Kyoto Animation

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Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. (?????????????, Kabushiki-gaisha Ky?to Anim?shon), abbreviated KyoAni (???), is a Japanese animation studio located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was established in 1981 by former Mushi Pro staff. Presided by Hideaki Hatta, the company is also affiliated with the studio Animation Do. As of 2015, Kyoto Animation has headed production for 21 anime series and several films.

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History

One of the founders Yoko Hatta was employed by Mushi Production and she became independent from the production when she moved to Kyoto after she was married with Hideaki Hatta. Then Kyoto Animation was founded in 1981 by the couple (Hideaki as the president and Yoko as the vice-president). It became a limited company in 1985 and a corporation in 1999. Its logo is based on the ky? kanji (?), the first character of Kyoto. Early in its history, it was involved in the production of Kiddy Grade, InuYasha, Tenchi Universe, Nurse Witch Komugi, and Generator Gawl. Kyoto Animation also produced the vocal opening and ending sequences for four installments of Konami's long-running baseball game series Jikky? Powerful Pro Yaky? (Power Pro).

Starting in 2009, Kyoto Animation has awarded original novels and manga in its annual Kyoto Animation Award. Winning submissions have a chance of being adapted into an anime. Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Free!, and Beyond the Boundary were based on novels that received an honorable mention in this competition. In 2014, the novel Violet Evergarden became the first work to win a grand prize in any of the three categories. According to Dani Cavallaro, Kyoto Animation has become recognized for its high production values and "sensitivity to the wonders and quandaries of ordinary life".

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Animation Do

An associate company, Animation Do Co., Ltd. (??????????????, Kabushiki-gaisha Anim?shon D?), was established to assist production at Kyoto Animation. Originally established as the Kyoto Animation's Osaka office, it was incorporated as a limited company in 2000, and became 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.

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Produced series

In the list below, only the productions that Kyoto Animation were the main producer for are listed.

TV series

Films

Original video animations

Original net animations

Game openings and endings

Jikky? Powerful Pro Yaky? series

• Aka: Power Pro/Pawapuro series
• Games eight through eleven in the main series installment
• Release dates: 2001-2004
• Genre: Sports
• Original Development: Konami/Diamond Head
• Kyoto Animation featured all the openings in eight through eleven, as well as the Success Mode ending in eleven.

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See also

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References

Bibliography

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Further reading

• Creamer, Nick (December 2, 2015). "What Makes Kyoto Animation So Special?". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2015. 

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External links

• Official website
• Animation Do official website (in Japanese)
• Kyoto Animation at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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