Line #50 Creator/NipponAnimation


1	[[http://www.nipponanimation.com/ Nippon Animation]], founded in 1975, is an established Japanese studio. President Koichi Motohashi organized Nippon Animation from what had been Zuiyô Eizo ("Zuiyo Video"), the animation studio of Zuiyô Enterprise, which had produced ''[[Literature/BurgessBedtimeStories Fables of the Green Forest]]'' and ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps''; existing Zuiyô productions ''Literature/VickyTheViking'', ''Anime/ADogOfFlanders1975'', and ''Anime/MayaTheBee'' transitioned to being Nippon Animation productions in mid-airing. Nippon Animation inherited the ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' mantle from Zuiyô as well as the tradition of producing anime adaptations of Western literature. Creator/HayaoMiyazaki and Creator/IsaoTakahata frequently worked with the studio during the 1970s, as have other big names such as Creator/YoshiyukiTomino, Yoshifumi Kondo, Noboru Ishiguro, Kozo Kusuba (who would later work on the 2005 ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' anime), and future Franchise/SuperMarioBros character designer Yoichi Kotabe.
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3	The studio is internationally renowned for its literary anime, but has also produced many works based on existing manga and original ideas. The studio's greatest success in ratings has come with a work of entirely Japanese origin, ''Manga/ChibiMarukoChan'', one of the highest-rated anime programs in the history of Japanese TV with ratings reaching as high as nearly 40% at its peak.
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5	See also Creator/TransArts, a studio who worked with the company throughout the '70s and '80s. More credits can be found [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=272 here]].
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7	!! Besides the above, other projects by Nippon Animation include:
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9	[[index]]
10	* ''Animated Classics of Japanese Literature'' (''Seishun Anime Zenshu'')
11	* ''Manga/AntiqueBakery''
12	* ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog'' (original; later series by Creator/WangFilmProductions)
13	* ''Anime/AttackOnTomorrow''
14	[[/index]]
15	* ''Anime/{{Bannertail}}''
16	* ''Anime/BumpetyBoo''
17	* ''Blocker Corps'' (Animation, series with Creator/AshiProductions)
18	[[index]]
19	* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa J'' (with [[Creator/AnimalYa Studio Comet]])
20	* ''Manga/ChibiMarukoChan''
21	* ''Anime/CorrectorYui''
22	* ''Anime/{{Daigunder}}'' (Producer; animation by Creator/BrainsBase)
23	* ''WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds'' (original 1981 series; later series by Wang)
24	* ''Anime/FutureBoyConan'' (directed by [[Creator/StudioGhibli Pre-Ghibli]] Creator/HayaoMiyazaki)
25	* ''Anime/GrimmsFairyTaleClassics''
26	* ''Manga/HaikaraSanGaTooru'' (both the 1978 TV series and the 2017-18 movies)
27	* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' (original series and [=OVA=]s. 2011 series done by Creator/{{Madhouse}} and Creator/StudioLive)
28	[[/index]]
29	* ''[[Anime/TheJungleBook Jungle Book Shonen Mowgli]]''
30	* ''Legend of the Condor Hero'' (with Creator/JadeAnimation)
31	[[index]]
32	* ''Manga/LetsMakeAMugToo''
33	* ''Anime/LittleLulu''
34	* ''Locke the Superman''
35	* ''Literature/LoveAllPlay'' (with Creator/OLMIncorporated)
36	* ''Literature/MayaTheBee'' (both 1970s anime series[[note]]The 1975 series was a Zuiyô Eizo production until episode 6[[/note]], co-produced with Austria's Apollo Film; series two animated by Wako Production under contract from Nippon Animation)
37	* ''Manga/MiracleGirls''
38	* ''Manga/MukaMukaParadise''
39	* ''Anime/NangokuShonenPapuwaKun''
40	* ''Anime/{{Noozles}}''
41	* ''Anime/PiccolinoNoBoken''
42	* ''Anime/PrincessComet''
43	* ''Anime/SuperCombiningMagicalRobotGinguiser'' (with Ashi Productions)
