Media Notes / Animation Companies

A list of notable animation or visual effects companies, sorted mostly by country or region.

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Active Studios

Non-Asian animation, visual effects and post-production studios

Major; US and Mexico

• Bento Box Entertainment
• Blur Studio
• Digital Domain
• Disney
  • 20th Television Animation
  • Pixar
  • Walt Disney Animation Studios (formerly Walt Disney Feature Animation; see also Classic Disney Shorts and Disney Animated Canon)
  • Disney Television Animation
• Dolby Laboratories
• DreamWorks Animation
• Film Roman
• Hydraulx
• Illumination Entertainment - Headquartered in the US, with animation operations done in France.
• Imaginary Forces
• The Jim Henson Company
  • Jim Henson's Creature Shop - Has locations in both the US and the UK.
• Klasky-Csupo
• Lola Visual Effects - Sister studio to Hydraulx
• Nickelodeon Animation Studios (part of Viacom)
• PFFR
• Sony Pictures Animation
• Tippett Studio
• Titmouse
• Warner Bros. Animation

Minor; US and Mexico

• Aaron Sims Creative
• Anima Estudios - Based in Mexico.
• Boxel Studio - Based in Tijuana, Mexico.
• Chiodo Bros Productions/CBFX
• Composite Image Systems (CIS)
• Creative Capers Entertainment
• Digiscope
• Duncan Studio
• Engine Room
• FotoKem
• Fuse FX
• Hornet Inc
• J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc.
• Luma Pictures
• Modern Video Film - Now known as Point.360
• MFX
• Noble - Formerly known as Duck Soup Producktions.
• Passion Pictures
• Powerhouse Animation Studios
• Prologue Films
• PRPVFX
• Reel FX Creative Studios/Radium
• Renegade Animation
• Rubicon Group Holding
• Six Point Harness
• Spark Plug Entertainment
• Stargate Studios - Also known as Stargate Films and Stargate Digital.
• Stoopid Buddy Studios
• Stretch Films
• Threshold Entertainment
• Todd-AO Studios
• Tonari Animation
• Wachtenheim/Marianetti Animation
• Zoic Studios

Canadian

• 9 Story Media Group - Based in Toronto.
• a.k.a. Cartoon - Based in Vancouver; the studio of Danny Antonucci, creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy.
• Artists Animation Studio - Based in Kelowna. Formerly known as Yeti Farm Creative.
• Atomic Cartoons - Based in Vancouver.
• Bardel Entertainment - Based in Vancouver.
• Chuck Gammage Animation - Based in Toronto.
• CinéGroupe - Based in Montreal.
• Copernicus Studios - Based in Halifax.
• Cuppa Coffee Studios - Based in Toronto.
• Digital Dimension - Based in Montreal.
• Elliott Animation - Based in Toronto. Formerly known as Pictor Entertainment.
• Giant Ant - Based in Vancouver.
• Global Mechanic - Based in Vancouver.
• Guru Studio - Based in Toronto.
• House of Cool - Based in Toronto.
• Hybride Technologies - Bought by game company Ubisoft.
• Image Engine - Based in Vancouver.
• Industrial Brothers - Based in Toronto.
• Jam Filled Entertainment - Based in Ottawa, with satellite studios in Toronto and Halifax.
• Kickstarter Entertainment - Based in Vancouver.
• Mainframe Studios - Based in Vancouver.
• Mercury Filmworks - Based in Ottawa.
• Nelvana - Based in Toronto.
• The Ocean Group - Based in Vancouver.
• Pipeline Studios - Based in Hamilton.
• PiP Animation Services - Based in Ottawa.
• Portfolio Entertainment
• Rainmaker Entertainment - Based in Vancouver.
• Rovio Entertainment - the company's animation division is based in Vancouver. (Rovio itself is based in Espoo, Finland)
• Sardine Productions - Based in Montreal.
• Slap Happy Cartoons - Based in Vancouver.
• Smiley Guy Studios - Based in Toronto.
• Sphere Animation - Based in Montreal. Formerly known as Oasis Animation.
• Squeeze Studio - Based in Quebec City.
• Studio 306 - Based in Toronto.
• Tonic DNA - Based in Montreal.
• WildBrain - Founded in Halifax, now located in Vancouver.
• Yowza! Animation - Based in Toronto.

European

• Aardman Animations - Based in the UK.
• Aeroplane Productions - Based in Russia.
• Alphanim - Based in France. Renamed Gaumont Animation in 2013.
• Animaccord Animation Studio - Based in Russia.
• Ankama: Based in France.
• Art And Animation Studio - Based in the Czech Republic, also known as AAA Studio. Best known for the Goat Story films, though they also specialize in the distribution and restoration of classic Czechoslovakian animation.
• A. Film - Based in Denmark.
• Blue Zoo - Based in the UK.
• Boulder Media - Based in Ireland.
• Bratři v Triku - Based in the Czech Republic.
• Brown Bag Films - Based in Ireland. Acquired by Canada's 9 Story in 2015.
• BUF - Based in France.
• Cartoon Saloon - Based in Ireland.
• Cinesite - Based in the UK; had a US branch that shuttered in 2003, and branches in Vancouver and Montreal.
• Collingwood & Co. - Based in the UK.
• Cosgrove Hall - Based in the UK.
• Cyber Group Studios - Based in France.
• Digic Pictures - Based in Hungary
• Double Negative VFX - Based in the UK, with branches in Canada, India, the US and Australia.
• D'Ocon Films Productions - Based in Spain.
• Ellipse Animation - Based in France.
• Fabrique D'Images - Based in Luxembourg.
• Framestore - Based in the UK. With branches in the US, Canada, Australia and India.
• Futurikon - Based in France.
• fx3x - Based in Macedonia.
• Ghost VFX - Based in Denmark.
• Lápiz Azul Animación - aka Blue Pencil, S.I. - Based in Spain.
• Lighthouse Studios - Based in Ireland.
• Locksmith Animation - Based in the UK.
• Melnitsa Animation Studio - Based in Russia.
• Moving Picture Company and Technicolor SA - Based out of the UK and India, with branches in Canada, France and the US.
  • The Mill - Sister company of MPC, based in the UK with branches in the US and India.
  • Milk VFX - Spun off from the above. Based in the UK.
• Nørlum ApS - Based in Denmark.
• Petersburg Animation Studio - Based in Russia.
• Pixomondo - Despite the Latin sounding name, they're a series of studios originating from Germany.
• Rainbow S.r.l. - Based in Italy. (Was also once part of Viacom)
• Scanline - Based in Germany.
• Sixteenth South - Based in Ireland.
• Soyuzmultfilm - Russia's oldest and most respected animation studio.
• SPARX - Based in France.
• Studio 352 - A studio in Luxembourg. Has done pre-production work for many DiC series.
• Studio 100 - Based in Belgium. Worked on Samson En Gert, Kabouter Plop, and the 2012 Maya the Bee reboot.
• Studio Redfrog - Based in France.
• Studio Soi - Based in Germany.
• Telescreen - A studio in The Netherlands (They did have a unit in Japan, but the unit went out of business).
• Xilam - Based in France.
• Zagtoon - Based in France

South American

• Birdo Studio - Based in Brazil.
• Copa Studio - Based in Brazil.
• Mundoloco CGI - Based in Argentina

African

• AnimaxFYB Studios - Based in Ghana.
• Sea Monster Entertainment - Based in South Africa, formed by ex-Clockwork Zoo employees after that company abruptly closed down.
• Triggerfish Animation Studios - Based in South Africa, but also has a branch in Ireland.

Australian

• Animal Logic - Based in Syndey, with branches in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
• Flying Bark Productions (formerly Yoram Gross)- Based in Sydney.
• GLITCH Productions - Based in Sydney.
• Liquid Animation - Based in Brisbane.
• Ludo Studio - Based in Brisbane.
• Rising Sun Pictures - Based in Adelaide.

Other

• WETA - located in New Zealand

Chinese/Hong Kong animation studios

Beijing

• Beijing Xie Le Art Co., Ltd. (北京写楽美術芸術品有限公司) - Owned by Tezuka Productions.

