A list of notable animation or visual effects companies, sorted mostly by country or region.
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Non-Asian animation, visual effects and post-production studios
Major
Minor
Canadian
European
African
- Bento Box Entertainment
- Blur Studio
- BUF
- Cartoon Network Studios
- Cinesite
- Digital Domain
- Disney
- 20th Television Animation
- Pixar
- Walt Disney Animation Studios (formerly Walt Disney Feature Animation; see also Classic Disney Shorts and Disney Animated Canon)
- Walt Disney Television Animation
- Dolby Laboratories
- Double Negative VFX
- Dreamworks Animation
- Film Roman
- Framestore
- Hydraulx
- Illumination Entertainment
- Image Engine
- Imaginary Forces
- Jim Henson's Creature Shop
- Klasky-Csupo
- Lola Visual Effects - Sister studio to Hydraulx
- Method Studios
- The Mill
- Milk VFX - Spun off from the company.
- Moving Picture Company and Technicolor SA
- Nickelodeon Animation Studios (part of Viacom)
- Rhythm & Hues - Has an Indian studio.
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Tippett Studio
- Titmouse
- Titra Studios
- Warner Bros. Animation
- WETA - located in New Zealand
Minor
- Aaron Sims Creative
- Anima Estudios - Based in Mexico.
- Animal Logic
- Composite Image Systems (CIS)
- Copa Studio - Based in Brazil.
- Digiscope
- Eden FX
- Engine Room
- Entity FX
- FotoKem
- Furious FX
- Glitch Productions
- Global Mechanic
- Hammerhead Production
- Liquid Animation - An Australian studio. Best known for the CG in Duck Dodgers
- Luma Pictures
- Modern Video Film
- MFX
- New Deal Studios
- Pacific Ocean Post
- Perpetual Motion Pictures
- Pixel Magic - Formerly known as OCS/Freeze Frame/Pixel Magic
- Powerhouse Animation Studios
- Prologue Films
- PRPVFX
- Reel FX Creative Studios/Radium
- Rainbow Animation Group
- Renegade Animation
- Rising Sun Pictures
- Rubicon Group Holding
- Spark Plug Entertainment
- Stargate Studios - Also known as Stargate Films and Stargate Digital.
- Stoopid Buddy Studios
- Studio Yotta - Withdrew from TV animation in 2021.
- Threshold Entertainment
- Todd-AO Studios
- Tonari Animation
- Zoic Studios
Canadian
- 9 Story Media Group - Based in Toronto.
- a.k.a. Cartoon - Based in Vancouver; the studio of Danny Antonucci, creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy.
- Atomic Cartoons - Based in Vancouver.
- Bardel Entertainment - Based in Vancouver.
- CinéGroupe - Based in Montreal.
- Collideascope Digital Productions - Based in Halifax.
- Copernicus Studios - Based in Halifax.
- Cuppa Coffee Studios - Based in Toronto.
- Digital Dimension - Based in Montreal.
- Elliott Animation - Based in Toronto.
- Guru Studio - Based in Toronto.
- House of Cool - Based in Toronto.
- Hybride Technologies - Bought by game company Ubisoft.
- Industrial Brothers - Based in Toronto.
- Jam Filled Entertainment - Based in Ottawa.
- Kickstarter Entertainment - Based in Vancouver.
- Lacewood Productions
- Mercury Filmworks - Based in Ottawa.
- MrX
- Nelvana - Based in Toronto.
- Oasis Animation - Based in Montreal.
- Phoenix Animation Studios
- Pipeline Studios - Based in Hamilton.
- PiP Animation Services - Based in Ottawa.
- Portfolio Entertainment
- Rainmaker Entertainment - Based in Vancouver.
- Sardine Productions - Based in Montreal.
- Slap Happy Cartoons - Based in Vancouver.
- Smiley Guy Studios - Based in Toronto.
- Squeeze Studio - Based in Quebec City.
- Tonic DNA - A relatively new studio located in Montreal.
- WildBrain - Based in Halifax.
- Yeti Farm - Based in Kelowna.
- Yowza Animation - Based in Toronto.
European
- Aardman Animations - Based in the UK.
- Art And Animation Studio - Based in the Czech Republic, also known as AAA Studio. Best known for the Goat Story films, though they also specialize in the distribution and restoration of classic Czechoslovakian animation.
- A. Film - Based in Denmark.
- Blue Zoo Productions - Based in the UK.
- Boulder Media - Based in Ireland.
- Bratři v Triku - Based in the Czech Republic.
- Brown Bag Films - Based in Ireland. Acquired by Canada's 9 Story in 2015.
- Cartoon Saloon - Based in Ireland.
- Cosgrove Hall - Based in the UK.
- Digic Pictures - Based in Hungary
- D'Ocon Films Productions - Based in Spain.
- Ellipseanime - Based in France. Also known as Ellipse Programme or Ellipse Animation.
- Futurikon - Based in France.
- fx3x - Based in Macedonia.
- Gaumont Animation - Based in France. Known as Alphanim until 2013.
- Ghost VFX - Based in Denmark.
- Lapiz Azul - aka Blue Pencil, a studio in Spain that is mostly known for doing two episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. When many people were thinking that the studio went out of business during the making of "Day Of The Samurai", well, they're still in business
. The studio also did 6 episodes of
TaleSpin under contract for Walt Disney Animation France as well.
- Pannonia Film Studio - Hungary's biggest animation studio.
- Pixomondo - Despite the Latin sounding name, they're a series of studios originating from Germany.
- Rainbow S.r.l. - Based in Italy. (Also part of Viacom)
- Scanline - Based in Germany.
- Sixteenth South - Based in Ireland.
- Soyuzmultfilm - Russia's oldest and most respected animation studio.
- Studio 352 - A studio in Luxembourg. Has done pre-production work for many DiC series.
- Studio 100 - Based in Belgium. Worked on Samson En Gert, Kabouter Plop, and the 2012 Maya the Bee reboot.
- Telescreen - A studio in The Netherlands (They did have a unit in Japan, but the unit went out of business).
- Xilam - Based in France.
- Zagtoon - Based in France
African
- AnimaxFYB Studios - Based in Ghana.
- Sea Monster Entertainment - Based in South Africa, formed by ex-Clockwork Zoo employees after that company abrutply closed down.
