Kyoto Animation

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Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd.
Native name
 株式会社京都アニメーション
Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon
Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Japanese animation
Print media publisher (mainly light novels)
Founded July 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-12)
Headquarters Uji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan[1]
Key people
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  • Hideaki Hatta (president)[2]
  • Yoko Hatta (vice president)[3]
Number of employees
 137[citation needed] (2019)
Subsidiaries Animation Do (2010–2020, absorbed)[4]
Website www.kyotoanimation.co.jp

Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社京都アニメーション Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon?), often abbreviated KyoAni (京アニ Kyōani?), is a Japanese animation studio and light novel publisher located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It was founded in 1985 by husband and wife Hideaki and Yoko Hatta, who remain its president and vice-president respectively.

Kyoto Animation has produced anime films and series including The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), Clannad (2007), K-On! (2009), Free! (2013), Sound! Euphonium (2015), A Silent Voice (2016), and Violet Evergarden (2018).

History

Kyoto Animation's head office, studio 2
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Kyoto Animation's first studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, prior to the 2019 arson attack

Kyoto Animation was co-founded in 1985 by married couple Yoko and Hideaki Hatta; it became a limited company in 1985 and a corporation in 1999.[5] Yoko Hatta, who serves as the company's vice president, had worked as a painter at Mushi Production until she moved to Kyoto after marrying her husband, who serves as president.[6] The company's logo originates from the kanji kyō (京), the first character of Kyoto (京都).[7]

Since 2009, Kyoto Animation has hosted the annual Kyoto Animation Awards in three categories: original novels, manga, and scenarios. Some winning submissions are published under the company's KA Esuma Bunko imprint, and have a chance of being later adapted as anime.[8] Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Free!, Beyond the Boundary and Myriad Colors Phantom World were based on novels that received an honorable mention in this competition.[8][9][10] In 2014, the novel Violet Evergarden became the first and only work so far to win a grand prize in any of the three categories.[11]

Kyoto Animation has become recognized for its high production values and "sensitivity to the wonders and quandaries of ordinary life".[12] Unlike most animation studios, the company's employees are salaried rather than freelance workers, and are trained in-house.[13] These practices have been cited as encouraging employees to focus on frame quality rather than production quotas.[14][15] The company has received praise for the positive treatment of its staff, and was honored by Women in Animation with its Diversity Award in 2020 for its efforts in creating a gender-balanced workforce and encouraging women to enter the industry.[16]

In April 2020, the company announced that it would put its work on hiatus for one month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, later extending the period to the end of May.[17]

Animation Do

An affiliate company, Animation Do Co., Ltd. (株式会社アニメーションドゥウ Kabushiki-gaisha Animēshon Dū?), was established in 2000 to assist production at Kyoto Animation.[4] Originally established as the studio's Osaka office, it was incorporated as a limited company in 2000, then a corporation in 2010. Both companies are run by Hideaki Hatta and are run jointly as one. They produce up-and-coming works under the Animation Do label with Kyoto Animation as their main contractor and works where they work as one company alongside Kyoto Animation. They work on most Kyoto Animation projects and many of them have joint signatures. On September 16, 2020, it was announced by the National Printing Bureau's Kanpō publication that Kyoto Animation absorbed Animation Do, which includes all rights and associated properties.[18]

2019 arson attack

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Main article: Kyoto Animation arson attack

On the morning of July 18, 2019, an arson fire at Kyoto Animation's first studio in Fushimi killed 36 people (including directors Yasuhiro Takemoto and Yoshiji Kigami),[19][20] injured 34 others (including the suspect) in varying degrees, and destroyed most of the building's materials and computers. The suspect, 41-year-old Shinji Aoba,[21] later admitted to committing the attack.[22]

Productions

In the tables below, only the productions for which Kyoto Animation was a lead producer are listed.

