Production Reed
(Formerly Ashi Productionsnote ) is a Tokyo-based anime studio first established in 1975 by former Tatsunoko Production staff. They are known mostly for their Mecha and Magical Girl anime.
They were owned by Bandai Namco Entertainment Holdings between 2001-2005, then by toy company Wiz from 2005 to 2010. Actas was also a part of the company from their establishment in 1986 to 1998.
Compare Toei Animation, TMS Entertainment, Studio DEEN, Sunrise and Tatsunoko Production, other long lasting anime studios. See also Industrial Light and Magic, another animation studio that was also formed in 1975. For a full, comprehensive list of their work; check out here and here
Anime Produced by Production Reed (among others)
- 8th Man After (with JC Staff)
- All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Series and DASH only. Also provided In-Between Animation for the OVA)
- Ashita e Free Kick
- Bakujū Gasshin Ziguru Hazeru (with Polygon Pictures)
- Blocker Corps (with Nippon Animation, first project)
- Blue Seed (with Production I.G)
- Cyber Team in Akihabara (TV series, the movie was animated by Production I.G)
- Dancougar
- Demonic Armor Psybuster
- F-Zero: Legend of Falcon
- Floral Magician Mary Bell
- Go Shogun
- Hokago no Tinker Bell
- Idol Defense Force Hummingbird
- Idol Densetsu Eriko
- IRIA: Zeiram the Animation
- Kyoryu Bokenki Jura Tripper
- Ladius
- Machine Robo
- Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos
- Machine Robo: Battlehackers
- Macross 7
- Magical Angel Sweet Mint
- Magical Princess Minky Momo
- NG Knight Lamune 40 (and its sequels)
- Otona Joshi no Anime Time (episode one, with Studio Bones and WaoWorld)
- Sonic Soldier Borgman
- Space Warrior Baldios
- Super Combining Magical Robot Ginguiser (with Nippon Animation)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legend of the Supermutants
- Tokusou Kihei Dorvack
- Ultra Maniac
- Vampire Hunter D (OVA, with Studio Live)
- Violence Jack
American Projects by Production Reed
- Dennis the Menace (1980s series, Key Animation)
- Diabolik (TV Series, along with Saerom)
- M.A.S.K. (season 2 with Studio World; series with KK C&D Asia, Hanho Heung-Up and others)
- Mega Man (Co-production with Ruby-Spears)
- Skysurfer Strike Force (Same as abovenote )
- The Transformers (several episodes and the second season opening, uncredited)
- Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (for Hanna-Barbera and Tsuburaya Productions)
Other projects by Production Reed (Amongst others)
- Agent Aika (In-Between Animation)
- AKB0048 (2nd Key Animation)
- Amagami SS (Key Animation)
- Another (In-Between Animation)
- Appleseed (1988 OVA, Animation)
- Batman: Gotham Knight (In-Between Animation)
- The Big O (In-Between Animation)
- Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail (In-Between Animation; Photography)
- Bleach (Animation)
- Catherine (In-Between Animation, cutscenes)
- Danball Senki (In-Between Animation)
- Dangaioh (Photography)
- Dragon Ball Z (Production Cooperation with Toei for movies 11, 12 & 13)
- Durarara!! (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- ef - a fairy tale of the two. (2nd Key Animation)
- Eureka Seven (In-Between Animation)
- Excel Saga (assistance on episode 5)
- éX-Driver (Negative Cutting; Production)
- Fairy Tail (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance)
- Genesis of Aquarion (Digital Paint; In-Between Animation)
- Aquarion Evol (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Gravitation (In-Between Animation)
- Guilty Crown (Key, 2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Gunsmith Cats (In-Between Animation, episode two)
- Guyver: Out of Control (Editing)
- Hand Maid May (In-Between Animation)
- Kuroko no Basuke (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Macross Frontier (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Madlax (In-Between Animation)
- Magical Idol Pastel Yumi (Production Cooperation)
- Martian Successor Nadesico (Finish Animation; Animation)
- Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (2nd Key Animation)
- Megazone 23 (In-Between Animation for Part 1, Finish Animation for Part 2)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED (Key Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny (Key Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (In-Between Animation)
- Murder Princess (Key Animation)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (In-Between Animation)
- Ninja Senshi Tobikage (Production Cooperation)
- Noein (Digital Paint; In-Between Animation)
- Outlaw Star (Paint)
- Photo Kano (Production Cooperation)
- Pokémon (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (In-Between Animation)
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Animation)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2nd Key Animation; Production Assistance)
- Rio -Rainbow Gate!- (Production Cooperation)
- Robot Carnival (Production Cooperation)
- Rurouni Kenshin (Final Line; In-Between Animation)
- Sailor Moon (Production Association for the S and Super S movies)
- Samurai Champloo (In-Between Animation)
- Skip Beat! (2nd Key Animation)
- Slayers (Production assistance for The Movie; In-Between Animation for Premium)
- Star Driver (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Steel Angel Kurumi (Animation)
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Tiger & Bunny (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Time Bokan (Animation, Zenderman series)
- Transformers Cybertron (Key Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Valkyria Chronicles (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Photography; Production Cooperation)
- White Album (In-Between Animation)
- Wolf's Rain (In-Between Animation)
- You're Under Arrest! (In-Between Animation, series and movie)
Tropes Associated with Production Reed
- Cash Cow Franchise: Several of their shows.
- Conspicuous CG: F-Zero has this.
- Merchandise-Driven: Beast Wars II & Neo, the Machine Robo franchise, M.A.S.K. & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Legend of the Supermutants are prime examples.
- Off-Model: They were never the best to keep their shows consistent, though Dancougar and Mega Man are the worst offenders.