- Triggerfish Animation Studios - Based in South Africa, but also has a branch in Ireland.
Chinese/Hong Kong animation studios
- Agogo Media: Formerly known as Animation Services, Hong Kong.
- 4tune
- Alpha Group Co., Ltd. - Also known as Guangdong.
- Base FX
- Beijing Xie Le Art Co., Ltd. (北京写楽美術芸術品有限公司)
- Danni Animation (蘇州丹尼動画有限公司) - Owned by Studio DEEN.
- Enzo Animation (無錫园造卡通有限公司) - Orignally owned by Mook DLE; now independent.
- Colorland Animation
- Creative Power Entertaining
- Dragon Cartoon
- East Animation
- Fantasia Animation - Not to be confused with Studio Fantasia.
- Feitong Cartoon
- Feng Animation Design
- Flying Dragon (杭州龍騎動漫設計有限公司)
- GDC
- Hong Ying (鴻鷹世界股份有限公司) - Its headquarters are in Taiwan.
- Nanjing Hong Ying (南京鴻鷹)
- Shanghai San Ding (上海三県)
- Suzhou Hong Yang (蘇州鴻揚)
- Hong Guang - Spin-off from Wang Film Productions.
- Hosem Animation Studio
- Jiang Toon Animation (江通动画)
- Maliang Animation (無錫馬良動画制作有限公司)
- Menfond Electronic Art And Computer Design Company
- Nendai Animation (無錫年代動画制作有限公司) - Also known as Niandai Animation.
- Net Giant
- Original Force
- Shanghai Animation Film Studio (上海美術映画製作所)
- Shanghai Yi Li Mei Animation - Frequent collaborator on Shanghai Animation Film Studio's projects.
- Shift Future Animation - Made up of many former Hong Ying animators.
- Sichuan Top Animation - Mainly known for its co-production with Nelvana for Corduroy, but also did some uncredited work on other series.
- Studio Massket - Based out of China, but has a Japanese sub-studio.
- Studio Taishan
- Synergy Animation
- THUNDRAY (震雷)
- Tiger Paws Animation Co., Ltd.
- Xuyang Animation (無錫旭陽動画制作有限公司) - Owned by Asahi Production.
Indian animation studios
- Colorchips
- Millitoon (a subsidiary of Colorchips)
- DQ Entertainment
- Future Thought Productions - Has worked on The Buzz on Maggie.
- Prana Studios - Also owns Rhythm & Hues
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- Prime Focus - An effects studio. Also has divisions in the UK and North America.
- Tata Elxsi
- Technicolor India
- Toonz Animation India - Not to be confused with the New Zealand-based Toonz Animation.
- Xentrix Studios
Philippine animation studios
- Philippine Animation Studio Inc.
- Seventoon
- Snipple Animation
- Sunwoo Animation Philippines
- Toei Animation Philippines - Toei's Philippines division. Mostly does additional work on Toei's productions, but has also worked for other Japanese animation studios.
- Toon City
- Toon Manila
- Top Draw
- Top Peg
- Tycoon Animation
Taiwanese animation studios
- Bicycle Animation Studio
- BV Animation Studio
- CGCG Inc
- DOYOPINS Animation Co.,Ltd
- H.C.Studio Animation Co., Ltd.
- Joy-Team Animation Production Co., Ltd. - Formally known as Joy-Team Anime Production Co., Ltd.
- Nada Anime
- SOFA Studio
- Spring House Entertainment Inc.
- Wang Film Productions (宏廣股份有限公司) - One the biggest overseas studios in the world.
- Yu-Sheng Animation Studio - A studio in Taiwan.
South Korean animation studios
- AKOM
- ANIK
- Artplusm
- Atoonz
- B.I. Group
- Big Star
- Boxfish
- Cyber Chicken
- Dai Won (大元メディア): currently known as Dae Won.
- DesignStorm
- DEXS
- Digital eMation
- Dong Woo Animation (同友アニメーション): Owned by Studio Gallop.
- DR Movie: A studio owned by Madhouse, originally independent.
- Echo
- G&G Entertainment
- Golden Bell
- GK Entertainment: A South Korean studio owned by GONZO as GK stands for "GONZO Korea".
- Hanho Heung-Up (韓湖興業)
- Han Il Animation (韓一動画) - Often works for Magic Bus, among other studios.
- Hanjin Animation (韓鎮動画)
- Hebaraki
- Hyoin Animation (孝仁動画) - Also known as Takahito Animation.
- Jiwoo Animation (知遇アニメーション)
- JM Animation: Was founded to outsource for Japanese studios.
- K Production: Oldest South Korean studio in existence.
- Kyoe Sung Production (桂成プロダクション)
- Kyung Kang (京江ANIA)
- Lee Production (李プロダクション)
- Lotto Animation
- Magic Image Co., Ltd.: Also known as MICO Animation Studio. Ltd.
- Maven Image Platform
- Mizo Planning (溝企画) : Another South Korean studio owned by TMS.
- MK Seoul
- MOI Animation - Currently called Tiger Animation
- Mua Film - Currently called Tiger Animation
- NE4U - A new studio.
- NARA Animation Studio
- NAMU Animation
- Neon Pumpkin
- Nic Entertainment
- Pak Production (朴プロダクション)
- Production Grimi - Formerly known as Gyoyuk Animation (教育動画) and Shin Won (新元動画).
- Rough Draft Studios / Orange: Headquartered in Los Angeles but the studio has a unit in South Korea as well.
- SAMG
- Saerom
- Soul Creative: The Spiritual Successor to Seoul Movie.
- Spinart
- Studio Blue: Formally known as AniVillage, Studio Blue is a South-Korean subsidiary owned by Kyoto Animation.
- Studio Goindol
- Studio Mir: A newer studio founded by Ex-JM staff.
- Studio Reve
- Sugarcube
- Sung San (星山企画): Also known as Hoshiyama Planning.
- Sunmin Animation
- Sunwoo Entertainment / Sunwoo Asia Pacific: Has also distributed many Transformers toys since 2007.
- Synod
- Toiion
- Toonzone Studios: Headquartered in Los Angeles but the studio has a unit in Canada and South Korea as well.
- White Line
- YABES (裕振)
- Yearim Productions
- Yeson Entertainment
Major Japanese animation studios
The major animation studios in Japan.
