Wit Studio
Wit Studio, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ウィットスタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Witto Sutajio), stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and Tetsuya Nakatake, also a producer at Production I.G., as a director of the studio. The studio gained notability for producing the first three seasons of Attack on Titan[1] and has also produced other notable series such as Ranking of Kings, Spy × Family, and the first seasons of The Ancient Magus' Bride and Vinland Saga.
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Native name | 株式会社ウィットスタジオ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Witto Sutajio |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | June 1, 2012[1] |
| Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Key people | George Wada (President)[1] |
Number of employees | 130 (as of November 2021)[2] |
| Parent | IG Port |
| Divisions | Ibaraki Studio[lower-alpha 1] |
| Website | witstudio |
Establishment
The studio was founded by George Wada, a former employee of Production I.G, in 2012. After its founding, Tetsuya Nakatake was placed as the representative director of the studio. Several other former Production I.G staff members joined Wit after its founding, including animation directors Kyōji Asano and Satoshi Kadowaki, and director Tetsurō Araki, all of whom worked together on Attack on Titan.
Wit Studio was funded with an initial investment of ¥30,000,000 in capital from IG Port, Wada and Nakatake, who are reported to own 66.6%, 21.6% and 10.0% equity in the studio respectively.[3][4]
Works
Television series
| Year | Title | Director | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2019 | Attack on Titan |
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59 + 8 OVA | |
| 2014–2015 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Hiro Kaburaki | 13 + 3 OVA | |
| 2015 | The Rolling Girls | Kotomi Deai | 12 | Original work. |
| Seraph of the End | Daisuke Tokudo | 24 + 1 OVA | ||
| 2016 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Tetsurō Araki | 12 | Original work. |
| 2017–2018 | The Ancient Magus' Bride | Norihiro Naganuma | 24 | |
| 2018 | After the Rain | Ayumu Watanabe | 12 | |
| 2019–2020 | Kedama no Gonjirō | Kenshirō Morii | 52 | Co-animated with OLM and Signal.MD (latter joined halfway). |
| 2019 | Vinland Saga | Shuhei Yabuta | 24 | |
| 2020–2021 | GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy |
|
50 | Co-animated with OLM. |
| 2020 | Great Pretender | Hiro Kaburagi | 23 | Original work. |
| 2021 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Shinpei Ezaki | 13 | Original work. Written by Tappei Nagatsuki and Eiji Umehara. |
| 2021–2022 | Ranking of Kings |
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23 | |
| 2022–present | Spy × Family | Kazuhiro Furuhashi | TBA | Co-animated with CloverWorks. |
| 2022 | Onipan! | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Original work. |
| 2023 | Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage |
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TBA | |
| Kizuna no Allele | Kenichiro Komaya | TBA | Co-animated with Signal.MD. | |
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Movies | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hal | Ryōtarō Makihara | 1 | Original work. |
| 2014–2015 | Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom |
Tetsurō Araki | 2 | Recap films of the anime series' first season. |
| 2015 | The Empire of Corpses | Ryōtarō Makihara | 1 | Part of Project Itoh. |
| 2016–2017 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Part 1: Gathering Light Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Part 2: Burning Life |
Tetsurō Araki | 2 | Recap films of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. |
| 2017–2018 | Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden | Tetsuya Wakano | 3 | |
| 2018 | Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening | Tetsurō Araki[lower-alpha 3] Masashi Koizuka |
1 | Recap film of the anime series' second season. |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | Tetsuo Yajima | 1 | Collaboration with OLM. | |
| 2019 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle | Tetsurō Araki | 1 | |
| 2020 | Attack on Titan: Chronicle | Tetsurō Araki[lower-alpha 3] Masashi Koizuka |