Guangdong

• Alpha Group Co., Ltd.
• Winsing Animation

Guangzhou

• Creative Power Entertaining

Hangzhou

• Flying Dragon (杭州龍騎動漫設計有限公司)

Hong Kong

• Agogo Media: Formerly known as Animation Services, Hong Kong.

Shanghai

• Feitong Cartoon
• Haoliners Animation League (绘梦者新动画联盟) - Owned by Bilibili.
• Hosem Animation Studio
• Shanghai Animation Film Studio (上海美術電影製片廠)
  • Shanghai Yi Li Mei Animation (上海億利美動画) - Frequent collaborator on Shanghai Animation Film Studio's projects.
• Shanghai Phantom (上海樊特姆動画)
• Synergy Animation

Suzhou

• Danni Animation (蘇州丹尼動画有限公司) - Owned by Studio DEEN.
• Hong Guang - Spin-off from Wang Film Productions.

Wuxi

• HSM (半扇門)
• Maliang Animation (無錫馬良動画制作有限公司) - Owned by Ajia-Do/Asia-Do.
• Nendai Animation - (無錫年代動画制作有限公司) - Also known as Niandai Animation. Originally a Taiwanese studio before moving to its current location.
• Phoenix Animation (火鳥動画) - Originally owned by Studio Izena, currently owned by Akatsuki.
• Taiguan Animation (太観アニメ)
• Xing Yue Animation (星月動画有限公司)

Xuyang

• Xuyang Animation (無錫旭陽動画制作有限公司) - Owned by Asahi Production.

Not specified

• 4tune
• Base FX
• Dragon Cartoon
• East Animation
• Fantasia Animation - Not to be confused with Studio Fantasia.
• GDC
• Hong Ying (鴻鷹世界股份有限公司) - Its headquarters are in Taiwan.
  • Nanjing Hong Ying (南京鴻鷹)
  • Shanghai San Ding (上海三県)
  • Suzhou Hong Yang (蘇州鴻揚)
• Jiang Toon Animation (江通动画)
• LAN Studio
• Menfond Electronic Art And Computer Design Company
• Net Giant
• Original Force
• Shift Future Animation - Made up of many former Hong Ying animators.
• Studio Massket - Based out of China, but has a Japanese sub-studio.
• Studio Taishan
• THUNDRAY (震雷)

Indian animation studios

• Colorchips
  • Millitoon (a subsidiary of Colorchips)
• Cosmos-Maya
• DQ Entertainment
• Prime Focus - An effects studio. Also has divisions in the UK and North America.
• Tata Elxsi
• Technicolor India
• Toonz Animation India - Not to be confused with the New Zealand-based Toonz Animation.
• Xentrix Studios

Philippine animation studios

• Seventoon
• Snipple Animation
• Toei Animation Philippines - Toei's Philippines division. Mostly does additional work on Toei's productions, but has also worked for other Japanese animation studios.
• Toon City
• Toon Manila
• Top Draw
• Top Peg
• Tycoon Animation

Taiwanese animation studios

• Bicycle Animation Studio
• BV Animation Studio
• CGCG Inc
• DOYOPINS Animation Co.,Ltd
• H.C.Studio Animation Co., Ltd.
• Joy-Team Animation Production Co., Ltd. - Formally known as Joy-Team Anime Production Co., Ltd.
• Nada Anime
• SOFA Studio
• Spring House Entertainment Inc.
• Tiger Paws Animation Co., Ltd.
• Wang Film Productions (宏廣股份有限公司) - One the biggest overseas studios in the world.
• Yu-Sheng Animation Studio

South Korean animation studios

• AKOM (애이콤프로덕션)
• ANIK
• Artplusm
• Atoonz
• B.I. Group
• Big Star
• Boxfish
• Cyber Chicken
• Dai Won (大元メディア, 대원): currently known as Daewon Media.
• DesignStorm
• DEXS
• Digital eMation (디지탈이메이션)
• Dong Woo Animation (同友アニメーション, 동우): Owned by Studio Gallop.
• DR Movie (DR 무비): A studio owned by Madhouse, originally independent.
• Echo
• Edge Animation
• G&G Entertainment (지앤지엔터테인먼트)
• Golden Bell
• GK Entertainment: A South Korean studio owned by GONZO as GK stands for "GONZO Korea".
• Hanho Heung-Up (韓湖興業, 한호흥업)
• Han Il Animation (韓一動画, 한일) - Often works for Magic Bus, among other studios.
• Hanjin Animation (韓鎮動画, 한진)
• Hebaraki
• Iconix Entertainment
• Jiwoo Animation (知遇アニメーション, 지우)
• K Production: Oldest South Korean studio in existence.
• Kyung Kang (京江ANIA, 경강)
• Lotto Animation
• Magic Image Co., Ltd.: Also known as MICO Animation Studio. Ltd.
• Maven Image Platform
• Mizo Planning (溝企画) : Another South Korean studio owned by TMS.
• MK Seoul
• MOI Animation - Currently called Tiger Animation.
• Monster Studio

• Muses
• NE4U
• Neon Creation - Formerly known as Neon Pumpkin.
• NARA Animation Studio
• NAMU Animation
• Production Grimi (프로덕션 그리미) - Formerly known as Gyoyuk Animation (教育動画) and Shin Won (新元動画, 신원).
• Production Reve
• Rough Draft Studios (러프 드래프트 스튜디오) / Orange: Headquartered in Los Angeles but the studio has a unit in South Korea as well. It also has a subsidiary in China.
• SAMG (에스에이엠지 엔터테인먼트)
• Saerom (새롬 애니메이션)
• Soul Creative (쏘울 크리에이티브): The Spiritual Successor to Seoul Movie.
• Spinart
• Studio Animal (스튜디오 애니멀)
• Studio Blue: Formally known as AniVillage, Studio Blue is a South-Korean subsidiary owned by Kyoto Animation.
• Studio Goindol
• Studio Grida
• Studio IAM (스튜디오 아이엠)
• Studio Mir (스튜디오 미르): A newer studio founded by Ex-JM staff.
• Sugarcube (슈가큐브)
• Sung San (星山企画, 성산): Also known as Hoshiyama Planning.
• Sunmin Animation (에스엠아이피)
• Synod
• Toiion
• Toonzone Studios: Headquartered in Los Angeles but the studio has a unit in Canada and South Korea as well.
• White Line
• YABES (裕振)
• Yearim Productions
• Yeson Entertainment

Major Japanese animation studios

The major animation studios in Japan.

• A.C.G.T. (エー・シー・ジー・ティー): Owned by OB Planning.
• AIC (アニメ・インターナショナルカンパニ) - stands for Anime International Company. Currently operating as AIC Rights through a company split.
• Aniplex: Owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
  • A-1 Pictures (株式会社A-1 Pictures)
• Ashi Productions (葦プロダクション): Founded by ex-Tatsunoko staff, known as Production REED from 2007 to 2018, but then changed their name back to Ashi Pro in 2019
• Bandai Namco Pictures (バンダイナムコピクチャーズ): Formed as a spin off from Sunrise to handle all of Bandai Namco's internal IP animations and kid shows that Sunrise used to handle, as well as the forth season of Gintama.
• Studio BONES (ボンズ)
• Brains Base (ブレインズ・ベース)
• Diomedea ((ディオメディア)) - formerly known as Studio Barcelona.
• Eiken (エイケン)
• Feel (フィール) - formed by ex-Pierrot employees.
• Studio Gainax (ガイナックス)
• Studio Ghibli (スタジオジブリ): Hayao Miyazaki's studio.
• GONZO (ゴンゾ)
• Happinet Pictures (株式会社ハピネット)
• JCStaff (ジェー・シー・スタッフ)
• Knack Productions (ナック)
• Kyoto Animation (京都アニメーション): Established in 1981 as an outsourcing company.
• Madhouse (マッドハウス)
• Marine Entertainment (マリン・エンタテインメント)
• Mushi Productions (虫プロダクション)/Tezuka Productions (手塚プロダクション)
• Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション)
• P. A. Works (ピーエーワークス)
• Pony Canyon
• Studio Pierrot (ぴえろ)
  • Studio Signpost (スタジオ サインポスト)
• Production I.G (プロダクション・アイジー): Founded by Ex-Tatsunoko staff.
• Satelight (サテライト)
• Seven Arcs (セブン・アークス)
• Studio Shaft (シャフト)
• Shin-Ei Animation (シンエイ動画) - A spin-off from TMS.
• SILVER LINK. (シルバーリンク)
• Sunrise (サンライズ)
• Studio DEEN (スタジオディーン)
• Studio Khara (株式会社カラ) - Hideaki Anno's studio after he left Gainax.
• Studio TRIGGER (トリガー): - A newer studio founded by Ex-Gainax staff.
• Tatsunoko Production (竜の子プロダクション ): One of the older Japanese studios.
• TMS Entertainment (トムス・エンタテインメント)/Telecom Animation Film (テレコムアニメーションフィルム): One of the most (if not the most) famous and well-respected studio(s) in Japan.
• TNK
• Toei Animation (東映アニメーション): The animation division of Toei Company.
• ufotable (ユーフォーテーブル)
• White Fox
• ZEXCS

Minor Japanese animation studios

While not as big as the major animation studios in Japan. These animation studios still mostly do their own productions and tend not to rely on outsourcing from bigger studios.