- A.C.G.T. (エー・シー・ジー・ティー): Owned by OB Planning.
- AIC (アニメ・インターナショナルカンパニ) - stands for Anime International Company.
- Aniplex: Owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
- A-1 Pictures (株式会社A-1 Pictures)
- Ashi Productions (葦プロダクション): Founded by ex-Tatsunoko staff, known as Production REED from 2007 to 2018, but then changed their name back to Ashi Pro in 2019
- Bandai Namco Pictures (バンダイナムコピクチャーズ): Formed as a spin off from Sunrise to handle all of Bandai Namco Entertainment's internal IP animations and kid shows that Sunrise used to handle, as well as the forth season of Gintama.
- Studio BONES (ボンズ)
- Brains Base (ブレインズ・ベース)
- Diomedea ((ディオメディア)) - formerly known as Studio Barcelona.
- Eiken (エイケン)
- Feel (フィール) - formed by ex-Pierrot employees.
- Studio Gainax (ガイナックス)
- Studio Ghibli (スタジオジブリ): Hayao Miyazaki's studio.
- GONZO (ゴンゾ)
- Happinet Pictures (株式会社ハピネット)
- JCStaff (ジェー・シー・スタッフ)
- Knack Productions (ナック)
- Kyoto Animation (京都アニメーション): Established in 1981 as an outsourcing company.
- Madhouse (マッドハウス)
- Marine Entertainment (マリン・エンタテインメント)
- Mushi Productions (虫プロダクション)/Tezuka Productions (手塚プロダクション)
- Nippon Animation (日本アニメーション)
- P. A. Works (ピーエーワークス)
- Pony Canyon
- Studio Pierrot (ぴえろ)
- Production I.G (プロダクション・アイジー): Founded by Ex-Tatsunoko staff.
- Satelight (サテライト)
- Seven Arcs (セブン・アークス)
- Studio Shaft (シャフト)
- Shin-Ei Animation (シンエイ動画) - A spin-off from TMS.
- SILVER LINK. (シルバーリンク)
- Sunrise (サンライズ)
- Studio DEEN (スタジオディーン)
- Studio Khara (株式会社カラ) - Hideaki Anno's studio after he left Gainax.
- Studio TRIGGER (トリガー): - A newer studio founded by Ex-Gainax staff.
- Tatsunoko Production (竜の子プロダクション ): One of the older Japanese studios.
- TMS Entertainment (トムス・エンタテインメント)/Telecom Animation Film (テレコムアニメーションフィルム): One of the most (if not the most) famous and well-respected studio(s) in Japan.
- TNK
- Toei Animation (東映アニメーション): The animation division of Toei Company.
- ufotable (ユーフォーテーブル)
- White Fox
- ZEXCS
Minor Japanese animation studios
While not as big as the major animation studios in Japan. These animation studios still mostly do their own productions and tend not to rely on outsourcing from bigger studios.
- 8bit
- Actas (アクタス)
- Animal Ya (あにまる屋)/Studio Comet (スタジオコメット)
- The Answer Studio (アンサー・スタジオ) - Founded by Motoyoshi Tokunaga after Walt Disney Animation Japan went out of business.
- APPP - a.k.a. Another Push Pin Planning (アナザープッシュピン・プランニング).
- Bridge (ブリッジ)
- C-Station (シーステイション) - Once a unit of Bee Train it has since split off. Mostly focusing on sub-contracting for other studios but is now getting into full animation production.
- David Production (デイヴィッドプロダクション )
- Dogakobo (動画工房)
- Gaina
- GoHands
- Hoods Entertainment (フッズエンタテインメント)
- Kinema Citrus (キネマシトラス)
- Lerche (ラルケ)
- Liden Films (ライデンフィルム)
- Magic Bus (マジックバス): A studio founded by Satoshi Dezaki (Osamu Dezaki's brother).
- MAPPA - Formed by former Madhouse staff.
- OLM Incorporated (オー・エル・エム)
- Ordet - Formed by ex-Kyoto Animation staff.
- Passione - Formed in 2011. Known for Rail Wars!, Haitai Nanafa, the fourth season of High School D×D and the 2020 remake of Higurashi: When They Cry.
- Polygon Pictures (ポリゴン・ピクチュアズ)
- REMIC
- Science SARU (サイエンスSARU)
- Studio 4°C (スタジオよんどしい)
- Studio Fantasia (スタジオ・ファンタジア)
- Studio Gallop (ぎゃろっぷ)
- Studio Gokumi (Studio五組) - Formed by former GONZO members.
- Studio Hibari (スタジオ雲雀)
- Studio Nue (スタジオぬえ)
- Studio Ponoc (スタジオポノック)
- Studio Signpost (スタジオ サインポスト)
- Studio VOLN
- Synergy SP (シナジーSP)
- TROYCA (トロイカ)
- TYO - A Japanese studio with ownership over Tsuburaya Productionsnote , Hal Film Maker and Yumeta Company. As of 2017, the animation department was acquired by Graphinica.
Japanese adult animation studios
These studios specialize in producing or animating adult-oriented anime (or hentai).
- Milky (ミルキー)
- Pink Pineapple (ピンクパイナップル)
- Pixy (ピクシー)
- Seven (セブン)
- T-Rex (ティーレックス)
Supporting Japanese animation studios
Animation studios that tend to do mostly do outsourcing for bigger animation studios in Japan. With only a handful of productions, if that.
Major/notable sub-contractors
Others
Background studios
Photography studios
Major/notable sub-contractors
- A-Line (エー・ライン)
- Ajia-Do/Asia-Do (亜細亜堂)
- Angle (アングル)
- Anime R/Anime Roman (アニメアール/アニメ浪漫)
- Asahi Production (旭プロダクション)
- asread (アスリード)
- Bibury Animation Studio (バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ)
- C2C
- Dragon Production (ドラゴンプロダクション)
- ENGI
- FAI International: Formerly Studio Junio.