Anime television series

Year Title Director(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2003 Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu Yasuhiro Takemoto 11[lower-alpha 1] Spin-off adaptation of the light novels by Shoji Gatoh. [23]
2005 Air Tatsuya Ishihara 13[lower-alpha 2] Adaptation of the visual novel by Key. [26]
Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid Yasuhiro Takemoto 13[lower-alpha 3] Sequel to the 2002 anime television series by Gonzo. [28]
2006 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Tatsuya Ishihara
Yutaka Yamamoto[lower-alpha 4]		 14 Adaptation of the light novels by Nagaru Tanigawa. [29]
2006–2007 Kanon Tatsuya Ishihara 24 Adaptation of the visual novel by Key. [30]
2007 Lucky Star Yutaka Yamamoto (#1–4)
Yasuhiro Takemoto (#5–24)		 24 Adaptation of the manga by Kagami Yoshimizu. [31]
2007–2008 Clannad Tatsuya Ishihara 22[lower-alpha 5] Adaptation of the visual novel by Key. [34]
2008–2009 Clannad After Story 22[lower-alpha 6] Sequel to Clannad. [36]
2009 Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai Yoshiji Kigami 9 Sequel to Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time. [37]
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Tatsuya Ishihara
Yutaka Yamamoto[lower-alpha 4]		 28 Rebroadcast of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya with fourteen new episodes. [38]
K-On! Naoko Yamada 12[lower-alpha 7] Adaptation of the manga by Kakifly. [40]
2010 K-On!! 24[lower-alpha 8] Sequel to K-On!. [42]
2011 Nichijou Tatsuya Ishihara 26 Adaptation of the manga by Keiichi Arawi. [43]
2012 Hyouka Yasuhiro Takemoto 22 Adaptation of the novels by Honobu Yonezawa. [44]
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions Tatsuya Ishihara 12[lower-alpha 9] Adaptation of the light novels by Torako. [46]
2013 Tamako Market Naoko Yamada 12 Original series from the team who worked on K-On!. [47]
Free! Iwatobi Swim Club Hiroko Utsumi 12 Sequel to the light novel High Speed! by Kōji Ōji.[9]
Collaboration with Animation Do.		 [48]
Beyond the Boundary Taichi Ishidate 12[lower-alpha 10] Adaptation of light novels by Nagomu Torii.[10] [50]
2014 Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions! Heart Throb Tatsuya Ishihara 12[lower-alpha 11] Sequel to Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions. [53]
Free! Eternal Summer Hiroko Utsumi 13[lower-alpha 12] Sequel to Free! Iwatobi Swim Club.
Collaboration with Animation Do.		 [55]
Amagi Brilliant Park Yasuhiro Takemoto 13[lower-alpha 13] Adaptation of the light novels by Shoji Gatoh. [57]
2015 Sound! Euphonium Tatsuya Ishihara
Naoko Yamada[lower-alpha 4]		 13[lower-alpha 14] Adaptation of the novel by Ayano Takeda. [59]
2016 Myriad Colors Phantom World Tatsuya Ishihara 13[lower-alpha 15] Adaptation of the light novel by Sōichirō Hatano. [62]
Sound! Euphonium 2 Tatsuya Ishihara
Naoko Yamada[lower-alpha 4]		 13 Sequel to Sound! Euphonium. [63]
2017 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Yasuhiro Takemoto 13[lower-alpha 16] Adaptation of the manga by Coolkyousinnjya. [65]
2018 Violet Evergarden Taichi Ishidate
Haruka Fujita[lower-alpha 4]		 13[lower-alpha 17] Adaptation of the light novel by Kana Akatsuki. [67]
Free! Dive to the Future Eisaku Kawanami 12[lower-alpha 18] Sequel to Free! Eternal Summer.
Collaboration with Animation Do.		 [69]
Tsurune Takuya Yamamura 13[lower-alpha 19] Adaptation of the light novel by Kotoko Ayano. [71]
2021 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Tatsuya Ishihara
Yasuhiro Takemoto[lower-alpha 20]		 12[lower-alpha 21] Sequel to Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. [73]
2023 Tsurune: The Linking Shot Takuya Yamamura 13 Sequel to Tsurune or Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot. [74]
2024 Sound! Euphonium 3 TBA TBA Sequel to Sound! Euphonium 2. [75]
TBA 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku TBA TBA Adaptation of the light novel by Hiro Yuki. [76]

