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 2000s

[edit] Anime films

[edit] 1980s

  • Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム Kidō Senshi Gandamu?) 1981
  • Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (機動戦士ガンダムII 哀・戦士編 Kidō Senshi Gandamu II Ai Senshi-hen?) 1981
  • Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space (機動戦士ガンダムIII めぐりあい宇宙編 Kidō Senshi Gandamu III Meguriai Uchū-hen?) 1982
  • The Ideon: A Contact (伝説巨神イデオン 接触篇 Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Sesshoku-hen?) 1982
  • The Ideon: Be Invoked (伝説巨神イデオン 発動篇 Densetsu Kyojin Ideon: Hatsudō-hen?) 1982
  • Crusher Joe (クラッシャージョウ Kurasshā Jō?) 1983
  • Xabungle Graffiti (ザブングルグラフィティ Zabunguru Gurafiti?) 1983
  • Document Taiyō no Kiba Dougram (ドキュメント太陽の牙ダグラム Dokyumento Taiyō no Kiba Daguramu?) 1983
  • Arion (アリオン?) 1986
  • Bats & Terry (バツ&テリー Batsu & Terī?) 1987
  • Dirty Pair (ダーティペア Dāti Pea?) 1987
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア Kidō Senshi Gandamu: Gyakushū no Shā?) 1988
  • Five Star Stories (ファイブスター物語 Faibusutā Monogatari?) 1989
  • Gunhed (ガンヘッド Ganheddo?) 1989

[edit] 1990s

  • City Hunter: Baycity Wars (シティーハンター ベイシティウォーズ Shitī Hantā: Beishitiuarzu?) 1990
  • City Hunter: Hyakuman Doru no Inbō (シティーハンター 百万ドルの陰謀 Shitī Hantā: Hyakuman Doru no Inbō?) 1990
  • Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (機動戦士ガンダムF91 Kidō Senshi Gandamu ehu kyūzyūiti?) 1991
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 Zeon no Zankō (機動戦士ガンダム0083 ジオンの残光 Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0083: Jion no Zankō?) 1992
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Millers Report (機動戦士ガンダム第08MS小隊 ミラーズ・リポー Kidō Senshi Gandamu 08 MS Shōtai: Mirāzu Ripūto?) 1998
  • New Mobile Report Gundam W: Endless Waltz -Tokubetsu-hen- (新機動戦記ガンダムW Endless Waltz －特別篇－ Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu W: Endless Waltz -Tokubetsu-hen-?) 1998

[edit] 2000s

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[edit] OVA

[edit] 1980s

  • Ginga Hyōryū Vifam: Kieta 12-nin (銀河漂流バイファム 消えた12人 Ginga Hyōryū Baifamu Kieta 12-nin?) 1985
  • Sōkō Kihei Votoms: The Last Red Shouldier (装甲騎兵ボトムズ ザ・ラスト・レッドショルダー Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Za Rasuto Reddoshorudā?) 1985
  • WWWA Dirty Pair no Dai Shōbu: Norlandia no Nazo (WWWA ダーティペアの大勝負 ノーランディアの謎 WWWA Dātipea no Dai Shōbu Nōrandia no Nazo?) 1985
  • Kikō Kai Galient PartIII: Tetsu no Monshō (機甲界ガリアン PartIII 鉄の紋章 Kikō Kai Garian PartIII Tetsu no Monshō?) 1986
  • Aoki Ryūsei SPT Layzner: ACT-III Kokuin 2000 (蒼き流星SPTレイズナー ACT-III 刻印2000 Aoki Ryūsei SPT Reizunā: ACT-III Kokuin 2000?) 1987
  • Jūsenki L-Gaim III: Full Metal Soldier (重戦機エルガイムIII フルメタルソルジャー Jūsenki Erugaimu: Furumetarusorujā?) 1987
  • DEAD HEAT 1987
  • New Story of Aura Battler DUNBINE 1988
  • Starship Troopers (宇宙の戦士 Uchū no Senshi?) 1988
  • Kikō Ryōhei Mellowlink (機甲猟兵メロウリンク Kikō Ryōhei Merōrinku?) 1988-1989
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam series (機動戦士SDガンダム Kidō Senshi SD Gandamu?) 1989-1991
  • Mobile Suit SD Gundam: Sengokuden (機動戦士SDガンダム SD戦国伝 Kidō Senshi SD Gandamu Sengokuden?) 1989
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (機動戦士ガンダム0080 ポケットの中の戦争 Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensō?) 1989
  • CRUSHER JOE (クラッシャージョウ Kurasshā Jō?) 1989
  • Yoroiden Samurai Troopers (鎧伝サムライトルーパー Yoroiden Samuraitorūpā?) 1989-1991