- Graphinica (グラフィニカ)
- Imagica
- Jumondo (寿門堂)
- Kamikaze Douga (神風動画)
- Kino Production(きのプロダクション)
- M.S.J. Musashino Production (MSJ武蔵野制作所)
- Nakamura Productions (中村プロダクション)
- Nexus
- Oh Production (オープロダクション)
- Q Tec (キュー・テック)
- RIC (リバース·イメージ·クリエイション)
- Sanzigen Animation Studio (サンジゲン)
- Seigasha (菁画舎)
- Shirogumi (白組)
- Studio Dub (スタジオダブ)
- Studio Elle (スタジオエル)
- Studio Lings (スタジオリングス)
- Studio Live (スタジオ ライブ)
- Studio Mark (スタジオマーク)
- Studio Mu (スタジオムー)
- Studio Pastoral (スタジオパストラル)
- Studio Sign (スタジオ・ザイン) - Best known for Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
- Studio Takuranke (スタジオたくらんけ)
- Sunshine Corporation/SCC (サンシャイン・コーポレーション)
- Tokyo Laboratory (東京現像所)
- Triple A
- WaoWorld (ワオワールド)
- Wish
- Wombat (ウォンバット)
- Zero-G/Zero-G Room (ゼロジー)
Others
- Acca Effe
- ACCEL/Axel
- Ad Cosmo (アドコスモ)/Studio Cosmo (スタジオ・コスモ)
- Albion
- AMGA/IMG
- Anime Torotoro (アニメトロトロ)
- Anime Workshop Basara (アニメ工房婆娑羅)
- Anitus Kobe (アニタス神戸)
- Arcturus
- Asterism
- Asunaro Studio (あすなろスタジオ)
- AZETA Pictures (アゼータピクチャーズ)
- Beat Frog
- Beep
- BeStack
- Big Owl (ビッグオウル)
- Buyu (武遊)
- Chiptune (チップチューン)
- CLC (aka CL Corporation)
- Code
- Core (コア)
- Creators in Pack (also has an Indonesian branch)
- C-Station
- Cube Emotion
- D'Art Shtajio (デ・アート シタジオ)
- Dangun Pictures (ダンガン・ピクチャーズ)
- D-Motion
- DCI
- DEF.C
- Delta Peak Production (デルタ・ピーク・プロダクション)
- Digicrafts (デジクラフト)
- Eagle Nest (イーグルネスト)
- Fan Out (ファンアウト)
- Gingaya (銀画屋)
- Group ZEN (グループゼン)
- Hayashi (ハヤシ株式会社)
- Headworks (ヘッドワークス)
- I&S Factory
- ingresA
- Japan Vistec
- Jinbun (じんぶん)
- Land Q Studios (ランドック・スタジオ)
- Lightfoot (ライトフット)
- Marvy Jack
- Meta Studio
- Mouse (マウス)
- PEACE
- Peace & Kindness
- PRA
- Rocket Vision
- Shogakukan Music And Digital Entertainment: Shogakukan's music publishing arm and CGI unit.
- Soratia
- Studio Add (スタジオアド)
- Studio Blanc (スタジオブラン)
- Studio Boomerang (スタジオブーメラン)
- Studio Core: Also known as Studio COA.
- Studio Gash (スタジオガッシュ)
- Studio Gimlet (スタジオギムレット)
- Studio Izena (スタジオイゼナ)
- Studio Kelmadick
- Studio Liberty (スタジオリバティ)
- Studio Myu (スタジオミュウ; AKA Studio μ)
- Studio Peacock (スタジオピーコック): Also just known as Peacock.
- Studio Ribla (スタジオりぶら)
- Studio Road (スタジオロード)
- Studio Robin (スタジオロビン)
- Studio Victory (st.ビクトリー)
- Studio Zaendou (スタジオ座円洞)
- Tanto (タント)
- Wafu Animation (和風アニメーション)
- Xenron (神龍) (also has a branch in Thailand)
- Yuhodo (遊歩堂)
Background studios
- Atelier Musa (アトリエムサ)
- Atelier Roku (アトリエローク)
- Baku Productions (獏プロダクション)
- Design Office MECHAMAN (デザインオフィス メカマン)
- Ishigaki Production (石垣プロダクション)
- Kusanagi (草薙)
- Ogura Kobo (小倉工房)
- Production AI (プロダクション・アイ)
- Seethrough Studio (シースルースタジオ)
- Studio Bihou (美峰)
- Studio Easter (スタジオイースター)
- Studio Fuga (スタジオ風雅)
- Studio Jack (スタジオじゃっく)
- Studio Who (スタジオ WHO)
Photography studios
- Advance Shakujii (アドバンス石神井)
- Artbox (あーとぼっくす)
- Assez Finaud Fabric. (アッセフィーノファブリック)
- Asura Film (アスラフィルム)
- Azuhata Production (アズハタプロ)
- Raretrick (レアトリック)
- Sanko Production (三晃プロダクション)
- Studio Cosmos (スタジオコスモス)
- Studio Twinkle (スタジオトゥインクル)
- Takahashi Production/T2 Studio (高橋プロダクション/T2 スタジオ)
- Tripod (トライパッド) - A spiritual successor to T Nishimura.
Other Asian animation studios
Major
- Armada TMT - A studio in Vietnam.
- Center for the Intellectual Development of Child and Adolescent - A studio in Iran, also known as Kanoon.
- Infinite Frameworks - A studio in Singapore, with a sister studio in Indonesia.
- Inspidea - A studio in Malaysia.
- OLM Asia - A studio in Malaysia that serves as a satellite studio of OLM Incorporated.
- Oktobor Animation - A studio in New Zealand which has mostly worked on Nick's CGI series.
- Pitchi Poy - A studio in Israel.
- Scrawl Studios - A studio in Singapore.
- Sparky Animation Studio - A studio in Singapore.
- Studio Paek-ho - A studio in North Korea.
- Sao Sang
- A studio in Vietnam.
- Nam Hai Art
- A studio in Vietnam
- SEK Studio - A studio in North Korea that mostly does contract work for South Korean studios, which said studios get their contracts from the United States. The studio has also done shows for Europe as well.
- VINACOM - A studio in Vietnam.
- Vision Animation - Based in Malaysia.
Anime distributors
- Animeigo (Rarely distributes anime anymore)
- Anime Limited
- Anime Network
- Aniplex USA
- Crunchyroll
- Discotek Media
- Funimation
- GKIDS (primarily releases anime films, although they also distribute several other international animated films as well)
- Madman Entertainment (though anime is just one out of many genres that they distribute)
- Manga Entertainment
- Media Blasters
- NIS America
- The Ocean Group (A Canadian dubbing company)
- Ponycan USA (Pony Canyon's U.S. distributor)
- Right Stuf:
- Section 23 Films (Distributor of former ADV Films properties and new stuff)
- A Esir Holdings (Owns library formerly held by ADV Films)
- Sentai Filmworks (Licenses and releases new anime for broadcast by the Anime Network and media sold by Section 23 Films).
