MAPPA (studio)

MAPPA Co., Ltd.
株式会社MAPPA

Type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Animation studio
Founded	June 14, 2011
Founder	Masao Maruyama
Headquarters	Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Masao Maruyama (Representative Director)
Products	Anime
Website	mappa.co.jp

MAPPA Co., Ltd. (株式会社MAPPA Kabushiki-gaisha MAPPA) is a Japanese animation studio established on June 14, 2011, by Masao Maruyama, the founder and former producer of Madhouse.^[1][2]

MAPPA is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association.^[3]

Works

• Kids on the Slope (co-produced with Tezuka Productions) (2012)
• Teekyu (seasons 1-3) (2012 – 2013)
• Hajime no Ippo: Rising (co-produced with Madhouse) (2013 – 2014)
• Terror in Resonance (2014)^[4]
• Garo: The Animation (2014 – 2015)
• Rage of Bahamut: Genesis^[5] (2014)
• Punch Line (2015)^[6]
• Ushio and Tora (co-produced with Studio VOLN) (2015 – 2016)^[7]
• Garo: Crimson Moon (2015 – 2016)
• Garo: Divine Flame (2016)^[8]
• In This Corner of the World (2016)
• Days (2016)^[9]
• Yuri on Ice (2016)^[10]
• Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (TBA)^[11]

See also

• List of Japanese animation studios

References

1. "About". www.mappa.co.jp (in Japanese). MAPPA. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
2. "Cowboy Bebop Helmer Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA Plan New TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
3. "Otakon 2014 Guests". Otakon. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
4. "Cowboy Bebop Director Watanabe, Composer Kanno Make Zankyō no Terror Anime". Anime News Network. March 21, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
5. "Rage of Bahamut Fantasy Social Card Game Gets Anime". Anime News Network. December 29, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
6. "Noitamina Announces Punch Line Original Anime". Anime News Network. November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
7. "Ushio & Tora Supernatural Battle Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
8. "Garo Anime Film's Teaser, Story, Visual, Title, Spring Release Unveiled". Anime News Network. November 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
9. "One Piece/Ginga e Kickoff's Uda Helms DAYS Soccer Anime at MAPPA". Anime News Network. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
10. "Yuri!!! on Ice Skating Anime Revealed by Mappa". Anime News Network. March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
11. "アニメ「神撃のバハムート VIRGIN SOUL」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 26, 2016.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• MAPPA at Anime News Network's encyclopedia