Line #174 Creator/StudioBihou


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3	First formed in 1988, and officially established in 1993, '''[[http://www.bihou.com/ Studio Bihou]]''' (美峰) is a Japanese studio specializing in background artwork and in recent years, 3D printing, with secondary studios in Vietnam and Thailand. Their clients have included Creator/StudioShaft, Creator/TMSEntertainment, Creator/DavidProduction, Creator/{{MAPPA}}, Creator/StudioGainax, Creator/StudioTrigger, Creator/AsahiProduction, Creator/ProductionIG, Creator/ToeiAnimation, Creator/{{Sunrise}}, Creator/{{Madhouse}}, Creator/StudioPierrot, Creator/A1Pictures, Creator/WhiteFox and [=GoHands=]. As of 2016, the studio's main offices have been located in what was once the headquarters of one of their first clients, Creator/{{AIC}}.
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5	The studio would spin off two companies of its own, Creator/{{Bamboo}} and Creator/{{Totonyan}} in 2005 and 2006 respectively, more of the company's credits can be found [[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=5077 here]].
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7	!!Credits include:
8	[[AC:Animated productions]]
9	* ''Literature/EightySixEightySix''
10	* ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX''
11	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing''
12	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz''
13	** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury'' (for Creator/StudioNaya; Episode 24)
14	* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' (OVA, movie and series)
15	* ''Manga/AkameGaKill''
16	* ''Manga/{{Akira}}''[[note]]First project uncredited; done before official formation and grandfathered in afterward[[/note]]
17	* ''Anime/AkudamaDrive'' (episodes 1-8 only; uncredited supervision for episodes 9-12)
18	* ''Anime/AquarionEvol''
19	* ''Anime/ArgentoSoma''
20	* ''Anime/ArmoredTrooperVotoms'' (episode 7 of ''Pailsen Files'' onward)
21	* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm''
22	* ''Manga/AstroBoy'' (2003 series)
23	* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' (First 4 seasons, [=OVAs=] and movies)
24	* ''Manga/{{Bakuon}}''
25	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'' ("Have I Got a Story for You" and "Crossfire")
26	* ''Anime/BatmanNinja''
27	* ''Anime/TheBigO''
28	* ''Manga/BlackClover'' (2016 ''Jump Fiesta'' Special)
29	* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' (episodes 11 & 12 only)
30	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''[[labelnote:*]]"The Thousand-Year Blood War" arc only[[/labelnote]]
31	* ''Manga/BlendS''
32	* ''Anime/BloodTheLastVampire''
33	* ''Manga/BlueDrop''
34	* ''Anime/BNABrandNewAnimal''
35	* ''Anime/BoogiepopPhantom''
36	* ''Anime/BrainPowerd''
37	* ''Manga/BrokenBlade'' (also did In-Between Animation)
38	* ''Anime/{{Bubble}}'' (with Creator/StudioFuga)
39	* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' (Series[[note]]starting with Episode 1076[[/note]] and ''Episode One: The Great Detective Who Shrank''' special)
40	* ''Manga/ChargerGirl'' (Thailand branch for episode 1; main and Vietnam branches for subsequent episodes)
41	* ''Manga/ChronoCrusade''
42	* ''Manga/{{Coppelion}}''
43	* "Creating Anime" - Volume 9 of Graphic-sha Publishing's ''How to Draw Manga'' book series[[note]]Assistance for Creator/{{AIC}}[[/note]]
44	* ''Manga/CromartieHighSchool''
45	* ''Anime/CyberpunkEdgerunners''
46	* ''Manga/Cyborg009'' (2001 series)
47	* ''Manga/{{DAYS}}''
48	* ''Anime/DeltoraQuest''
49	* ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'' (season 1 only)
50	* ''Anime/DICE2005'' (also handled CGI production for episodes 16 and 22)
51	* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020''
52	* ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame''
53	* ''Anime/DigimonUniverseAppMonsters''
54	* ''Manga/DrStone''
55	* ''Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods''
56	* ''Literature/DragonarAcademy''
57	* ''Anime/EarthMaidenArjuna''
58	* ''Anime/ExpelledFromParadise''
59	* ''VideoGame/FatalFury: The Motion Picture''
60	* ''Manga/FireForce''
61	* ''Anime/FirstSquad''
62	* ''Manga/ForestOfPiano''
63	* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' (Original series and ''Invisible Victory'')
64	* ''Anime/FuseMemoirsOfAHuntress''
65	* ''Anime/GOnRiders''
66	* ''Anime/GadGuard''
67	* ''WebComic/GanbareDoukiChan''
68	* ''Anime/GaoGaiGarFINAL''
69	* ''Manga/GegegeNoKitaro'' (2018 series)
70	* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''
71	* ''Anime/GiantRobo'' (episode 3 onward)
72	* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''
73	* ''Anime/GirlsBandCry'' (Cooperation)
74	* ''Anime/{{Gravion}}'' (Season 1; replaced by Studio Tulip for ''Zwei'')
75	* ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime''