Anime films

Year Title Director(s) Dur. Note(s) Refs.
2009 Tenjōbito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai Yoshiji Kigami 83m Summary of Sora o Miageru Shōjo no Hitomi ni Utsuru Sekai. [77]
2010 The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya Tatsuya Ishihara[lower-alpha 22]
Yasuhiro Takemoto		 162m Continuation of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. [78]
2011 K-On! The Movie Naoko Yamada 110m Original side story to the second season of K-On!. [79]
2013 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Rikka Version Tatsuya Ishihara 96m Summary of the first season of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions. [80]
2014 Tamako Love Story Naoko Yamada 83m Continuation of Tamako Market. [81]
2015 Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past Taichi Ishidate 86m Recap of Beyond the Boundary. [82]
Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future 89m Sequel to Beyond the Boundary. [83]
High Speed! Free! Starting Days Yasuhiro Takemoto 110m Prequel film based on the second volume of the original light novel, High Speed. [84]
2016 Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band Tatsuya Ishihara 103m Compilation of the first season of Sound! Euphonium. [85]
A Silent Voice Naoko Yamada 130m Adaptation of the manga by Yoshitoki Ōima. [86]
2017 Free! Timeless Medley: The Bond Eisaku Kawanami 94m Summary of the second season of Free! focused on Haruka. [87]
Free! Timeless Medley: The Promise 99m Summary of the second season of Free! focused on Rin. [87]
Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – May the Melody Reach You! Taichi Ogawa
Tatsuya Ishihara[lower-alpha 22]		 105m Compilation of the second season of Sound! Euphonium. [88]
Free! Take Your Marks Eisaku Kawanami 105m Continuation of Free!. [89]
2018 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me Tatsuya Ishihara 90m Continuation of the second season of Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions. [90]
Liz and the Blue Bird Naoko Yamada 90m Spin-off of Sound! Euphonium. [91]
2019 Sound! Euphonium: The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day Tatsuya Ishihara 100m Continuation of the second season of Sound! Euphonium. [92]
Free! -Road to the World- Dream Eisaku Kawanami 99m Summary of the third season of Free!. [93]
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll Haruka Fujita 93m Spin-off of Violet Evergarden. [94]
2020 Violet Evergarden: The Movie Taichi Ishidate 140m Continuation of Violet Evergarden. [95]
2021–2022 Free! The Final Stroke Eisaku Kawanami 90m (1)
106m (2)		 Two-part series. Continuation of Free!. [96]
2022 Tsurune: The Movie – The First Shot Takuya Yamamura 102m Compilation of Tsurune with new scenes. [97]

Original video animations

Year Title Director(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
1991 Shiawasette Naani Tatsuya Ishihara[lower-alpha 23] 1 Based on novels by Ryuho Okawa. [98][lower-alpha 24]
2003 Munto Yoshiji Kigami 1 Original work. [99]
2005 Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time 1 Sequel to Munto. [100]
2008 Lucky Star: Original na Visual to Animation Yasuhiro Takemoto 1 Side story to Lucky Star. [101]
2011 Nichijou: Nichijou no 0-wa Tatsuya Ishihara 1 Side story to Nichijou. [102]
2013 Hyōka: Motsubeki Mono wa Yasuhiro Takemoto 1 Side story to Hyōka. [103]
2017 Baja no Studio Yoshiji Kigami 1 Original work. [104]
2020 Baja no Studio: Baja no Mita Umi 1 Sequel to Baja no Studio. [105]
2023 Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Tatsuya Ishihara 1 Side story to Sound! Euphonium. [106]

Original net animations

Year Title Director(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2009 The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya Yasuhiro Takemoto 25 Adaptation of the spin-off Haruhi Suzumiya manga by Puyo. [107]
Nyorōn Churuya-san 13 Adaptation of the spin-off Haruhi Suzumiya manga by Eretto.

Published light novels

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Notes

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