Satelight
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese animation studio
.
, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series. The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology and E for Entertainment. The company's president is Michiaki Satō. Noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori
is an executive director at the studio.
In 1996, the studio's next project was producing the CG animation for Group TAC
's Īhatōbu Gensō: Kenji no Haru
. It soon established a production studio in 1998 in Suginami, Tokyo
. The studio soon produced their first television series, Kawamori's Chikyū Shōjo Arjuna
in 2001. In 2006, the studio changed its headquarters from Sapporo to Tokyo.
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...
ese animation studio
Animation studio
An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced...
.
History
The studio was founded on December 1995, in Sapporo, HokkaidōHokkaido
, formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island; it is also the largest and northernmost of Japan's 47 prefectural-level subdivisions. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu, although the two islands are connected by the underwater railway Seikan Tunnel...
, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series. The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology and E for Entertainment. The company's president is Michiaki Satō. Noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori
Shoji Kawamori
is a Japanese anime creator, screenwriter and mechanical designer, having created or co-created such notable series as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, The Vision of Escaflowne, Earth Maiden Arjuna, Genesis of Aquarion, Macross 7, and Macross Frontier. He is currently executive director at the...
is an executive director at the studio.
In 1996, the studio's next project was producing the CG animation for Group TAC
Group TAC
Group TAC was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968. They have worked on movies, videos, TV shows, and commercials, and have contributed to all stages of the process, including planning, production, sound effects, and so on...
's Īhatōbu Gensō: Kenji no Haru
Spring and Chaos
is a television anime special inspired by the life of poet Kenji Miyazawa, released in Japan in 1996 to mark the 100th anniversary of Miyazawa's birth. It was directed by Shoji Kawamori. It was released in North America by Tokyopop...
. It soon established a production studio in 1998 in Suginami, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. The studio soon produced their first television series, Kawamori's Chikyū Shōjo Arjuna
Earth Girl Arjuna
is a Japanese animated television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna Ariyoshi, a high school girl chosen to be the "Avatar of Time" and entrusted with saving the dying Earth....
in 2001. In 2006, the studio changed its headquarters from Sapporo to Tokyo.
Productions
- Chikyū Shōjo ArjunaEarth Girl Arjunais a Japanese animated television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna Ariyoshi, a high school girl chosen to be the "Avatar of Time" and entrusted with saving the dying Earth....
(2001, TV series) - GeneshaftGeneshaftis a Japanese science fiction anime television series set in space, produced by Bandai Visual in 2001, and directed by Kazuki Akane...
(2001, TV series, co-production with Studio Gazelle) - Heat Guy JHeat Guy Jis a 26 episode science fiction anime series created by Escaflowne director Kazuki Akane and Satelight.Heat Guy J was licensed and distributed in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer . It is set for re-release by Funimation Entertainment in the fall of 2009. The first 13 episodes of the show also was...
(2002, TV series) - Macross ZeroMacross Zerois an anime prequel OVA to The Super Dimension Fortress Macross released for the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Macross franchise during 2002 in Japan...
(2002–2004, OVA series) - Genesis of AquarionGenesis of Aquarionis an anime TV series written and directed by Shoji Kawamori, produced by Satelight.The science fiction series is a homage to the Super Robot shows of the 1970s and 1980s, executed with modern animation techniques and aesthetics...
(2005, TV series) - NoeinNoein, also known simply as Noein, is a science fiction anime television series directed by Kazuki Akane and Kenji Yasuda and produced by Satelight...
(2005, TV series) - Glass no Kantai (2006, TV series, co-production with Gonzo)
- Hellsing Ultimate (2006, OVA series, episode 1-4)
- Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kokoro no Mezameru Toki (2006, TV series)
- Galaxy Angel Rune (2006, TV series)
- Baldr Force EXE: ResolutionBaldr Force EXEBaldr Force is a 2D action-shooter game with fast action and detailed sprite characters. The game features a world in the not-so-distant future where humans are able to dive into the network, and fight using humanoid tools called "Simulacrum"....
(2006, TV series) - Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayaki no Ashita ~ (2007, TV series)
- Kamichama KarinKamichama Karinis a Japanese manga originally written by Koge-Donbo about a seventh grade girl named Karin who finds out that she can transform into a goddess. The series began as a manga first serialized in January 2003. Kamichama Karin was serialized in the Japanese shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi and published...
(2007, TV series) - Engage Planet Kiss DumEngage Planet Kiss Dumis a mecha anime series, directed by Yasuchika Nagaoka and Eiichi Satō, and produced by Aniplex and Satelight. It premiered in Japan from April 3, 2007 on TV Tokyo.-Storyline:...
(2007, TV series) - Shugo Chara!Shugo Chara!, also known as My Guardian Characters, is a Japanese shōjo manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spicy" by her classmates, contrasts with her introverted personality...
(2007, TV series) - Time Jam: Valerian & LaurelineTime Jam: Valerian & Laurelineis a French/Japanese animated television series based on the French comic book series Valérian and Laureline written by Pierre Christin and drawn by Jean-Claude Mézières. The animation first aired in France in 2007.-Production:...
(2007, TV series, co-production with Europacorp) - Macross FrontierMacross Frontieris a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008...
