TMS Entertainment
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Native name | 株式会社トムス・エンタテインメント |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento |
Formerly |
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Type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Predecessor | Asahi Gloves Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
Founded | October 22, 1946 1964 (as Tokyo Movie from TMS line) | (as Asahi Gloves Manufacturing from Kyokuichi line)
Founder | Yutaka Fujioka |
Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo , Japan |
Key people | Hideki Okamura (Chairman) |
Owner | Sega Sammy Holdings |
Number of employees | 225 |
Parent | Sega Corporation |
Subsidiaries |
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Website | tmsanime |
TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社トムス・エンタテインメント, Kabushiki gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento), formerly known as the Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd.[a], also known as Tokyo Movie[b] or TMS-Kyokuichi[c], is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946.
TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as Lupin the Third, The Rose of Versailles, Anpanman, Detective Conan, Monster Rancher, Hamtaro, Sonic X, D.Gray-man, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, Obake no Q-Taro (until 1972), and Bakugan Battle Brawlers and feature-length films Golgo 13: The Professional, Akira and Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, alongside animation works for Western animation such as Inspector Gadget, The Real Ghostbusters, Rainbow Brite, DuckTales, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, and Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
In 2010, TMS Entertainment became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings.[1]
History[]
The company was originally established on October 22, 1946 by Yutaka Fujioka.[2] as Asahi Gloves Manufacturing Co., Ltd. it was originally a textile manufacturer. Later, the company name was changed to Asahi Ichi Henori Co., Ltd., Asahiichi Co., Ltd., Asahiichi Shine Industry Co., Ltd., and Kyokuichi Co., Ltd. In 2003, the company completely withdrew from the textile business.[citation needed]
Foray into animation[]
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The company started operations in 1964 when it ventured into the animation industry as Tokyo Movie (東京ムービー, Tōkyō Mūbī) after the failure of Fujioka's previous studio, Tokyo Ningyo Cinema (東京人形シネマ, Tōkyō Ningyō Shinema).[3][4] The studio's first production was an animated adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Big X.[citation needed]
Hayao Miyazaki was associated with Tokyo Movie before founding Studio Ghibli.[5] His most notable work at TMS was his role as the director of The Castle of Cagliostro, which is notable for being his first feature-length debut.[6]
In 1972, Madhouse was established with funding from Fujioka, and co-produced its earliest series with Tokyo Movie.[citation needed] In 1977, Fujioka reformatted Tokyo Movie into Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Its first production was Lupin the Third Part II, which aired from 1977 to 1980. The film adaptation, The Mystery of Mamo, was the studio's first feature-length movie in history. A subsidiary, Telecom Animation Film, was founded in 1975, but didn't start production until after Tokyo Movie was restructured.[citation needed]
In 1980, TMS established a partnership with the French (later American) company DiC, as one of its overseas animation subcontractors, where the former would help animate many of the latter's programs, starting with the pilot of Ulysses 31. The two would also produce the 1982 unaired pilot Lupin VIII. This partnership would last until 1996, when DiC opened its own Japan-based animation facility known as K.K. DIC Asia (later Creativity & Development Asia) in 1983, for animation production on its shows in order to bypass overseas animation subcontractors.[citation needed]
In 1989, TMS released Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland in Japan, followed by a United States in 1993. The movie was infamous for being in development hell with figures such as George Lucas, Chuck Jones, Hayao Miyazaki, and Gary Kurtz being involved with the movie before dropping out. The film receiving mixed to positive reviews from publications including The Washington Post, Variety, the New York Post, the Boston Globe, and The New York Times, and became a box-office bomb. In response to this, founder Fujioka decided to retire from the animation business. TMS, having to recoup Little Nemo's losses, increased production on locally based anime programs and became highly involved in animation for Western-based productions, including Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Batman: The Animated Series.[7]
Throughout the 1980s and the 1990s, TMS and its subsidiaries, Telecom Animation Film and South Korea-based Seoul Movie, animated for various companies, including DiC, Walt Disney Television Animation, Warner Bros. Animation, Marvel Films Animation, Studio Ghibli, Madhouse, Production I.G, Sunrise, Bones, Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment,[8] and outsourced to smaller studios such as Telecom (its own division), Ajia-do, Magic Bus, Gonzo, Studio Jungle Gym, Nakamura Production, Tokyo Kids, DR Movie, and Orange.[citation needed] Since the early 2000s, TMS itself has no longer supplied animation services to western studios due to increasingly demanding costs.[8][9] While it still produces feature films, these films are primarily spinoffs from existing anime properties, which include the likes of Anpanman and Detective Conan.[citation needed]
Aside from Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, animators would leave TMS to form their own studios. One of these studios was Brain's Base.[citation needed] Similarly, animators at its subsidiary, Telecom Animation Film, would leave to form Ufotable in 2000,[citation needed] which they would be later known for works like Tales of Symphonia, The Garden of Sinners, Fate/Zero, and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works.
Partnership with Sega[]
On July 1, 1991, Tokyo Movie Shinsha's holding company changed their name to Tokyo Movie Kyokuichi.[10] In 1995, Tokyo Movie Kyokuichi merged with Tokyo Movie Shinsha.[10] In 1996, the Los Angeles studio division was established for overseas TMS animation and in 2000, the company was re-branded as TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd.[10]
In 2001, the Paris studio division was established.[2] In 2003, American brokerage group Merrill Lynch became the second-largest shareholder in TMS Entertainment after acquiring a 7.54 percent stake in the studio. Merrill Lynch purchased the stake purely for investment purposes and had no intention of acquiring control of the firm's management.[11]
On October 17, 2005, Sega Sammy Holdings announced that they had acquired a 50.2% majority stake in TMS and subsidized the studio under it.[12]
In 2012, the head office was relocated to Nakano, Tokyo.[2] In 2015, Sega Sammy placed TMS as a subsidiary of Sega Holdings.[13] In April 2017, Sega's CG production division, Marza Animation Planet, became a subsidiary of TMS.[14]
Subsidiaries[]
The company has numerous animation subsidiaries collaborating in conjunction with the company. Those include:
- Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社テレコム・アニメーションフィルム, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Terekomu Animēshon Firumu), a studio established on May 19, 1975. It first started as a subcontracting company for its parent, but has since become the leading animation studio behind the more recent Lupin the Third titles.[15][16] The studio has also produced series like Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas,[17] Orange,[18] and Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation.[19]
- Marza Animation Planet Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto), a CG studio formerly a part of Sega and known for producing Space Pirate Captain Harlock,[20] Resident Evil: Vendetta,[21] and the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog film.[22]
- V1 Studio (Japanese: ヴィーワンスタジオ, Hepburn: Vīuwan Sutajio), a studio most known for co-producing the Detective Conan films since the 19th movie and the 2nd season (and OVAs) of Kamisama Kiss.[23]
- Double Eagle (Japanese: だぶるいーぐる, Hepburn: Daburuīguru), a studio most known for co-producing ReLIFE, Nana Maru San Batsu, and The Thousand Musketeers.[24]
- 8PAN (Japanese: エイトパヌ, Hepburn: Eito Panu), a studio best known for co-producing Bakuon!!, D.Gray-man Hallow, and Dr. Stone.[25]
- 3xCube (Japanese: スリーキューブ, Hepburn: Surīkyūbu), a studio known for producing The Pilot's Love Song, My Monster Secret, Sweetness and Lightning, and Megalobox.[26]
- Studio Sakimakura (Japanese: スタジオさきまくら, Hepburn: Sutajio Sakimakura), a studio founded in March 2011, and known for producing the second half of the first season of Cardfight!! Vanguard and Brave 10.
