Dogakobo
(動画工房; lit. Animation Workshop) is a Japanese anime studio established on July 11, 1973 by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro. Although earlier this studio released anime in different genres (and before then, were exclusively an animation subcontractor), after the great commercial success of YuruYuri, they almost completely switched to Schoolgirl Series. Usually their work is famous for high graphic quality and very memorable characters.
More credits can be found on ANN.
Projects worked on by Dogakobo include:
As main studio
- 11eyes
- Ambassador Magma (OVA with Tezuka Productions)
- Anima Yell!
- Asteroid in Love
- A Bridge to the Starry Skies
- Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
- Gabriel DropOut
- The Case Files of Yakushiji Ryoko
- Engaged to the Unidentified
- GJ-bu
- The Helpful Fox Senko-san
- Hidan no Aria AA (Spinoff of Aria the Scarlet Ammo)
- Himouto! Umaru-chan
- How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?
- Koihime†Musou
- Laughing Under the Clouds
- Love Lab
- Luck & Logic
- Majestic Prince
- Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun
- Myself ; Yourself
- My Senpai Is Annoying
- Natsuyuki Rendezvous
- New Game!
- Osamake
- Oshi no Ko
- PJ Berri No Mogu Mogu Munya Munya (Season 1 only)
- Plastic Memories
- Saint Cecilia And Pastor Lawrence
- Selection Project
- Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie
- Sing "Yesterday" for Me
- Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle
- Space Family Carlvinson (first major title)
- Tada Never Falls in Love
- Technoroid Overmind
- Three Leaves, Three Colors
- Touken Ranbu - Hanamaru
- UzaMaid: Our Maid Is Way Too Annoying!
- WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me
- YuruYuri
As support
- Ah! My Goddess (Finish Animation, 2005 series)
- Ai Yori Aoshi (In-Between Animation for both seasons, Paint and Production Assistance for episode 7 of Enshi)
- A.I.C.O. Incarnation (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Aikatsu Stars! (In-Between Animation)
- Akame ga Kill! (2nd Key Animation)
- Akikan! (2nd Key Animation)
- Aldnoah.Zero (2nd Key Animation)
- Angel Beats! (2nd Key & Finish Animation)
- The Animatrix (In-Between Animation, Beyond)
- Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (In-Between Animation)
- Another (In-Between Animation; Animation Production Assistance)
- Ar tonelico (In-Between Animation for the OVA)
- Argento Soma (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Asura's Wrath (Production Support)
- Attack on Titan (2nd Key Animation)
- Bakugan (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Banana Fish (2nd Key Animation)
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc (Key Animation for Movies 1 & 2)
- Banana Fish (2nd Key Animation)
- Big Windup! (Production Cooperation)
- Black Butler (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Black God (2nd Key Animation)
- Black Lagoon (In-Between Animation)
- Black★Rock Shooter (In-Between Animation)
- Blassreiter (2nd Key Animation)
- Blaz Blue Chrono Phantasma (inbetween animation)
- Bleach (2nd Key Animation; Animation)
- Blood Lad (2nd Key Animation)
- Blue Exorcist (2nd Key Animation)
- Bokurano (2nd Key Animation)
- Brothers Conflict (2nd Key Animation)
- Campione! (2nd Key Animation)
- Cardfight!! Vanguard (2nd Key Animation)
- Case Closed (In-Between Animation)
- Casshern Sins (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Celestial Method (In-Between Animation)
- Le Chevalier d'Eon (2nd Key Animation)
- Code:Breaker (2nd Key Animation)
- Code Geass (Photography Assistance for R2)
- Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (In-Between Animation)
- Corpse Princess (2nd Key Animation)
- Cross Ange (In-Between Animation)
- Daily Lives of High School Boys (2nd Key Animation)
- Darker than Black (2nd Key Animation)
- Deadman Wonderland (2nd Key Animation)
- Death Note (Key & In-Between Animation)
- The Devil is a Part-Timer! (2nd Key Animation)
- Dimension W (In-Between Animation)
- Dirty Pair (Key & In-Between Animation for the series; In-Between Animation for Flash)
- The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2nd Key Animation)
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Dragon Ball GT (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Dragon Ball Super: Broly (Production Cooperation)
- Eden of the East (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance)
- Encouragement of Climb (Key Animation for Season 1; In-Between Animation for Seasons 2 & 3)
- Ergo Proxy (2nd Key Animation)
- Eureka Seven (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Digital Paint; Production Assistance)
- Eureka Seven AO (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Fairy Tail (Production Assistance)
- Fate/Zero (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (Finish Animation for the series)
- Flint the Time Detective (In-Between Animation)
- The Flowers of Evil (In-Between Animation)
- Fractale (2nd Key Animation; Paint)
- The Fruit of Grisaia (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Ga-Rei -Zero- (2nd Key Animation)
- Galilei Donna (2nd Key Animation)
- Gate (In-Between Animation)
- Genesis of Aquarion (In-Between Animation)
- Genshiken (Key Animation for the series and OVA; In-Between Animation for Nidaime)
- Ghost Hound (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise (In-Between Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (In-Between Animation)
- Gintama (In-Between Animation)
- Glasslip (2nd Key Animation)
- Gosick (In-Between Animation)
- Grave of the Fireflies (In-Between Animation)
- Guilty Crown (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- GunBuster (In-Between Animation)
- Gundam Build Fighters Try (In-Between Animation)
- Gundam: Reconguista in G (In-Between Animation)
- Hamatora (2nd Key Animation)
- Hanamaru Kindergarten (2nd Key Animation)
- HaruChika (2nd Key Animation)
- Heroman (In-Between Animation)
