Wit Studio, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ウィットスタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Witto Sutajio), stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and Tetsuya Nakatake, also a producer at Production I.G., as a director of the studio. The studio gained notability for producing the first three seasons of Attack on Titan[1] and has also produced other notable series such as Ranking of Kings, Spy × Family, and the first seasons of The Ancient Magus' Bride and Vinland Saga.
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Native name | 株式会社ウィットスタジオ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Witto Sutajio |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | June 1, 2012[1] |
| Founder | George Wada Tetsuya Nakatake |
| Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Key people | George Wada (president)[1] Tetsuya Nakatake (director) |
Number of employees | 157 (as of February 2023)[2] |
| Parent | IG Port |
| Divisions | Ibaraki Studio[a] |
| Website | witstudio |
History edit
The studio was founded by George Wada, a former employee of Production I.G, in 2012. After its founding, Tetsuya Nakatake was placed as the representative director of the studio. Several other former Production I.G staff members joined Wit after its founding, including animation directors Kyōji Asano and Satoshi Kadowaki, and director Tetsurō Araki, all of whom worked together on Attack on Titan.
Wit Studio was funded with an initial investment of ¥30,000,000 in capital from IG Port, Wada and Nakatake, who are reported to own 66.6%, 21.6% and 10.0% equity in the studio respectively.[3][4]
In December 2020, Wit Studio established a stop motion studio in partnership with Pui Pui Molcar director Tomoki Misato.[5]
In May 2022, Wit Studio in partnership with Aniplex, CloverWorks and Shueisha formed a new company called JOEN. The company's objective is to facilitate the planning and production of television anime series, anime films, and short clips.[6]
Works edit
Television series edit
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2019 | Attack on Titan | Tetsurō Araki[b] Masashi Koizuka |
Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 59 | [7] |
| 2014–2015 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Hiro Kaburaki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 13 | |
| 2015 | The Rolling Girls | Kotomi Deai | Tetsuya Nakatake | Original work | 12 | |
| Seraph of the End | Daisuke Tokudo | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 24 | ||
| 2016 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Tetsurō Araki | Maiko Okada | Original work | 12 | |
| 2017–2018 | The Ancient Magus' Bride | Norihiro Naganuma | Hiroya Hasegawa | Manga | 24 | |
| 2018 | After the Rain | Ayumu Watanabe | Maiko Okada | Manga | 12 | |
| 2019–2020 | Kedama no Gonjirō (co-animated with OLM and Signal.MD) |
Kenshirō Morii | 52 | |||
| 2019 | Vinland Saga | Shuhei Yabuta | Hiroya Hasegawa | Manga | 24 | |
| 2020–2021 | GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy (co-animated with OLM.) |
Hiroaki Akagi[c] Norihito Takahashi |
Hiroyuki Katou | Original work | 50 | |
| 2021 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Shinpei Ezaki | Joe Ootani | Original work | 13 | |
| 2021–2022 | Ranking of Kings | Yōsuke Hatta Makoto Fuchigami[d] |
Maiko Okada | Manga | 23 | |
| 2022–present | Spy × Family (co-animated with CloverWorks) | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | Kazue Hayashi Kazuki Yamanaka Taito Itou |
Manga | TBA | |
| 2022 | Onipan! | Masahiko Ohta | Shouyou Shishido | Original work | 12 | |
| 2023 | Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage | Yōsuke Hatta Makoto Fuchigami[d] |
Maiko Okada | Manga | 10 | |
| Kizuna no Allele (co-animated with Signal.MD) | Kenichiro Komaya | Joe Ootani Takatoshi Chino Keita Yoshinobu |
Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI |
TBA | ||
| 2024 | Suicide Squad Isekai | Eri Osada | TBA | DC Comics characters | TBA | [8] |
Films edit
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hal | Ryōtarō Makihara | Tetsuya Nakatake | Original work | |
| 2014–2015 | Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom |
Tetsurō Araki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | |
| 2015 | The Empire of Corpses | Ryōtarō Makihara | Tetsuya Nakatake Maiko Okada |
Novel series | |
| 2016–2017 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Part 1: Gathering Light Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Part 2: Burning Life |
Tetsurō Araki | Maiko Okada | Original work | |
| 2017–2018 | Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden (3 films) | Tetsuya Wakano | Joe Ootani Norio Yoshida |
Manga | |
| 2018 | Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening | Tetsurō Araki[c] Masashi Koizuka |
Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (co-animated with OLM) | Tetsuo Yajima | George Wada Hiroyuki Katou |
Video game | ||
| 2019 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle | Tetsurō Araki | Kazue Hayashi | Original work | |
| 2020 | Attack on Titan: Chronicle | Tetsurō Araki[c] Masashi Koizuka |
Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | |
| 2022 | Bubble | Tetsurō Araki | Kazue Hayashi Kazuki Yamanaka |
Original work | |
| 2023 | Spy × Family Code: White (co-animated with CloverWorks) | Takashi Katagiri | TBA | Manga |
OVAs edit
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Attack on Titan | Tetsurō Araki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 3 | |
| 2014–2015 | Attack on Titan: No Regrets | Tetsurō Araki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Visual novel/manga | 2 | |
