History Main / Spectrum

[[redirect:Creator/SpectrumAnimation]]

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. The studio also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market (They only did three, with other studios to boot, but they did do some cut scenes for some PC-FX and {{PS1}} games), after that most of their staff (like the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto (who is now a arts teacher) and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi (who now works for TheAnswerStudio)) went to ProductionIG.

See also TMSEntertainment, StudioGhibli and WaltDisneyAnimationJapan, three other Japanese studios known for gorgeous looking animation.
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!!Productions by Spectrum:
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'': First project, served as supervisor only (Actual animation produced by PlusOneAnimation and SeiYoung).
* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Saves Christmas'': Along with other studios.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealHistoryOfHumptyDumpty''
* ''Literature/{{Madeline}}'': Four Specials, ''Madeline in London'', ''Madeline's Rescue'', ''Madeline's Christmas'' and ''Madeline and the Bad Hat''.
* ''Anime/ReporterBlues'': Animation Cooperation for TMS.
* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': The studio's biggest production, 9 episodes (with 1 episode done with Studio Dust ''Beware The Gray Ghost''), other episodes are done by TMSEntertainment, {{Sunrise}}, StudioJunio, NOA Animation (layouts for 2 episodes for Dong Yang and AKOM each), KokoEnterprises[=/=]Dong Yang, {{AKOM}}, JadeAnimation and LapizAzul (aka Blue Pencil)
* ''VideoGame/DefendersOfDynatronCity'': The cartoon pilot
* ''WesternAnimation/ABunchOfMunsch''
* ''BillAndTedsExcellentAdventures'': Supervising for Korean studios.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': Ink and Paint for TMS for 3 episodes ''Les Miseranimals'', ''Pavlov's Mice'' (both by Yuichiro Yano) and Hisao Yokobori's ''Wild Blue Yonder'', Animation Cooperation for the later.
* ''Anime/SoccerFever'': Animation Cooperation for TMS.
* ''BatmanMaskOfThePhantasm'': done with Koko[=/=]Dong Yang.
* ''VideoGame/{{Twinbee}} (1994 [=OVA=])'': led by {{AIC}}.
* ''VideoGame/CrimeCrackers'': Cutscenes.
* ''VideoGame/CrimeCrackers2'': Last known production done in-house, Cutscenes.
* ''BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero'': Last production, done with Koko[=/=]Dong Yang.
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!!Tropes associated with Spectrum:
* AnimationBump: Arguably one of the best studios ever established, until they went out of business.
* OffModel: Despite their quality, they do slip up on the rare occasion.
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!! Productions by Spectrum.
* ''CaptainNTheGameMaster'': First project, served as supervisor only (Actual animation produced by PlusOneAnimation and SeiYoung).
* ''InspectorGadget Saves Christmas'': Along with other studios.

* ''{{Madeline}}'': Four Specials, ''Madeline in London'', ''Madeline's Rescue'', ''Madeline's Christmas'' and ''Madeline and the Bad Hat''.

* ''DefendersOfDynatronCity''

!!Tropes associated with Spectrum.

* ''{{Twinbee}} (1994 [=OVA=])'': led by {{AIC}}.

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. The studio also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market (They only did three, with other studios to boot, but they did do some cut scenes for some PC-FX and {{PS1}} games), after that most of their staff (like the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

* MisBlamed[=/=]DidNotDoTheResearch: The Mad Bomber episode of ''Batman'' was actually animated by another studio, not these guys.

* ''VideoGame/CrimeCrackers'': Cut scenes.
* ''VideoGame/CrimeCrackers2'': Last knowed production by Spectrum to stay in house, Cut scenes.
* ''BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero'': Last production by Spectrum, done with Koko[=/=]Dong Yang.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': The studio's biggest production, 9 episodes (with 1 with Studio Dust ''Beware The Gray Ghost''), other episodes are done by TMSEntertainment, {{Sunrise}}, StudioJunio, NOA Animation (layouts for 2 episodes for Dong Yang and AKOM each), KokoEnterprises[=/=]Dong Yang, {{AKOM}}, JadeAnimation and LapizAzul (aka Blue Pencil)

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': The studio's biggest production, 9 episodes, other episodes are done by TMSEntertainment, {{Sunrise}}, StudioJunio, NOA Animation (layouts for 2 episodes for Dong Yang and AKOM each), KokoEnterprises[=/=]Dong Yang, {{AKOM}}, JadeAnimation and LapizAzul (aka Blue Pencil)