- Switchblade Pictures (Licenses new Asian live-action drama for broadcast by the Anime Network and media sold by Section 23 Films).
- VIZ Media
Defunct/dormant Studios Studios that are either out of business or out of work.
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North American animation studios
- 4-Ward Productions
- Animation Associates - Worked on Q.T. Hush and nothing more.
- Animation Collective
- Apogee Productions - Also made Sewer Shark.
- Arc Productions - Absorbed into Jam Filled Entertainment.
- Asylum Visual Effects
- Atkinson Film-Arts - Canadian animation studio.
- Available Light Productions
- Blue Sky Studios
- Boss Film Studios
- Cafe FX
- Canuck Creations
- Carbunkle Cartoons
- Character Builders - An animation studio owned by Bone creator Jeff Smith
- Cinema Research
- Cinesite's American branch.
- Columbia Cartoons
- Cookie Jar Entertainment - Absorbed into DHX Media (now WildBrain).
- C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures - A Canadian visual effects studio co-founded by William Shatner (we are not making this up).
- De Patie Freleng Enterprises
- DiC Entertainment - Absorbed into DHX Media (now WildBrain).
- DNA Productions
- Dream Quest Images - Best known for National Lampoon's Vacation and being bought out by Disney
- Duck Soup Producktions
- Encore Cartoons - Worked on 3 episodes of Tiny Toon Adventures and nothing more.
- Famous Studios
- Fantasy II Film Effects
- Fatkat Animation Studios - A studio in Canada.
- Filmation
- Fleischer Studios
- Fred Calvert Productions
- Fred Wolf Films - Formerly known as MW (Murakami-Wolf) and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson. Best known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987).
- Funbag Animation - Canadian animation studio
- Galaxy Digimation
- Helix Animation, Inc. - A studio in Nova Scotia, Canada co-founded by Funbag Animation and PiP Animation Services. Last known credit was in 2005.
- Helix Digital - Sister studio to Helix Animation.
- Hinton Animation Studios - Canadian studio; succeeded by Lacewood Productions
- The Howard Anderson Company
- Icebox Entertainment
- Illusion Arts - Best known for their contributions in the Star Trek franchise.
- Imagi Animation Studios
- Light Matters Inc/Pixel Envy
- Live Bait Productions
- LOOK Effects
- Manex Visual Effects - Formerly known as Mass Illusions.
- Matte World Digital
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation
- Metrolight Studios
- Natterjack Animation - A studio in Canada.
- Nerd Corps Entertainment - Canadian studio; absorbed into DHX Media (now WildBrain).
- Nitrogen - Rebranded into Cinesite Vancouver
- The Orphanage
- Pacific Title
- Playhouse Pictures
- The Post Group
- Quartet Films - A commercial animation studio that has worked on commercials like Frosted Flakes and Green Giant.
- R/Greenberg Associates - Left the film industry in the mid-1990s, currently known as R/GA Media, Inc.
- Rainmaker Entertainment - The original Mainframe Entertainment incarnation; Still exists in its present day form as Rainmaker.
- Rankin/Bass Productions
- Red Apple Group - Worked on 2 episodes of Peter Pan & the Pirates and nothing more.
- Ruby-Spears
- Santa Barbera Studios - Famous for Star Trek, infamous for An American Werewolf in Paris.
- Soup2Nuts - Responsible for Home Movies, WordGirl, and O'Grady, among many others.
- Spectra Animation - Canadian animation studio
- Spumco
- StarToons - Its last work was in 2000.
- Studio B Productions - Canadian studio; absorbed into DHX Media (now WildBrain).
- Terrytoons
- Toon Us In
- Tooncan Productions - Canadian animation studio
- Total Television
- Van Beuren Studios
- Video House Inc. - Worked on made-for-TV Out of the Inkwell shorts and nothing more.
- VIFX
- VisionArt
- Visual Concept Engineering
- Will Vinton Studios - Became Laika.
- XAM! Productions
Asian animation studios
- Animasia - A studio in Singapore. Did Magic Adventures of Mumfie, the first season of Chucklewood Critters, and the intro to The Wacky World of Tex Avery.
- Bang On Animation - Merged into Tycoon Animation.
- Banyu Bening Studio
- Bintan Junaka Cartoon Film (BJCF) - A studio in Indonesia. Owned by E&G Films.
- Crest Animation Productions - Headquartered in America but has a Unit in India.
- DOT Production
- Gabah Studio Yogayakarta - A studio in Indonesia. Worked on Ali Baba & the Gold Raiders and seemingly not much else.
- Jadooworks - A studio in India. Worked on ¡Mucha Lucha! and Higglytown Heroes.
- Pan Sang East Co.
- PT Asiana Wang - A division of Wang Film Productions based in Indonesia. It worked on the second season of Chucklewood Critters, and apparently did uncredited work on Doraemon, Sailor Moon, and Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures, according to this article.
- Rash Animation Production - A studio in Iran.
- Thai Wang Film Productions - A division of Wang Film Productions based in Thailand. Hasn't worked on a show since 2003.
- UTV Toons - Based in India. Worked on the 2000 For Better or for Worse cartoon, Season 2 of Toad Patrol, the Meena cartoons for UNICEF and Untalkative Bunny. Last known credits are well over a decade ago.
- Wissta Animation Team
Philippine animation studios
- Form Toonworks Manila
- Fil-Cartoons - A studio in The Philippines that's best known for working with Hanna-Barbera during The '90s, and working on the first season of Ren & Stimpy. Its last work was on Fairy Tale Police Department in 2002.
- Island Animation - A studio in The Philippines. Hasn't worked on a production since 1992.
- Kennedy Cartoons - Based in Canada, but the studio has a unit in the The Philippines as well. Its last work under its old name was in 1997. It is now known as Kennedy Animation.
- Moving Images International - Sort of a precursor to Toon City, sharing many of the same staff members. Went down in the late '90s.
- New Dawn Studios - A studio in The Philippines. Worked on Hoze Houndz, Simsala Grimm, and a few other shows. Last credits listed are well over a decade ago.