- Trois Studio (Japanese: トロワスタジオ, Hepburn: Torowa Sutajio), a studio that produced Lupin III: Goodbye Partner, the 27th film special for the Lupin the Third franchise.[27]
- Seoul Movie, a South Korean animation studio based in Seoul, established in 1990 and closed sometime in the late 2000s.[citation needed]
Productions[]
Television series[]
1960s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Big X | TBS | August 3, 1964 – September 27, 1965 | 59 | Scifi, Action | Adapted from Osamu Tezuka's original manga, which was serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Book from 1963 to 1966. |
Obake no Q-tarō | TBS | August 29, 1965 – June 28, 1967 | 96 | Comedy | |
Perman | TBS | April 2, 1967 – April 14, 1968 | 54 | Adapted from the manga by Fujiko Fujio, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1967 to 1968. | |
Kyojin no Hoshi | Yomiuri TV | March 30, 1968 – September 18, 1971 | 182 | Sports | Adapted from the manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Noboru Kawasaki, which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1966 to 1971. |
Kaibutsu-kun | TBS | 1968–1969 | 49 | Horror, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure | |
Umeboshi Denka | TBS | 1969 | 26 | ||
Roppō Yabure-kun | Nagoya Broadcasting Network | 1969 | 110 | ||
Moomin | Fuji TV | 1969–1970 | 65 | Fantasy | |
Attack No. 1 | Fuji TV | 1969–1971 | 104 | Sports, Drama | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Chikako Urano, which was serialized in Shueisha's Margaret manga magazine for female readers from 1968 to 1970. |
1970s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Chingō Muchabe | TBS | February 15, 1971 – March 22, 1971 | 49 | ||
Shin Obake no Q-Tarō | Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV | September 1, 1971 – December 27, 1972 | 70 | ||
Tensai Bakabon | Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV | September 25, 1971 – June 24, 1972 | 40 | Adaptation of the manga of the same name by Fujio Akatsuka, which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine and Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday manga magazines for boys from 1967 to 1976 respectively. | |
Lupin The Third Part I[28] | Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV | October 24, 1971 – March 26, 1972 | 23 | Adapted from the original manga by Monkey Punch, which was serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action manga magazine for adult male readers from 1967 to 1969. | |
Akadō Suzunosuke | Fuji TV | 1972–1973 | 52 | ||
Dokonjō Gaeru | ABC | October 7, 1972 – September 28, 1974 | 103 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Yasumi Yoshizawa, which was serialized from 1970 to 1976 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine. | |
Kōya no Shōnen Isamu | Fuji TV | April 4, 1973 – March 27, 1974 | 52 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Soji Yamakawa and Noboru Kawasaki, which was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1971 to 1974. | |
Karate Baka Ichidai | NET | October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 | 47 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Ikki Kajiwara, which was serialized from 1971 to 1977 in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine. | |
Aim for the Ace! (Co-Produced with Madhouse) | Mainichi Broadcasting System | October 5, 1973 – March 29, 1974 | 26 | Adapted from the original manga by Sumika Yamamoto in Shueisha's Margaret manga magazine for female readers from 1973 to 1980. Co-Produced with Madhouse. | |
Samurai Giants | Yomiuri TV | October 7, 1973 – September 15, 1974 | 47 | Adapted from the manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Kou Inoue in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1971 to 1974. | |
Judo Sanka | Nippon TV | April 1-September 30, 1974 | 27 | Adapted from the manga by Ikki Kajiwara and Hiroshi Kaizuka in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1972 to 1975. | |
First Human Giatrus | ABC | October 5, 1974 – March 27, 1976 | 77 | Adapted from the manga by Shunji Sonoyama which was serialized from 1965 to 1975 in Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha's Weekly Manga Sunday, in 1966 alone in Gakken's Gakushuu Magazine, and Shogakukan's Gakunen Magazine in 1974. | |
Gamba no Bouken[28] | Nippon TV | April 7-September 29, 1975 | 26 | Co-production with Madhouse | |
Ganso Tensai Bakabon | Nippon TV | 1975–1977 | 206 | Second adaptation of Tensai Bakabon. | |
Hana no Kakarichō | TV Asahi | 1976–1977 | 25 | ||
Shin Kyōjin no Hoshi | Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV | 1977–1978 | 52 | ||
Glacier Wariror Guyslugger | TV Asahi | 1977 | 20 | Co-Produced with Toei Animation. | |
Nobody's Boy: Remi (Co-Produced with Madhouse) | Nippon TV | 1977–1978 | 51 | Adapted from the novel Sans Famille (1878) by Hector Malot. Co-Produced with Madhouse. | |
Lupin III Part II[28] | Nippon TV | 1977–1980 | 155 | Second installment of Lupin III, and the most prolific in the franchise's history. | |
Treasure Island (with Madhouse) | Nippon TV | 1978–1979 | 26 | Adapted from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. | |
New Aim For the Ace | Nippon TV | 1978–1979 | 25 | Continuation of Aim for the Ace! | |
Shin Kyōjin no Hoshi 2 | Yomiuri TV, Nippon TV | 1979 | 23 | ||
The Rose of Versailles | Nippon TV | 1979–1980 | 41 | Adapted from the manga by Riyoko Ikeda in Shueisha's Margaret from 1972 to 1973. |
1980s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Mū no Hakugei | YTV | April 4-September 26, 1980 | 26 | Original work | |
New Tetsujin-28[28] | NTV | October 4, 1980 – September 25, 1981 | 51 | Second adaptation of the manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which was serialized in Kobunsha's Shonen manga magazine from 1956 to 1966. Adapted into English as The New Adventures of Gigantor. | |
Ashita no Joe 2 | NTV | October 13, 1980 – August 31, 1981 | 47 | Continuation of the second half of the events of the original manga by Tetsuya Chiba, which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1968 to 1973. | |
Ohayo! Spank | TV Tokyo | March 7, 1981 – May 29, 1982 | 66 | Adapted from the original manga by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and Shizue Takanashi, which was serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi manga magazine for girls from 1979 to 1982. | |
Shin Dokonjō Gaeru | NTV | September 7, 1981 – March 27, 1982 | 30 | Second adaptation of Dokonjō Gaeru. | |
Ulysses 31[29] | 1981–1982 | 26 | |||