44	* ''Literature/VickyTheViking'' (a Zuiyô Eizo work prior to episode 53; although the series was credited as a Nippon Animation production from that point onward, Zuiyô continues to hold the show's copyright)
45	* ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' franchise (series with their own pages; for other works, see the page for the original literary work):
46	** ''Anime/AkageNoAnne''
47	** ''Anime/TheBushBaby''
48	** ''Anime/ADogOfFlanders1975''
49	** ''Anime/AlpsStoriesMyAnnette''
50	** ''Anime/IeNakiKoRemi''
51	** ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows''
52	** ''Anime/LittlePrinceCedie''
53	** ''[[Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari Little Women (1987 version)]]''
54	** ''Anime/MyDaddyLongLegs''
55	** ''Anime/PeterPanNoBouken''
56	** ''Anime/PorphyNoNagaiTabi''
57	** ''Anime/PrincessSarah''
58	** ''Anime/RascalTheRaccoon''
59	** ''Anime/RomeosBlueSkies''
60	** ''Anime/TheStoryOfPollyannaGirlOfLove''
61	** ''Anime/TheSwissFamilyRobinsonFloneOfTheMysteriousIsland''
62	** ''Anime/TrappFamilyStory''
63	** ''Tico of the Seven Seas''
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65	[[AC: Additional Work]]
66	* ''Anime/AlicesAdventuresInWonderlandJP'' (co-produced with Apollo Films)
67	* ''Anime/AMAIMWarriorAtTheBorderline'' (In-Between Animation)
68	* ''Anime/FutureCardBuddyfight Ace'' (Finish Animation)
69	* ''Anime/GhostHound'' (2nd Key Animation)
70	* ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' (Color Check)
71	* ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'' (In-Between Animation)
72	* ''Anime/JapanAnimatorExpo'' (In-Between Animation for "Bubu & Bubulina")
73	* ''Manga/KemekoDeluxe'' (In-Between Animation)
74	* ''Manga/KannagiCrazyShrineMaidens'' (In-Between Animation)
75	* ''Literature/LibraryWar'' (Key Animation)
76	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyKong'' (co-produced with Lana Productions; animation done by Anirom, Creator/HahnShinCorporation, Creator/JadeAnimation and [[Creator/GalaxyDigimation RainbowAnimationKorea]])
77	* ''Anime/LupinIIIBloodSealEternalMermaid'' (Animation Cooperation)
78	* ''Anime/MassEffectParagonLost'' (2nd Key Animation)
79	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' (In-Between Animation)
80	* ''Manga/NodameCantabile: Paris'' (In-Between Animation)
81	* ''Literature/PenguinHighway'' (Finish & In-Between Animation)
82	* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake'' (''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lppo5cNxrhk Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater]]'' promotion trailers)
83	* ''Manga/SoulEater'' (Production Cooperation; episodes 14 & 22)
84	[[/index]]
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86	!!Nippon Animation and their works provide examples of:
87	* CreatorsOddball: The 1999 anime adaptation of ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' is a DarkerAndEdgier series adapted from a shonen manga, a marked difference from their literary adaptations and more lighthearted series. This is also true of the studio's first theatrical feature, ''Locke the Superman'' (1984).
88	** While known for the literary adaptations from the beginning, Nippon Animation's early years in the late '70s featured more stylistic variety, with the studio trying its hand at shoujo manga adaptations (''Manga/HaikaraSanGaTooru''), sports dramas (''Song of Baseball Enthusiasts'' and the volleyball-themed ''Attack on Tomorrow''), and even the super robot genre (''Ginguiser'').
89	* GenreAnthology: Their ''World Masterpiece Theater'' and ''Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics'' series adapt classic literature and fairy tales, respectively. Their ''Animated Classics of Japanese Literature'' series did [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the same for well-known domestic literary works]].
90	* InternationalCoproduction: Nippon Animation did many of these, particularly with Spanish, German and Austrian companies, many of which became more popular in the West than in the country where they were animated.

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