- One Shot Pro - A studio in The Philippines, operated by Glen Kennedy. Seemingly, its only credits were for Hoze Houndz.
- Optifex - Based in the Philippines. Mostly worked on Hanna-Barbera series, uncredited.
- Rainbow Animation - See Rainbow Group below.
- STEC
- Tradewinds - Based in The Philippines. Last work was in 2002.
Taiwanese animation studios
- Anitime - Has done a few episodes of ¡Mucha Lucha! and uncredited work on many other shows.
- Chinese Cartoon Production Co., Ltd.
- Color Key Studios - Seemingly, its only credit was for one episode of Ren & StimpyList .
- Far Eastern (遠東動画科技股份有限公司)
- SMEC Media and Entertainment - Based in Taiwan. Last activity was in 2005.
- Ying Jen Cartoon Production Center (影人卡通製作中心)
Chinese animation studios
- Jade Animation (深圳市翡翠動画制作有限公司) - A studio in Shenzhen. Hasn't worked on a production since 2009.
- Morning Sun - Hasn't worked on a production since 2002.
- Pacific Rim Animation - Also has a sister studio in the Philippines. Hasn't been credited on a show since 1995.
- Van Gogh (梵谷)
South Korean animation studios
- A-1 Productions - Hasn't been credited on a show since 1995.
- A.C. Productions - Worked on the sixth season of The Real Ghostbusters with Sei Young. Something of a precursor to Plus One Animation, since Choon Man Lee was an animation director there.
- A.D. Productions - Worked on the first season of Wild West COW Boys Of Moo Mesa, with no other credits to its name.
- Amisong Production - Mostly worked on direct-to-video features based on fairy tales, but also worked on James Bond Jr. and King Arthur & the Knights of Justice.
- Andre Lee Productions / Neurones Coree
- Anima Sam Won (三元動画) - Last activity was in the late '90s.
- Animagic Studio - Worked on The Ripping Friends, Roboroach, and a few Pausoka series.
- Animax Enterprise
- Anirom Films - Worked on Bureau of Alien Detectors with Big Star.
- Anitec Animation Production - Worked on Red Planet with Sunwoo Animation.
- Anivision & Grimsaem - Both absorbed into Sunwoo.
- ART MAX
- Baek Koo (白鴎動画)
- Bon Art: Defunct since the early '90s.
- C-Ne Group: An obscure studio whose only work appears to be the Thugaboo TV specials.
- Camera AC - As the name implies, it was an animation camera studio.
- Chaung Sul Media - An obscure company whose only work seems to be seasons 3 and 4 of Cyberchase.
- Click Ani
- Dae Il Animation (大一動画)
- Da Vinci Animation - Worked on Mr. Bogus, Widget the World Watcher and The Legend of Korra.
- Dinosaur Animation Production - Worked on Denver the Last Dinosaur, Mr. Bogus, Fairy Pink and Widget the World Watcher.
- Doo Lee Animation (斗利動画)
- Dong-Seo - The Spiritual Predecessor to Hanho Heung-Up.
- Enemes
- GIMC - aka Gangwon Information and Multimedia Corporation; worked on Danger Rangers and several anime titles such as Glass Fleet and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS during the mid-late 2000s.
- Hahn Shin Corporation - Hasn't been credited on a production since 2004.
- Hana Animation - Sort of a spin-off of Sunwoo Entertainment (it featured many of the same staff members).
- Han Yang (漢陽動画)
- Heewon Entertainment
- Holy Viva - Worked on the first episode of Vytor: The Starfire Champion and nothing more.
- Hyun Young - Hasn't been credited on a production since 2007.
- Interior Designers
- Ji-Reh Animation - Hasn't been credited on a show since 2002.
- Koko Enterprises/Dong Yang (東洋動画): South Korean studios owned by TMS Entertainment, mostly known for working for Bruce Timm on the DCAU. It is listed here because the studio hasn't been credited for anything since 2005.
- K-Land Animation Production
- KBS Media Enterprises - Worked on Widget the World Watcher.
- KMC Films - Worked on Free For All, Nine Dog Christmas, and The Legend of the Three Trees, and did layouts for a few The Oblongs episodes.
- KP Animation
- Luk Film - Infamous for making black and white cartoons into color back in the 60's; the studio also did the ink and pant for Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings and StarToons's "Henny Youngman Day".
- Mi-Hahn Productions
- Mirinae Production - Worked on Denver the Last Dinosaur.
- Moon Seong Animation (文成動画)
- My Plan - Possibly an off-shoot of Toon Us In (see article).
- New Millennium Animation - Worked on Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Mission Hill and Godzilla: The Series.
- New Vision International - Worked on the second season of The Mask, a few episodes of Jumanji, and The Kids from Room 402.
- Nightstorm Media - Worked on Wunschpunsch with AKOM and Jason & the Heroes of Mount Olympus.
- Noxxon Enterprise - Was briefly busy with Wolverine and the X-Men (2009), Marvel Super Hero Squad, and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes!, but seemingly hasn't worked on anything since then.
- P&A Animation Production - Seemingly only worked on Extreme Dinosaurs.
- Plus One Animation - Mostly known for working for Mike Judge's shows, but also a client for Disney during the late '90s. Hasn't been credited on a show since 2011.
- Point Animation - Worked on DiC shows. Hasn't been credited since 2001.
- Rainbow Group - Also has a unit in China (Rainbow Animation) and The Philippines. Became Galaxy World, which itself hasn't been credited on a show since the early 2000s.
- RG Prince Films - Hasn't been credited on a production since the mid-2000s.
- Sae Hahn Productions - Hasn't been credited on a show since 2007.
- Samil Animation - Hasn't been credited on a show since 1997.
- Sam Young Animation (三英動画) - Hasn't been credited on a production since 1989.
- San Ho Studio - Responsible for the infamous "yashigani" episode of Lost Universe. Also worked on Trigun.
- Sei Young (世映動画) - Mostly known for the first two Super Mario Bros. cartoons. Became Animagic Studio, which eventually folded into Dong Woo.
- SEM Animation - Worked on Sky Dancers, Creepy Crawlers (season 2), and X-Men.
- Seoul Movie: Like Koko Enterprises, Dong Yang and Mizo Planning, Seoul Movie is another Korean Studio owned by TMS.
