Founded in 1996, Arms—the anime studio known for projects such as Queen’s Blade, Ikki Tousen, and Elfen Lied, known officially as Common Sense in recent years—has declared bankruptcy. The report comes from credit research company Tokyo Shoko Research, which noted that Arms made the decision …Read more »
Production IMS, the anime studio behind series like Date A Live II and Active Raid has filed for bankruptcy, it was learned June 9. Twitter user @saikickmouseao posted a bankruptcy letter from the studio, writing “it’s been sent to many people in the anime industry, …Read more »
While the look and feel of an anime series is largely defined by its director, writer, character designer and the rest of the cast and crew, it’s also undeniable that each anime studio has its own distinctive stamp. With that in mind, Japanese site Gakumado …Read more »
Gainax is a familiar name, perhaps even a hallowed one. In the otaku realm, it’s a household name, in fact. It’s the studio that spawned such greats as Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL ; its name became synonymous with over-the-top animation, cerebral giant robot sagas, …Read more »
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