(2008, TV series) - Basquash!Basquash!is a sports and sci-fi anime which aired on Mainichi Broadcasting System. It involves characters playing basketball while riding mecha. The series premise was created by Thomas Romain and Shoji Kawamori, with the animation produced by Satelight. Shoji Kawamori is handling the project direction,...
(2009, TV series) - Guin SagaGuin Sagais the title of a best-selling heroic fantasy novel series by the Japanese author Kaoru Kurimoto, in continuous publication since 1979. A record 100 volumes were originally planned, but the final total stands at 130 volumes, the last four published posthumously, with 21 side-story novels...
(2009, TV series) - Fairy TailFairy Tailis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine since August 23, 2006, and has been published by Kodansha in 29 tankōbon volumes . An ongoing anime produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight was released in Japan on October 12, 2009,...
(2009–present) - Kiddy Girl-andKiddy Girl-andis a 2009 sequel to the science fiction anime series Kiddy Grade, created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, has been running in Comp Ace since the May 2009 issue, and the first tankōbon was released on 26 September...
(2009, TV series) - Anyamaru Tantei Kirumin Zoo (2009, TV series)
- Macross Frontier the Movie ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ (2009, Movie)
- Croisée in a Foreign LabyrinthCroisée in a Foreign Labyrinth, also titled in French as La Croisée dans un Labyrinthe Étranger, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinata Takeda about a young Japanese girl named Yune who finds herself in late-19th century Paris...
(2011, TV series) - Tokyo Skytree "Sorakara-chan" Prologue Movie (2011, Short Movie)
- Macross Frontier the Movie ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~ (2011, Movie)
- Mōretsu PiratesMiniskirt Uchū Kaizokuis a Japanese light novel series by Yūichi Sasamoto. It will be adapted into an anime television series in 2012....
(2012, TV series) - - (2012 TV series, AKB48 life)
Games
- Heavy Metal Thunder (2005, Cell Animation Production)
- Persona 2Persona 2is a two-part series of Japanese console role-playing games for the Sony PlayStation, developed by Atlus. and are two chapters of the same storyline...
(2011, Opening Animation Production)
Other involvement
- Bit the Cupid (1995)
- Spring and ChaosSpring and Chaosis a television anime special inspired by the life of poet Kenji Miyazawa, released in Japan in 1996 to mark the 100th anniversary of Miyazawa's birth. It was directed by Shoji Kawamori. It was released in North America by Tokyopop...
(1996) - Saber Marionette JSaber Marionette Jis a Japanese anime produced by Hal Film Maker, aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996 to March 25, 1997. It is the second installation of the Saber Marionette line of series, preceding Saber Marionette J Again and succeeding Saber Marionette R...
(1997) - Perfect BluePerfect Blueis a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon and written by Kon and Sadayuki Murai based on the novel of the same name by Yoshikazu Takeuchi. Junko Iwao plays Mima Kirigoe, a member of a Japanese pop-idol group called "CHAM!", who decides to pursue her career as...
(1997) - St. Luminous Mission High SchoolSt. Luminous Mission High Schoolis an anime produced in 1998 by GENCO. The series has not yet been licensed for release in the West.-Story:When his grandfather dies, Kaihei inherits the post of chairman at an eccentric private girl's school which emphasises the personal freedom of its students. But he arrives to find that one of...
(1998) - Brain PowerdBrain Powerdis a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise. The series is set on a future, decimated Earth after the discovery of a mysterious, alien spacecraft dubbed "Orphan". A group of researchers scour the planet for Orphan's disc plates using mecha called "Antibodies" in order to revive the...
(1998) - EscaflowneEscaflowne (film)is an anime film produced by Sunrise and animated by Studio BONES. Directed by Kazuki Akane, the film is a re-telling of the twenty-six episode anime television series The Vision of Escaflowne...
(2000) - Angel SanctuaryAngel Sanctuaryis a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. Originally serialized in Hana to Yume from February 1995 to February 2001, the chapters were collected and published in twenty tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha; the first volume was released in 1997 and the final volume was published in...
(2000) - Boys Be...Boys Be...is a manga created and written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi, which was in 2000 adapted into a 13 episode anime series by Hal Film Maker....
(2000) - Vampire Hunter DVampire Hunter Dis a series of Japanese novels written by Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983.To date, twenty-two novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes...
(2001) - MetropolisMetropolis (film)Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist film in the science-fiction genre directed by Fritz Lang. Produced in Germany during a stable period of the Weimar Republic, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and makes use of this context to explore the social crisis between workers and...
(2001) - Kakyūsei 2: Hitomi no Naka no Shōjo-tachi (2004)
- Romeo x JulietRomeo x Julietis a TV anime series, loosely based on William Shakespeare's classical play, Romeo and Juliet, along with numerous references and characters from other Shakespearean plays. Though the anime borrows mostly from Shakespeare's story, the manga adaptation differs extensively from the original...
(2007) - Aria OriginationARIA (manga)is a utopian science fantasy manga by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled when it was published by Enix in the magazine Monthly Stencil, being retitled when it moved to Mag Garden's magazine Comic Blade. Aqua was serialized in Stencil from 2001 to 2002 and collected in two tankōbon volumes...
(2008)