• 8bit
• Actas (アクタス)
• Ajia-Do/Asia-Do (亜細亜堂)
• Animal Ya (あにまる屋)/Studio Comet (スタジオコメット)
• The Answer Studio (アンサー・スタジオ) - Founded by Motoyoshi Tokunaga after Walt Disney Animation Japan went out of business.
• Bee Media
• BLADE (ブレイド)
• Bridge (ブリッジ)
• C-Station (シーステイション) - Once a unit of Bee Train it has since split off. Mostly focusing on sub-contracting for other studios but is now getting into full animation production.
• Comix Wave Films (コミックス・ウェーブ・フィルム)
• David Production (デイヴィッドプロダクション )
• Dogakobo (動画工房)
• Gaina
• GoHands
• Hoods Entertainment (フッズエンタテインメント)
• Kinema Citrus (キネマシトラス)
• Lerche (ラルケ)
• Liden Films (ライデンフィルム)
• Magic Bus (マジックバス): A studio founded by Satoshi Dezaki (Osamu Dezaki's brother).
• MAPPA - Formed by former Madhouse staff.
• OLM Incorporated (オー・エル・エム)
• Ordet - Formed by ex-Kyoto Animation staff.
• Passione - Formed in 2011. Known for Rail Wars!, Haitai Nanafa, the fourth season of High School D×D and the 2020 remake of Higurashi: When They Cry.
• Polygon Pictures (ポリゴン・ピクチュアズ)
• REMIC
• Science SARU (サイエンスSARU)
• Softgarage (ソフトガレージ) - Known for producing the anime GR: Giant Robo.
• Studio 4°C (スタジオよんどしい)
• Studio Chizu (スタジオ地図)
• Studio Colorido (スタジオコロリド)
• Studio Gallop (ぎゃろっぷ)
• Studio Gokumi (Studio五組) - Formed by former GONZO members.
• Studio Hibari (スタジオ雲雀)
• Studio Nue (スタジオぬえ)
• Studio Ponoc (スタジオポノック)
• Studio VOLN
• Synergy SP (シナジーSP)
• TROYCA (トロイカ)
• Twin Engine (ツインエンジン)
• TYO - A Japanese studio with ownership over Tsuburaya Productions^note the company behind Ultraman, Hal Film Maker and Yumeta Company. As of 2017, the animation department was acquired by Graphinica.
• Yostar Pictures - Japanese-Chinese studio that began making promotional animations for Yostar-published games Azur Lane, Arknights, and Blue Archive before the full-fledged Arknights and Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! series, as well as assisting with Chainsaw Man's adaptation and the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba movie.

Japanese adult animation studios

These studios specialize in producing or animating adult-oriented anime (or hentai).

• Milky (ミルキー)
• Pink Pineapple (ピンクパイナップル) - One of the most well known producers and publishers of adult animation.
• Pixy (ピクシー)
• Seven (セブン)
• T-Rex (ティーレックス)

Supporting Japanese animation studios

Animation studios that tend to do mostly do outsourcing for bigger animation studios in Japan. With only a handful of productions, if that.
Major/notable sub-contractors

• A-Line (エー・ライン)
• Angle (アングル)
• Anime R/Anime Roman (アニメアール/アニメ浪漫) - Based in Osaka.
• asread (アスリード)
• Bibury Animation Studio (バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ)
• C2C
• Digital Frontier (デジタル・フロンティア)
• Dragon Production (ドラゴンプロダクション)
• ENGI
• FAI International (FAIインターナショナル)
• Graphinica (グラフィニカ)
• Imagica
• Imagin (イマジン)
• Kamikaze Douga (神風動画)
• Kino Production (きのプロダクション)
• Marix (マリックス) - Does special effects work for many projects.
• Nakamura Productions (中村プロダクション)
• Nexus
• Oh! Production (オープロダクション)
• Q Tec (キュー・テック)
• RIC (リバース·イメージ·クリエイション)
• Sanzigen Animation Studio (サンジゲン)
• Seigasha (菁画舎)
• Shirogumi (白組)
• Studio Dub (スタジオダブ)
• Studio Elle (スタジオエル)
• Studio Gimlet (スタジオギムレット)
• Studio Lings (スタジオリングス)
• Studio Live (スタジオ ライブ)
• Studio Mark (スタジオマーク)
• Studio Mu (スタジオムー) - Based in Osaka.
• Studio Pastoral (スタジオパストラル)
• Studio Sign (スタジオ・ザイン) - Best known for Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
• Studio Takuranke (スタジオたくらんけ)
• Sunshine Corporation/SCC (サンシャイン・コーポレーション)
• Tokyo Laboratory (東京現像所)
• WaoWorld (ワオワールド)
• Wish
• Wombat (ウォンバット)
• Yoyogi Animation Academy (代々木アニメーション学院)
• Zero-G/Zero-G Room (ゼロジー)

Sub-contractors that outsource to foreign countries

• Asahi Production (旭プロダクション)
• Beep (ビープ)
• Big Owl (ビッグオウル)
• CLC (aka CL Corporation)
• Core (コア)
• D-Motion (D-モーション)
• J&K Corporation (J&Kコーポレーション)
• Jumondo (寿門堂)
• M.S.J. Musashino Production (MSJ武蔵野制作所)
• Reboot (リブート)
• Studio Myu (スタジオミュウ; AKA Studio μ)
• Top Gear (トップギア)
• Triple A (トリプルA)

Others

• Acca Effe
• ACCEL/Axel
• Ad Cosmo (アドコスモ)/Studio Cosmo (スタジオ・コスモ)
• Akatsuki
• Albion
• AMGA/IMG
• Anime Torotoro (アニメトロトロ)
• Anime Workshop Basara (アニメ工房婆娑羅)
• Anitus Kobe (アニタス神戸)
• Arcturus
• Asterism
• Asunaro Studio (あすなろスタジオ)
• AZETA Pictures (アゼータピクチャーズ)
• Beat Frog
• BeStack
• Buyu (武遊)
• CCR - Also known as Colour Coordinators Room.
• Chiptune (チップチューン)
• Code
• Creators in Pack (also has an Indonesian branch)
• C-Station
• Cube Emotion
• D'Art Shtajio (デ・アート シタジオ)
• Dangun Pictures (ダンガン・ピクチャーズ)
• DCI
• DEF.C
• Delta Peak Production (デルタ・ピーク・プロダクション)
• Digicrafts (デジクラフト) - Also has a branch in Thailand.
• Eagle Nest (イーグルネスト)
• Fan Out (ファンアウト)
• Giga Production (戯画プロダクション)
• Gingaya (銀画屋)
• Group ZEN (グループゼン)
• Hayashi (ハヤシ株式会社)
• I&S Factory
• ingresA
• Japan Vistec
• Jinbun (じんぶん)
• Land Q Studios (ランドック・スタジオ)
• Lightfoot (ライトフット)
• Marvy Jack
• Meta Studio
• Mouse Animation Studio (マウス)
• PEACE
• Peace & Kindness
• PRA
• Rocket Vision
• Shogakukan Music And Digital Entertainment: Shogakukan's music publishing arm and CGI unit.
• Soratia
• Studio Add (スタジオアド)
• Studio Blanc (スタジオブラン)
• Studio Boomerang (スタジオブーメラン)
• Studio Carpenter (スタジオカーペンター)
• Studio Core: Also known as Studio COA.
• Studio Gash (スタジオガッシュ) - Also known as Studio Gouache and Studio Gush.
• Studio Hercules (スタジオへらくれす) - Technically not a studio, but a group of animators.
• Studio Izena (スタジオイゼナ)
• Studio Kelmadick
• Studio Liberty (スタジオリバティ)
• Studio Peacock (スタジオピーコック): Also just known as Peacock.
• Studio Ribla (スタジオりぶら)
• Studio Road (スタジオロード)
• Studio Victory (st.ビクトリー)
• Studio Zaendou (スタジオ座円洞)
• Tanto (タント)
• TAP: Not to be confused with Toei Animation Philippines who formerly used the abbreviation "TAP" in their credits but stopped in the early 2010's to avoid confusion with this company.
• Wafu Animation (和風アニメーション)
• Xenron (神龍) (also has a branch in Thailand)
• Yuhodo (遊歩堂)

