'''[[http://www.stlive.biz/ Studio Live]]''' (スタジオ ライブ), established in 1976, is an animation studio founded by renowned animator Toyoo Ashida. Most of their work consists of subcontracting to other studios as well as pre-production in areas such as character design, technical direction, and script writing. They are largely infamous for the atrocious [[OffModel animation]] for the {{OVA}} ''Roots Search'' and most of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. However, they've also worked on such notable anime as ''Anime/SailorMoon'', ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'' (3rd series), ''Manga/CaseClosed'', and ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo''. One notable alum is Kazuko Tadano, best known as character designer for ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Manga/WeddingPeach''. ''Sailor Moon'' even spoofed the company as "Studio Dive" in one of the studio's episodes.

A complete list can be seen on [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.cc/encyclopedia/company.php?id=918 Anime News Network]].

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!!Other Anime Studio Live has worked on include:

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* ''[[Manga/{{Devilman}} Amon - Apocalypse of Devilman]]'' (also did animation work for the 1987 OVA)
* ''Assemble Insert'' (Opening)
* ''Literature/BlackBloodBrothers'' (with Creator/GroupTAC)
* ''Beyond the Heavens'' (with Creator/{{Madhouse}})
* ''[[Anime/{{Cosprayers}} The Cosmopolitan Prayers]]''
* ''Crystal Triangle''
* ''[[Manga/DoctorSlump Dr. Slump & Arale-chan Hoyoyo! Yume no To Mecha Police]]'' (With Creator/ToeiAnimation; also worked on the original series)
* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' (With Toei)
* ''Anime/{{Grenadier}}'' (With Group TAC)
* ''Manga/{{Guyver}}: Out of Control'' (With Creator/{{AIC}} and others)
* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (2011 series and movies with Madhouse, also provided In-Between Animation for the 1999 series)
* ''Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy'' (With Toei)
* ''Love Love?''
* ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo'' (with Ashi Productions)
* ''Monster of Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}'' (TV special; with Toei under license from Creator/MarvelEntertainment)
* ''Pink - Water Thieves Rain Thieves'' (With Toei)
* ''Super 19th Century Boy Takamaru'' (With Creator/JCStaff)
* ''[[Anime/UFOWarriorDaiApolon UFO Senshi Daiapolon]]''
* ''Manga/UltimateTeacher'' (With JC Staff)
* ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' (OVA; With Creator/AshiProductions)
* ''Manga/TheWorldOfNarue''

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[[folder: As Support ]]