Six God Combination Godmars | NTV | 1981–1982 | 64 | ||
Jarinko Chie | MBS | 1981–1983 | 65 | ||
Acrobunch (with Movie International Co., Ltd.) | NTV | 1982 | 24 | ||
Tonde Monpe | ABC | 1982–1983 | 42 | ||
Ninjaman Ippei | NTV | 1982 | 13 | ||
Space Cobra[28] | Fuji TV | 1982–1983 | 31 | Adapted from the manga, Space Adventure Cobra, by Buichi Terasawa, which was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1978 to 1984. | |
Lupin VIII | 1982 (unaired) | ||||
Lady Georgie | TV Asahi | 1983–1984 | 45 | ||
The Super Dimension Century Orguss[29] | MBS | 1983–1984 | 35 | Second installment of Big West's Super Dimension trilogy, the other two of which, Macross and The Southern Cross are produced by Studio Nue, in association with Tatsunoko Production.The only Super Dimension series which was not adapted into Robotech by Harmony Gold USA. | |
Cat's Eye[28] | NTV | 1983–1984 | 36 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Tsukasa Hojo, which was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump from 1981 to 1985. | |
Lupin III Part III[28] | YTV | 1984–1985 | 50 | ||
Mighty Orbots | 1984 | 13 | |||
Sherlock Hound | ABC | 1984–1985 | 26 | Co-production with the Italian public broadcasting corporation Rai | |
Onegai! Samia Don | NHK | 1985–1986 | 78 | Adapted from the novel Five Children and It (1902) by E. Nesbit. | |
Robotan | YTV | 1986 | 33 | ||
Honey Bee in Toycomland (Bug-tte Honey) | NTV | 1986–1987 | 51 | ||
Anpanman[30] | NTV | 1988– |
1990s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's | NTV | January 5-November 2, 1991 | |||
Kinkyū Hasshin Saver Kids | TV Tokyo | 1991–1992 | |||
Ozanari Dungeon | OVA | 1991 | |||
Jarinko Chie: Chie-chan Funsenki | MBS | 1991–1992 | |||
I and Myself: The Two Lottes | NTV | 1991–1992 | Adapted from the novel, Lottie and Lisa by Erich Kästner | ||
Tetsujin 28 FX[28] | NTV | 1992–1993 | |||
Boku no Patrasche | NTV | 1992–1993 | Adapted from the novel A Dog of Flanders (1872) by Ouida. | ||
Red Baron[29] | NTV | 1994–1995 | |||
Magic Knight Rayearth[28] | YTV/NTV | October 17, 1994 – March 13, 1995 | Adapted from the manga by Clamp, which was serialized in Kodansha's Nakayoshi manga magazine for female readers from 1993 to 1996. | ||
Virtua Fighter[28] (anime television series) | TV Tokyo | October 9, 1995 – June 27, 1996 | Adapted from Sega's fighting video game series of the same name. | ||
Kaitō Saint Tail | ABC | 1995–1996 | |||
Case Closed/Detective Conan[28] | YTV/NTV | January 8, 1996– | Adapted from the manga by Gosho Aoyama, which, since 1994, has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday. | ||
B't X[28] | TBS | 1996 | |||
Wankorobe | TV Tokyo | 1996–1997 | |||
Devil Lady[28] | MBS | 1998–1999 | |||
Monster Farm: Enban Ishi no Himitsu | TBS | 1999–2000 | |||
Shūkan Storyland | NTV | 1999–2001 | |||
Gozonji! Gekko Kamen-kun | TV Tokyo | Oct. 17, 1999–Mar. 26, 2000 | |||
Karakurizōshi Ayatsuri Sakon | WOWOW | Nov. 1999–Apr. 2000 |
2000s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Magic Ball Mondo the 2000 | Feb.–Jul. 2000 | ||||
Monster Rancher | TBS | Apr.–Sept. 2000 | |||
Tottoko Hamtaro (Hamtaro) | Jul. 2000–2006 | ||||
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children (first series) | Oct. 2000–Nov. 2001 | ||||
Project ARMS | Apr. 2001–Mar. 2002 | ||||
Secret of Cerulean Sand (with Telecom Animation Film, a division of TMS) | Jan.–Jun. 2002 | ||||
Cheeky Angel | TV Tokyo | June 4, 2002 – March 29, 2003 | Adapted from the manga by Hiroyuki Nishimori, which was serialized from 1999 to 2003 in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday. | ||
Star of the Giants [Tokubetsu Hen]: Mōko Hanagata Mitsuru | Oct. 2002; all episodes | ||||
Sonic X | TV Tokyo | Apr. 6, 2003–Mar. 28, 2004 (An additional 26 episodes aired in France for the first time then worldwide) | Adapted from Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise, particularly, the events of Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, with additional characters not seen in the games. | ||
Rumic Theater | Jul.–Sept. 2003 | ||||
Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari | Oct. 3, 2003–Dec. 26, 2003 | ||||
Mermaid Forest | Oct. 4–Dec. 20, 2003 | ||||
PoPoLoCrois (2nd Series) | Oct. 5, 2003–Mar. 28, 2004 | ||||
Uninhabited Planet Survive! co-produced with Madhouse | NHK | Oct. 16 2003–Oct. 28 2004 | 52 + 3 OVA specials | Adventure, Science fantasy | made by TMS's subsidiary, Telecom Animation Film, and co-produced with Madhouse |
Aishiteruze Baby | Apr.–Oct. 2004 | ||||
Extra Boy | Apr.–Dec. 2004 | ||||
Monkey Punch Manga Katsudō Daishashin (Mankatsu) | Jul. 2004–Jun. 2005 | ||||
Gallery Fake | Jan.–Sept. 2005 | ||||
Buzzer Beater | Feb.–Apr. 2005 | ||||
Glass Mask | Apr. 2005–2006 | ||||
The Snow Queen | May. 2005–Feb. 2006 | Adapted from the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. | |||
Fighting Beauty Wulong[28] | 2005–2006 | ||||
Mushiking: King of the Beetles | 2005–2006 | ||||
Angel Heart[28] | Oct. 2005–Sept. 2006 | ||||
D.Gray-man | TV Tokyo | October 3, 2006 – September 30, 2008 | Adapted from the manga by Katsura Hoshino, which has been serialized across Shueisha's Jump line of manga magazines for young boys, beginning with Weekly Shonen Jump from 2004 to 2009, and Jump SQ as of 2019. | ||
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | TV Tokyo | October 7, 2006 – September 29, 2007 | Adapted from the manga by Syun Matsuena, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday manga magazine from May 2002 through September 2014. | ||
Pururun! Shizuku-Chan | Oct. 2006–Sept. 2007; Oct. 7, 2007–Sept. 2008 | ||||
Bakugan Battle Brawlers (with Japan Vistec) | Apr. 2007–Mar. 2008 | ||||
Kaze no Shōjo Emily | Apr.–Sept. 2007 | ||||
Noramimi | 2008 | ||||
Itazura na Kiss[30] | Apr. 4–Sept. 25, 2008 | ||||
Telepathy Shōjo Ran | Jun. 21, 2008 | ||||
Live On CardLiver Kakeru | 2008 | ||||
Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia (with Japan Vistec) | Apr. 2009 – May 2010 | ||||
Mamegoma | 2009 | ||||
Genji Monogatari Sennenki | 2009 |
2010s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders (with Maxpire Entertainment) | May 2010–Jan. 2011 | ||||
Lilpri | 2010 | ||||
Cardfight!! Vanguard series (with Studio Sakimakura (season 1 second half)) | Jan. 2011–Oct. 2014 | ||||
Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge (with Maxpire Entertainment) | Feb. 2011–Jan. 2012 | ||||
Battle Girls: Time Paradox | 2011 | ||||
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine[28] | 2012 | ||||