Background studios

• Atelier Musa (アトリエムサ)
• Atelier Roku (アトリエローク) - Currently known as Atelier Roku 07.
• Baku Productions (獏プロダクション)
• Bamboo (バンブー)
• BIC Studio (ビック・スタジオ)
• Cosmos Arts (コスモス・アーツ)
• Design Office MECHAMAN (デザインオフィス メカマン)
• Headworks (ヘッドワークス)
• Image Room Jiro (イメージルームジロー)
• Ishigaki Production (石垣プロダクション)
• Kusanagi (草薙)
• Mukuo Studio (ムクオスタジオ)
• Ogura Kobo (小倉工房)
• Production AI (プロダクション･アイ)
• Seethrough Studio (シースルースタジオ)
• Studio Bihou (美峰)
• Studio Easter (スタジオイースター)
• Studio Fuga (スタジオ風雅)
• Studio Jack (スタジオじゃっく)
• Studio Naya (スタジオなや)
• Studio Who (スタジオ WHO)
• Totonyan (ととにゃん)

Photography studios

• Advance Shakujii (アドバンス石神井)
• Anime Film (アニメフイルム) - Formerly Tokyo Animation Film prior to 1998.
• Artbox (あーとぼっくす)
• Assez Finaud Fabric. (アッセフィーノファブリック)
• Asura Film (アスラフィルム)
• Azuhata Production (アズハタプロ)
• Raretrick (レアトリック)
• Sanko Production (三晃プロダクション)
• Studio Cosmos (スタジオコスモス)
• Studio Twinkle (スタジオトゥインクル)
• Takahashi Production/T2 Studio (高橋プロダクション/T2 スタジオ)
• Tripod (トライパッド) - A spiritual successor to T Nishimura.

Other Asian animation studios

Major

• Armada TMT - A studio in Vietnam.
• Center for the Intellectual Development of Child and Adolescent - A studio in Iran, also known as Kanoon.
• Infinite Frameworks - A studio in Singapore, with a sister studio in Indonesia.
• Inspidea - A studio in Malaysia.
• OLM Asia - A studio in Malaysia that serves as a satellite studio of OLM Incorporated.
• Oktobor Animation - A studio in New Zealand which has mostly worked on Nick's CGI series.
• Pitchi Poy - A studio in Israel.
• Scrawl Studios - A studio in Singapore.
• Sparky Animation Studio - A studio in Singapore.
• Studio Paek-ho - A studio in North Korea.
• Sao Sang - A studio in Vietnam.
• Nam Hai Art - A studio in Vietnam
• SEK Studio - A studio in North Korea that mostly does contract work for South Korean studios, which said studios get their contracts from the United States. The studio has also done shows for Europe as well.
• VINACOM - A studio in Vietnam.
• Vision Animation - Based in Malaysia.

Anime distributors

• Animeigo (Rarely distributes anime anymore)
• Anime Limited
• Anime Network
• Aniplex USA
• Crunchyroll
• Discotek Media
• Funimation
• GKIDS (primarily releases anime films, although they also distribute several other international animated films as well)
• Madman Entertainment (though anime is just one out of many genres that they distribute)
• Manga Entertainment
• Media Blasters
• NIS America
• Ponycan USA (Pony Canyon's U.S. distributor)
• Right Stuf:
  • Lucky Penny Entertainment
  • Nozomi Entertainment
• Section 23 Films (Distributor of former ADV Films properties and new stuff)
  • A Esir Holdings (Owns library formerly held by ADV Films)
  • Sentai Filmworks (Licenses and releases new anime for broadcast by the Anime Network and media sold by Section 23 Films).
  • Switchblade Pictures (Licenses new Asian live-action drama for broadcast by the Anime Network and media sold by Section 23 Films).
• Spacetoon
• VIZ Media

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Defunct/dormant Studios Studios that are either out of business or out of work.

