History Main / Madhouse

* ''Film/Madhouse1981'', a 1981 horror film.

* ''FanFic/{{Madhouse}}'', a fanfic crossover.

* ''Film/{{Madhouse}}'', a 1990 comedy film.

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[[http://madhouse.co.jp/ Madhouse]] is a highly regarded Japanese animation studio, probably best known for their adaptation of ''Manga/DeathNote'', their [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura works]] [[Manga/{{Chobits}} with]] {{CLAMP}}, [[AnimeFirst Their]] [[DennoCoil anime]] [[{{Kaiba}} first]] shows, and the movies done by SatoshiKon and [[TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime Mamoru]] [[SummerWars Hosoda]]. They are also known for doing some of the anime of a mix of western works, for example, ''HighlanderTheSearchForVengeance'', ''Anime/{{Supernatural}}'', ''ThePiratesOfDarkWater'', ''Anime/{{X-Men}}'', and part of the second season of ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks''. Madhouse had a long relationship with the late SatoshiKon; they animated every project he directed (''Anime/PerfectBlue'', ''Anime/MillenniumActress'', ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers'', ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'', ''Literature/{{Paprika}}'', ''Anime/TheDreamMachine'').

The company was established in the 70s and was one of the first studios used by TMSEntertainment (the first being A-Productions (later left TMS to become [[ShinEiDoga Shin-Ei Doga]]), StudioJunio and Studio Zero) to outsource their anime productions to.

They have also recently come to develop a relationship with the Baltimore based anime convention: Otakon - with Masao Maruyama now being an honorary regular of the event as well as the studio itself now producing its "intro animations."

See also DRMovie and MoiAnimation, the subdivisions of Madhouse (they're treated as independent companies besides that fact).

!!Notable Madhouse series and films, besides the ones named above, include:
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[[AC:Anime]]
* ''Manga/{{Akagi}}''
* Most of the ''[[TheMatrix Animatrix]]'' animations. (with [[Studio4C Studio 4°C]]; Ink & Paint for "Beyond"; Additional animation for "''Matriculated''")
* ''Manga/BarefootGen''
* ''Manga/BarefootGen 2''
* ''Manga/{{Beck}}''
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon''
* ''Anime/BlueLiterature''
* ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom''
* ''Manga/CardCaptorSakura''
* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' (in cooperation with TatsunokoProduction, owners of the ''Casshern'' franchise)
* ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''
* ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''
* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''
* ''Manga/DeathNote''
* ''Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries''
* ''DiGiCharat''
* ''TheDreamMachine'' (the last anime of SatoshiKon)
* ''Anime/GalaxyAngel''
* ''TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime''
* ''{{Gungrave}}''
* ''GunslingerGirl''
* ''HajimeNoIppo''
* ''HellsingUltimate''
* ''HighSchoolOfTheDead''
* ''Manga/{{Hunter X Hunter}}'' ([[TheRemake 2011 version]])
* ''IchigoOneHundredPercent'' (a.k.a. ''Strawberry 100%'')
* ''Anime/IronMan''
* ''{{Jubei-chan}}''
* ''{{Kaiba}}''
* ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}''
* ''KamenNoMaidGuy''
* ''Anime/{{Kiba}}''
* ''Manga/{{Kobato}}''
* ''Literature/{{Kurozuka}}''
* ''[[Anime/AbenobashiMahouShoutengai Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi]]''
* ''Manga/MasterKeaton''
* ''Anime/{{Metropolis}}''
* ''Manga/{{Monster}}''
* ''MujinWakuseiSurvive'' (Co-production with TelecomAnimationFilm)
* ''{{Nana}}''
* ''{{Needless}}''
* ''NinjaScroll''
* ''Manga/{{Oneouts}}''
* ''Manga/ParadiseKiss''
* ''{{Patlabor}}'' (the movies)
* ''Manga/PetShopOfHorrors''
* ''PrincessResurrection''
* ''RainbowNishaRokubouNoShichinin''
* ''RedLine''
* ''{{Rideback}}''
* ''{{Rizelmine}}''
* ''SaiunkokuMonogatari''
* ''SakuraTaisen''
* ''{{Shigurui}}''
* ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'' (first two seasons only)
* ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic''
* ''SummerWars''
* ''[[Anime/{{Supernatural}} Supernatural: The Animation]]''
* ''Anime/TheTatamiGalaxy''
* ''TenjhoTenge''
* ''Anime/{{Texhnolyze}}''
* ''Anime/ToaruHikushiENoTsuioku''
* ''TokyoBabylon''
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}''
* ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD: Bloodlust''
* ''Anime/{{Wolverine}}''
* ''[[{{X1999}} X/1999]]''
* ''Anime/{{X-Men}}''
* ''[[Manga/{{Yawara}} Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl]]''

