Production Reed

Production Reed Co., Ltd.

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Production Reed Co., Ltd. (株式会社プロダクション リード) is a Japanese anime studio, located in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan, known for its four magical-girl anime, especially Magical Princess Minky Momo. It was established by Toshihiko Sato and other artists on December 24, 1975 as Ashi Productions (葦プロダクション, Ashi Purodakushon). It changed its name from Ashi Production to Production Reed on November 1, 2007.

TV series

• Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster (co-production with Nippon Animation) (1976-1977)
• Space Warrior Baldios (co-production with Kokusai Eiga-sha) (1980–1981)
• GoShogun (co-production with Studio Z5) (1981)
• Magical Princess Minky Momo ("Soramomo") (1982–1983)
• Special Armored Battalion Dorvack (1983–1984)
• Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God (1985)
• Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos (1986–1987)
• Machine Robo: Battle Hackers (1987)
• Ironfist Chinmi (co-production with Toho) (1988)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman (1988)
• Idol Densetsu Eriko (1989–1990)
• Time Travel Tondekeman (co-production with Tatsunoko Production) (1989-1990)
• Idol Angel Yokoso Yoko (1990–1991)
• NG Knight Ramune & 40 (co-production with B3 and Asatsu) (1990-1991)
• Magical Angel Sweet Mint (1990–1991)
• Jankenman (1991–1992)
• Magical Princess Minky Momo Hold on to Your Dreams ("Umimomo") (1991–1992)
• Floral Magician Mary Bell (1992–1993)
• Macross 7 (1994–1995)
• Blue Seed (with Production I.G.) (1994–1995)
• Kaiketsu Zorro (1996–1997)
• VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire (co-production with Asatsu) (1996)
• Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers (1998)
• Cyber Team in Akihabara (1998) (TV Series only, the movie was animated by Production I.G.)
• Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (1999)
• Cybuster (1999)
• F-Zero GP Legend (2003–2004)
• Ultra Maniac (2003)
• Jūsō Kikō Dancouga Nova (2007)
• Onsen Yōsei Hakone-chan (co-production with Asahi Production) (2015)
• Nijiiro Days (2016)

OVA's

• Magical Princess Minky Momo La Ronde in my Dream (1985)
• Dancouga: Requiem for Victims (1986)
• Dancouga: Jūsenkitai Songs (1986)
• Violence Jack: Harem Bomber (co-production with Soei Shinsha) (1986)
• God Bless Dancouga (1987)
• Makyō Gaiden Ladius (1987)
• Magical Princess Minky Momo Hitomi no Seiza Minky Momo SONG Special (1987)
• Leina: Wolf Sword Legend (Sequel to Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos) (1988-1989)
• Dancouga: Blazing Epilogue (1989-1990)
• Lightning Trap - Leina & Laika (Sequel to Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos) (1990)
• NG Knight Lamune & 40 EX (Co-production with Asatsu) (1991)
• Jankenman Kaiju Dai Kessen (1992)
• Mega Man: Upon a Star (1993)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman II: New Century 2058 (1993)
• NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX (Co-production with Asatsu) (1993)
• Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1994)
• Apocalypse Zero (1996)
• Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend (1996)
• Macross Dynamite 7 (Sequel to Macross 7) (1997-1998)
• Knights of Ramune (AKA VS Knight Lamune and 40 Fresh) (1997)
• Ultra Maniac (OVA version) (2002)

Feature films

• Space Warrior Baldios (co-production with Kokusai Eiga-sha) (1981)
• GoShogun Movie (1982)
• GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985)
• Vampire Hunter D (1985)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman: The Final Battle (1989)
• Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain (1990)
• Floral Magician Mary Bell: The Key Of Phoenix (co-production with Shochiku and Toho) (1992)
• Floral Magician Mary Bell: Mary Bell's Traffic Safety (1993)
• Floral Magician Mary Bell: Mary Bell's Fire Prevention: What to Do When an Earthquake Occurs (1993)
• Macross 7: The Galaxy Is Calling Me! (1995)
• Beast Wars II: Lio Convoy's Close Call! (1998)

Outsourced and Other Productions

• Macron 1 (U.S./European version of GoShogun by Saban International, the U.S. version also incorporates scenes from Akū Dai Sakusen Srungle produced by Kokusai Eiga-sha.) (1985)
• Gigi and the Fountain of Youth (English dub of the Magical Princess Minky Momo La Ronde in my Dream OVA by Harmony Gold) (1985)
• M.A.S.K. (American production, with DiC Entertainment; various first and second season episodes) (1985-1986)
• Mega Man (American production, with Ruby-Spears Productions) (1993)
• Skysurfer Strike Force (American production, with Ruby-Spears Productions) (1995–1996)
• Diabolik (American production, with Saban International) (1997)

External links

• Official website
• Ashi Productions at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Production Reed at Anime News Network's encyclopedia