North American animation studios

• 4-Ward Productions
• 8 Hats High Animation
• Aha! Studios - Formerly known as Karen Johnson Productions.
• Animation Associates - Worked on Q.T. Hush and nothing more.
• Animation Collective
• Anvil Animation
• Apogee Productions - Also made Sewer Shark.
• Arc Productions - Absorbed into Jam Filled Entertainment.
• Asterisk - The Ink Tank's successor (see article).
• Asylum Visual Effects
• Atkinson Film-Arts - Based in Ottawa.
• Atomic Productions - Canadian animation studio.
• Available Light Productions
• Barking Bullfrog Cartoon Company - Based in Vancouver.
• Bill Melendez Productions
• Blue Sky Studios
• Bobtown Productions
• Boomstone Animation - Based in Ottawa.
• Boss Film Studios
• Cafe FX
• Canuck Creations - Based in Toronto.
• Carbunkle Cartoons
• Cantina Pictures
• Celefex
• Character Builders - An animation studio owned by Bone creator Jeff Smith
• Cinema Research
• Cinesite's American branch.
• Collideascope Digital Productions - Based in Halifax.
• Colossal Pictures
• Columbia Cartoons
• Cookie Jar Entertainment - Absorbed into WildBrain.
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures - A Canadian visual effects studio co-founded by William Shatner (we are not making this up).
• Cornerstone Animation
• Curious Pictures
• Dancing Diablo
• Delaney & Friends Productions - Based in Vancouver.
• De Patie Freleng Enterprises
• Dibujos Animados - Based in Mexico.
• DiC Entertainment - Absorbed WildBrain.
• DNA Productions
• Dream Quest Images - Best known for National Lampoon's Vacation and being bought out by Disney
• Dynomight Cartoons - Based in Ottawa.
• Eden FX
• Encore Cartoons - Worked on 3 episodes of Tiny Toon Adventures and nothing more.
• Entity FX
• Famous Studios
• Fantasy II Film Effects
• FatCat Animation
• Fatkat Animation Studios - Based in New Brunswick.
• Filmation
• Fleischer Studios
• Fred Calvert Productions
• Fred Wolf Films - Formerly known as MW (Murakami-Wolf) and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. Best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987).
• Funbag Animation - Based in Ottawa.
• Furious FX
• Gamma Productions - Based in Mexico.
• Gordon Stanfield Animation - Based in Vancouver.
• Guilty Kiwi Productions - Based in Canada. Has only worked on season 4 of Caillou.
• Hanna-Barbera
  • Cartoon Network Studios - Asorbed into Warner Bros. Animation
• Hammerhead Production
• Hawaii Animation Studios
• Heart of Texas Productions
• Helix Animation - Based in Nova Scotia. Also known as Helix Digital. It was co-founded by Funbag Animation and PiP Animation Services. Last known credit was in 2008.
• Helium Productions
• Hinton Animation Studios - Canadian studio. Succeeded by Lacewood Productions
• The Howard Anderson Company
• Hyperion Pictures
• Icebox Entertainment
• Illusion Arts - Best known for their contributions in the Star Trek franchise.
• The Ink Tank
• July Films
• Kissingham Films
• Kroyer Films
• Lacewood Productions - A studio in Canada.
• Light Matters Inc/Pixel Envy
• Lightbox Animation - A Canadian studio; worked on the Batman: The Animated Series pilot and other projects.
• Live Bait Productions
• LOOK Effects
• Main Street Pictures - Founded by Seth MacFarlane, Ralph Bakshi and John Woo; best known for Black Panther (2010) and Seth Mac Farlanes Cavalcade Of Cartoon Comedy. Hasn't been credited on a production since 2010.
• Manex Visual Effects - Formerly known as Mass Illusions.
• Marina Motion Animation - It's only credit seems to be Eight Crazy Nights.
• Matte World Digital
• Meatball Studios - A short-lived animation company founded by Happy Madison which only existed to produce Eight Crazy Nights.
• Method Studios - Bought out by Framestore in 2021.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
• Metrolight Studios
• Michael Sporn Animation
• Mike Young Productions
• Monkey Paw Media - Last credit was in 2009.
• Mr. X - Asorbed into Moving Picture Company in 2022.
• Natterjack Animation - Based in Vancouver.
• Nerd Corps Entertainment - Canadian studio; absorbed into WildBrain.
• New Deal Studios
• Nitrogen - Rebranded into Cinesite Vancouver.
• NOA Animation - Based in Vancouver.
• Olive Jar Animation
• Orphan Films - Worked on Space Jam and provided layouts for a few King of the Hill episodes.
• The Orphanage
• Pacific Title
• Pacific Ocean Post
• Pantomime Pictures
• Perpetual Motion Pictures
• Phoenix Animation Studios - A studio in Canada.
• Pixel Magic - Formerly known as OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
• Playhouse Pictures
• Producciones Animadas Val-Mar - Based in Mexico.
• Project Firefly
• Pork & Beans Productions - Based in Vancouver. Has only worked on Yakkity Yak.
• The Post Group
• Primal Screen
• Quartet Films - A commercial animation studio that has worked on commercials like Frosted Flakes and Green Giant.
• R/Greenberg Associates - Left the film industry in the mid-1990s, currently known as R/GA Media, Inc.
• Rabbit Ears Productions
• Rankin/Bass Productions
• Ray Pang Effects - Based in Canada. Has only worked on Joseph: King of Dreams.
• Red Apple Group - Worked on 2 episodes of Peter Pan & the Pirates and nothing more.
• Red Rover Studios - Based in Toronto. Succeeded by House of Cool.
• Reelworks Animation Studio
• Rhythm & Hues - Has an Indian studio.
• Ruby-Spears
• Santa Barbera Studios - Famous for Star Trek, infamous for An American Werewolf in Paris.
• Soup2Nuts - Responsible for Home Movies, WordGirl, and O'Grady, among many others.
• Spaff Animation Incorporated
• Spectra Animation - Based in Montreal.
• Spümcø
• StarToons - Its last work was in 2000.
• Studio B Productions - Based in Vancouver. Absorbed into WildBrain.
• Studio Yotta - Withdrawed from television animation in 2021.
• Tapehouse Toons
• Terrytoons
• Titra Studios
• Toon-Us-In
• Tooncan Productions - Based in Montreal.
• Total Television
• Toutenkartoon - Based in Montreal.
• Two Presidents Productions - Based in Toronto.
• Van Beuren Studios
• Video House Inc. - Worked on made-for-TV Out of the Inkwell shorts and nothing more.
• VIFX
• VirtualMagic Animation
• VisionArt
• Visual Concept Engineering
• Wack Wack - Based in Canada.
• Walt Disney Animation Canada - Folded in 2000.
• Wetsand Animation - Based in Dartmouth.
• W!ldBrain Entertainment - Original studio, absorbed into WildBrain).
• Will Vinton Studios - Became Laika.
• World Leaders Entertainment - Formerly known as Noodlesoup Productions.
• XAM! Productions
• Zoom Cartoons Entertainment

Asian animation studios

• Animasia - Based in Singapore.
• Animation Dimensions - Based in India. Hasn't worked on a show since 2009.
• Bang On Animation - Merged into Tycoon Animation.
• Banyu Bening Studio
• Bintan Junaka Cartoon Film (BJCF) - Based in Indonesia. Owned by E&G Films.
• Crest Animation Productions - Headquartered in America but has a Unit in India.
• Digicrafts - Based in Thailand.
• DOT Production
• Future Thought Productions - Based in India.
• Gabah Studio Yogayakarta - Based in Indonesia. Worked on Ali Baba & the Gold Raiders and seemingly not much else.
• Ittina Animation Studios - Based in India.
• Jadooworks - Based in India. Hasn't worked on anything since 2005.
• KAB Corp. - Based in Thailand. It was a joint venture between Kitty Films, Artland, and Boot Systems, a Japanese/Thai computer company.
• Kantana Animation - Based in Thailand. Has worked with Toei on several projects.
• Laughing Lion Animation - Based in India.
• Lensamation/Lensa Film - Based in Malaysia. Like Kantana, it has also worked with Toei.
• Millitoon - Based in India.
• PT Asiana Wang - A division of Wang Film Productions based in Indonesia.
• Prana Studios - Based in India. Also owns Rhythm & Hues.
• Rash Animation Production - Based in Iran.
• Siam Mammoth Animation - Based in Thailand. It's only work seems to be FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
• TASK - Based in Thailand.
• Thai Wang Film Productions - A division of Wang Film Productions based in Thailand. Hasn't worked on a show since 2003.
• UTV Toons - Based in India. Hasn't worked on anything since 2007.
• Wissta Animation Team

Philippine animation studios

• Form Toonworks Manila
• Fil-Cartoons - A studio in The Philippines that's best known for working with Hanna-Barbera during The '90s, and working on the first season of Ren & Stimpy. Its last work was on Fairy Tale Police Department in 2002.
• Innov 8 Academy - Last work was in 2009.
• Island Animation - Merged with Sei Young into Animagic Studio.
• Kanon Production
• Kennedy Cartoons - Based in Canada, but the studio has a unit in the the Philippines as well. Its last work before shutting down was in 1997.
• Moving Images International - Sort of a precursor to Toon City, sharing many of the same staff members. Went down in the late '90s.
• New Dawn Studios - Worked on Hoze Houndz, Simsala Grimm, and a few other shows. Last credits listed are well over a decade ago.
• One Shot Pro - It was operated by Glen Kennedy. Seemingly, its only credit was Hoze Houndz. A spiritual successor to Kennedy Cartoons.
• Optifex - Mostly worked on Hanna-Barbera series, uncredited.
• Philippine Animation Studio Inc. - Last work was in 2011.
• STEC
• Sunwoo Animation Philippines - A division of Sunwoo Entertainment. Hasn't worked on a production since 2007.
• Tradewinds - Last work was in 2002.
• VirtualMagic Asia - A division of VirtualMagic based in Manila.

Taiwanese animation studios

• Chinese Cartoon Production Co., Ltd.
• Color Key Studios
• Far Eastern (遠東動画科技股份有限公司)
• Galaxy Dogasha (銀河动画社) - Worked with Sunrise on a couple projects.
• Gideon Anime (基句動画) - Worked on Bremen 4 and 3 episodes of Attacker You!.
• Kuangchi Program Service (KPS) - Founded in 1961, with an animation department established in 1965.
• Mei Xue (美雪) - Only worked with TMS on Karate Baka Ichidai.
• Shang-Shang (上上) - Only worked on the second series of Gatchaman.
• SMEC Media and Entertainment - Based in Taiwan. Last activity was in 2005.
• Sun Look - Worked on the second series of Astro Boy and a few other projects.
• Xin Yang Animation (朝阳动画) - Hasn't worked on a production since 2002.
• Ying Ren Cartoon Production Center (影人卡通製作中心) - Worked with TMS on Star of the Giants, Attack No. 1, and Karate Baka Ichidai.
• Zhongri Animation (中日動画) - Also known as Chung-Rhy.

