Trans Arts (トランス・アーツ) was an Anime studio first established in 1967 by anime and commercial photographer Mamoru Kuroki. Since then, they've worked on almost 200 different Anime and Western Animation series as either a support studio (usually in the photography area) or as main animation provider. In 2012, they declared bankruptcy.
An offshoot, Mook DLE, was established in 1986 by Tetsuro Kumase. They also operated a studio in Indonesia, Marsa, from the mid-1990s to early 2000s. Several of their employees would go on to form Advance Shakujii and Artbox in the wake of the studio's closure.
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Projects that Trans Arts has made
With Production I.G
- The Prince of Tennis (First series, one movie and one OVA)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa (along with Studio Bonesnote ; also provided Camera work)
- Time Stranger Kyoko
- Loups=Garous – The Motion Picture
- Erin
- Chocolate Underground
- Good Morning Call
- Medabots (Spirits series)
- Sisters of Wellber
Other
- Ar Tonelico (Anime)
- FireStorm (with Madhouse)
- Gokudo
- Government Crime Investigation Agent Zaizen Jotaro (with Geneon Universal)
- Idaten Jump
- New Cutey Honey (episodes 7 & 8, with Studio Junio and Toei Animation. Also provided Animation for episode four)
- The Ping-Pong Club (with Studio Hibari)
- Super Don Quixote
- Tensai? Dr. Hamax
- Vampiyan Kids (with Xebec)
Other projects Trans Arts has worked on.
Photography (Work alongside Photography also listed here)- Akikan!
- AKIRA
- Angel Heart
- Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts
- Bakemonogatari
- Bakusou Kyoudai! Let's & Go!!
- Basilisk
- Battle Girls: Time Paradox
- Beast Wars II (series and movie)
- Beast Wars Neo (also did Production Cooperation for episode 3)
- Betterman
- The Big O
- Black Cat
- Boogiepop Phantom
- Brave Series
- Broken Blade (also provided Finish Animation)
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (also Production CooperationList )
- Burst Angel
- Case Closed (Nine movies)
- The Case Files of Yakushiji Ryoko
- Chibi Maruko-chan
- Coneheads
- Cutey Honey Flash
- Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2001 series)
- Dai-Guard (Also provided Special Effects)
- Dash! Yonkuro
- Dennis the Menace (Season one of the 1980's series. Also did Key Animation and Color Styling)
- Destiny of the Shrine Maiden
- Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (Original)
- Dominion Tank Police (episodes 3 & 4, also provided Finish Animation for the first two)
- Dragon Ball Z
- Elemental Gelade
- Everyday Is Sunday (also provided Finish & In-Between Animation)
- éX-Driver (Seriesnote and movie)
- Eyeshield 21 (Movie; also provided In-Between Animation)
- Generator Gawl
- Getter Robo: Armageddon
- Ghost Hound (also provided In-Between & Clean-Up Animation and Production Cooperation for ten episodes)
- God Bless Dancougar (also provided In-Between Animation)
- Gunsmith Cats (episode two)
- Hamtaro
- Hand Maid May
- Heavy Metal L-Gaim (OVA)
- Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
- Inazuma Eleven GO
- Kaitou Saint Tail
- Katteni Kaizo
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (also co-produced episode 6)
- Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing (also provided CG)
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (through Kazushi Torigoe)
- Love Hina
- Lupin III
- The Mystery of Mamo
- Lupin III: The Columbus Files
- Lupin III: Stolen Lupin (also provided In-Between Animation)
- Production Cooperation for Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo
- Finish Animation Assistance for Lupin III: Missed by a Dollar
- M.A.S.K.
