Animation 501 (sometimes credited as Studio 501) was a Japanese animation studio founded in 1983 by Hiroshi Ogawa, who left Tsuchida Production as the studio was struggling. Ogawa later left his company to do work for Walt Disney Animation Japan and Shin-Ei Animation.
The studio hasn't worked on a project since 1997.
Credits include:
- Capricorn (Work Assistance)
- Ken'yu Densetsu Yaiba (Animation Cooperation)
- Lupin III: Part III (Key Animation)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (In-Between Assistance)
- Sasuga no Sarutobi (Key Animation and Mechanical Design)
- Speed Racer X (Key Animation)
- ThunderCats (1985) (uncredited)
- Touch (In-Between Animation)
- Urusei Yatsura (Animation Assistance for 2nd movie)
- Ushio and Tora (Animation Cooperation)