- Highschool of the Dead (2nd Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
- House of Five Leaves (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- The iDOLM@STER (2nd Key Animation)
- InuYasha (Key Animation; Animation)
- Japan Animator Expo (In-Between Animation)List
- Jojos Bizarre Adventure (2nd Key Animation for Stardust Crusaders and Diamond is Unbreakable)
- Jyu-Oh-Sei (2nd Key Animation)
- Kaitou Saint Tail (In-Between Animation)
- Kekkaishi (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Kiddy GiRL-AND (2nd Key Animation)
- Kill la Kill (In-Between Animation)
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Animation Production Cooperation)
- Kurozuka (2nd Key Animation)
- LBX: Little Battlers eXperience (2nd Key Animation)
- A Letter to Momo (In-Between Animation)
- Library War (2nd Key Animation)
- Loups=Garous (2nd Key Animation; Paint)
- Love Hina (In-Between Animation)
- Lupin III vs. Detective Conan (Animation Production Cooperation for TMS Entertainment with Xebec, APPP and TYO; Key Animation)
- Lupin III: The Italian Adventure (2nd Key Animation)
- Magi: Labyrinth of Magic (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Striker S (Key Animation)
- Magimoji Rurumo (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Medaka Box (2nd Key Animation)
- Mazinger Z (Animation, uncredited)
- Metal Armor Dragonar (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Michiko & Hatchin (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
- Mind Game (In-Between Animation)
- Mob Psycho 100 (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Mutafukaz (In-Between Animation)
- My Daddy Long Legs (Key & In-Between Animation)
- My Hero Academia (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea (2nd Key Animation)
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Supporting Animation)
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi Anime Final (Key & 2nd Key Animation)
- Nobunagun (In-Between Animation)
- Noragami (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Ōban Star-Racers (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
- Oreimo (2nd Key Animation)
- Ouran High School Host Club (2nd Key Animation)
- Overman King Gainer (In-Between Animation)
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation and Production Cooperation for the episode "Vomiting Point")
- Paranoia Agent (In-Between Animation)
- Persona 5 (In-Between Animation)
- Peter Pan no Bouken (Key Animation)
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Animation Cooperation)
- Princess Tutu (In-Between Animation)
- Prism Ark (Production Cooperation)
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Animation)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2nd Key Animation)
- Punch Line (In-Between Animation)
- Psycho-Pass (2nd Key Animation)
- Raideen (Key & In-Between Animation for the Superior; Digital Paint; Photography and Production Cooperation for the 2007 series)
- Rainbow Brite and The Star Stealer (Animation)
- Rave Master (In-Between Animation)
- Robotics;Notes (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- SaiKano (Animation)
- Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens (In-Between Animation; anime sequences)
- Samurai Champloo (Key & In-Between Animation)
- Samurai Flamenco (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
- Sands of Destruction (2nd Key Animation)
- School-Live! (2nd Key Animation)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (2nd Key Animation)
- Shaman King (In-Between Animation)
- Skip Beat! (Digital Composite)
- Skull Man (2nd Key Animation)
- The Sky Crawlers (In-Between Animation)
- SoltyRei (Paint)
- Sonic X (In-Between Animation)
- Soul Eater (2nd Key Animation)
- Space☆Dandy (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Spirited Away (Supporting Animation)
- Squid Girl (In-Between Animation)
- Star Driver (In-Between Animation)
- Steamboy (In-Between Animation)
- Strike Witches (In-Between Animation for Season 1; 2nd Key Animation for Season 2)
- Sword Art Online (2nd Key Animation)
- Tales of the Abyss (2nd Key Animation for the Anime)
- Tekkonkinkreet (In-Between Animation)
- Tenkai Knights (2nd Key Animation)
- Tiger & Bunny (2nd Key Animation)
- Time Bokan 24 (In-Between Animation)
- Tribe Cool Crew (In-Between Animation)
- Twin Princess of Wonder Planet (Key & In-Between Animation; Paint)
- Ultra Maniac (In-Between Animation)
- Un-Go (2nd Key Animation)
- Wagnaria!! (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Wakfu (Animation and Color for the "Noximilien" special)
- Wario Land: Shake It! (In-Between Animation; In-game graphics)
- White Album (2nd Key Animation)
- White Album 2 (2nd Key Animation)
- Wish Upon the Pleiades (Paint)
- Wolf's Rain (In-Between Animation)
- Yakitate!! Japan (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation; Finish Check; Production Cooperation)
- Yona of the Dawn (In-Between Animation)
- Your Lie in April (In-Between Animation)
- Yozakura Quartet (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; both series and OVAs)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL (Key Animation)
- Yumeiro Pâtissière (Production Assistance)
- Zoids: Chaotic Century (In-Between Animation)
Unconfirmed
- The Transformers (Animation for Toei, uncredited)List
Tropes associated with the company:
- Cool Big Sis: Very often played for laughs, especially when combined with Little Sister Heroine, except Myself ; Yourself where the relationship between Half-Identical Twins is played for drama and have a fairly ambiguous end.
- Improbably Female Cast: Most of their work, even if it's romance.
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Older Than They Think: While their most successful shows debuted in the 2010s, they have been around since the 1970s. - Schoolgirl Series: So direct that when you see news about the adaptation of such a manga, you are already very likely to know that it will be they who will adapt it.