* ''Literature/AccelWorld'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/AceAttorney2016'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/AfroSamurai: Resurrection'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/AgentAika'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' (In-Between Assistance; Final Line, 2005 series)
* ''Anime/AKB0048'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/AkibaMaidWar'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Manga/AngelicLayer'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' (In-Between Animation, ''Beyond'')
* ''Anime/AnimeGataris'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/AstroBoy'' (In-Between Animation; 1980 series)
* ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' (Production Support)
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/BackArrow'' (Key & 2nd Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
* ''Anime/BattleSpiritsShonenToppaBashin'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Manga/BlackGod'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/BlastOfTempest'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/BlendS'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/BlueDrop'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/BlueGender'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/BodaciousSpacePirates'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfSunFighbird'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/TheBraveFighterOfLegendDaGarn'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/BurnUp Excess'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' (Key & In-Between Animation Animation; Production Assistance)
* ''Literature/CatPlanetCuties'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/CityHunter'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' (In-Between Animation; both seasons)
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/CrossAnge'' (Illustration work)
* ''Manga/{{Cyborg 009}}'' (Animation for the 1979 series, In-Between Animation for the 2001 series)
* ''Anime/DaiGuard'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''{{Anime/Dancougar}}'' (Character Design)
* ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland'' (2nd Key Animation, series and OVA)
* ''Manga/DragonBall'' (Animation)
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' (Key & In-Between Animation, Production Cooperation for the movies)
** ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' (Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''VideoGame/DragonSlayer VI: The Legend of Heroes'' (Graphic production; special thanks)
* ''Anime/EurekaSeven'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/ExDriver'' (Production Cooperation, episode 1)
* ''Manga/FireForce'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/FlipFlappers'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' (In-Between Animation for the 2002 series; 2nd Key Animation for the 2019 revival series)
* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' (Key & In-Between Animation and Character Designs from the series to ''Zero''. Also provided the opening to the latter).
* ''Literature/{{Gamers|2015}}'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/AquarionEvol'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/GhostHound'' (Clean-Up & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/GhostStories'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/GoodNightWorld'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim'' (Finish Animation)
* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/IdolDefenseForceHummingbird'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TheIdolmaster'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/IdolmasterXenoglossia'' (Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/IntrigueInTheBakumatsu'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' (Animation; Key Animation)
* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Creator/JunjiIto: Collection'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'' (Creative Cooperation; Key Animation)
* ''Anime/{{Kurenai}}'' (Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/LevelE'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Lupin III: Anime/TheMysteryOfMamo'' (Animation)
* ''Anime/M3TheDarkMetal'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''VideoGame/Macross30TheVoiceThatConnectsTheGalaxy'' (Key Animation; Storyboards)
** ''Anime/MacrossZero'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Madou King Granzort'' (Key Animation; Character Designs)
* ''Anime/MagicUsersClub'' (Final Line)
* ''Manga/MajinTanteiNougamiNeuro'' (Character Designs)
* ''Manga/{{Major}}'' (Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruSeries'' (Key Animation; Character Designs; Opening/Ending Animations for series 2)
** ''Anime/MashinHeroWataruTheSevenSpiritsOfRyujinmaru'' (Key Animation)
* ''Anime/MDGeist'' (Animation Assistance)
* ''Anime/MetalArmorDragonar'' (Animation)
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing: Endless Waltz'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Webcomic/MobPsycho100'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Motto Manga/ToLoveRu'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion: Death & Rebirth'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/NightRaid1931'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Ninja Resurrection'' (Animation)
* ''Anime/{{Noein}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/OccultAcademy'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Pluto}}'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' (In-Between Animation, series and movies)
** ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/ProjectBlueEarthSOS'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/RahXephon'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/RaveMaster'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/RealDrive'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Rideback}}'' (Key Animation)
* ''Anime/RioRainbowGate'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''VisualNovel/RoboticsNotes'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/SacredSeven'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'' (Production Association; movies; key & in-between animation and character design for the 1992 series)
* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'' (Key Animation)
* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/ShamanKing'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/ShangriLa'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/SkipBeat'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}: The Motion Picture'' (Production Assistance)
* ''Manga/{{Softenni}}'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/SonicX'' (Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/StarDriver'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/{{Steamboy}}'' (Animation Assistance)
* ''Anime/{{Supernatural}}'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TenchiMuyoGXP'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/TokyoMajin'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' (Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/UFOUltramaidenValkyrie'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/Ulysses31'' (Animation, uncredited)
* ''Anime/UnGo'' (2nd Key Animation)
* ''Anime/UtaKata'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/WelcomeToTheBallroom'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/WolfsRain'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' (In-Between Animation and Animation Direction for Season 1. Also Directed and storyboarded Episodes 19 & 36)
* ''Anime/{{Zegapain}}'' (Key Animation)
* ''Manga/{{Zetman}}'' (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' (2nd Key Animation)

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends''[[labelnote:*]]Similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' below, the episode "Knights and Demons" bears some similarity to their work, but it's unconfirmed if they were involved with the show.[[/labelnote]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''[[labelnote:*]]uncredited. While parts of the Season 3 episode "The Dweller in the Depths" has traits of their art style from the period, it remains unconfirmed if they actually were involved.[[/labelnote]]

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!!Tropes Associated with Studio Live:

* ShoutOut: Episode 21 of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' features Usagi, Ami and Rei visiting an animation studio called Studio ''Dive'' (which is making an anime based on ''Manga/CodenameSailorV''), with one of the studio's animators targeted by the episode's MonsterOfTheWeek. The [[VictimOfTheWeek Victim of the Week]]'s name is Hiromi Matsuno and her best friend's name is Kazuko Tadashita, a reference to Studio Live animators Hiromi Matsushita and Kazuko Tadano (the latter of whom did the original character designs for ''Sailor Moon'').[[note]]Lost in the Creator/{{DiC}} English dub, as the animation studio was changed to an animation ''school'' and the animators were renamed Lori and Cassie.[[/note]]
* SignatureStyle: Their artwork, especially in more recent years, involves a lot of sharp points and definition in the faces.
* UnreliableIllustrator: A lot of their OVA work. ''Roots Search'' is possibly the worst offender. [[Website/DaizenshuuEX Kanzenshuu]] also [[http://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-styles/ discusses]] how abysmal their work on ''[=DBZ=]'' was in comparison to either Creator/{{Seigasha}}, Creator/StudioJunio, Creator/StudioCockpit or Toei themselves. ''Cosprayers'' also fits this trope rather nicely.


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