[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* ''The Adventures of T-Rex'' (With MookDLE, {{PASI}} and HongYing)
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' ("''In Darkness Dwells''" and "''Deadshot''"; done with ProductionIG, [[Studio4C Studio 4°C]] and BeeTrain)
* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks''
* ''ConstantPayne''
* ''HighlanderTheSearchForVengeance''
* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': In early 2012, they [[http://madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2012_01.html#news2012_0124 announced]] their acquisition of the legendary comic strip's animation rights.
* ''{{Popples}}'' (With KKCAndDAsia, StudioKorumi, StudioJunio and StudioShaft)
* ''ThePiratesOfDarkWater'' (With KennedyCartoons, TamaProductions, WangFilmProductions, BigStar and FilCartoons)
* ''WesternAnimation/StreetFighter'' (1st season only; Series with {{Sunrise}})
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' (Noximilien)
* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men Evolution}}'' (Half the series with DR Movie; Series split with Mook)
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* ''StrawberryPanic''

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* ''Anime/{{Beck}}''
* ''Anime/BlackLagoon''

* ''CasshernSins'' (in cooperation with TatsunokoProduction, owners of the ''Casshern'' franchise)
* ''[[ChisSweetHome Chi's Sweet Home]]''

* ''Anime/{{Claymore}}''

[[http://madhouse.co.jp/ Madhouse]] is a highly regarded Japanese animation studio, probably best known for their adaptation of ''Manga/DeathNote'', their [[Manga/CardCaptorSakura works]] [[Manga/{{Chobits}} with]] {{CLAMP}}, [[AnimeFirst Their]] [[DennoCoil anime]] [[{{Kaiba}} first]] shows, and the movies done by SatoshiKon and [[TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime Mamoru]] [[SummerWars Hosoda]]. They are also known for doing some of the anime of a mix of western works, for example, ''{{Highlander}}'', ''Anime/{{Supernatural}}'', ''ThePiratesOfDarkWater'', ''Anime/{{X-Men}}'', and part of the second season of ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks''. Madhouse had a long relationship with the late SatoshiKon; they animated every project he directed (''Anime/PerfectBlue'', ''Anime/MillenniumActress'', ''Anime/TokyoGodfathers'', ''Anime/ParanoiaAgent'', ''Literature/{{Paprika}}'', ''Anime/TheDreamMachine'').

* ''{{Highlander}}: The Search for Vengeance''

* Most of the ''[[TheMatrix Animatrix]]'' animations. (with [[Studio4C Studio 4°C]]; Ink & Paint for "Beyond")

* Most of the ''[[TheMatrix Animatrix]]'' animations. (with [[Studio4C Studio 4°C]])

* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men Evolution}}'' (Several episodes with DR Movie; Series split with Mook)

* ''{{Kobato}}''
* ''{{Kurozuka}}''

* ''PetShopOfHorrors''

* ''{{Hunter X Hunter}}'' ([[TheRemake 2011 version]])

* ''{{Anime/Monster}}''

* ''VampireHunterD: Bloodlust''

* ''Anime/{{Trigun}}''

* ''[[{{Yawara}} Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl]]''

* ''[[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter Street Fighter]]'' (1st season only; Series with {{Sunrise}})

* ''XMenEvolution'' (Several episodes with DR Movie; Series split with Mook)

* ''MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi''

* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': In early 2012, they [[http://madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2012_01.html#news2012_0124 announced]] their acquisition of the legendary comic strip's animation rights.

* ''[=~Stitch!~=]'' (first two seasons only)

* ''Manga/Oneouts''

* ''{{Highlander}}: The Search for Vengeance''

* ''The Adventures of T-Rex'' (With MookDLE, {{PASI}} and HongYing)

* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks''

* ''ConstantPayne''

* ''{{Popples}}'' (With KKCAndDAsia, StudioKorumi, StudioJunio and StudioShaft)

* ''ThePiratesOfDarkWater'' (alongside KennedyCartoons, TamaProductions, WangFilmProductions, BigStar and FilCartoons)

* ''[[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter Street Fighter]]'' (1st season only)

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' (Noximilien)

* ''Anime/{{X-Men}}'' (and also several episodes of one of its predecessors, ''XMenEvolution'')