1 | Recap film of the first three seasons of the anime. |
| 2022 | Bubble | Tetsurō Araki | 1 | Original work. |
| 2023 | Gekijōban Spy × Family Code: White | Takashi Katagiri | 1 | Related to Spy × Family. Co-animated with CloverWorks. |
OVA/ONAs
| Year | Title | Director | Format | Episodes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Attack on Titan: Ilse's Notebook: Record of a Fallen Soldier | Tetsurō Araki | OVA | 1 | Included with a special edition of volume 12 of the manga of the same name |
| 2014–2015 | Attack on Titan: No Regrets | Tetsurō Araki | OVA | 2 | |
| 2016 | Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins | Kyoji Asano | ONA | 1 | |
| 2016–2017 | The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star | Norihiro Naganuma | OVA | 3 | |
| 2017–2018 | Attack on Titan: Lost Girls | Masashi Koizuka | OVA | 3 | |
| 2019–2022 | The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún | Yūtarō Kubo Satomi Maiya |
OVA | 2 | |
| 2021–2022 | The Missing 8 | Naoki Yoshibe | ONA | 8 | Based on music videos by Fuzi. |
| 2022 | Vampire in the Garden | Ryōtarō Makihara | ONA | 5 | |
| Pokémon: Hisuian Snow | Ken Yamamoto | ONA | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Colors | Tetsurō Araki | ONA | 1 | Part of Toho Animation Music Films Project[6] |
| 2024 | Moonrise | Masashi Koizuka | ONA | TBA | Original anime series produced for Netflix[7] |
| TBA | Grimm | TBA | ONA | TBA | Based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tales[8] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Publisher | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tales of the Rays | Bandai Namco | Mobile game | Opening animation and cutscenes[9] |
| 2018 | Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato | DMM Games | Mobile game | Opening animation |
| BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Arc System Works | Console game | Opening animation | |
| Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Cygames | Mobile game | Opening animation and cutscenes[10] |
Notes
- WIT Ibaraki Studio (WIT茨城スタジオ), the studio's Ibaraki branch.
- Chief Director (総監督) for episodes 26–59.
- Chief Director (総監督)
- Chief Unit Director (チーフ演出)
References
- "WIT STUDIO Company" (in Japanese). WIT STUDIO. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- "株式会社ウィットスタジオ".
- Ransom, Ko (April 20, 2012). "IG Port Founds New Animation Planning and Production Subsidiary". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- "IGポート アニメ企画・制作子会社設立 「戦国BASARA」などのプロデューサー役員に" [IG Port Establishes New Animation Planning and Production Subsidiary Headed By Sengoku Basara Anime Producer]. animeanime.biz (in Japanese). April 20, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2012.
- "進撃！巨人中学校×進撃の巨人"進撃祭"Reading & Live Event イベントレポート" [Attack on Titan Junior High x Attack on Titan "Adventure Festival" Reading & Live Event Report]. shingeki.tv (in Japanese). July 4, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- Cayanan, Joanna (March 9, 2023). "TOHO animation Music Films Project's Trailer Reveals March 20 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- Peters, Megan (June 8, 2022). "Netflix's Moonrise Releases First Poster". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- "Clamp-net » Blog Archive » Netflixアニメシリーズ「グリム」プロジェクト ティザーアートが解禁！".
- "テイルズオブザレイズ -Tales of the Rays- Official Website" (in Japanese). Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- Pier (February 22, 2018). "Friendship is Magic in Princess Connect! Re:Dive for iOS and Android". Play-Asia. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
- E ve (January 24, 2019). "We're Still Underground - Eve MV". YouTube. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- E ve (April 20, 2019). "This World to You - Eve MV". YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- amgchannel (February 13, 2020). "【MV full】『BLUE - l i n e・s t e p・b r u s h -』 / ＡＭＧオリジナルアニメーション" [[MV Full] "Blue: Line Step Brush" / AMG Original Animation]. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- 打首獄門同好会 (September 11, 2020). "打首獄門同好会「サクガサク」" [Uchikubi Gokumon Dōkōkai "Sakugasaku"]. YouTube. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Wit Studio at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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