Graphinica
Native name | グラフィニカ |
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Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | April 30, 2009 |
Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo , Japan |
Key people | Nobuhiro Ito (president) Yutaka Ueda (chairman) |
Total equity | ¥ 20,000,000 |
Owner | Memory-Tech Holdings Inc. (100%) |
Number of employees | 223 |
Parent | Q-TEC |
Subsidiaries | Yumeta Company Flagship Line |
Website | www |
Graphinica (Japanese: グラフィニカ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Gurafinika), is a Japanese animation studio founded in April 2009, focused on 3DCG and 2D Animation.
History[]
The company was established on April 30, 2009 after studio Gonzo decided to sell its digital video division to Q-TEC, which then established the company with the resources acquired, along with 25 employees that worked with the previous company then became part of Graphinica, with an initial total of 60 employees when it was created.[1]
On April 1, 2010, absorbed and merged Decoloco (an animation filming/VFX company) of Q-TEC group to the company. On April 1, 2011, it opened the Ogikubo Studio and started 2D drawing animation production.[2]
On December 1, 2017, Graphinica's owner Memory-Tech Holdings announced that they have acquired AOI TYO Holdings' TYO Animations subsidiary, with the company then being put as a subsidiary of Graphinica after the acquisition. In addition, TYO Animations' name was changed to Yumeta Company, reviving a name that was retired in 2009 when the original Yumeta Company merged with Hal Film Maker to form TYO Animations.[3]
On July 3, 2018, Graphinica and Avex Pictures announced that they have jointly established a new company called Flagship Line. According to the companies, the new company will produce anime, game, and VR content and "It will leverage the development and production capabilities of Graphinica, and the planning and operational architecture of Avex Pictures".[4]
Works[]
Television series[]
Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
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Boku wa Ou-sama | Takashi Horiuchi | April 6, 2013 | June 22, 2013 | 12 | Based on the 1996 OVA by Nippon Animation. |
Chain Chronicle ~Light of Haecceitas~ | Masashi Kudō | January 8, 2017 | March 25, 2017 | 12 | Based on a video game by Sega. Co-animated with Telecom Animation Film. |
Juni Taisen: Zodiac War | Naoto Hosoda | October 3, 2017 | December 19, 2017 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Nisio Isin. |
Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ | Shin Katagai | July 7, 2019 | September 29, 2019 | 12 | Based on a multi-media franchise by Pony Canyon and Comptiq. Co-animated with Yumeta Company. |
Muv-Luv Alternative | Yukio Nishimoto | October 7, 2021 | TBA | TBA | Based on a visual novel by âge. Co-animated with Yumeta Company. |
CUE! | Shin Katagai | January 2022 | TBA | TBA | Based on a smartphone game by Liber Entertainment. Co-animated with Yumeta Company. |
Tokyo Mew Mew New | Takahiro Natori | 2022 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of a manga series written by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi. Co-animated with Yumeta Company. |
Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Based on an action RPG game by Square Enix. Co-animated with Yokohama Animation Laboratory. |
Films[]
Title | Director(s) | Release Date | Note(s) |
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Expelled from Paradise | Seiji Mizushima | November 15, 2014 | Original work. |
Chain Chronicle ~Light of Haecceitas~ | Masashi Kudō | December 3, 2016 – February 11, 2017 | Based on a video game by Sega. Co-animated with Telecom Animation Film. Theatrical release of the TV series. |
Hello World | Tomohiko Itō | September 20, 2019 | Original work. |
OVAs/ONAs[]
Title | Director(s) | Release Date | Eps | Note(s) |
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Hellsing: Ultimate | Yasuhiro Matsumura | July 27, 2011 – December 26, 2012 | 3 | Based on a manga by Kouta Hirano. Episodes 8–10. |
Hellsing: The Dawn | July 27, 2011 – December 26, 2012 | 3 | Based on a manga by Kouta Hirano. Prequel to Hellsing: Ultimate. | |
Wonder Momo | Yutaka Kagawa | February 6, 2014 – March 6, 2014 | 5 | Adaptation of the webcomic by Erik Ko and Jim Zub, which was inspired by Bandai Namco's video game of the same name. |
JAE: Yamaeloid | Takashi Horiuchi Masahiro Emoto |
January 23, 2015 | 1 | Part of the Japan Animator Expo by Khara. |
Another World | Tomohiko Itō | September 13, 2019 – October 4, 2019 | 3 | Original work by Tomohiko Itō. Spin-off of the Hello World film. |
Record of Ragnarok | Masao Ōkubo | June 17, 2021 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui, and illustred by Chika Aji. |
References[]
- ^ Loo, Egan. "Gonzo Sells 3D/VFX Digital Division to Q-Tec". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "History".
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio. "Graphinica Acquires TYO Animations, Changes Name Back to Yumeta Company". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio. "Avex Pictures, Graphinica Establish 'Flagship Line' Company". Anime News Network. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Graphinica at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Graphinica
- Animation studios in Tokyo
- Japanese animation studios
- Japanese companies established in 2009
- Mass media companies established in 2009