76	* ''Manga/GoldenBoy''
77	* ''Anime/{{GunBuster}}'' ("Cosmic Space Battle" and "Sizzler Project" shorts)
78	** ''Anime/DieBuster''
79	* ''Anime/GunXSword''
80	* ''Hakyu Manga/HoshinEngi''
81	* ''Anime/HaloLegends'' ("The Duel", uncredited)
82	* ''Manga/HeIsMyMaster''
83	* ''VideoGame/HeroBank''
84	* ''Literature/TheHeroIsOverpoweredButOverlyCautious''
85	* ''Anime/HeroicAge''
86	* ''Literature/TheHiddenDungeonOnlyICanEnter''
87	* ''Manga/{{Hinamatsuri}}''
88	* ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'' (alternating with Creator/{{Echo}})
89	* ''Anime/TheIdolmaster''
90	* ''Literature/InfiniteStratos''
91	* ''Manga/InitialD'' ("Extra Stage" and "Third Stage")
92	* ''Anime/Interstella5555''
93	* ''Anime/IxionSagaDT''
94	* ''Anime/JinRohTheWolfBrigade''
95	* ''WesternAnimation/JosephKingOfDreams''[[note]]with Creator/BakuProductions, Creator/DesignOfficeMECHAMAN, Creator/MukuoStudio and Canadian-based Dynomight Cartoons for Creator/BardelEntertainment. Movie alongside Creator/DreamworksAnimation, Creator/TamaProductions, Creator/WangFilmProductions, Creator/FilCartoons, Creator/CharacterBuilders, Creator/GoldenBell, Creator/RedRoverStudios, Creator/MercuryFilmworks, Spaff Animation, Creator/CanuckCreations and others[[/note]]
96	* ''Manga/{{Jormungand}}''
97	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' (All TV seasons up to ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'', also provided two Eyecatch Illustrations[[note]]Specifically, those of Strength and Bastet during ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]''[[/note]])
98	** ''Manga/ThusSpokeKishibeRohan'' (episodes 1, 2 & 5 only)
99	* ''Literature/JokerGame''
100	* ''Anime/KabaneriOfTheIronFortress''
101	* ''Manga/{{Kakegurui}}''
102	* ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}''
103	* ''Manga/KeepYourHandsOffEizouken''
104	* ''Anime/{{Kiznaiver}}''
105	* ''Anime/KnightHunters'' (First opening only, also provided titles)
106	* ''Anime/KOBeast'' (Episodes 4 and 7)
107	* ''Anime/KungFuLove''
108	* ''[[Manga/BlackGod Kurokami: The Animation]]''
109	* ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'' [[note]]uncredited; done before official formation and grandfathered in afterward[[/note]]
110	* ''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia''
111	** ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia2017''
112	** ''VideoGame/LittleWitchAcademiaChamberOfTime''
113	* ''Anime/{{Listeners}}''
114	* ''Anime/Macross7: The Galaxy's Calling Me''
115	** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' (Series, movies, ''Nyan Cli'', and several illustrations)
116	** ''Anime/MacrossPlus''
117	** ''Anime/MacrossZero''
118	* ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi''
119	* ''Literature/MardockScramble''
120	* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'' (Season 1 solo; Season 2 with Makaria)
121	* ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeason''
122	* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (series, ''Death & Rebirth'' and ''End of Evangelion'')
123	** ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' ("You Are (Not) Alone" and "You Can (Not) Advance")
124	* ''New Anime/CuteyHoney''
125	** ''Anime/ReCutieHoney''
126	* ''Anime/NightRaid1931''
127	* ''Anime/NowAndThenHereAndThere''
128	* ''Anime/OblivionIslandHarukaAndTheMagicMirror''
129	* ''On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel: VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''
130	* ''Manga/OnePiece''
131	* ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''
132	* ''Manga/PetShopOfHorrors''
133	* ''Anime/PhotoKano''
134	* ''Anime/PrincessNine'' (also provided the titles)
135	* ''Anime/ProfessorLaytonAndTheEternalDiva''
136	* ''Anime/ProjectBlueEarthSOS'' (first episode only)
137	* ''Anime/PsychoPass'' (with Creator/StudioEaster; episode 9 only)
138	* ''VideoGame/PuzzleAndDragonsX''
139	** ''[=PazuDora=]''
140	* ''Manga/RealBoutHighSchool''
141	* ''Literature/ReZero''
142	* ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'' (2007 series)
143	* ''Anime/RioRainbowGate''
144	* ''Anime/RollingGirls'' (episode 1 only)
145	* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' Franchise
146	** ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheMovie''
147	** ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2ThouShaltNotDie'' (anime sequences)
148	** ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning'' (anime sequences)
149	** ''VideoGame/SakuraWars4FallInLoveMaidens'' (anime sequences)
150	* ''Anime/SandsOfDestruction''
151	* ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain''
152	* ''Manga/{{Shy}}'' (starting episode 3)
153	* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' (Movies only)
154	* ''Anime/SoltyRei''
155	* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199''