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's
- Mahoromatic
- Mao-chan
- Madou King Granzort
- Maria†Holic Alive
- Martian Successor Nadesico (also provided Finish & In-Between Animation, and Production assistance for episode 16)
- Maya the Bee
- Mega Man
- Men in Black: The Series (three Mook DLE episodes)List
- Metal Armor Dragonar
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (Also provided Finish Animation)
- Motto To Love Ru
- Muppet Babies (1984) (also provided Production Cooperation)
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi
- Night Raid 1931 (Also provided Paint and Production Cooperation)
- Ninja Senshi Tobikage
- The Noozles
- Outlaw Star
- Over Drive
- Pet Shop of Horrors
- Pretty Sammy
- Pole Position (with Mushi Productions; uncredited)
- Princess Sarah
- Real Bout High School
- Real Drive (also provided Finish & In-Between Animation and Production Cooperation)
- Robot Carnival
- Romeo × Juliet
- Sailor Moon (also provided Production Association for the R and SuperS movies)
- Saki
- Sakura Wars (2000)
- Samurai 7
- Shaman King (also provided In-Between Animation)
- Silent Möbius (series)
- Skysurfer Strike Force (also provided Production Cooperation)
- SoltyRei
- Sorcerer Hunters
- Space Pirate Mito
- Spiral Zone (Through Toshiaki Morita; with AKOM)
- Steam Detectives
- Street Fighter Alpha (movie)
- Summer Wars
- Tenamonya Voyagers
- Tokimeki Memorial 4: Hajimari no Finder
- The Transformers (Animation, Photography and episode co-production; uncredited)List
- Transformers: ★Headmasters (Through Toshiaki Morita and Kazushi Torigoe)
- Transformers: Armada
- Trigun
- Usagi Drop
- Vampire Hunter D
- Violence Jack
- Welcome to the NHK
- World Masterpiece Theater (Nippon Animation's series up to Romeo's Blue Skies; Provided Key & In-Between Animation and Animation Cooperation to several entries including Rascal the Raccoon, The Story of Perrine, Alps Story: My Annette, Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, and Little Prince Cedie)
- You're Under Arrest! (First series only. Provided In-Between Animation for the movie and season two)
- Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh
- Zillion
Other
- The Adventures of Mini-Goddess (Production Cooperation)
- Angel Beats! (2nd Key Animation)
- Angel Sanctuary (In-Between Animation)
- Appleseed (1988 OVA, Sweetening)
- Area 88 (Composite, series)
- ARIA (2nd Key Animation; Line Test, The Animation and The Natural)
- Avenger (In-Between Animation)
- Azumanga Daioh (In-Between Animation)
- B Gata H Kei (In-Between Animation)
- Banner of the Stars (In-Between Animation)
- Berserk (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Black God (In-Between Animation)
- Black Butler (Paint, second series)
- BackGuiner (In-Between Animation)
- Brave Story (Animation)
- Battle Spirits Shonen Gekiha Dan (Key Animation)
- Battle Spirits Brave (Production Assistance)
- Battle Spirits Heroes (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance)
- Le Chevalier d'Eon (2nd Key Animation)
- Code Geass (In-Between Animation)
- Crush Gear Nitro (In-Between Animation)
- Cube×Cursed×Curious (2nd Key Animation)
- Eden of the East (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Fairy Tail (In-Between Animation)
- Fate/Zero (In-Between Animation)
- First Squad (In-Between Animation)
- Gall Force: The Revolution (Finish Animation)
- Genesis of Aquarion (In-Between Animation)
- Aquarion Evol (In-Between Animation)
- Get Backers (In-Between Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (In-Between Animation; Scanning; Digital Paint)
- Gintama (In-Between Animation)
- Go Shogun: The Time Étranger (Production Assistance)
- Gosick (In-Between Animation)
- Heaven's Lost Property Forte (Production Assistance)
- Heroic Age (Production Cooperation)
- Highschool of the Dead (2nd Key Animation)
- His and Her Circumstances (Production Cooperation)
- Idol Defense Force Hummingbird (In-Between Animation)
- Infinite Stratos (2nd Key Animation)
- Kamichu! (Digital Composite)
- Kanamemo (2nd Key Animation)
- Kiddy GiRL-AND (2nd Key Animation)
- Kikaider (Composite)
- Library War (In-Between Animation)
- Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos (Production Cooperation, five episodes)
- Machine Robo: The Running Battlehackers (Production Cooperation, twelve episodes)
- Magician's Academy (In-Between Animation)
- Michiko & Hatchin (In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (In-Between Animation; Line Test)
- My Neighbor Totoro (Checking)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (Cel Painting)
- Noein (in-Between Animation)
- Origin: Spirits of the Past (Visual Effects, Compositing)
- Patlabor: The Movie (Film Processing)
- Persona 4: The Animation (Production Assistance)
- Planetes (Composite Assistance)
- Pokémon (Key & In-Between Animation; Diamond & Pearl season)
- Pokémon: The First Movie (Finish Animation)
- Pokémon 2000 (In-Between Animation)
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (Key Animation Assistance)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2nd Key Animation)
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (Animation)
- The Real Ghostbusters (one episode solo, eight with KK C&D Asia, four with Toei Animation and Ink and Pant on three episodes for TMS Entertainment, all instances uncredited)
- Reideen (In-Between Animation for the 2007 series)
- Rurouni Kenshin (Final Line)
- Saber Marionette J to X (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2nd Key Animation)
- Shrine of the Morning Mist (In-Between Animation)
- Speed Grapher (Composite Assistance)
- Spellbound! Magical Princess Lil'Pri (In-Between Animation Cooperation)
- Squid Girl (2nd Key Animation; season two)
- Strike Witches (2nd Key Animation; season two)
- Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (In-Between Animation)
- Tekkaman Blade (Finish Animation)
- Tiger & Bunny (In-Between Animation; Line Test)
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (In-Between Animation)
- Urusei Yatsura (Production Assistance, Lum the Forever movie)
- Venus Wars (Clean-up and Finish Animation)
- Whispered Words (Production Assistance)
- Wolf's Rain (Finish Animation)
- YuruYuri (Finish Animation)
