Satelight
Native name | <span class="nickname" lang=""jp"">株式会社サテライト |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Sateraito |
Kabushiki gaisha | |
Industry | Animation planning and production, digital content production |
Founded | December 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō |
Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people |
Michiaki Satō (President) Shōji Kawamori (Senior Managing Director)[1] |
Number of employees | 105 (2015) |
Parent | Sankyo Group |
Website | Satelight official site |
Satelight Inc. (株式会社サテライト Kabushiki-gaisha Sateraito, stylized as SATELIGHT) is a Japanese animation studio which serves as a division of pachinko operator Sankyo Group. Aside from several stand alone projects, the studio is also known for producing the Aquarion and Symphogear franchises, and later installments of the Macross franchise.
History
The studio was founded in late 1995, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series.[2] The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology and E for Entertainment. The company's president is Michiaki Satō. Noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori is an executive director at the studio.[1]
In 1996, the studio's next project was producing the CG animation for Group TAC's Īhatōbu Gensō: Kenji no Haru. It soon established a production studio in 1998 in Suginami, Tokyo. The studio soon produced their first television series, Kawamori's Chikyū Shōjo Arjuna in 2001. In 2006, the studio changed its headquarters from Sapporo to Tokyo.
Works
Productions
- Earth Maiden Arjuna (2001, TV series)
- Geneshaft (2001, TV series, co-production with Studio Gazelle)
- Heat Guy J (2002, TV series)
- Macross
- Macross Zero (2002–2004, OVA series)
- Macross Frontier (2008, TV series)
- Macross Frontier the Movie ~Itsuwari no Utahime~ (2009, Movie)
- Macross Frontier the Movie ~Sayonara no Tsubasa~ (2011, Movie)
- Macross Delta (2016, TV series)
- Genesis of Aquarion (2005, TV series)
- Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Betrayal (2007, OVA)
- Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Glory (2007, OVA)
- Genesis of Aquarion: Wings of Genesis (2007, Film)
- Aquarion Evol (2012, TV series)
- Aquarion Logos (2015, TV Series, co-production with C2C)
- Aquarion Love (2015, OVA)
- Noein (2005, TV series)
- Glass Fleet (2006, TV series, co-production with Gonzo)
- Hellsing Ultimate (2006, OVA series, episode 1-4)
- Koi suru Tenshi Angelique: Kokoro no Mezameru Toki (2006, TV series)
- Galaxy Angel Rune (2006, TV series)
- Baldr Force EXE: Resolution (2006, TV series)
- Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayaki no Ashita ~ (2007, TV series)
- Kamichama Karin (2007, TV series)
- Engage Planet Kiss Dum (2007, TV series)
- Shugo Chara! (2007, TV series)
- Time Jam: Valerian & Laureline (2007, TV series, co-production with Europacorp)
- Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story (2008, TV series)
- Basquash! (2009, TV series)
- The Guin Saga (2009, TV series)
- Fairy Tail (2009–2013, TV series, co-production with A-1 Pictures)
- Kiddy Girl-and (2009, TV series)
- Anyamaru Tantei Kiruminzuu (2009, TV series)
- Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth (2011, TV series)
- Tokyo Skytree "Sorakara-chan" Prologue Movie (2011, Short Movie)
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear (2012, TV series, co-production with Encourage Films)
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear G (2013, TV series)
- Senki Zesshō Symphogear GX (2015, TV series)
- Bodacious Space Pirates (2012, TV series)
- AKB0048 (2012, TV series)
- AKB0048 next stage (2013, TV series)
- Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse (2012, TV series)
- Arata Kangatari (2013, TV series)
- Log Horizon (2013, TV series)
- White Album 2: Shiawase no Mukogawa (2013, TV series)
- Nobunaga the Fool (2014, TV series)
- M3 the dark metal (2014, TV series, co-production with C2C)
- Lord Marksman and Vanadis (2014, TV series)
- The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2015, TV series)
- Ragnastrike Angels (2016, TV Series)
- Scared Rider XechS (2016, TV series)
- Nanbaka (2016, TV series)[3]
Games
- Heavy Metal Thunder (2005, Cell Animation Production)
- Persona 2 (2011, Opening Animation Production)
- Tokitowa (2012)
- Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (2012, Nintendo 3DS Opening Animation Production)
- E.X. Troopers (2013, Promotional Anime)
- Time and Eternity (2012, 2013 animation movies and characters
- Aquarion Evol (PlayStation VR)
Other involvement
- Bit the Cupid (1995)
- Spring and Chaos (1996)
- Saber Marionette J (1997)
- Perfect Blue (1997)
- St. Luminous Mission High School (1998)
- Brain Powerd (1998)
- Escaflowne (2000)
- Angel Sanctuary (2000)
- Boys Be... (2000)
- Vampire Hunter D (2001)
- Metropolis (2001)
- Kakyūsei 2: Hitomi no Naka no Shōjo-tachi (2004)
- Romeo x Juliet (2007)
- Aria the Origination (2008)
- Cannon Busters (2016)
References
- 1 2 "SATELIGHT Inc. : AboutUs Corporate Profile". Archived from the original on December 5, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ↑ "SATELIGHT Inc. : AboutUs Corporate history". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ↑ "comicoの人気コミック『ナンバカ』のテレビアニメが今秋放送決定! アニメジャパン2016 株式会社サテライトブースをレポート". Animate.tv (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-26.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Satelight on Twitter
- Satelight at Anime News Network's encyclopedia