Brave 10 (with Studio Sakimakura) | 2012 | ||||
Zetman | 2012 | ||||
Kamisama Kiss | 2012 | ||||
Aikatsu! | TV Tokyo | Oct. 2012-Mar. 2016 | 178 | made by TMS's subsidiary, Telecom Animation Film. and co-produced with Sunrise | |
Suraj: The Rising Star | Colors TV (India) | Dec. 2012–Jun. 2013 | |||
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman | 2013 | ||||
Yowamushi Pedal (with 8PAN) | 2013–2014 | ||||
The Pilot's Love Song (with 3xCube) | 2014 | ||||
Hero Bank (with 8PAN) | Apr. 2014–Mar. 2015 | ||||
Gugure! Kokkuri-san | 2014 | ||||
Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road (with 8PAN) | 2014–2015 | ||||
Sega Hard Girls | 2014 | ||||
Cardfight!! Vanguard G series (with Double Eagle) | Oct. 2014–Sep. 2016 | ||||
Kamisama Kiss◎ (with V1 Studio) | 2015 | ||||
My Monster Secret (with 3xCube) | 2015 | ||||
Bakuon!! (with 8PAN) | 2016 | ||||
Kamiwaza Wanda | 2016–2017 | ||||
D.Gray-man Hallow (with 8PAN) | 2016 | ||||
ReLIFE[30] (with Double Eagle) | 2016 | ||||
Sweetness and Lightning (with Shin-Ei Animation) | 2016 | ||||
All Out!! (with Madhouse) | 2016 | ||||
Trickster (with Shin-Ei Animation) | 2016 | ||||
Nobunaga no Shinobi series (with V1 Studio) | 2016–2018 | ||||
Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation (with 8PAN) | 2017 | ||||
Nana Maru San Batsu (with Double Eagle) | 2017 | ||||
Yowamushi Pedal: Glory Line (with 8PAN) | 2018 | ||||
Megalobox (with 3xCube) | 2018 | ||||
The Thousand Musketeers (with Double Eagle) | 2018 | ||||
Space Bug/The Journey Home | 2018 | ||||
Between the Sky and Sea (with Double Eagle) | 2018 | ||||
Meiji Tokyo Renka (with V1 Studio) | 2019 | ||||
Fruits Basket (with 8PAN) | 2019–2021 | ||||
Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine | 2019 | ||||
Dr. Stone (with 8PAN) | 2019 | Adapted from the manga by Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi, which, since 2017, is currently being serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. |
2020s[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) | Episodes | Genre | Note(s) |
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Bakugan: Armored Alliance | Teletoon Cartoon Network |
2020–present | |||
Rent-A-Girlfriend | MBS TBS |
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Dr. Stone: Stone Wars | Tokyo MX 8PAN |
2021 | |||
Burning Kabaddi | TV Tokyo | ||||
Megalobox 2: Nomad | Tokyo MX BS11 |
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Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles | TV Tokyo BS Fuji AT-X |
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Lupin the Third Part 6 | Nippon TV |
Feature films[]
Title | Director(s) | Distributor | Year(s) | Note(s) |
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Kyojin no Hoshi: Chizome no Kesshōsen | July 26, 1969 | |||
Kyojin no Hoshi: Ike Ike Hyūma | December 20, 1969 | |||
Kyojin no Hoshi: Dai League Ball | March 21, 1970 | |||
Attack No. 1: The Movie | March 21, 1970 | |||
Attack No. 1: Revolution | August 1, 1970 | |||
Kyojin no Hoshi: Shukumei no Taiketsu | August 1, 1970 | |||
Attack No. 1: World Championship | December 19, 1970 | |||
Attack No. 1: Immortal Bird | March 17, 1971 | |||
Panda! Go, Panda! | Isao Takahata | Toho Company | December 17, 1972 | featurette |
Panda! Go, Panda!: The Rainy Day Circus | Isao Takahata | Toho Company | March 17, 1973 | featurette |
Lupin III | Sōji Yoshikawa | Toho Company | December 16, 1978 | First animated feature film in Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise; later subtitled Lupin vs. the Clone in Japanese and The Mystery of Mamo in English. |
Aim for the Ace! | Osamu Dezaki | Toho Company | September 8, 1979 | Feature film adaptation of Aim for the Ace!; acts as a complete alternate retelling of the events already established in the manga and anime. |
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! | Tsutomu Shibayama | Toho-Towa | November 10, 1979 | Adapted from the manga of the same series by Hisaichi Ishii, which was featured Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action magazine from 1978 to 1979; followed by two more films based on the same manga. |
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro | Hayao Miyazaki | Toho Company | December 15, 1979 | Second animated feature film in Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise, as well as Hayao Miyazaki's theatrical directorial debut. |
Nobody's Boy: Remi | Osamu Dezaki, Yoshio Takeuchi | Toho Company | March 15, 1980 | Feature film compilation of the events of Nobody's Boy: Remi. |
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! 2: Gekitō Pennant Race | Tsutomu Shibayama | Toho-Towa | May 3, 1980 | Second film based on the manga Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!, by Hisaichi Ishii. |
Makoto-chan | Tsutomu Shibayama | Toho Company | July 26, 1980 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Kazuo Umezu, which was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday from 1976 to 1981. |
Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!! Hatsu Warai 3: Aa Tsuppari Jinsei | Tsutomu Shibayama | Toho-Towa | December 13, 1980 | Third film based on the manga Ganbare!! Tabuchi-kun!!, by Hisaichi Ishii. |
Chie the Brat | Isao Takahata | Toho Company | April 11, 1981 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Etsumi Haruki, which was serialized in Futabasha's Weekly Manga Action from 1978 to 1997. |
Ashita no Joe 2 | Osamu Dezaki | Toho Company | July 4, 1981 | Feature film compilation of the events of Ashita no Joe 2. |
Manga Hana no Kakarichō | Noboru Ishiguro, Minoru Okazaki | Shochiku | November 28, 1981 | |
Manzai Taikouki | Ryuji Sawada, Hideo Takayashiki | Shochiku | November 28, 1981 | |
Ohayō! Spank | Shigetsugu Yoshida | Toho-Towa | March 13, 1982 | Feature film adaptation of Ohayō! Spank. |
Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie | Osamu Dezaki | Toho-Towa | July 3, 1982 | One-time feature film adaptation of Space Adventure Cobra; covers the events of the manga's first major story arc. |
Star of the Giants | Satoshi Dezaki, Tadao Nagahama | August 21, 1982 | Feature film adaptation of Star of the Giants; acts as a complete alternate retelling of the events already established in the manga and anime. | |
God Mars: The Movie | Tetsuo Imazawa | December 18, 1982 | Feature film compilation of the events of Six God Combination Godmars. | |
