Artland (company)
Type | Kabushiki kaisha |
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Industry | Animation |
Founded | September 14, 1978 |
Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Hidenobu Watanabe (Representative Director and President) |
Products | Anime |
Services | Animation production |
Employees | 46 (as of July 2010) |
Parent | Marvelous AQL |
Type | Kabushiki kaisha |
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Industry | Animation |
Founded | December 1, 2010 |
Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Kuniharu Okano (President) |
Products | Anime |
Services | Animation production |
Owner(s) | Kuniharu Okano |
Employees | 26 (as of November 2013) |
Website | www.artland.co.jp |
Artland, Inc. (株式会社アートランド Kabushiki-gaisha Ātorando) is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning Mushishi and epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Its latest series is the adaption of the light novel Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō. It is also well known for producing manga adaptation Katekyō Hitman Reborn!.
Artist and character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto is a member of Artland, as well as director Noburo Ishiguro.
History
On March 17, 2006, Marvelous Entertainment announced that Artland would become a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment Inc., effective on April 3, 2006.[1] Subsequently, Artland became a kabushiki-gaisha.
On 2010-11-15, Marvelous Entertainment Inc. announced the split of Artland, Inc.'s animation department into Animation Studio Artland, Inc. (株式会社アニメーションスタジオ・アートランド Kabushiki-gaisha Animēshon Sutajio Ātorando), effective on 2010-12-01. All shares of the new company then were transferred to Kuniharu Okano.[2]
Works
Artland, Inc.
Produced series
- Megazone 23 (OVA series, 1985)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OVA series, 1988)
- Hoshi Neko Full House (OVA series, 1989)
- Yūgo (TV series, 2003)
- Gag Manga Biyori (TV series, 2005)
- Mushishi (TV series, 2005–2006)
- We Were There (TV series, 2006)
- Gyagu Manga Biyori 2 (TV series, 2006)
- Happiness! (TV series, 2006–2007)
- Katekyō Hitman REBORN! (TV series, 2006–2010)
- Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo ~Yōkoso Tsugumi Ryōhe~ (TV series, 2007)
- Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō (TV series, 2007)
- Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- (TV series, 2008)
- Hakushaku to Yōsei (TV series, 2008)
- Tytania (TV series, 2008–2009)
- Demon King Daimao (TV series, 2010)
Other involvement and animation assistance
- Lupin III (second season, animation assistance, 1977–1980)
- Astro Boy (second season, 1980–1981)
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV series, 1982–1983)
- Scientific Rescue Team Techno Voyager (TV series, 1982)
- The Super Dimension Century Orguss (TV series, 1983–1984)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (animation assistance, 1988)
- Shōnen Ashibe (TV series, 1991)
- Mikan Enikki (TV series, 1992–1993)
- Genocyber (OVA series, 1993)
- Muka Muka Paradise (TV series, 1993–1994)
- Tonde Būrin (TV series, 1994–1995)
- Baketsu de Gohan (TV series, 1996)
- Pokémon (anime) (1997 - present)
- Angel Links (TV series, 1999)
- Argento Soma (TV series, 2000)
- Star Ocean EX (TV series, 2001)
- Cheeky Angel (TV series, 2002–2003)
- Chobits (TV series, 2002)
- Kyōgoku Natsuhiko Kōsetsu Hyaku Monogatari (TV series, 2003)
- Gungrave (TV series, 2003)
- School Rumble (TV series, 2004)
- Absolute Boy (TV series, 2005)
- Gekijōban xxxHolic: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume (feature film, animation assistance, 2005)
- Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV series, animation assistance, 2006)
- Ouran High School Host Club (TV series, animation assistance, 2006)
- Nagasarete Airantou (TV series, finish animation assistance, 2007)
- Darker than Black (TV series, animation assistance, 2007)
- Gatchaman (OVA)
Animation Studio Artland, Inc.
Produced series
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2nd Curtain (TV series, 2012, produced alongside J.C. Staff)
- Senran Kagura (TV series, 2013)
- Mushishi: Zoku-Shō (TV series, 2014)
References
External links
- Official website (Animation Stuido Artland Inc.) (Japanese)
- Artland at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia