APPP
(also known as Another Push Pin Planning) was a Japanese animation studio established in 1984.
They're probably best known for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders OVA. Their full list of work can be seen on Anime News Network.
It should be noted that their name is pronounced "A-Three-P".
In addition to the above, APPP has also made:
With AIC:
- The Legend of Black Heaven
- Now and Then, Here and There
- Parade Parade
- Samurai: Hunt for the Sword
- Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki
- Pretty Sammy (OVAs; Also did In-Between Animation. Animation Production Cooperation for episode 12 of the series)
- Tournament of the Gods
Other:
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
- Cream Lemon (the series that popularized Hentai)
- Crimson Wolf
- Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki
- Golden Boy
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- 13 OVAs based on Stardust Crusaders; OVAs 8 through 13 were released from 1993 to 1994, while OVAs 1-7 were released from 2000 to 2002.
- A 2007 theatrical film based on Phantom Blood.
- Lupin III vs. Detective Conan, crossover special with TMS Entertainment (Key & In-Between Animation, and Animation Production Cooperationnote )
- Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety
- Project A-Ko
- Robot Carnival
- Roujin Z
- The Savage Dragon (intro animation; series by AKOM)
- Sci-Fi Harry
- Sexy Sailor Soldiers
- Street Fighter Alpha: Generations
- Wet Summer Days
Other projects APPP has helped out on:
- 07-Ghost (Production Cooperation)
- 7 Seeds (Production Cooperation)
- A Channel (In-Between Animation)
- Ace Attorney (In-Between Animation)
- Amagami SS (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Angel Beats! (2nd Key Animation)
- Aquarion Evol (secondary key animation)
- Attack on Titan (In-Between Animation; second season)
- Bakemonogatari (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders (Key Animation)
- Ban G Dream (2nd Key Animation)
- Betterman (In-Between Animation)
- Black Bullet (2nd Key Animation)
- Blood+ (In-Between Animation)
- Blue Exorcist (2nd Key Animation)
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (Production Cooperation)
- Burn Up! W (inbetween animation on episode 3)
- Caligula (Production Cooperation)
- Campione! (2nd Key Animation)
- Celestial Method (In-Between Animation)
- Code:Breaker (2nd Key Animation)
- Darker than Black (2nd Key Animation; Gemini of the Meteor season)
- DARLING in the FRANXX (In-Between Animation)
- DAYS (2nd Key Animation)
- Dead Leaves (In-Between Animation)
- Deca-Dence (Key Animation)
- DEVILMAN crybaby (Production Cooperation)
- Diamond no Ace (Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Dimension W (In-Between Animation)
- Divergence Eve (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Dog Days (2nd Key Animation)
- Eden of the East (In-Between Animation)
- El Cazador de la Bruja (In-Between Animation)
- Eureka Seven (In-Between Animation)
- Fairy Tail (2nd Key, Key & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance)
- Fate/Apocrypha (Production Cooperation)
- Fate/Zero (In-Between Animation)
- FLCL Progressive (In-Between Animation)
- Fullmetal Alchemist (In-Between Animation for both series; 2nd Key Animation for Brotherhood and The Sacred Star of Milos)
- Gad Guard (In-Between Animation)
- Gangsta. (Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
- GARO: Vanishing Line (Key, 2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Animation Check; Animation Assistance; Production Cooperation)
- GATE (In-Between Animation)
- Gate Keepers (In-Between Animation)
- Ghost Hunt (In-Between Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (In-Between Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise (In-Between Animation)
- Girls Bravo (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Girls und Panzer (2nd key Animation, series; In-Between Animation, Movie)
- GUN×SWORD (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Gundam
- Gundam: Reconguista in G (In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (In-Between Animation; second season)
- Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer {In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (In-Between Animation)
- Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G (In-Between Animation)
- Heroman (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Highschool of the Dead (2nd Key Animation)
- Hanasaku Iroha (2nd Key Animation)
- Haikyuu!! (In-Between Animation)
- THE iDOLM@STER: SideM (In-Between Animation)
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (In-Between Animation)
- Kaitou Saint Tail (In-Between Animation; Ink & Paint)
- Key the Metal Idol (Production Cooperation)
- Kiddy Grade (In-Between Animation)
- Kill la Kill (In-Between Animation)
- Level E (In-Between Animation)
- Love Live! (2nd Key Animation)
- Love Live! Sunshine!! (2nd Key Animation)
- Machine Robo: The Running Battlehackers (Production Cooperation)
- Macross II (Production Cooperation)
- Macross Frontier (In-Between Animation)
- Madlax (In-Between Animation)
- Mao-chan (In-Between Animation)
- Mars Daybreak (In-Between Animation)
- Marvel Anime: X-Men (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Michiko & Hatchin (In-Between Animation)
- My Hero Academia (In-Between Animation)
- Nanbaka (Production Assistance)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Finish Animation; Death & Rebirth)
- Nobunaga the Fool (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Nodame Cantabile (In-Between Animation; Finale)
- Noir (In-Between Animation)
- Occult Academy (In-Between Animation)
- Oreimo (Key, 2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation, Season 1)
- Paradise Kiss (In-Between Animation)
- Persona 5 (In-Between Animation)
- Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (In-Between Animation)
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Key Animation Assistance)
- Rave Master (In-Between Animation)
- Road to You ~Hoshifuruoka no yakusoku~ (In-Between Animation)
- Sakura Wars: The Movie (In-Between Animation)
- Shaman King (In-Between Animation)
- Skip Beat! (In-Between Animation)
- Softenni (In-Between Animation)
- Soul Eater (In-Between Animation)
- Space☆Dandy (In-Between Animation)
- Spider Riders (In-Between Animation)
- Squid Girl (In-Between Animation)
- Star Driver (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Sword Art Online (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (Production Cooperation)
- Sword of the Stranger (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Symphogear (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- ThunderCats (1985) (Season 1; uncredited)
- Tiger & Bunny (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Tokkô (In-Between Animation)
- To Love Ru Darkness (Production Cooperation)
- Toradora! (In-Between Assistance)
- Tōka Gettan (Production Cooperation)
- ViVid Strike! (2nd Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Wario Land: Shake It! (In-Between Animation; In-game graphics)
- White Album 2 (2nd Key Animation)
- Witch Hunter Robin (In-Between Animation)
- Yowamushi Pedal (Key & 2nd Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
Associated tropes:
- Animation Bump: They were considerd one of the better studios out there during their heyday. Roujin Z and Robot Carnival especially stand out with their quality.
- How the Mighty Have Fallen: Originally a producer of several notable OVA titles. After the failure of the Phantom Blood movie, they've since exclusively served as an animation subcontractor (usually on in-between frames) and episode producer until its dissolution on 31 July 2021, after Nomura died on 10 June.
