TNK
is a Japanese animation studio, founded on January 29, 1999 by Tatsunoko Production and MOVIC producer Nagateru Kato. It mostly does assistance work but it has produced a few of its own shows as well.
Shows produced by TNK:
- Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
- Cosplay Complex
- Daimidaler the Sound Robot
- Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
- G-On Riders (with Studio Shaft)
- Hand Maid May
- High School D×D (Season 1-3)
- Ikki Tousen (Xtreme Xecutor only; with ARMS Corporation)
- Shattered Angels (Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora)
- L/R Licensed By Royalty
- Magical Meow Meow Taruto (with Madhouse)
- My Santa
- Rakugo Tennyo Oyui
- Redo of Healer
- Ryusei Sentai Musumet
- School Days
- Strawberry Eggs
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie and its sequels
- Wandaba Style
Assistance work by TNK (Amongst others):
- Ai Yori Aoshi (In-Between Animation)
- AKB0048 (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (2nd Key Animation)
- Attack on Titan (2nd Key Animation)
- Bakugan (Key Animation)
- Bleach (Animation)
- Campione! (2nd Key Animation)
- Captain Earth (In-Between Animation)
- Darker than Black (In-Between Animation)
- Deadman Wonderland (2nd Key Animation)
- Fairy Tail (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Fruits Basket (In-Between Animation)
- Full Moon (In-Between Animation)
- Gintama In-Between Animation)
- Girls und Panzer (In-Between Animation)
- Heroman (In-Between Animation)
- Ōban Star-Racers (In-Between Animation)
- Overman King Gainer (In-Between Animation)
- Space☆Dandy (2nd Key Animation)
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (In-Between Animation)
- Tokyo Mew Mew (In-Between Animation)
- Tokyo Ravens (In-Between Animation)
- Tōka Gettan (In-Between Animation)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! (In-Between Animation)
- For more credits not listed here, check out their page on Anime News Network.
Tropes associated with TNK:
- Deconstruction: School Days is one to the Harem Genre. And a rather brutal one, to boot.
- Fanservice: G-On Riders, High School DxD, Ikki Tousen Xtreme Xecutor, Daimidaler.
- Gecko Ending: The studio chose to deviate from the original works of Highschool Dxd and School Days. With thr former even causing a quarrel with the original author.
- He Also Did: Tetsuya Yanagisawa, director of High School DxD and Daimidaler, originated from Nakamura Productionsnote . He also served as storyboard artist for the first Fate/stay night anime and character designer for Knight Hunters.
- Start My Own: Producer Nagateru Kato left Tatsunoko Production for a stint as a MOVIC producer, before leaving the latter to found TNK.
- Yuri Genre: Destiny of the Shrine Maiden.