- Starburst Animation - Mostly known for Kim Possible. Hasn't been credited on a show since 2007.
- Steven Hahn Productions - Last work was in 1992.
- Studio Tae Sang - Worked on Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Little Dracula, and Peter Pan & the Pirates before folding.
- Take One - A studio founded by Jerry Smith, who also founded Fil-Cartoons. Folded into Hyun Young.
- Team's Art
- Toon Town Animation - Worked on Baby Looney Tunes and Dragon Tales
- Toonzone Entertainment - Only worked on ChalkZone, The Simpsons and King of the Hill from 2002-2003.
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- Wonjin Animation - Has worked for Di C on a few shows.
- Woo Nam Animation - Worked on Stunt Dawgs and The Hurricanes.
- Y.R. Studio - Hasn't been credited on a show since 2003.
- Yoon Sung (潤成実業)
- Young Woo Production (英雨プロ) - Hasn't been credited on a production since 2000.
Japanese animation studios
- ACC Production
- Animation 21 (アニメーション21)
- Anime Friend (アニメフレンド)
- Anime Spot (アニメ・スポット) - Asorbed into Studio Elle in 2012.
- Araki Productions (荒木プロ)
- Arms Corporation (アームス)
- Artland (アートランド)
- Aubec (アウベック)
- Bebow (ビーボォー) - Tomonori Kogawa's studio; dissolved in 1988.
- Bee Train (ビィートレイン) - Once a unit of Production I.G but has split off.
- Canvas Inc. - Did the openings for Super Mario World and ProStars, and a few episodes of Real Story Of....
- Circus Production (サーカスプロダクション)
- DAST Corparation - also known as Dust.
- Daume (童夢)
- Decoloco
- Dream Force
- Easy Film/E&G Films (イージー・フィルム) - Originally known as Easy World Pro.
- EIV Pro - Worked on Burn Up!.
- EMUAI (エムアイ) - Succeeded by Wish.
- Frontier Enterprises - A Tokyo-based English-dubbing house.
- Frontier Pictures: An obscure studio who has worked only for Walt Disney Animation Japan.
- Frontline (フロントライン) - Several of its staff would go on to form SILVER LINK..
- Green Box (グリーン・ボックス)
- Green Bunny: No productions since 2006.
- Group Joy (グループジョイ)
- Group TAC (グループ・タック) - Mostly known for Tama and Friends and Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie.
- Grouper Productions (グルーパープロダクション) - Founded by ex-Sanrio staff (including Masami Hata) after the latter shut down its animation studio. They were best known for their work on the 90's Hello Kitty anime.
- Hal Film Maker (ハルフィルムメーカー) - Became TYO in 2009.
- Hoso Doga Seisaku (放送動画制作)
- Japan Tele-Cartoons: Currently known as "Fuji TV Enterprise".
- Jec.E (ジェック・イー) - Became Studio Elle's animation department in 2005.
- Jin Productions
- J.O. Studio: Later renamed "Toho Eiga Kyoto Satsueijo".
- Kamenari World - Worked on Burn Up!.
- Kaname Productions (カナメプロダクション) - Filed for bankruptcy in 1988.
- Kitahara Production (北原プロ)
- Kitty Films (キティフィルム): Established in 1972 and best known for Ranma ½. Not technically defunct, but majorly shifted gears in the 2000s to become a talent agency.
- KK C&D Asia - Founded by Tetsuo Katayama and Shigeru Akagawa after they left TMS, the studio is mostly known for The Real Ghostbusters
- Kobayashi Production (小林プロダクション)
- KSS (ケイエスエス)
- Maki Pro (マキ・プロ)
- Manglobe (マングローブ) - Filed for bankruptcy on September 30, 2015.
- Märchen-Sha (メルヘン社)
- Marcus
- Minamimachi Bugyosho (南町奉行所)
- Min Pro - Worked on Burn Up!.
- Miyuki Production (みゆきプロダクション)
- MOE: Hasn't been credited on a series since 2005.
- Mook DLE (ムークアニメーション)
- Movie International Co.Ltd. (MOVIC)
- Nihon Manga Film Kenkyu-jo
- Nippon TV Doga (日本テレビ動画)
- Otogi Productions
- Pacific Animation Corporation: Sometimes known as Pacific Animation Company, the studio is mostly known for Thunder Cats and SilverHawks. They were shortly bought by Disney and became Walt Disney Animation Japan and was mostly ran by Ex-Sanrio and TMS staff members. There is also another studio with the same name in Japan as well.
- Pastel (パステル) - Owned by OB Planning.
- Picture Magic (ピクチャーマジック)
- Pigmon 8 (スタジオピグモン8): Formed by Atsuko Nakajima (of Ranma 1⁄2 fame) and eight other friends.
- Po10tial: Was a unit of TMS, worked on Lupin II The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, merged with Telecom Animation Film in 2013 and has since worked on ZX Ignition and episode 2 of Space Dandy for Bones after the merger.
- P Productions
- Production IMS (プロダクションアイムズ) - Formed by ex-AIC staff.
- Public & Basic (パブリック&ベーシック)
- Radix (ラディクスエースエンタテインメント) - Known for Kikaider.
- Sanrio Animation/Sanrio Film: At one point, Sanrio had a animation studio that made art films, but went out of business in the mid 80's
- Shochiku Doga Kenkyujo: Formerly known as "Shochiku Kamata Satsueijo".
- Spectrum Animation - A studio founded by Ex-TMS staff members. Its most well-known project was some episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.
- Studio Annapuru (スタジオあんなぷる) - Founded by Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino.
- Studio Bogey (スタジオボギー)
- Studio Cockpit (スタジオコクピット) - Shut down in 2016, exists in name only.
- Studio G 1 Neo (スタジオG-1NEO): Formerly Studio G1, Masami Obari's former studio.
- Studio Galapagos
- Studio Junio (スタジオジュニオ) - Became FAI International
- Studio Jungle Gym (じゃんぐるじむ)
- Studio Kikan (スタジオ旗艦)
- Studio Korumi (スタジオ古留美) - Hasn't been credited since 1996.
- Studio Kuma (スタジオ九魔) - Shut down in 2017 after the death of its founder.