156	* ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' (First two seasons and ''Wolf and the Amber-colored Melancholy''; Uncredited Art Setting for Creator/{{Kusanagi}} for Season 3)
157	* ''Anime/StarWarsVisions'' (''The Twins'' and ''The Elder'')
158	* ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' (Season 1)
159	* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration: The Inspector'' (uncredited after episode 3)
160	* ''Anime/SuperSonico The Animation''
161	* ''Anime/SwordOfTheStranger''
162	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''
163	* ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil''
164	* ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial: Hajimari no Finder''
165	* ''Manga/TokyoESP''
166	* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}''
167	* ''Anime/TrainToTheEndOfTheWorld''
168	* ''Manga/TriageX''
169	* ''Film/UltramanTigaTheFinalOdyssey'' (CGI services)
170	* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura All-Stars''
171	* ''Manga/UncleFromAnotherWorld''
172	* ''VideoGame/VoltageFighterGowcaizer'' (OVA)
173	* ''Manga/{{Wagnaria}}''
174	** ''Manga/WWWWorking'' (Art Setting, backgrounds by Creator/IshigakiProduction)
175	* ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
176	* ''Manga/WorldTrigger''
177	* ''Anime/WXIIIPatlaborTheMovie3''
178	* ''Anime/YokaiWatch''
179	** ''Anime/YokaiWatchTheMovie''
180	** ''Anime/YokaiWatchForeverFriends''
181	** ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowside''
182	** ''Anime/YokaiWatchShadowsideTheReturnOfTheOniKing''
183	** ''Anime/YokaiWatchJamYokaiAcademyYCloseEncountersOfTheNKind''
184	* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' (OVA, The Movie, Visual Novel and mini-specials)
185	* ''Manga/YowamushiPedal''
186	* ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS''
187	* ''Anime/{{Zegapain}}''
188	* ''Manga/{{Zetman}}''
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190	[[AC:VideoGames]]
191	* ''VideoGame/AtelierIrisEternalMana''
192	* ''VideoGame/ChaosRingsI'' (Development Cooperation)
193	* ''Anime/CrossAnge: Rondo of Angel and Dragon Tr.''[[labelnote:*]]unconfirmed, but certain background art pieces look similar to their work[[/labelnote]]
194	* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'' (uncredited)
195	* ''VideoGame/EtrianOdyssey'' (Image Board)
196	* ''VideoGame/FightersDestiny'' (uncredited)
197	* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' (Stage Modelling)
198	** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' (CGI and Art)
199	* ''VideoGame/FragileDreamsFarewellRuinsOfTheMoon'' (Opening Movie, uncredited)
200	* ''VideoGame/GrandKingdom'' (Battle grid backgrounds)
201	* ''VideoGame/{{Indivisible}}'' (Opening cutscene backgrounds for Creator/{{Titmouse}})
202	* ''VideoGame/JeanneDArc'' (with Creator/StudioEaster)
203	* ''VideoGame/KakutoChojin'' (Stage Modelling)
204	* ''VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact'' (uncredited)
205	* ''VideoGame/LaPucelle'' (uncredited)
206	* ''VideoGame/LBXLittleBattlersExperience'' (Both the game series and the Anime)
207	* ''VideoGame/Macross30TheVoiceThatConnectsTheGalaxy''
208	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' (Cooperation)
209	* ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' (Cutscenes)
210	* ''VideoGame/Persona3'' (World Art Designs)
211	* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheLastSpecter''
212	* ''VideoGame/RobotAlchemicDrive'' (also given a "Special Thanks" credit)
213	* ''VideoGame/RumbleRoses XX'' (Environment designs and Image Board)
214	* ''Scandal'' (Platform/PlayStation2 game)
215	* ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'' (with Creator/{{Kusanagi}}; Cooperation)
216	* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''[[note]]credited as "Miscellaneous Company"[[/note]]
217	* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'' (Cooperation)
218	* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''
219	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''
220	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny''
221	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' (OVA)
222	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''
223	** ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia''
224	* ''VideoGame/Tekken5'' (Stage Concept Illustrations)
225	* ''Franchise/{{Touhou\|Project}} Cannonball'' (Opening Movie)
226	* ''VideoGame/TraumaCenter: Second Opinion'' (World Art Designs)
227	* ''VisualNovel/{{Yarudora}}'' series
228	** ''VisualNovel/KisetsuODakishimete''
229	** ''VisualNovel/{{Sampaguita}}''
230	!! Tropes associated with Bihou:
231	* SceneryPorn: Their specialty, and is often combined with {{Bizarrchitecture}} or SceneryGorn on their more outlandish projects like ''Fire Force'' and ''Eizouken''.

Context Creator / StudioBihou