Kyoto Animation
Encyclopedia
, abbreviated , is a Japanese animation
studio located in Uji
, Kyoto Prefecture
, Japan
. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise
and is also parent to the studio Animation Do. Although founded in 1981 Kyoto Animation has only produced seven anime series as of 2007 on their own, five of them being television series adaptations, and two self-produced OVAs (Munto
series), and have been involved in the production of Kiddy Grade
, InuYasha
, Nurse Witch Komugi
, Tenchi Universe
, and Generator Gawl
. They have also been involved in Konami
's long-running baseball game Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Power Pro) series' for four installments (eight through eleven) for the vocal opening and ending sequences (Konami made the openings themselves before seven).
Air
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Kanon
Lucky Star
Clannad
Clannad After Story
K-On!
K-On!!
Nichijou
Hyou-ka
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time
Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai
Tenjō Jin to Akuto Jin Saigo no Tatakai
K-On!
Nyorōn Churuya-san
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
studio located in Uji
Uji, Kyoto
is a city on the southern outskirts of the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Founded on March 1, 1951, Uji is located between the two ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto. The city sits on the Uji River, which has its source in Lake Biwa. As of April 1, 2008, Uji has an estimated population...
, Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It was established in 1981, became a limited company in 1985 and then became a corporation in 1999. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is affiliated with noted studio Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
and is also parent to the studio Animation Do. Although founded in 1981 Kyoto Animation has only produced seven anime series as of 2007 on their own, five of them being television series adaptations, and two self-produced OVAs (Munto
Munto
Munto is a two-episode original video animation project by Kyoto Animation, first released in 2003 titled Munto followed by a 2005 sequel Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. An animated television series entitled Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai based on the OVAs was produced by Kyoto...
series), and have been involved in the production of Kiddy Grade
Kiddy Grade
is a 24 episode science fiction anime series produced in 2002 and created by gímik and Gonzo Digimation and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The series is licensed and distributed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment. The series currently airs on the FUNimation Channel in both its "syndicated...
, InuYasha
InuYasha
, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008...
, Nurse Witch Komugi
Nurse Witch Komugi
is an original video animation anime series co-produced by Tatsunoko Production and Kyoto Animation. The series lasted for five episodes ,all of which were released on DVD in North America by ADV Films...
, Tenchi Universe
Tenchi Universe
was a 26 episode anime series produced by the AIC and Pioneer Animation. It is loosely based on the first six episodes of the Tenchi Muyo! OVA series. The series premiered on April 2, 1995 in Japan and concluded its airing on September 24, 1995. The series aired in the United States on Cartoon...
, and Generator Gawl
Generator Gawl
is a 1998 12-part anime series. The story is set in 2007, when Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock the human body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. As a result, Gawl, Koji, and Ryo—three young scientists from a future period—have traveled back...
. They have also been involved in Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
's long-running baseball game Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Power Pro) series' for four installments (eight through eleven) for the vocal opening and ending sequences (Konami made the openings themselves before seven).
Produced series
In the list below, only the productions that Kyoto Animation were the main producer for are listed.TV series produced
Full Metal Panic? FumoffuFull Metal Panic? Fumoffu
is a companion series to the anime series Full Metal Panic! by Kyoto Animation, and takes place between the first season and The Second Raid....
- Series run: August 26, 2003 - November 18, 2003
- Genres: ComedyComedyComedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
, MilitaryMilitaryA military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
, RomanceRomance (genre)As a literary genre of high culture, romance or chivalric romance is a style of heroic prose and verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe. They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures, often of a knight errant portrayed as... - Episodes: 12 x 24 minutes
- Adapted from the Full Metal Panic!Full Metal Panic!is an ongoing series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.Individual...
light novelLight novelA is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
series, and sequel to the 2002 version created by Gonzo.
Air
- Series run: January 6, 2005 - March 31, 2005
- Genres: DramaDramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, FantasyFantasyFantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
, Romance - Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes (+ 2 x 24 minutes Air in Summer)
- Adaptation of KeyKey (company)Key is a Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Art's and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan. Key released their debut visual novel Kanon in June 1999, which combined an elaborate storyline, an up-to-date anime-style drawing style, and a...
's visual novelVisual novelA is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
.
Full Metal Panic!: The Second Raid
- Series run: July 13, 2005 - October 19, 2005
- Genres: Comedy, MechaMechaA mech , is a science fiction term for a large walking bipedal tank or robot, including ones on treads and animal shapes.-Characteristics:...
, Military, Romance - Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Adaptation of the Full Metal Panic!Full Metal Panic!is an ongoing series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a spirited Japanese high school girl.Individual...
light novelLight novelA is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
series by Shoji Gatoh.
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
- Series run: April 2, 2006 - July 2, 2006
- Series re-run (with new episodes): April 3, 2009 - October 9, 2009
- Genres: Comedy, MysteryMystery fictionMystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
, Science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, SupernaturalSupernaturalThe supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature... - Episodes: 14 x 24 minutes
- Episodes (re-run): 28 x 24 minutes
- Adaptation of the light novel series by Nagaru TanigawaNagaru Tanigawais a Japanese author from Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for which he won the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker Awards and has been adapted as an anime...
.
Kanon
Kanon
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key and originally released as an adult game on June 4, 1999, playable on a Microsoft Windows PC. An all ages version for the PC was released in January 2000, and was later ported to the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable...
- Series run: October 5, 2006 - March 15, 2007
- Genres: Comedy-dramaComedy-dramaComedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
, Fantasy, Romance - Episodes: 24 x 24 minutes
- This series is the second anime adaptation of a visual novel of the same name by Key. The first was created by Toei AnimationToei AnimationToei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
in 2002.
