Sanzigen
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Native name | 株式会社サンジゲン |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Sanjigen |
| Type | Kabushiki-gaisha |
| Industry | CGI animation studio |
| Founded | March 3, 2006 |
| Founders |
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| Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Owner | Ultra Super Pictures (75.4%) Hiroaki Matsuura (16.4%) Bushiroad (8.2%) |
Number of employees | 154 (as of August 2016)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Sanzigen Satsueibu (2012–2014) eDITz (2013–) |
| Website | sanzigen.co.jp |
Sanzigen Inc. (株式会社サンジゲン, Kabushiki-gaisha Sanjigen) is a Japanese animation studio specializing in CGI animation. The studio was founded in 2003, later becoming formally incorporated in 2006 by former employees of Gonzo, and has contributed to various anime series and films.[2] Its name is derived from the Japanese word for "three-dimensional" (三次元, sanjigen). Sanzigen joined the Japanese joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures with studios Ordet and Trigger, that would later be joined by Liden Films.
On December 13, 2019, Bushiroad announced that it had acquired 8.2% of Sanzigen. Ultra Super Pictures now owns 75.4% of Sanzigen and studio president Hiroaki Matsuraa owns 16.4% of the company.[3]
On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Sanzigen had formed a partnership with Millepensee to form a new CG studio IXIXI.[4]
Television series[]
- Black Rock Shooter (2012; co-production with Ordet)
- Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life (2012)
- Miss Monochrome (2013–2015; co-production with Liden Films)
- Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- (2013)
- Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Kakusei-hen (2014; co-production with Liden Films)
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015; co-production with Liden Films)
- Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Mugen-hen (2015)
- Heavy Object (2015–2016; 3DCG; animation production by J.C. Staff)
- Bubuki Buranki (2016)
- Bubuki Buranki 2: The Gentle Giants of the Galaxy (2016)
- ID-0 (2017)
- BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! ☆ Pico (2018–present, co-production with DMM.futureworks)
- BanG Dream! (2019–2020; second and third seasons)
- Sakura Wars the Animation (2020)
- Argonavis from BanG Dream! (2020)
- D4DJ First Mix (2020–2021)
- D_Cide Traumerei the Animation (2021)
OVA/ONAs[]
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (2016, with Liden Films)
- Sorcery in the Big City (2017)
Animated films[]
- 009 Re:Cyborg (2012; co-production with Production I.G)
- Initial D Legend 1: Awakening (2014; co-production with Liden Films)
- Initial D Legend 2: Racer (2015; co-production with Liden Films)
- Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC (2015)
- Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova Cadenza (2015)
- Initial D Legend 3: Dream (2016; co-production with Liden Films)
- Promare (2019; 3DCG work for Studio Trigger)
- BanG Dream! Film Live (2019)
- BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia: Yakusoku (2021)
- BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia: Song I am (2021)
- BanG Dream! Film Live 2nd Stage (2021)
- Gekijōban Argonavis: Ryūsei no Obligato (2021)
- BanG Dream! Poppin' Dream! (2022)
Video games[]
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) – CGI Animation
- Sakura Wars (2019) – CGI Animation
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2020) - CGI Animation (Byleth Reveal Trailer)
References[]
- ^ "会社概要" [Company Profile] (in Japanese). Sanzigen. August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ Loo, Egan (27 October 2011). "Sanzigen, Ordet, Trigger Form Ultra Super Pictures Holding Firm". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (14 December 2019). "Bushiroad Acquires 8.2% of Sanzigen Animation Studio". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (11 February 2020). "Millepensee, Sanzigen Form lXlXl Anime Studio for 3D CG". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sanzigen at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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