Chinese/Hong Kong animation studios

Beijing

• Golden Panda - Has worked on Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist, Jin Jin and the Panda Patrol, The Why Why? Family, and Dennis and Gnasher.
• Xing Xing Digital Corporation (幸星动画)

Hong Kong

• Beacon Hill Works (筆架山工作坊) - Has only worked on Battle Royale High School.
• Colorland Animation (彩菱动画制作有限公司) - Its last known credit was in 2012.
• Imagi Animation Studios (意马国际)
• Kowloon Animation (九竜動画)
• Pan Sang East Co. - Has only worked on The Incredible Hulk (1982), Pandamonium, and Meatballs and Spaghetti.

Shanghai

• Shanghai Morning Sun (上海朝陽動画) - See Xin Yang Animation above.
• Shanghai Tongren (上海同人動画有限公司)

Shenzhen

• Jade Animation (深圳市翡翠動画制作有限公司) - Hasn't worked on a production since 2009.

Sichuan

• Sichuan Top Animation - Mainly known for its co-production with Nelvana for Corduroy, but also did some uncredited work on other series.

Suzhou

• United Sun (蘇州聯陽動画有限公司)

Wuxi

• Enzo Animation (無錫园造卡通有限公司) - Owned by Mook DLE.

Not specified

• Anitime
• Feng Animation (風動画文化発展有限公司) - Owned by Green.
• Frontier Pictures: An obscure studio who has worked only for Walt Disney Animation Japan.
• Mingyee Animation Design Co. - Worked on Eleanor's Secret and seemingly not much else.
• Pacific Rim Animation - Also has a sister studio in the Philippines. Hasn't been credited on a show since 1995.
• Van Gogh (梵谷)

South Korean animation studios

• A-1 Productions - Hasn't been credited on a show since 1995.
• A.C. Productions - Worked on the sixth season of The Real Ghostbusters with Sei Young. Something of a precursor to Plus One Animation, since Choon Man Lee was an animation director there.
• A.D. Productions - Worked on the first season of Wild West COW Boys Of Moo Mesa, with no other credits to its name.
• Amisong Production - Mostly worked on direct-to-video features based on fairy tales, but also worked on James Bond Jr. and King Arthur & the Knights of Justice.
• Andre Lee Productions / Neurones Coree
• Anima Sam Won (三元動画) - Last activity was in the late '90s.
• Animagic Studio
• Animax Enterprise
• Anirom Films - Worked on Bureau of Alien Detectors with Big Star.
• Anitec Animation Production - Worked on Red Planet with Sunwoo Animation.
• Anivision - Absorbed into Sunwoo.
• ART MAX
• Baek Koo (白鴎動画, 백구)
• Bon Art: Defunct since the early '90s.
• Boram Animation
• C-Ne Group: An obscure studio whose only work appears to be the Thugaboo TV specials.
• Camera AC - As the name implies, it was an animation camera studio.
• Cartooneurs
• CDI Production
• Chang Seung Animation (昌盛動画)
• Chaung Sul Media - Has only worked on seasons 3 and 4 of Cyberchase.
• Cinepix (주)시네픽스)
• Click Ani
• Clover Art
• Dae Il Animation (大一動画, 대일)
• Da Vinci Animation
• Dasom Animation
• Dinosaur Animation Production - Worked on Denver the Last Dinosaur, Mr. Bogus, Fairy Pink and Widget the World Watcher.
• Doo Lee Animation (斗利動画, 두리)
• Dong-Seo - The Spiritual Predecessor to Hanho Heung-Up.
• Dong-Gi (東紀動画) - Worked with Toei on several productions.
• Enemes
• Galaxy Digimation - Headquartered in Los Angeles but the studio also has units in South Korea, China and the Philippines as well. Formerly known as Rainbow Animation Group. Hasn't been credited on a production since the early 2000s.
• GIMC - aka Gangwon Information and Multimedia Corporation; worked on Danger Rangers and several anime titles such as Glass Fleet and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS during the mid-late 2000s.
• Grimsaem - Absorbed into Sunwoo.
• Hahn Shin Corporation (韓信商事, 한신) - Hasn't been credited on a production since 2004.
• Haksan Animation
• Hana Animation - Sort of a spin-off of Sunwoo Entertainment (it featured many of the same staff members).
• Han Yang (漢陽動画, 한양)
• Heewon Entertainment (喜元商事, 희원엔터테인먼트)
• Heiter/Lee Productions - Based in the USA but has a unit in South Korea.
• Holy Viva - Worked on the first episode of Vytor: The Starfire Champion and nothing more.
• Hyoin Animation (孝仁動画, 효인) - Also known as Takahito Animation.
• Hyun Young - Hasn't been credited on a production since 2007.
• I.T.T. Animation
• Inbok Animation (仁福動画)
• Interior Designers
• Ji-Reh Animation - Hasn't been credited on a show since 2002.
• JM Animation: Was founded to outsource for Japanese studios.
• Koko Enterprises/Dong Yang (東洋動画, 동양) (코코 엔터프라이즈): South Korean studios owned by TMS Entertainment, mostly known for working for Bruce Timm on the DC Animated Universe. It is listed here because the studio hasn't been credited for anything since 2005.
• K-Land Animation Production
• KBS Media Enterprises - Worked on Widget the World Watcher.
• Kim Sung World (金成ワールド, 김성) - Worked on Burn Up!. Also known as Kanari World.
• KMC Films
• Korea Ssangjin (KOREA双進)
• KP Animation
• Kuk-Dong - Only did uncredited work for My Little Pony 'n Friends.
• Kyoe Sung Production (桂成プロダクション, 계성)
• Lee Production (李プロダクション)
• Luk Film - Infamous for making black and white cartoons into color back in the 60's; the studio also did the ink and pant for Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings and StarToons's "Henny Youngman Day".
• Main Stream Studio Co., Ltd. - Seemingly only worked on the CGI animation for Stitch! The Movie.
• Mi Rim Animation (美林動画)
• Mihahn
• Mirinae Production - Worked on Denver the Last Dinosaur.
• Miroh Animation (美路動画) - Only worked on the Starzinger anime.
• Moon Seong Animation (文成動画, 문성)
• MyPlan - Possibly an off-shoot of Toon-Us-In (see article).
• New Millennium Animation
• New Vision International
• Nic Entertainment
• Nightstorm Media - Worked on Wunschpunsch with AKOM and Jason & the Heroes of Mount Olympus.
• Noxxon Enterprise
• P&A Animation Production - Seemingly only worked on Extreme Dinosaurs.
• Pak Production (朴プロダクション)
• Park Young (博英)
• Plus One Animation - Mostly known for working for Mike Judge's shows, but also a client for Disney during the late '90s. Hasn't been credited on a show since 2011.
• Point Animation - Worked on DiC shows. Hasn't been credited since 2001.
• RG Prince Films - Hasn't been credited on a production since the mid-2000s.
• Sae Hahn Productions - Hasn't been credited on a show since 2007.
• Saem Tur - Worked on a few episodes of Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.
• Sam Heung Animation (三興動画)
• Sam Young Animation (三英動画) - Hasn't been credited on a production since 1989.
• Samil Animation - Hasn't been credited on a show since 1997.
• San Ho Studio - Responsible for the infamous "yashigani" episode of Lost Universe. Also worked on Trigun.
• Se Gi Production (世紀プロダクション)
• SE-Gyeong (世耕興業) - Worked on the 1974 version of Calimero.
• Sei Young (世映動画, 세영동화) - Mostly known for the first two Super Mario Bros. cartoons. Became Animagic Studio, which eventually folded into Dong Woo.
• SEM Animation - Worked on Sky Dancers, Creepy Crawlers (season 2), and X-Men: The Animated Series.
• Seo Gwang: Only worked on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) and The New Adventures of He-Man, both uncredited.
• Seoul Movie (서울무비): Like Koko Enterprises, Dong Yang and Mizo Planning, Seoul Movie is another Korean Studio owned by TMS. Went bankrupt in July 2008.
• Shin Dong-heon Production
• Soo-Rim Animation (樹林動画)
• SPEC Korea
• Star Production
• Starburst Animation - Last work was in 2007.
• Steven Hahn Productions - Last work was in 1992.
• Studio KAAB (스튜디오 카브) - Dissolved in 2018.
• Studio Tae Sang - Worked on Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Little Dracula, and Peter Pan & the Pirates before folding.
• Seong Bo Yang Haeng (成宝洋行)
• Sung Production
• Sunwoo Entertainment (선우)/ Sunwoo Asia Pacific - Although still active for projects made for domestic Korean audiences, they haven't worked on a western animation project since 2012.
• Taeyang Animation (太陽動画)
• Take One - A studio founded by Jerry Smith, who also founded Fil-Cartoons. Folded into Hyun Young.
• Team's Art
• Time Art Studios - Seemingly only worked on FernGully: The Last Rainforest.
• To Production
• Toon Town Animation - Worked on Baby Looney Tunes, Dragon Tales and some uncredited work on other series.
• Toonzone Entertainment - Only worked on ChalkZone, The Simpsons and King of the Hill from 2002-2003.
• Um
• Universal Art (ユニバーサル) - Worked with Tatsunoko on Yatterman and Gordian Warrior.
• Wild Horse Animation Group
• Wonjin Animation - Has worked for Di C on a few shows.
• Woo Nam Animation - Worked on Stunt Dawgs and The Hurricanes.
• Yaegrina Animation
• Yoon Sung (潤成実業, 윤성) - Has worked with Nippon Animation on a few projects.
• Young Studio (映スタジオ) - Worked on Zambot 3 and Starzinger.
• Young Woo Production (英雨プロ, 영우) - Hasn't been credited on a production since 2002.
• Y.R. Studio - Hasn't been credited on a show since 2003.