Pro Yakyū o 10-bai Tanoshiku Miru Hōhō | Kiyoshi Suzuki, Tsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi | Toho-Towa | April 29, 1983 | Adapted from the book of the same name by Takenori Emoto, which was originally published by KK Bestsellers from 1982. |
Golgo 13: The Professional | Osamu Dezaki | Toho-Towa | May 28, 1983 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Takao Saito, which, since 1968, has been serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic manga magazine for adult male readers. |
Boukenshatachi: Gamba to 7-biki no Naka Ma | Shinzo Azaki | March 4, 1984 | Feature film compilation of the events of Gamba no Bouken. | |
Meitantei Holmes: Aoi Ruby no Maki / Kaitei no Zaihō no Maki | Hayao Miyazaki | March 11, 1984 | First feature film compilation of two episodes from Sherlock Hound, respectively episode 5 "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", and episode 9 "Treasure Under the Sea". | |
Lupin III: Legend of the Gold of Babylon | Seijun Suzuki, Shigetsugu Yoshida | Toho Company | July 13, 1985 | Third animated feature film in Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise. |
Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. Hudson Hitojichi Jiken / Dover Kaikyō no Daikūchūsen! | Hayao Miyazaki | August 2, 1986 | Second feature film compilation of two episodes from Sherlock Hound, respectively episode 4 "Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage", and episode 10 "The White Cliffs of Dover". | |
Treasure Island | Yoshio Takeuchi, Osamu Dezaki | May 9, 1987 | Feature film compilation of the events of Treasure Island. | |
Akira | Katsuhiro Otomo | Toho Company | July 16, 1988 | Adapted from the manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo, who also serves as the film's director, which was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from 1982 to 1990. |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Shining Star's Tear | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | March 11, 1989 | First animated feature film in the Anpanman franchise. |
Onegai! Samia-don | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | March 11, 1989 | Feature film adaptation of Onegai! Samia-don. | |
Robotan | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | March 11, 1989 | Feature film adaptation of Robotan. | |
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Masami Hata, William Hurtz | Toho-Towa (Japan), Hemdale Film Corporation (USA, Canada) | July 15, 1989 (Japan), August 21, 1992 (USA, Canada) | Japanese-American co-production. Adapted from the comic strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland by Windsor McCay which was serialized in The New York Herald from 1905 to 1913. |
Ojisan Kaizō Kōza | Tsutomu Shibayama | Nippon Herald Films | February 24, 1990 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman's Counterattack | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 14, 1990 | |
The Adventures of Gamba and Otters | Shunji Ōga | Kyodo Film | July 20, 1991 | First feature film adaptation of Gamba no Bouken. |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Fly! Fly! Chibigon | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 20, 1991 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Building Block Castle | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | March 14, 1992 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Nosshi the Dinosaur's Big Adventure | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 17, 1993 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Lyrical Magical Witch's School | Akinori Nagaoka, Hiroyuki Yano | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 16, 1994 | |
Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus | Shunya Itō, Takeshi Shirato | Toho Company | April 22, 1995 | Fourth animated feature film in Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise. |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Let's Defeat the Haunted Ship!! | Hiroyuki Yano | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 29, 1995 | |
Lupin III: Dead or Alive | Monkey Punch | Toho Company | April 20, 1996 | Fifth animated feature film in Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise. |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Flying Picture Book and the Glass Shoes | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 13, 1996 | |
Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 19, 1997 | First animated feature film in the Detective Conan/Case Closed franchise. |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Pyramid of the Rainbow | Shunji Ōga | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 28, 1997 | |
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 18, 1998 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Palm of the Hand to the Sun | Akinori Nagaoka | Shochiku-Fuji Ltd. | July 25, 1998 | |
Case Closed: The Last Wizard of the Century | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 17, 1999 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens | Toshiya Shinohara | July 24, 1999 | ||
Let's Go! Anpanman: Song and Dance Fun | March 20, 2000 | |||
Case Closed: Captured in Her Eyes | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 21, 2000 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Tears of the Mermaid Princess | Akinori Nagaoka | Media Box Tokyo Theatres |
July 29, 2000 | |
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 21, 2001 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star | July 14, 2001 | |||
Hamtaro: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land | Osamu Dezaki | Toho Company | December 15, 2001 | |
Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 20, 2002 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Secret of Roll and Roura's Floating Castle | July 13, 2002 | |||
Hamtaro: The Captive Princess | Osamu Dezaki | Toho Company | December 14, 2002 | |
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital | Kenji Kodama | Toho Company | April 19, 2003 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Ruby's Wish | July 12, 2003 | |||
Hamtaro: Miracle in Aurora Valley | Osamu Dezaki | Toho Company | December 13, 2003 | |
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 17, 2004 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats | July 17, 2004 | |||
Hamtaro and the Demon of the Picture Book Tower | Osamu Dezaki | Toho Company | December 23, 2004 | |
Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 9, 2005 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Happy's Big Adventure | July 16, 2005 | |||
