The Answerstudio Co.,Ltd. (Japanese: アンサー・スタジオ) is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 2004. It is headquartered in Tokyo.[2]

History

According to an interview, the studio was founded by Motoyoshi Tokunaga, former representative of Walt Disney Animation Japan, after the studio's closure. Tokunaga, who was saddened by the closure, decided to reunite many of the laid-off animators and staff, took a loan and opened the studio in Tokyo in June, 2004.[2]

Works

Television

Title First run start date First run end date Director(s) Network(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
Nepos Napos [ja] January 31, 2005 July 25, 2005 Hiroshi Kawamata [ja],
Shunji Ohga 		BS Fuji 26 3D animation [2][3]
Transformers: Animated December 26, 2007 May 23, 2009 Matt Youngberg[a] TV Tokyo (Japan only) 42 [4]
Golgo 13 April 12, 2008 March 28, 2009 Shunji Ohga TV Tokyo 50 Based on a manga by Takao Saito [5][6]
Otona Joshi no Anime Time [ja] January 6, 2011 March 24, 2013 Hiroshi Kawamata NHK General TV 1 TV special [7][8][9]
Shimajirō no Wow! April 2, 2012 N/A Hiroshi Kawamata TV Tokyo
Nippon BS
TV Osaka
BS Nippon TV 		N/A Original concept by Benesse Corporation [10][11][12]
Tower of God Season 2 July 7, 2024 December 29, 2024 Akira Suzuki
& Kazuyoshi Takeuchi[a] 		Tokyo MX
Sun TV
KBS Kyoto
BS Nippon TV 		26 Based on Tower of God webtoon [13]
Anne Shirley April 5, 2025 TBA Hiroshi Kawamata NHK Educational TV 24 Based on Anne of Green Gables novel [14][15]

Films

Release date Title Director(s) Note(s) Refs.
August 8, 2007 Flag Director's Edition Ryousuke Takahashi[a]
& Kazuo Terada 		Compilation of Flag ONA [16]
January 17, 2009 Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files Movie Ryousuke Takahashi Co-production with Sunrise [17][18]
May 7, 2010 Rainbow Magic: Return to Rainspell Island Hiroshi Kawamata [19]
October 28, 2010 Hal's Flute [ja] Hiroshi Kawamata Production by TMS Entertainment [20][15]
March 19, 2012 Puka Puka Juju Hiroshi Kawamata Original work, Young Animator Training Project [ja] [21]
March 15, 2013 Shimajirō to Fufu no Daibouken Isamu Hirabayashi [ja] [22]
March 14, 2014 Shimajirō to Kujira no Uta Hiroshi Kawamata
& Isamu Hirabayashi 		[22][14]
March 13, 2015 Shimajirō to Ookinaki Hiroshi Kawamata
& Isamu Hirabayashi 		[23]
March 11, 2016 Shimajirō to Ehon no Kuni Hiroshi Kawamata
& Isamu Hirabayashi 		[24][25]
March 10, 2017 Shimajirō to Niji no Oasis Isamu Hirabayashi [26][27][28]
March 9, 2018 Eiga Shimajirō Mahou no Shima no Daibouken Takashima Hiro
& Hiroshi Kawamata 		Co-production with Back Street [29][30][11]
March 15, 2019 Shimajirō to Ururu no Hero Land Takamitsu Kawamura Co-production with Back Street [31]
March 11, 2022 Shimajirō to Kirakira Oukoku no Oujisama Takamitsu Kawamura [32]
September 8, 2023 City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Kazuyoshi Takeuchi Co-production with Sunrise [33][34]

Original video animations (OVAs)

Release date Title Director(s) Eps. Refs.
October 26, 2007 Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen Files Ryousuke Takahashi 12 [35][36]
April 23, 2008 Takashi Yanase Fairy Tale Theatre [ja] Hiroshi Kawamata 30 [37][38][39]
March 26, 2010 Armored Trooper Votoms: Phantom Arc [ja] Ryousuke Takahashi 6 [35][40][41]

Original net animations (ONAs)

Release Date Title Director(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
June 16, 2006 Flag Ryōsuke Takahashi[a]
& Kazuo Terada 		13 Co-production with Aniplex [42]
October 11, 2017 Road to You: Kimi e to Tsuzuku Michi [ja] Hiroshi Kawamata 1 [43][44]
October 20, 2022 Modern Love Tokyo: He's Playing Our Song Naoko Yamada 1 Seventh episode [45][46]

Support

Year Title Type Production Note(s) Refs.
2010 Batman: Under the Red Hood Film DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation 		[47]
2011 Children Who Chase Lost Voices Film CoMix Wave Films Animation Production Assistance [48]
2013 The Garden of Words Film CoMix Wave Films Animation Production Assistance [49]
2014 Son of Batman OVA DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation
2015 Batman vs. Robin OVA DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation
2016 Batman: Bad Blood OVA DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation
2016 Your Name Film CoMix Wave Films Animation Production Cooperation [50]
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke Film DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation 		Production Assistance [51]
2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract OVA DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation 		Production Assistance
2018 Batman: Gotham by Gaslight OVA DC Entertainment,
Warner Bros. Animation 		Production Assistance [52]
2019 Weathering With You Film CoMix Wave Films Production Cooperation [50]
2022 Suzume Film CoMix Wave Films Production Assistance [50][53]

Other works

Year Title Refs.
2020 Marukome [ja] "The Taste of Ryotei" Anime CM- Together Forever [54]
2021 Marukome "The Taste of a Ryotei" Anime CM- Be Careful! [55]
2021 Seven-Eleven Japan Anime CM [56]
2022 Marukome "Taste of a Ryotei" Anime CM- Memories of Summer Vacation [57]
2022 KitKat Japan TV Commercial [51]

Notable staff

Representative staff

Motoyoshi Tokunaga

Animation staff

  • Hiroshi Kawamata
  • Shunji Ohga
  • Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
  • Kazuo Terada
  • Ryousuke Takahashi

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d chief director

References

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