- Studio Line (スタジオライン)
- Studio Look (スタジオルック)
- Studio Matrix (スタジオマトリックス)
- Studio MIN
- Studio No. 1 (スタジオNo.1)
- Studio PIA
- Studio Rong
- Studio Giants (スタジオジャイアンツ) - Withdrew from business in 2021.
- Studio Take One (スタジオテイクワン) (aka Studio Take)
- Studio Wanpack (スタジオワンパック) - Ceased operations with the founder and CEO's passing.
- Studio Wood (スタジオウッド)
- Studio Z (スタジオZ)
- Studio Z5 (スタジオZ5)
- Studio Zero (スタジオ・ゼロ)
- T Nishimura (ティ・ニシムラ)
- Takahashi Studio (タカハシスタジオ) - Not to be confused with the photography studio Takahashi Production.
- Tama Productions (タマ・プロダクション)/drop - Tama shut down in 2011 due to bankruptcy, drop would follow suit in 2018.
- Teleimage
- Telescreen Japan - Telescreen's former Japanese unit.
- Tokyo Kids (東京キッズ)
- Topcraft (トップクラフト) - Rankin/Bass's unit in Japan, the studio also did Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
- Trans Arts (トランス・アーツ) - A company known mainly by being a support studio and The Prince of Tennis.
- Triangle Staff (トライアングルスタッフ): Best known for Serial Experiments Lain.
- Trinet Entertainment
- Tsuchida Production (土田プロダクション)
- Viewworks
- Visual 80 (ビジュアル80)
- Wako Pro (和光プロダクション)
- Walt Disney Animation Japan - Folded in 2004. Many of its employees formed The Answer Studio.
- Xebec - Sold off to Sunrise.
- Youmex (ユーメックス)
European animation studios
- Amblimation - Based in the UK. It was the animation division of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
- Anima 3 GmbH - Based in Germany. Worked on The Ketchup Vampires & Little Monsters: The Adventures of Koby & the Oakey Dokeys and nothing more.
- Alfonso Productions S.A. - Based in Spain and mostly known for Count Duckula. Last known credit was in 2001.
- Borisfen-Lutece - An animation studio in the Ukraine. May still be active, but its website is offline.
- The Computer Film Company - A British firm that was later bought out, then absorbed by Framestore.
- Estudios Filman - Based in Spain.
- Estudios Moro - Based in Spain.
- Estudios Vara - Based in Spain.
- Fred Wolf Films Dublin - Irish division of Fred Wolf Films, formerly known as Murakami-Wolf Dublin. Best known for Budgie the Little Helicopter, and the main studio outsourced a few episodes of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) to this branch.
- ICA - Based in Hungary. Worked on The Ketchup Vampires and Carland Cross.
- Les Studios Tex - Based in France.
- Milimetros Dibujos Animados S.A. - Based in Spain. Mostly worked for DiC Entertainment and MGM Animation.
- Neptuno Films - Based in Spain, sort of a sister company to D'Ocon Films Productions, sharing many of it's staff members, and was even founded by D'Ocon co-founder Josep Viciana. Best known for Connie the Cow.
- Pegbar Productions - Based in Barcelona, Spain. Founded by Yellow Submarine animation director Robert Balser.
- Varga Studio - Based in Hungary. Did animation for Baby Blues, one short of Animaniacs, some The Simpsons tie-in ads (most famously the early Butterfinger ads), and many other shows.
- Walt Disney Animation France - Folded in 2003.
- Walt Disney Animation U.K. - Worked on a few episodes of TaleSpin.
Oceanian animation studios (excluding Indonesia)
- Animation Works - An Australian studio that worked on The Silver Brumby and Dogstar.
- Freelance Animators New Zealand - A studio in New Zealand.
- Mr. Big Cartoons - A studio in Australia that worked on various Hanna-Barbera shows, as well as several Games Animation episodes of The Ren & Stimpy Show.
- Project X Animation - Based in New Zealand.
- Slightly Off Beat Productions - Based in New Zealand.
- Toonz Animation - Based in New Zealand. Worked on Timon & Pumbaa, Quack Pack, and The Shnookums & Meat Funny Cartoon Show (with Wang Film Productions), among other projects.
- Walt Disney Animation Australia - Folded in 2006.
Other animation studios
- Anima Studios - An animation studio in Israel. It did the Sniz & Fondue short "A Toxic Tail" and the 1998 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame for Mondo TV.
- Chile Animación - Worked on What's with Andy? and The Kids from Room 402, and did additional animation on Chile's first animated film, Ogu and Mampato in Rapa Nui. Hasn't been credited for anything since 2005.
- Clockwork Zoo - Based in South Africa. Worked on Mr. Baby, Wibbly Pig and the fifth season of Caillou. Closed in 2010.
- Denge Animation - Based in Turkey. Worked on Baydog and Albert sagt... Natur - aber nur!.
- Eastman Kodak: Yes, the camera company. Also owned Cinesite until 2012.
- Gamma Productions S.A. de C.V. - A studio in Mexico. Worked on Rocky and Bullwinkle.
- Guimaraes Productions - Based in Brazil. Worked on four of the Disney Afternoon shows (Gummi Bears, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Aladdin) before closing.
- Jamie Diaz Productions - Based in Argentina. Worked on Fish Police, one episode of Aladdin: The Series ("Snowman is an Island"), one episode of Timon & Pumbaa ("Can't Take a Yolk"), and did storyboards for Capitol Critters, among a few other projects. Hasn't been active since 1996.
- Rabbit Ears Productions
Anime distributors
- 4Kids Entertainment (Shut down all but their licensing units after bankruptcy; certain properties split between Konami and Saban Brands)
- 4Licensing Corporation (The Spiritual Successor to 4Kids Entertainment. Later shut down also due to bankruptcy)
- ADV Films (split into separate companies: Section 23 Films, AEsir Holdings, The Anime Network, and Seraphim Digital Studios)
- American National Enterprises (Among other films, distributed several anime, including a bunch of Frontier Enterprises English dubs)
- Bandai Entertainment
- Central Park Media
- Crimson Star Media (Only licensed Looking Up at the Half-Moon and nothing more.)
- Kidpix
- Kiseki Films
- Star Anime Enterprises (Only licensed Dragon League & Homeroom Affairs and nothing more.)
- Streamline Pictures
- Synch-Point
- Tokyopop (Used to distribute anime, but only distributes manga today- Gone completely.)
- US Renditions