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. The studio also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market (They only did three, with other studios to boot), after that most of their staff (like the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. The studio also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of their staff (like the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. The studio also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of their staff (the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. The studio has also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of their staff (the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and working on 9 episodes of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' plus the associated films ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero''. Tthe studio has also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of their staff (the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

First founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga with Walt Disney Animation Japan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared 20-30% of their staff), the studio is known for having spectacularly gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and 9 episodes of BatmanTheAnimatedSeries plus ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero'', the studio has also worked on other productions as well, but went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of their staff (the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': The studio's biggest production, 9 episodes, other episodes are done by TMSEntertainment, {{Sunrise}}, StudioJunio, NOA Animation (layouts for 2 episodes for Dong Yang and AKOM each), KokoEnterprises[=/=]Dong Yang, {{AKOM}}, JadeAnimation and LapizAzul (aka Blue Pencil)

* ''{{Animaniacs}}'': Ink and Paint for TMS for 3 episodes ''Les Miseranimals'', ''Pavlov's Mice'' (both by Yuichiro Yano) and Hisao Yokobori's ''Wild Blue Yonder'', Animation Cooperation for the later.

Founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga along side WaltDisneyAnimationJapan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Spectrum was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared about 20 to 30% of there staff), the studio is knowed for having gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and a 9 episodes of BatmanTheAnimatedSeries plus ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero'', the studio also worked on other productions as well, however, the studio went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of there staff (ala the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

See also TMSEntertainment, StudioGhibli and WaltDisneyAnimationJapan, 3 other Japanese studios knowed for gorgeous animation.

* ''CaptainNTheGameMaster'': First production by Spectrum, however, all the studio did was look over the Korean studios (like PlusOneAnimation of BeavisAndButthead fame) that did the show).
* ''InspectorGadget Saves Christmas'': Along side other studios.

* ''{{Twinbee}} [=OVA=] 94'': led by {{AIC}}.

* AnimationBump: There were one of the best studios ever founded, until they went out of business.

Founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga along side WaltDisneyAnimationJapan, [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/archives.php?lid=62&PHPSESSID=25bbac0c1ee5df2aee7f1ca0e727abc8&rid=355&ppp=1 Specturm was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit]] (the studios shared about 20 to 30% of there staff), the studio is knowed for having gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and a 9 episodes of BatmanTheAnimatedSeries plus ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero'', the studio also worked on other productions as well, however, the studio went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of there staff (ala the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

Productions by Spectrum.

* ''TheRealHistoryOfHumptyDumpty''
* ''{{Madeline}}'': 4 Specials, ''Madeline in London'', ''Madeline's Rescue'', ''Madeline's Christmas'' and ''Madeline and the Bad Hat''.
* ''ReporterBlues'': Animation Cooperation for TMS.

* ''ABunchOfMunsch''

* ''SoccerFever'': Animation Cooperation for TMS.

Tropes associated with Spectrum.

* AnimationBump: There were one of the best studios ever founded, until they went out of business.

* ''BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': The studio's biggest production, 9 episodes, other episodes are done by TMSEntertainment, {{Sunrise}}, StudioJunio, NOA Animation (layouts for 2 episodes for Dong Yand and AKOM each), KokoEnterprises[=/=]Dong Yang, {{AKOM}}, JadeAnimation and LapizAzul (aka Blue Pencil)

Founded in 1988 by Motoyoshi Tokunaga along side WaltDisneyAnimationJapan, Specturm was Disney Japan's non Disney based unit (the studios shared about 20 to 30% of there staff), the studio is knowed for having gorgeous animation (like TMS and Disney Japan) and a 9 episodes of BatmanTheAnimatedSeries plus ''Mask Of The Phantasm'' and ''Sub Zero'', the studio also worked on other productions as well, however, the studio went out of business in 1998 as they were failing to compete in the anime market, after that most of there staff (ala the ones that were not based through Disney Japan like Sabaro Hashimoto and Kazuyoshi Takeuchi) went to ProductionIG.

* ''BatmanAndMisterFreezeSubZero'': Last production by Spectrum, done with Koko[=/=]Dong Yang.