[edit] 1990s

  • Mado King Granzort (魔動王グランゾート Madō Oh Guranzōto?) 1990-1992
  • Kidō Keisatsu Patlabor (機動警察パトレイバー Kidō Keisatsu Patoreibā?) 1990-1992 Bandai, Tohokushinsha
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 STARDUST MEMORY (機動戦士ガンダム0083 STARDUST MEMORY Kidō Senshi Gandamu 0083 STARDUST MEMORY?) 1991-1992
  • Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (絶対無敵ライジンオー Zettai Muteki Raijinō?) 1992-1993
  • Shinseiki GPX Cyber Formula (新世紀GPXサイバーフォーミュラ Shinseiki GPX Saibāfōmyura?) 1992-2000
  • Mashin Eiyūden Wataru Owarinakitoki no Monogatari (魔神英雄伝ワタル 終わりなき時の物語?) 1993-1994
  • Sōkō Kihei Votoms Kakuyaku Taru Itan (装甲騎兵ボトムズ 赫奕たる異端 Sōkō Kihei Botomuzu Kakuyaku Taru Itan?) 1994
  • Dirty Pair FLASH (ダーティペアFLASH Dāti Pea FLASH?) 1994-1996
  • Shippū! Iron Leaguer Senkō (Silver) no Hata no Shita de (疾風!アイアンリーガー 閃光（シルバー）の旗の下で Shippū! Aianrīgā Senkō (Shirubā) no Hata no Shita de?) 1994-1995
  • Haou Taikei Ryū Knight: Adieu Legend (覇王大系リューナイト アデュー･レジェンド Haou Taikei Ryū Knight Adeyū Rejendo?) 1994-1996
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (機動戦士ガンダム第08MS小隊 Kidō Senshi Gandamu Dai 08MS Shōtai?) 1996-1999
  • New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (新機動戦記ガンダムW Endless Waltz Kidō Senki Gandamu W Endless Waltz?) 1997
  • Chinmoku no Kantai (沈黙の艦隊?) 1997
  • Yūsha Shirei Dagwon Suishō no Hitomi no Shōnen (勇者指令ダグオン 水晶の瞳の少年?) 1997
  • Dinozone (ダイノゾーン Dainozōn?) 1998
  • Shishunki Bishōjo Gattai Robo Z-MIND (思春期美少女合体ロボ ジーマイン Shishunki Bishōjo Gattai Robo Jīmain?) 1999

[edit] 2000s

[edit] Companies founded by former staff

[edit] Members

[edit] Directors

  • Yasunao Aoki
  • Tetsurō Amino
  • Mitsuo Fukuda
  • Yōichi Fujita
  • Masakazu Hishida
  • Shūji Iuchi
  • Tatsuya Igarashi
  • Masashi Ikeda
  • Shōji Ikeno
  • Yasuhiro Imagawa
  • Takashi Imanishi
  • Kuniharu Iwai
  • Norio Kashima
  • Mitsuko Kase
  • Kazuyoshi Katayama
  • Toshifumi Kawase
  • Takeyuki Kanda (deceased)
  • Tōru Kitahata
  • Hiroaki Kudō
  • Hotaka Kuramoto
  • Shunsuke Machiya
  • Azumi Matsumura
  • Seiji Mizushima
  • Masato Miyoshi
  • Keitarō Motonaga
  • Kunihiro Mori
  • Tadao Nagahama (deceased)
  • Akihiko Nishiyama
  • Hirofumi Ogura
  • Masakazu Obara

[edit] Animators and character designers

[edit] Animators and character animation directors

  • Misao Abe
  • Katsunori Enomoto
  • Kenji Hayama
  • Masahiko Itoshima
  • Yūsuke Kamata
  • Satoshi Koike
  • Takao Maki
  • Tetsuya Matsukawa
  • Hiromitsu Morishita
  • Naoyuki Onda
  • Masashi Ozone
  • Akiko Nagashima
  • Takahiro Nakayama
  • Shūji Sakamoto
  • Takurō Shinbo
  • Shinichi Takahashi
  • Iwao Teraoka
  • Atsuo Tobe
  • Yōichi Ueda
  • Susumu Yamaguchi
  • Kōhei Yoneyama

[edit] Animators and mecha animation directors

  • Hisa Saitō
  • Hirotoshi Sano
  • Atsushi Shigeta
  • Satoshi Shigeta
  • Tatsuya Suzuki
  • Takuya Suzuki
  • Tsutomu Suzuki
  • Kenichi Takase
  • Fumi Nakamori
  • Eiji Nakata
  • Masanori Nishī
  • Tsutomu Miyazawa
  • Yamane Masahiro
  • Tōru Yoshida

[edit] Mechanical designers

[edit] Screenwriters

  • Naruhisa Arakawa
  • Akinori Endō
  • Fuyonori Gobu
  • Tatsuhito Higuchi
  • Hiroyuki Hoshiyama
  • Masaya Honda
  • Kazuho Hyōdō
  • Tsunehisa Itō
  • Hiroaki Kitajima
  • Chiaki J. Konaka

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d (Japanese) SUNRISE Official Site. Retrieved on 2006-02-06.
  2. ^ a b (English) SUNRISE INTERNATIONAL Information. Retrieved on 2006-02-06.
  3. ^ (English) SUNRISE INTERNATIONAL Information. Retrieved on 2006-02-06.
  4. ^ Animage Editorial Staff (August 1987). "The main office searches for a fresh original robot anime (新たな道を模索するオリジナルロボットアニメの総本山 Arata na michi o mosakusuru orijinaru robotto anime no sōhonzan?)" (in Japanese). Animage 110: pp.60-65. 
  5. ^ (Japanese) 日本バトリング協会富野監督担当 作品概要. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links