Japanese animation studios

• ACC Production (ACCプロダクション)
• Animation 21 (アニメーション21)
• Animation 501 (アニメーション501) - Hiroshi Ogawa's studio. Its last known credit was in 1997.
• Animation Staff Room (アニメーションスタッフルーム) - Closed down in 2011.
• Anime Friend (アニメフレンド)
• Anime Room (アニメルーム)
• Anime Spot (アニメ・スポット) - Asorbed into Studio Elle in 2012.
• Anime World Osaka (アニメワールド大阪)
• APPP - a.k.a. Another Push Pin Planning (アナザープッシュピン・プランニング) - Closed down in 2021.
• Araki Productions (荒木プロ)
• Arcturus (アークトゥールス) - Merged with Seven Arcs in 2019.
• Arms Corporation (アームス)
• Artland (アートランド)
• Atelier BWCA (アトリブーカ) - Shut down in 2017 due to health complications of its lead artist and founder Hidetoshi Kaneko.
• Aubec (アウベック)
• Bebow (ビーボォー) - Tomonori Kogawa's studio; dissolved in 1988.
• Bee Train (ビィートレイン) - Once a unit of Production I.G but has split off.
• Canvas Inc. - Did the openings for Super Mario World and ProStars, and a few episodes of Real Story Of....
• Circus Production (サーカスプロダクション)
• Code (コード) - hasn't been credited on a production since 2011.
• DAST Corparation - also known as Dust. Dissolved in 2011.
• Dai-Ichi Douga (第一動画) - An animation subsidiary of Dai-Ichi Kikaku (later Asatsu-DK).
• Daume (童夢)
• Decoloco
• Dream Force (ドリームフォース)
• Easy Film/E&G Films (イージー・フィルム) - Originally known as Easy World Pro.
• EIV Pro - Worked on Burn Up!.
• EMUAI (エムアイ) - Succeeded by Wish.
• Film Magic (フィルムマジック)
• Frontier Enterprises - A Tokyo-based English-dubbing house.
• Frontline (フロントライン) - Several of its staff would go on to form SILVER LINK..
• Green (グリーン) - Several of its staff would form Studio Naya.
• Green Box (グリーン・ボックス)
• Green Bunny: No productions since 2006.
• Group Joy (グループジョイ)
• Group TAC (グループ・タック) - Mostly known for Tama and Friends and Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.
• Grouper Productions (グルーパープロダクション) - Founded by ex-Sanrio staff (including Masami Hata) after the latter shut down its animation studio. They were best known for their work on the 90's Hello Kitty anime.
• Hal Film Maker (ハルフィルムメーカー) - Became TYO in 2009.
• Hoso Doga Seisaku (放送動画制作)
• I-move (アイムーヴ)
• Japan Taps (ジャパンタップス)
• Japan Tele-Cartoons: Currently known as "Fuji TV Enterprise".
• Jec.E (ジェック・イー) - Became Studio Elle's animation department in 2005.
• Jin Productions
• J.O. Studio: Later renamed "Toho Eiga Kyoto Satsueijo".
• Kaname Productions (カナメプロダクション) - Filed for bankruptcy in 1988.
• Kitahara Production (北原プロ)
• Kitty Films (キティフィルム): Established in 1972 and best known for Ranma ½. Not technically defunct, but majorly shifted gears in the 2000s to become a talent agency.
• KK C&D Asia - Founded by Tetsuo Katayama and Shigeru Akagawa after they left TMS, the studio is mostly known for The Real Ghostbusters
• Kobayashi Production (小林プロダクション)
• KSS (ケイエスエス) - Filed for bankruptcy in 2005.
• Magic House (マジックハウス)
• Maki Pro (マキ・プロ)
• Manglobe (マングローブ) - Filed for bankruptcy on September 30, 2015.
• Märchen-Sha (メルヘン社) - Dissolved in 2018.
• Marcus
• Minamimachi Bugyosho (南町奉行所)
• Min Pro - Worked on Burn Up!.
• Miyuki Production (みゆきプロダクション)
• MOE: Hasn't been credited on a series since 2005.
• Mook DLE (ムークアニメーション)
• Movie International Co.Ltd. (MOVIC) - Also known as Kokusai Eigasha (国際映画社).
• Nihon Manga Film Kenkyu-jo
• Nippon TV Doga (日本テレビ動画)
• Office Next-One (オフィス・ネクスト・ワン) - Also has sister studios in South Korea and the Philippines.
• Otogi Productions
• Pacific Animation Corporation: Sometimes known as Pacific Animation Company, the studio is mostly known for Thunder Cats and SilverHawks. They were shortly bought by Disney and became Walt Disney Animation Japan and was mostly ran by Ex-Sanrio and TMS staff members. There is also another studio with the same name in Japan as well.
• Palm Studio (パルムスタジオ)
• Pastel (パステル) - Owned by OB Planning.
• Picture Magic (ピクチャーマジック)
• Pigmon 8 (スタジオピグモン8): Formed by Atsuko Nakajima (of Ranma 1⁄2 fame) and eight other friends.
• Po10tial: Was a unit of TMS, worked on Lupin II The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, merged with Telecom Animation Film in 2013 and has since worked on ZX Ignition and episode 2 of Space☆Dandy for Bones after the merger.
• P Productions
• Production IMS (プロダクションアイムズ) - Formed by ex-AIC staff.
• Public & Basic (パブリック&ベーシック)
• Q Production (Qプロダクション)
• Radix (ラディクスエースエンタテインメント) - Known for Kikaider.
• Random (ランダム)
• Sanrio Animation/Sanrio Film: At one point, Sanrio had a animation studio that made art films, but went out of business in the mid 80's
• Shindo Production (進藤プロダクション)
• Shochiku Doga Kenkyujo: Formerly known as "Shochiku Kamata Satsueijo".
• Spectrum Animation - A studio founded by Ex-TMS staff members. Its most well-known project was some episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.
• Studio Annapuru (スタジオあんなぷる) - Founded by Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino.
• Studio Bogey (スタジオボギー)
• Studio CATS (スタジオキャッツ)
• Studio Cockpit (スタジオコクピット) - Shut down in 2016, exists in name only.
• Studio Coral Reef (珊瑚礁) - Also known as Sangosho.
• Studio Egg (スタジオえっぐ) - Also has a sister studio in the Philippines.
• Studio Fantasia (スタジオ・ファンタジア)
• Studio G 1 Neo (スタジオG-1NEO): Formerly Studio G1, Masami Obari's former studio.
• Studio Galapagos
• Studio Giants (スタジオジャイアンツ) - Withdrew from business in 2021.
• Studio Junio (スタジオジュニオ) - Withdrew from the animation business and became Junio Brain Trust.
• Studio Jungle Gym (じゃんぐるじむ)
• Studio Kikan (スタジオ旗艦)
• Studio Korumi (スタジオ古留美) - Hasn't been credited since 1996.
• Studio Kuma (スタジオ九魔) - Went bankrupt in 2017 after the death of its founder. Some of its staff went to form Giga Production and Team Harada.
• Studio Line (スタジオライン)
• Studio Look (スタジオルック)
• Studio Matrix (スタジオマトリックス)
• Studio Max (スタジオMAX)
• Studio MIN
• Studio No.1 (スタジオNo.1)
• Studio PIA
• Studio Robin (スタジオロビン)
• Studio Rong (スタジオロン)
• Studio Signal (スタジオシグナル)
• Studio Take One (スタジオテイクワン) (aka Studio Take)
• Studio Wanpack (スタジオワンパック) - Ceased operations with the founder and CEO's passing.
• Studio Wood (スタジオウッド)
• Studio Z (スタジオZ) - Founded four times; the first studio was founded in 1971 as a drawing studio in the second floor of Shingo Araki's home. Notable staff include Kazuo Tomizawa (the studio's representative), Yoshinori Kanada, and Osamu Nabeshima.
• Studio Z5 (スタジオＺ５) - Technically Studio Z's fifth studio. Re-organized in 2003 by Xebec as XEBEC M2.
• Studio Zero (スタジオ・ゼロ)
• T Nishimura (ティ・ニシムラ) - Succeeded by Tripod.
• Takahashi Studio (タカハシスタジオ) - Not to be confused with the photography studio Takahashi Production.
• Tama Productions (タマ・プロダクション)/drop - Tama shut down in 2011 due to bankruptcy, drop would follow suit in 2018.
• Telescreen Japan (テレスクリーン) - Telescreen's former Japanese unit.
• Tiger Production (タイガープロダクション)
• Tokyo Kids (東京キッズ)
• Topcraft (トップクラフト) - Rankin/Bass's unit in Japan, the studio also did Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
• Trans Arts (トランス・アーツ) - A company known mainly by being a support studio and The Prince of Tennis.
• Triangle Staff (トライアングルスタッフ): Best known for Serial Experiments Lain.
• Trinet Entertainment
• Tsuchida Production (土田プロダクション) - Went bankrupt in 1986.
• Viewworks
• Visual 80 (ビジュアル80)
• Wako Pro (和光プロダクション)/Teleimage (テレイメージ)
• Walt Disney Animation Japan - Folded in 2004. Many of its employees formed The Answer Studio.
• Xebec - Sold off to Sunrise.
• Youmex (ユーメックス)

