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Animation studios are groups of artists that are primarily responsible for all the production work required to get an anime series from concept to actual final product. I find myself usually paying a lot of attention to which production studios produce each anime. But sometimes I get the feeling that other fans really don't care less about following, much less recognizing the names of many animation studios in Japan.
I don't understand this, maybe it just doesn't matter to the majority of people as long as it's good they'll watch it regardless who produced it. But it's very important for me to the extent that I have a list of favorite animation studios and I follow new titles that are released by each of them. Right now my three favorites are Pierrot, Madhouse and Ghibli. But with studios like Pierrot and Gonzo, how many people realize that some of the top titles in Japan are produced by those two studios? Do people care or more or less care a little bit but don't make it one of their top priorities in choosing which anime to watch next? Am I one of the unlikely few who do place a lot of importance on animation studios? |
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Urd
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I don't particularly care about the studio, I care about the staff. For example, I don't like most of Gonzo series but I love Kaleido Star, that's why I'm waiting for RomeoXJuliet... because it's approximately the same staff.
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Nom_Anor
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I will watch anything done by Kyoto Animation or CLAMP. (I reallize CLAMP isn't an anime studio, but I can't think of anything of CLAMP not worth watching at least once.)
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Reno-chan
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I don't care what studio produced an anime as long as it is good. However, if an anime sounds interesting and I find out that Gonzo is doing it, I'll be less inclined to watch it, since I've found most Gonzo shows to be mediocre, go downhill in the middle of the series, and have fluctuating animation quality. If I find out that Madhouse is doing a show I was already interested in, I'll make sure to give it a try, since I've liked every Madhouse show I've seen except for Trigun. (I think that was Madhouse, wasn't it?)
Edit: I don't actively look up the studio, and I don't really care if it's not one of the two I listed above. Last edited by Reno-chan on Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:52 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Redbeard 101
Oscar the Grouch
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I pay quite a bit of attention to the studios that produce the series. I likewise try and pay attention to the American companies here releasing the anime to see if any one place, like ADV or Geneon for example, seem to favor one studio over another. I give a series or movie a shot based on 2 things; how interesting the plot and story seem, and the character designs. Does the show sound appealing and does it look appealing. That's what I focus on. Now, I do have a few studios I prefer over others so if I am torn between which series to buy next or watch next I might use that factor to formulate my order of which to buy and watch. Right now the studios I particularly like are Madhouse, Bones, DEEN, and TBS. I like Gonzo's animation for the most part but lately their productio0n value has been off. Still a good company, just having a rough time at the moment as I see it. I do also like some of the animation done by Gainax.
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digitalkikka
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I pay attention to the studios producing the anime I watch and I think that plenty of other fans do as well. I'm not that picky on the overall quality of animation but if a studio produces something that looks amazing I'll usually be interested in seeing their other productions. A good example of that would be KyoAni. I love the atmosphere and quality of their productions so I'll be checking out Lucky Star and Clannad even if they don't particularly interest me. My favorite studio though is MADHOUSE. Not only do they produce the shows I'm interested in, but they also look amazing. Some of my other favorites inculde Sunrise and Bones.
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Shiroi Hane
Encyclopedia Editor
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Gonzo used to be an automatic watch for me, but they're churning out so much these days and stuff I've not taken to like Basilisk and Red Garden so.. not any more. The studio now who gets automatic watch and DVD preorder is Kyoto Animation.
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hagakure|returns
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Many people forget that the original concept of most of their favorite anime like Kenshin and Bleach are not by a studio but by an a single artist/mangaka.
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digitalkikka
Posts: 462 Location: Chicago, Illinois |
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That's true but when a studio is constantly producing series that are mediocre (in terms of content not animation), people are going to remember the studio associated with it and partially blame them. For an example just look to GONZO. Even though they have produced many good series, people tend to remember the bad ones as think "oh, that show was so GONZO". Look at Trinity Blood or Black Cat both of which aren't regarded to be as good as the material they were based on. |
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jetz
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I have an idea of what anime studio was responsible for the anime I am currently watching, and I also know what anime studios produce which series, but that's all there is. It's not like I watch an anime just because of the reputation of the anime studio behind it. Most of the time I watch an anime if it looks like it's something that's going to entertain me - although I have noticed that I like Gainax, Pierrot and Gonzo works a lot.
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Mirrinus
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Kyoto Animation has a pretty good track record with me right now; they've yet to produce a TV series I dislike, and have come out with a few that I really enjoyed. Otherwise, I'm also fairly impressed by Madhouse, and to a lesser extent BONES and J.C. Staff. Yes, I do tend to pay attention to which studios are behind a series, mostly because I find myself in a trend of disliking GONZO and Sunrise titles. When there are an overwhelming number of new shows in a season (such as the current spring season), I will tend to first take a look at the stuff being produced by a studio I can at least somewhat rely on. I find premises to be decieving, at any rate, moreso than the studio behind it. Even if I like a concept, chances are I'll hate it even more if it receives a bad adaptation or suffers from poor production quality. Anime must be able to stand on its own as its own work; I won't necessarily like something just because the source material was good. This is where the studio plays a huge role, no?
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KyuuA4
 Posts: 1361 Location: America, where anime and manga can be made |
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The Anime Industry in Japan is synonymous to America's Hollywood. In fact, in Tokyo, there is a big district strictly for large anime companies. All generally packed near each other.
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P€|\||§_|\/|ast@
Posts: 3498 Location: IN your nightmares |
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Yeah Madhouse Studios have had an impressive lineup over the years. I've noticed they tend to do alot of series that have to do with the occult, mythology and folktales (and a bunch of CLAMP titles!!!), which is one of the reasons why they've stood out for me.
Here are some upcoming series and movies produced by them that look interesting: Piano no Mori Princess Resurrection (another occultish title) Devil May Cry Denno Coil If there's one studio thats going to shake off my longtime favorite, Pierrot, it'll be Madhouse. |
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Trivial
 Posts: 58 Location: Ottawa, ON |
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BONES simply for me it is anime done right. All three of the animes I've watched by them have moved me in some way that no other anime has done for me so far. I enjoyed AIR, Kanon, Gunslinger Girls, and Black Lagoon, but I'd pick out a BONES title before anything else. My only exception is Blood+ where BONES played a minor role in the production, I'll still buy that series once its liscenced.
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vickeyv
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Ah finally a topic about animation studios i think these are actualy the main driving force behind the recent wave of uncountable shows airing in japan lately, like studios like Toei, Periott have made like so much money, that they are going to keep minting anime and then other potential studios would sprout up to try to emulate the success they have acheived, people investing money in a studio to make the next Pokemon or something, thu i have noticed Madhouse has been involved in a lot of "gotta collect em all" animes like Bey blade and Kiba.
I guess thats the difference between Japan and other countires as in why other countires don't make a high number of animated shows. Lack of successful animation studios. And so far the most prominent studios in the US are always busy animating worlds where they bring generic culture to like animals and fish and automobiles, like films like Finding Nemo and Cars, its sorta a formula they have familiarized themselves themself. Its a gradual and long proccess like don't u people think the concept is getting stale like also Japanese anime studios also have some stale concepts like making the next big Vampire anime, thankfully gems like Hellsing exist. |
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