| 1 | '''[[http://www.a-rms.co.jp/company.html Arms Corporation]]''' (アームス) was a Japanese animation studio originally established in 1996 by former Studio Signpost staffer Osamu Shimizu. |
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| 3 | On July 22, 2020, Arms announced that it [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-05/ikki-tousen-elfen-lied-studio-arms-declares-bankruptcy/.162581 filed for bankruptcy]]. The studio was officially shut down on August 4 of that year and became a production brand for Studio Signpost. Their final project, ''Shin Ikki Tousen'', was released in 2022, two years after the studio's shutdown. |
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| 5 | The company also went by these other names: '''Dandelion''' (ダンディ・ライオン; no relation to CG company Dandelion Animation Studios), '''Garyu Studio''' (呀龍スタジオ), and '''Triple X'''. |
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| 7 | Not to be confused with the Platform/NintendoSwitch video game ''VideoGame/{{ARMS}}.'' |
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| 9 | !!Shows and [=OAVs=] produced by Arms (excluding hentai): |
| 10 | [[index]] |
| 11 | * ''Literature/AestheticaOfARogueHero'' |
| 12 | * ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' |
| 13 | * ''Manga/ElfenLied'' |
| 14 | * ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' (TV series) |
| 15 | * ''Haidao Miling Zuizhong de Qiannian Ji'' (aka ''Kotora on the Run'') (with Portico Films in Taiwan) |
| 16 | * ''[[Manga/HighSchoolGirls Girls High]]'' |
| 17 | * ''Anime/{{Himawari}}'' |
| 18 | * ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' (2nd-4th seasons) |
| 19 | * ''Manga/{{Isuca}}'' |
| 20 | * ''Anime/Kite1998'' |
| 21 | * ''Anime/KiteLiberator'' |
| 22 | [[/index]] |
| 23 | [[index]] |
| 24 | * ''Literature/{{Maoyu}}'' |
| 25 | * ''Anime/MasterOfMartialHearts'' |
| 26 | * ''[[Anime/MezzoForte Mezzo DSA]]'' |
| 27 | * ''VisualNovel/NakoruruAnoHitoKaraNoOkurimono'' (OVA adaptation of the visual novel) |
| 28 | * ''Anime/QueensBlade '' |
| 29 | * ''Manga/{{Sabagebu}}'' |
| 30 | * ''Literature/SamuraiGirls'' |
| 31 | * ''Anime/ValkyrieDriveMermaid'' |
| 32 | * ''Manga/WannaBeTheStrongestInTheWorld'' |
| 33 | * ''Anime/WizardBarristers'' |
| 34 | [[/index]] |
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| 36 | !!Supporting studio: |
| 37 | [[index]] |
| 38 | * ''Anime/ActiveRaid'' (inbetween animation) |
| 39 | * ''Anime/BeybladeBurst'' (production assistance) |
| 40 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' (production assistance for ''Hell Verse'' and ''Fade to Black'') |
| 41 | * ''Manga/BloodBlockadeBattlefront'' (inbetween animation) |
| 42 | * ''Literature/HeavyObject'' (2nd key animation) |
| 43 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' (1 episode, ''The Southern Lights'', [[http://www.hjani.com/port/019_kora.htm with Hanjin]], led by Creator/StudioPierrot) |
| 44 | * ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' (inbetween animation) |
| 45 | * ''Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja'' (animation cooperation) |
| 46 | * ''Anime/SwordOfTheStranger'' (inbetween animation) |
| 47 | * ''Manga/{{Toloveru}}'' (production assistance for episode 6) |
| 48 | [[/index]] |
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| 51 | !!Tropes Associated with Arms: |
| 52 | * ArtEvolution: The first season of ''Ikki Tousen'' was produced by J.C. Staff, but the second season and beyond were produced by Arms, and also replaced the first season's character designer, Shinya Hasegawa, with Rin Shin (and later, Junji Goto). Obviously, both of these factors would lead to a different art/animation style. |
| 53 | * {{Fanservice}}: Virtually all of their series, the biggest cases being ''Manga/IkkiTousen'' (''Dragon Destiny'' and ''Great Guardians''), ''Anime/MasterOfMartialHearts'', ''Literature/SamuraiGirls'' and ''Anime/QueensBlade''. It mostly has to do with the fact that they originally produced {{hentai}}. |
| 54 | * LighterAndSofter: Arms was originally Creator/StudioPierrot's {{hentai}} division, but would branch out into non-adult material over the last few years. |
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