Mushiking: The Road to the Greatest Champion | Shunji Ōga | December 17, 2005 | ||
Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 15, 2006 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Dolly of the Star of Life | July 15, 2006 | |||
Mushiking Super Battle Movie: The Upgraded Armored Beetle of Darkness | Junpei Mizusaki | Shochiku | March 21, 2007 | |
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 21, 2007 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Purun of the Bubble Ball | Hiroyuki Yano | Media Box Tokyo Theatres |
July 14, 2007 | |
Detective Conan: Full Score of Fear | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 19, 2008 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Rinrin the Fairy's Secret | Akinori Nagaoka | Media Box Tokyo Theatres |
July 12, 2008 | |
Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 18, 2009 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars | Jun Kawagoe | July 4, 2009 | ||
Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in the Sky | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | Toho Company | April 17, 2010 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Blacknose and the Magical Song | Hiroyuki Yano | Media Box Tokyo Theatres |
July 10, 2010 | |
Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence | Yasuichiro Yamamoto, Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 16, 2011 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Rescue! Kokorin and the Star of Miracles | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | July 2, 2011 | |
The Princess and the Pilot | Jun Shishido | Tokyo Theatres | October 1, 2011 | co-production with Madhouse |
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker | Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 14, 2012 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Revive Banana Island | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | July 7, 2012 | |
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea | Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 20, 2013 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | July 6, 2013 | |
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan: The Movie | Hajime Kamegaki | Toho Company | December 7, 2013 | |
Dimensional Sniper | Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 19, 2014 | |
Lupin III: Daisuke Jigen's Gravestone | Takeshi Koike | June 21, 2014 | ||
Let's Go! Anpanman: Apple Boy and the Wishes For Everyone | Jun Kawagoe | Tokyo Theatres | July 5, 2014 | |
Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno | Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 18, 2015 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Mija and the Magic Lamp | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | July 4, 2015 | |
Case Closed: The Darkest Nightmare | Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 16, 2016 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Nanda and Runda of the Toy Star | Jun Kawagoe | Tokyo Theatres | July 2, 2016 | |
Orange: Future | Naomi Nakayama, Hiroshi Hamasaki | November 18, 2016 | co-production with Telecom Animation Film | |
Lupin III: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood | Takeshi Koike | February 4, 2017 | ||
Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter | Kobun Shizuno | Toho Company | April 15, 2017 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Bulbul's Big Treasure Hunt | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | July 1, 2017 | |
Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer | Yuzuru Tachikawa | Toho Company | April 13, 2018 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Shine! Kurun and the Star of Life | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | June 30, 2018 | |
Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire | Chika Nagaoka | Toho Company | April 12, 2019 | |
Lupin III: Fujiko Mine's Lie | Takeshi Koike | May 31, 2019 | ||
Let's Go! Anpanman: Sparkle! Princess Vanilla of the Land of Ice Cream | Hiroyuki Yano | Tokyo Theatres | June 28, 2019 | |
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet | Chika Nagaoka | Toho Company | April 16, 2021 | |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Fluffy Fuwari and the Cloud Country | Jun Kawagoe | Tokyo Theatres | TBA 2021 |
Television films and specials[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
Astro Boy vs. the Giants | Nippon TV | June 9, 1969 |
Bōchan | Fuji TV | June 13, 1980 |
Nijū-yon no Hitomi | Fuji TV | October 10, 1980 |
Sugata Sanshirō | Fuji TV | June 8, 1981 |
Son Goku: Silk Road o Tobu!! | Fuji TV | June 17, 1982 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Santa Claus Disappears | Nippon TV | December 19, 1988 |
Lupin III: Bye Bye, Lady Liberty | Nippon TV | April 1, 1989 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and the Christmas Valley | Nippon TV | December 25, 1989 |
Lupin III: The Hemingway Papers | Nippon TV | July 20, 1990 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Scoop the South Sea! | Nippon TV | August 26, 1990 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Shine! Our Christmas Tree | Nippon TV | December 24, 1990 |
Lupin III: Napoleon's Dictionary | Nippon TV | August 9, 1991 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Mysterious Jingle | Nippon TV | December 23, 1991 |
Lupin III: From Russia with Love | Nippon TV | July 24, 1992 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Delivered! Our Christmas | Nippon TV | December 21, 1992 |
Lupin III: Voyage to Danger | Nippon TV | July 23, 1993 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The South Island's White Christmas | Nippon TV | December 20, 1993 |
Lupin III: Dragon of Doom | Nippon TV | July 29, 1994 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The 2 Panna's Christmas | Nippon TV | December 19, 1994 |
Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure | Nippon TV | August 4, 1995 |
Magic Knight Rayearth: Zokan go | Yomiuri TV | December 16, 1995 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: White Keito's Christmas | Nippon TV | December 25, 1995 |
Lupin III: The Secret of Twilight Gemini | Nippon TV | August 2, 1996 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and the Black Christmas | Nippon TV | December 13, 1996 |
Lupin III: Island of Assassins | Nippon TV | August 1, 1997 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Meringue Sisters' Christmas | Nippon TV | December 25, 1997 |
Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis | Nippon TV | July 24, 1998 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Our Christmas Concert | Nippon TV | December 24, 1998 |
Lupin III: Da Capo of Love: Fujiko's Unlucky Days | Nippon TV | July 30, 1999 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and Your Merry Christmas | Nippon TV | December 23, 1999 |
Soreike! Anpanman: Kieta Jam Oji-san | Nippon TV | February 21, 2000 |
Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar | Nippon TV | July 28, 2000 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman's Christmas Show | Nippon TV | December 21, 2000 |
Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection | Nippon TV | August 3, 2001 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and Small Santa's Christmas | Nippon TV | December 20, 2001 |
Lupin III: Episode 0: The First Contact | Nippon TV | July 26, 2002 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: The Flame of Courage and Christmas | Nippon TV | December 19, 2002 |
Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure | Nippon TV | August 1, 2003 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Black Santa and the Nice Present | Nippon TV | December 25, 2003 |
Lupin III: Stolen Lupin ~ The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly~ | Nippon TV | July 30, 2004 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and the Star of Christmas | Nippon TV | December 24, 2004 |
Lupin III: An Angel's Tactics – Fragments of a Dream Are the Scent of Murder | Nippon TV | July 22, 2005 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman's Jin-Jin-Jingle Bells | Nippon TV | December 23, 2005 |
Lupin III: Seven Days Rhapsody | Nippon TV | September 8, 2006 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Sing! Dance! Everybody's Christmas | Nippon TV | December 22, 2006 |
Lupin III: Elusiveness of the Fog | Nippon TV | July 27, 2007 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Kokin-chan and the Christmas of Tears | Nippon TV | December 21, 2007 |
Lupin III: Sweet Lost Night ~Magic Lamp's Nightmare Premonition~ | Nippon TV | July 25, 2008 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Franken-Robo-kun's Surprised Christmas | Nippon TV | December 19, 2008 |
Lupin III vs. Detective Conan | Nippon TV | March 27, 2009 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Do Your Best Creampanda! The Christmas Adventure | Nippon TV | December 25, 2009 |
Lupin III: The Last Job | Nippon TV | February 12, 2010 |
Magic Kaito | NNS (ytv) | April 17, 2010 – December 29, 2012 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Red-Nosed Chappy - The Christmas of Courage | Nippon TV | December 24, 2010 |
Lupin III: Blood Seal - Eternal Mermaid | Nippon TV | December 2, 2011 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and Gomira's Christmas Castle | Nippon TV | December 23, 2011 |
Lupin III: Record of Observations of the East | Nippon TV | November 2, 2012 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Doremifa Island's Christmas | Nippon TV | December 21, 2012 |
Lupin III: Princess of the Breeze - Hidden City in the Sky | Nippon TV | November 15, 2013 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Shine! Tin Kid's Christmas Tree | Nippon TV | December 20, 2013 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Anpanman and the Letter to Santa | Nippon TV | December 19, 2014 |
The Disappearance of Conan Edogawa: The Worst Two Days in History | Nippon TV | December 26, 2014 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and the Lovely Christmas Present | Nippon TV | December 18, 2015 |
Lupin III: Italian Game | Nippon TV | January 8, 2016 |
Case Closed Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small | Nippon TV | December 9, 2016 |
Let's Go! Anpanman: Poppo's Christmas Twinkle | Nippon TV | December 23, 2016 |
Lupin III: Goodbye Partner | Nippon TV | January 25, 2019 |
Lupin III: Prison of the Past | Nippon TV | November 29, 2019 |
Original video animations[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
2001 Nights | 1987 | |
Ace o Nerae! 2: Stage 1–6 | March 1988 | |
The Untold Legend | June 1988 | |
The Fuma Conspiracy | December 1987 | |
Return of the Magician | 2002 | |
Ace o Nerae!: Final Stage | 1989 | |
Tengai makyo: Jiraiya Oboro Hen | July 1990 | |
(Office Lady) Kaizō Kōza | November 1990 | |
Katsugeki Shōjo Tanteidan | December 1990 | |
Wizardry | February 1991 | |
Shizuka Narudon | April 1991 | |
Ozanari Dungeon | September 1991 | |
Christmas Da! Minna Atsumare! (annual Christmas releases) | 1992–present | |
Maps | 1994 | |
Otanjōbi Series | 1995 | |
Magic Knight Rayearth | July 1997 | |
B't X NEO | August 1997 | |
Glass Mask: Sen no Kamen o Motsu Shōjo | 1998 | |
Aoyama Gōshō Tanhenshū | 1999 | |
Karakuri no Kimi | 2000 | |
Azusa, Otetsudai Shimasu! | 2004 | |
Hamtaro Premium (4 OVAs) | 2002–2004 | |
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas | 2009–2011 |
Original net animations[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
Baki (with Double Eagle) | 2018–2020 | |
Rick and Morty vs. Genocider (by Telecom Animation Film) | 2020 | |
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness (with Quebico) | 2021 | |
Hanma Baki - Son of Ogre | 2021 |
Video games[]
Title | Developer | Contribution | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Don Quixote: A Dream in Seven Crystals | Premier International Corp. | Animation | 1994 |
The Adventures of Batman & Robin | Clockwork Tortoise | Lost episode cutscenes | 1995 |
Astal | Sega | Cutscenes | 1995 |
Last Bronx | Sega AM3 | Cutscenes | 1996 |
Sakura Wars | Red Company Sega CS2 R&D |
Cutscenes | 1996 |
Sonic Jam | Sonic Team | Man of the Year short | 1997 |
Grandia | Game Arts | CG animation (as Telecom Animation Film Company) | 1997 |
Burning Rangers | Sonic Team | Cutscenes | 1998 |
Lupin the 3rd: Sage of the Pyramid | Asmik Ace Entertainment | Cutscenes | 1998 |
Kingdom Hearts | Square | outside contractor: animation supervisor (as Telecom Animation Film Company) | 2002 |
PopoloCrois | G-artists, Sony Computer Entertainment | Animation | 2005 |
Return to PopoloCrois | epics, Marvelous AQL | Animation | 2015 |
Tokyo Afterschool Summoners | LifeWonders | Opening Animation | 2019 |
Subsidiary production[]
Telecom Animation Film[]
Title | Network(s) | Year(s) | Note | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Uninhabited Planet Survive! | NHK | 2003–2004 | co-produced with Madhouse | |
Ramen Fighter Miki | Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, Yomiuri TV | 2006 | ||
Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture | Fuji TV (Noitamina) | 2007 | co-produced with Shirogumi | |
Aikatsu! | TV Tokyo | 2012–2016 | co-produced with Sunrise | |
Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure | Nippon TV | 2015–2016 | ||
Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation | TBS, CBC, MBS, BS-TBS | 2016 | [31] | |
Orange | Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, TVA, ABC, TSB | 2016 | [32] | |
Orange: Future | 2016 | Film | ||
Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas | ABC, Tokyo MX, AT-X, TVA, BS11, TVQ | 2017 | [33] | |
Lupin the 3rd Part V: Misadventures in France | Nippon TV | 2018 | ||
Tsukumogami Kashimasu | NHK | 2018 | ||
Tower of God | Tokyo MX, BS11, GYT, GTV | 2020 | [34] | |
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro | Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, AT-X | 2021 | [35] | |
Blue Thermal | 2022 | Film | [36] | |
Shenmue | Adult Swim (Toonami) | TBA | [37] |
Foreign production history[]
TMS Entertainment/Telecom Animation Film[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
The Blinkins | 1984 | |
Mighty Orbots | ABC | September 8, 1984 – December 15, 1984 |
Sherlock Hound | TV Asahi, Rai 1 | 1984–1985 |
Sweet Sea | 1985 | |
Galaxy High[38][unreliable source] | CBS | September 13 – December 6, 1986 |
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | July 15, 1989 | |
Reporter Blues | Rai 1, NHK | 1991–1996 |
Soccer Fever | Rai 1 / NHK | April 4, 1994 – April 3, 1995 |
Cybersix (Japanese/Canadian co-production with NOA) | Teletoon, Kids Station, Telefe | September 6 – November 29, 1999 |
DiC Entertainment[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
Ulysses 31 | FR3 / Nagoya Broadcasting Network | October 10, 1981 – April 3, 1982 |
Lupin VIII | unaired | 1982 (unaired) |
Inspector Gadget (Season 1) | Syndication | September 12, 1983 – February 1, 1986 |
The Littles | ABC | September 10, 1983 – November 2, 1985 |
Rainbow Brite | Syndication | June 27, 1984 – July 24, 1986 |
Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats | Syndication | September 5, 1984 – 1988 |
Here Come the Littles | May 24, 1985 | |
The Real Ghostbusters | ABC | September 13, 1986 – September 5, 1992 |
Dennis the Menace | Syndication | September 22, 1986 – March 26, 1988 |
Kissyfur | NBC | September 13, 1986 – August 25, 1990 |
Sylvanian Families | Syndication | September 18 – December 11, 1987 |
ALF: The Animated Series | NBC | September 26, 1987 – January 7, 1989 |
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog | Syndication | September 6, 1993 – November 24, 1996 |
Disney Television Animation[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
The Wuzzles | CBS | September 14 – December 7, 1985 |
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (Season 1 to 4) | NBC ABC |
September 14, 1985 – February 22, 1991 |
Fluppy Dogs | ABC | November 27, 1986 |
DuckTales (Season 1) | Syndication | September 18, 1987 – November 28, 1990 |
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Season 1 and half of Season 2) | The Disney Channel ABC |
January 17, 1988 – October 26, 1991 |
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (Season 1) | The Disney Channel Syndication |
August 27, 1988 – November 19, 1990 |
Gargoyles (Assistance for Walt Disney Animation Japan, "Hunter's Moon, Part 2") | Syndication ABC |
October 24, 1994 – February 15, 1997 |
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (Assistance for Walt Disney Animation Australia) | Direct to Video | November 9, 1999 |
The Tigger Movie (Assistance for Walt Disney Animation Japan) | February 11, 2000 |
Warner Bros. Animation[]
Title | Broadcast network(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
Tiny Toon Adventures | Syndication / Fox Kids | September 14, 1990 – May 28, 1995 |
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | March 11, 1992 | |
Batman: The Animated Series | Fox Kids | September 5, 1992 – September 15, 1995 |
Animaniacs | Fox Kids / The WB | September 13, 1993 – November 14, 1998 |
Pinky and the Brain ("A Pinky and the Brain Christmas") | The WB | September 9, 1995 – November 14, 1998 |
The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries (First season) | The WB | September 9, 1995 – December 13, 2002 |
Superman: The Animated Series | The WB | September 6, 1996 – February 12, 2000 |
Waynehead (Opening) | October 19, 1996 – May 17, 1997 | |
The New Batman Adventures | The WB | September 13, 1997 – January 16, 1999 |
The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest | October 4, 1997 | |
Wakko's Wish | December 21, 1999 | |
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | December 12, 2000 | |
Green Lantern: First Flight | July 28, 2009 | |
Justice League: Doom | February 28, 2012 | |
Superman vs. The Elite | June 12, 2012 |
Other productions[]
Title | Production company(s) | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
The New Adventures of Zorro | Filmation | September 12 – December 5, 1981 |
Transformers ("Call of The Primitives") (uncredited)[39] | Sunbow Productions + Marvel Productions | September 17, 1984 – November 11, 1987 |
The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers | Gaylord Entertainment Company | September 14 – December 11, 1986 |
Bionic Six | MCA Television | April 6 − November 12, 1987 |
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light | Sunbow Productions | September 21 – December 14, 1987 |
Peter Pan and the Pirates | Fox Children's Productions + Southern Star Productions | September 8, 1990 – September 10, 1991 |
Spider-Man: The Animated Series | Marvel Films Animation | November 19, 1994 – January 31, 1998 |
An American Tail 3: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Universal Cartoon Studios | November 16, 1998 |
Bakugan: Battle Planet | Nelvana, Spin Master Entertainment | December 31, 2018 – present |
See also[]
- Studio Ghibli, an animation studio founded by former TMS animators Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.
- Madhouse, an animation studio that was established with funding from TMS.
- Spectrum Animation, an animation studio founded by former TMS animators who helped animate several episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.
- Brain's Base, an animation studio founded by former TMS animators
- Ufotable, an animation studio founded by former Telecom Animation Film animators, a subsidiary of TMS.
References[]
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