Millepensee

Millepensee, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ミルパンセ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mirupanse) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2013 and based in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo.

Millepensee, Inc.
Native name
株式会社ミルパンセ
Kabushiki-gaisha Mirupanse
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
Founded2013 (2013)
FounderNaoko Shiraishi
HeadquartersNishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Naoko Shiraishi (CEO)
Websitemillepensee.com

On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Millepensee had formed a partnership with Sanzigen to form 3DCG animation studio IXIXI.[1]

Establishment

The studio was founded in 2013 by producer Naoko Shiraishi.[2] Director Shin Itagaki has been involved with all of the studio's main productions since its inception with the exception of the Wake Up, Girls!! films. Itagaki and Shiraishi are married.[3]

Works

Television series
Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2015 Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Shin Itagaki Naoko Shiraishi Manga 12 [4]
2015–2017 Teekyu (episodes 37–108 (season 4–9)) Shin Itagaki Naoko Shiraishi Manga 72 [4]
2016 Usakame Shin Itagaki
Hikaru Murata (chief)		 Manga 12 [5]
2016–2017 Berserk (co-animated with GEMBA) Shin Itagaki
  • Naoko Shiraishi
  • Tetsurou Satomi
  • Hideki Kuraku
 Manga 24 [6][7]
2017–2018 Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter Shin Itagaki
  • Naoko Shiraishi
  • Yuu Harima
 Original work (franchise) 13 [8]
2019 Cop Craft Shin Itagaki Naoko Shiraishi Light novel 12 [9]
2021 So I'm a Spider, So What? Shin Itagaki
  • Naoko Shiraishi
  • Takashi Sakurai
 Light novel 24 [10]
2023 I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too Shin Itagaki (chief)
Shingo Tanabe		 Naoko Shiraishi Light novel TBA [11]

OVA/ONAs
Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2015 Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Shin Itagaki Naoko Shiraishi Manga 1
2015–2017 Teekyu (episodes 5–11) Shin Itagaki Naoko Shiraishi Manga 11

Films
Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Refs.
2015 Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage (co-animated with Ordet) Yutaka Yamamoto Naoko Shiraishi Original work (franchise) [12]
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom (co-animated with Ordet) [12]

Music videos
Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Refs.
2016 Glay: Kanojo wa Zombie Shin Itagaki Yumiko Ogura [13][14]

See also
  • Shaft—Millepensee founder Naoko Shiraishi worked for Shaft before transferring to Gainax around 2002
  • Gainax—Shiraishi worked for Gainax until 2012, and founded Millepensee the year later

References
  1. Sherman, Jennifer (February 11, 2019). "Millepensee, Sanzigen Form lXlXl Anime Studio for 3D CG". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. "自己紹介と「はじめました」のご挨拶". Millepensee. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. 第73回 | 板垣的アニメ雑記（６）| いろーんな人たちに会える（その２） [Episode 73 | Itagaki's anime miscellaneous notes (6) | You can meet various people (part 2)]. WEB Anime Style (in Japanese). June 26, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. Egan Loo (March 3, 2015). "4th Teekyū Season, Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Slated for April 6 With New Studio". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. Raphael Antonio Pineda (April 7, 2016). "Teekyū Spinoff Usakame TV Anime's Ad Reveals April 11 Premiere". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. Raphael Antonio Pineda (March 22, 2016). "New Berserk TV Anime's Cast, Staff, July Premiere Unveiled". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. Raphael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2017). "Berserk TV Anime's Next Arc Premieres in April". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. Egan Loo (December 12, 2016). "Wake Up, Girls! Gets New TV Anime With New Staff, Added Characters in 2017". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. Egan Loo (March 6, 2019). "Cop Craft TV Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, Summer Premiere". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. Pineda Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2019). "'So I'm a Spider, So What?' Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, January 8 Debut". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  11. Cayanan, Joanna (November 17, 2022). "I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, April 2023 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  12. "Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Staff&Cast". Wake Up Girls, Beyond the Bottom. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  13. "Zombie". Millepensee. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  14. GLAY (January 25, 2016). "「彼女はゾンビ」ミュージックビデオ". YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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