European animation studios

• Absolute Digital Pictures - Based in the UK.
• Amblimation - Based in the UK. It was the animation division of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
• Anima 3 GmbH - Based in Germany. Worked on The Ketchup Vampires & Little Monsters: The Adventures of Koby & the Oakey Dokeys and nothing more.
• Alfonso Productions S.A. - Based in Spain. Last known credit was in 2001.
• Arles Animation - Based in France. Bought by BKN in 2000.
• Borisfen-Lutece - Based in Ukraine. May still be active, but its website is offline.
• Blue Sunflower - Based in the UK.
• The Computer Film Company - A British firm that was later bought out, then absorbed by Framestore.
• Estudios Filman - Based in Spain.
• Estudios Moro - Based in Spain.
• Estudios Vara - Based in Spain.
• Factory - Based in the UK.
• Fred Wolf Films Dublin - Irish division of Fred Wolf Films, formerly known as Murakami-Wolf Dublin. Best known for Budgie the Little Helicopter, and the main studio outsourced a few episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) to this branch.
• ICA - Based in Hungary. Worked on The Ketchup Vampires and Carland Cross.
• Impossible Television - Based in the UK. Formerly the animation division of Planet 24.
• Les Studios Tex - Based in France, a subsidiary of DiC Entertainment.
• Luxanimation - Based in Luxembourg.
• Medialab - Based in France.
• Métal Hurlant Productions - Based in France.
• Milímetros - Based in Spain.
• Moonscoop - Based in France. Formerly known as France Animation and Antefilms.
• Neomis Animation - Based in France.
• Neptuno Films - Based in Spain, sort of a sister company to D'Ocon Films Productions, sharing many of it's staff members, and was even founded by D'Ocon co-founder Josep Viciana. Best known for Connie the Cow.
• Nova-Nim Animation - Based in France.
• Pannonia Film Studio - Based in Hungary.
• Pegbar Productions - Based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded by Yellow Submarine animation director Robert Balser.
• Peppers Ghost Productions - Based in the UK.
• Richard Purdum Productions - Based in the UK.
• Richard Williams Studio - Based in the UK.
• SIP Animation - Based in France, a subsidiary of Saban Entertainment that separated from them in 2001 after the Disney purchase before Disney took their own stake. Folded in 2009, assets owned by Disney.
• Siriol Animation - Based in Wales.
• Stardust Pictures - Based in the UK.
• Story - Based in France.
• Studio Baestarts - Based in Hungary. A spiritual successor to Varga Studio.
• Studio Dacodac - Based in Romania.
• Time Lapse Studios - Based in Greece.
• Varga London - A division of Varga Studio based in London. Formerly known as TVC London.
• Varga Studio - Based in Hungary.
• Walt Disney Animation France - Folded in 2003.
• Walt Disney Animation U.K. - Worked on a few episodes of TaleSpin.

Oceanian animation studios (excluding Indonesia)

• Air Programs International (API) - Based in Australia. It was bought out by Hanna-Barbera in the early 70's.
• Animation Works - Based in Australia.
• Burbank Animation Studios - Based in Australia.
• Freelance Animators New Zealand - Based in New Zealand.
• Funnyazhell Animation - Based in Australia. Formerly known as Fudge Puppy Productions.
• Huhu Studios - Based in New Zealand. It worked on projects such as VeggieTales and Turbo Dogs, and also produced the film Mosley. Folded in 2022.
• Mr. Big Cartoons - Based in Australia. It worked on various Hanna-Barbera shows, as well as several Games Animation episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show.
• Project X Animation - Based in New Zealand.
• Slightly Off Beat Productions - Based in New Zealand.
• Toonz Animation - Based in New Zealand.
• Walt Disney Animation Australia - Folded in 2006.

Other animation studios

• Anima Studios - Based in Israel. It did the Sniz & Fondue short "A Toxic Tail" and the 1998 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Mondo TV.
• Chile Animación - Worked on What's with Andy? and The Kids from Room 402, and did additional animation on Chile's first animated film, Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui. Hasn't been credited for anything since 2005.
• Clockwork Zoo - Based in South Africa.
• Denge Animation - Based in Turkey. Worked on Baydog and Albert sagt... Natur - aber nur!.
• Dream Box - Based in Turkey.
• Eastman Kodak: Yes, the camera company. Also owned Cinesite until 2012.
• Guimaraes Productions - Based in Brazil. Worked on four of the Disney Afternoon shows (Gummi Bears, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Aladdin) before closing.
• Hook Up Animation - Based in Argentina.
• Jaime Diaz Productions - Based in Argentina. Hasn't been active since 1996.

Anime distributors

• 4Kids Entertainment (Shut down all but their licensing units after bankruptcy; certain properties split between Konami and Saban Brands)
• 4Licensing Corporation (The Spiritual Successor to 4Kids Entertainment. Later shut down also due to bankruptcy)
• ADV Films (split into separate companies: Section 23 Films, AEsir Holdings, The Anime Network, and Seraphim Digital Studios)
• Al-Sharq Al-Adnaa Studios (Jordanian dubbing company that dubbed 70s/80s/90s anime into Arabic)
• American National Enterprises (Among other films, distributed several anime, including a bunch of Frontier Enterprises English dubs)
• Bandai Entertainment
• Central Park Media
• Crimson Star Media (Only licensed Looking Up at the Half-Moon and nothing more.)
• Kidpix
• Kiseki Films
• Star Anime Enterprises (Only licensed Dragon League & Homeroom Affairs and nothing more.)
• Streamline Pictures
• Synch-Point
• Tokyopop (Used to distribute anime, but only distributes manga today- Gone completely.)
• US Renditions

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See also

• Asian co-production database and backstory
• Anime company introduction (Saku Ota's point of view) (Japanese)