| 2016 | Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins | Kyoji Asano | Tetsuya Nakatake | Video game | 1 | |
| 2016–2017 | The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star | Norihiro Naganuma | Hiroya Hasegawa | Manga | 3 | |
| 2017–2018 | Attack on Titan: Lost Girls | Masashi Koizuka | Tetsuya Nakatake | Novel/manga | 3 | |
| 2019–2022 | The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún | Yūtarō Kubo Satomi Maiya |
Line producer: Kenta Yamada |
Manga | 2 |
ONAs edit
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Great Pretender | Hiro Kaburagi | Maiko Okada | Original work | 23 | |
| 2021–2022 | The Missing 8 | Naoki Yoshibe | Tetsuya Nakatake Joe Ootani |
Music videos | 8 | |
| 2022 | Vampire in the Garden | Ryōtarō Makihara | Shouyou Shishido | Original work | 5 | [9] |
| Pokémon: Hisuian Snow | Ken Yamamoto | Joe Ootani | Video game | 3 | [10] | |
| 2023 | Colors | Tetsurō Araki | Kazuki Yamanaka | Toho Animation Music Films Project |
1 | [11] |
| Pokémon: Paldean Winds | Ryohei Takeshita | Kazuki Yamanaka | Video games | 4 | [12] | |
| 2024 | Moonrise | Masashi Koizuka | Ryouma Kawamura | Original work | TBA | [13] |
| Great Pretender: Razbliuto | Hiro Kaburagi | Maiko Okada | Original work | TBA | [14] | |
| TBA | Grimm | TBA | TBA | Brothers Grimm fairy tales |
TBA | [15] |
Video games edit
| Year | Title | Publisher | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tales of the Rays | Bandai Namco | Mobile game | Opening animation and cutscenes[16] |
| 2018 | Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato | DMM Games | Mobile game | Opening animation |
| BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Arc System Works | Console game | Opening animation | |
| Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Cygames | Mobile game | Opening animation and cutscenes[17] |
Music videos edit
| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "We're Still Underground" | Eve | Nobutaka Yoda | [18] |
| "This World to You" | Eve | Nobutaka Yoda | [19] | |
| 2020 | "Blue: Line Step Brush" | Under Graph | Kengo Saitō | [20] |
| "Sakugasaku" | Uchikubi Gokumon Dōkōkai | Kyōji Asano | [21] |
Notable staff edit
Representative staff edit
- George Wada (founder and president)
- Tetsuya Nakatake (founder and director)
Animation producers edit
- Joe Ootani (2013~present)
- Kazuki Yamanaka (2013~present)
- Shouyou Shishido (2013~present)
- Kenta Yamada (2015~present; Ibaraki Studio)
- Maiko Okada (2015~present)
- Hiroya Hasegawa (2016~2019)
- Keita Yoshinobu (2018~present)
- Kazue Hayashi (2019~present)
Animators edit
- Kyoji Asano (2013~present)
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "WIT STUDIO Company" (in Japanese). WIT STUDIO. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ^ "株式会社ウィットスタジオ".
- ^ Ransom, Ko (April 20, 2012). "IG Port Founds New Animation Planning and Production Subsidiary". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ "IGポート アニメ企画・制作子会社設立 「戦国BASARA」などのプロデューサー役員に" [IG Port Establishes New Animation Planning and Production Subsidiary Headed By Sengoku Basara Anime Producer]. animeanime.biz (in Japanese). April 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (March 24, 2021). "Wit Studio Establishes Stop-Motion Studio With Pui Pui Molcar Director". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 30, 2022). "CloverWorks, Wit Studio, Aniplex, Shueisha Jointly Establish New JOEN Anime Company". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "進撃！巨人中学校×進撃の巨人"進撃祭"Reading & Live Event イベントレポート" [Attack on Titan Junior High x Attack on Titan "Adventure Festival" Reading & Live Event Report]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 1, 2023). "Suicide Squad Isekai Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 26, 2022). "Netflix's Vampire in the Garden Anime Unveils New Trailer, May 16 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (April 26, 2022). "Wit Studio's Pokémon: Hisuian Snow Web Animated Series Premieres on May 18". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (March 9, 2023). "TOHO animation Music Films Project's Trailer Reveals March 20 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ^ 『ポケットモンスター スカーレット・バイオレット』を題材としたオリジナルWEBアニメ『放課後のブレス』発表。2023年9月6日にYoutubeにて配信. DenFaminicoGamer (in Japanese). August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Peters, Megan (June 8, 2022). "Netflix's Moonrise Releases First Poster". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ 「GREAT PRETENDER」続編が2024に全世界展開、ドロシー登場のビジュアルとPVも ["GREAT PRETENDER" sequel will be released worldwide in 2024, visuals and PV featuring Dorothy have also been released]. Natalie (in Japanese). November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Clamp-net » Blog Archive » Netflixアニメシリーズ「グリム」プロジェクト ティザーアートが解禁！".
- ^ "テイルズオブザレイズ -Tales of the Rays- Official Website" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ Pier (February 22, 2018). "Friendship is Magic in Princess Connect! Re:Dive for iOS and Android". Play-Asia. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- ^ E ve (January 24, 2019). "We're Still Underground - Eve MV". YouTube. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ E ve (April 20, 2019). "This World to You - Eve MV". YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ^ amgchannel (February 13, 2020). "【MV full】『BLUE - l i n e・s t e p・b r u s h -』 / ＡＭＧオリジナルアニメーション" [[MV Full] "Blue: Line Step Brush" / AMG Original Animation]. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ^ 打首獄門同好会 (September 11, 2020). "打首獄門同好会「サクガサク」" [Uchikubi Gokumon Dōkōkai "Sakugasaku"]. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Wit Studio at Anime News Network's encyclopedia