Lucky Star
- Series run: April 8, 2007 - September 16, 2007
- Genres: Comedy, Slice of life
- Episodes: 24 x 24 minutes + 1 OVA
- Adaptation of the mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Kagami YoshimizuKagami Yoshimizuis a Japanese manga author from Satte, Saitama, Japan. He is perhaps best known as the creator of a four-panel comic strip Lucky ☆ Star which has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine since January 2004. He is also credited for creating Comptiq's mascot character...
.
Clannad
- Series run: October 4, 2007 - March 27, 2008
- Genres: Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 23 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Another adaptation of a visual novel by Key.
Clannad After Story
- Series run: October 3, 2008 - March 26, 2009
- Genres: Comedy-drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Episodes: 24 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Sequel to Clannad, adapted from the visual novel by Key.
K-On!
K-On!
is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
- Series run: April 3, 2009 - June 26, 2009
- Genres: Comedy, Slice of life
- Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Adaptation of the manga by KakiflyKakiflyis a male Japanese manga artist. He is known for creating the series K-On! which was also adapted as an anime by Kyoto Animation.-External links:*...
.
K-On!!
K-On!
is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
- Series run: April 7, 2010 - September 28, 2010
- Genres: Comedy, Slice of life
- Episodes: 26 x 24 minutes (+ 1 x 24 minutes OVA)
- Sequel to K-On!, adapted from the manga by Kakifly.
Nichijou
Nichijou
is a Japanese comedy manga by . The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. An anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between April and September...
- Series run: April 3, 2011 - September 25, 2011
- Genre: Comedy
- Episodes: 26 x 24 minutes
- Adaptation of the manga by Keiichi Arawi.
Hyou-ka
- Status: Green-lit for production
- Genre: Mystery
- Adaptation of novel by Honobu Yonezawa
Original productions
MuntoMunto
Munto is a two-episode original video animation project by Kyoto Animation, first released in 2003 titled Munto followed by a 2005 sequel Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. An animated television series entitled Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai based on the OVAs was produced by Kyoto...
- Release dates: April 14, 2003 - April 20, 2003
- Genres: AdventureAdventureAn adventure is defined as an exciting or unusual experience; it may also be a bold, usually risky undertaking, with an uncertain outcome. The term is often used to refer to activities with some potential for physical danger, such as skydiving, mountain climbing and or participating in extreme sports...
, Fantasy - Episodes: 1 x 52 minutes
- Munto was unique in that it was an OVA that was first distributed online through Kyoto Animation's website in three parts.
Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time
Munto
Munto is a two-episode original video animation project by Kyoto Animation, first released in 2003 titled Munto followed by a 2005 sequel Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. An animated television series entitled Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai based on the OVAs was produced by Kyoto...
- Release dates: 2004
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
- Episodes: 1 x 58 minutes
- Munto 2 was also first distributed online, but in two parts.
Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai
Munto
Munto is a two-episode original video animation project by Kyoto Animation, first released in 2003 titled Munto followed by a 2005 sequel Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. An animated television series entitled Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai based on the OVAs was produced by Kyoto...
- Series run: January 14, 2009 - March 11, 2009
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
- Episodes: 9 x 24 minutes
- A television series remake of Munto.
Tenjō Jin to Akuto Jin Saigo no Tatakai
Munto
Munto is a two-episode original video animation project by Kyoto Animation, first released in 2003 titled Munto followed by a 2005 sequel Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. An animated television series entitled Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai based on the OVAs was produced by Kyoto...
- Release: April 18, 2009
- Genres: Adventure, Fantasy
- A film sequel to the television series Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai
Films
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya- Release: February 6, 2010
- Genres: Comedy-dramaComedy-dramaComedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...
, Science Fiction, Slice of Life, Supernatural - A film adaptation of the novel by Nagaru TanigawaNagaru Tanigawais a Japanese author from Hyōgo Prefecture, in the Kinki region of Japan. He is a graduate of the law school at Kwansei Gakuin University. He is best known for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya for which he won the grand prize at eighth annual Sneaker Awards and has been adapted as an anime...
K-On!
K-On!
is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kakifly. The manga was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat...
- Release: December 3, 2011
- Genres: Comedy, Music, Slice of life
- Continuation of the animated series based on the manga by KakiflyKakiflyis a male Japanese manga artist. He is known for creating the series K-On! which was also adapted as an anime by Kyoto Animation.-External links:*...
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Original net animation
The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya- Series run: February 14, 2009 - May 15, 2009
- Genres: Comedy
- An original net animationOriginal Net AnimationAn original net animation is an anime that is directly released onto the Internet. ONAs may also have been aired on television if they were first directly released on the Internet. The name mirrors original video animation, a term that has been used in the anime industry for straight-to-video...
series. Adaptation of the mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
based on the Haruhi SuzumiyaHaruhi Suzumiyais the general name for a series of light novels written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito which were subsequently adapted into other media. The story follows the title character Haruhi Suzumiya, a high school girl who can unconsciously change reality, and her strange antics with her...
series.
Nyorōn Churuya-san
- Series run: February 14, 2009 - May 15, 2009
- Genres: Comedy
- An original net animation series. Adaptation of the manga based on the Haruhi Suzumiya series.
Game openings and endings
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū series- Aka: Power Pro/Pawapuro series
- Games eight through eleven in the main series installment
- Release dates: 2001 - 2004
- Genres: Sports
- Original Development: KonamiKonamiis a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
/Diamond Head - Kyoto Animation featured all the openings in eight through eleven, as well as the Success Mode ending in eleven.