Graphinica
{{short description|Japanese animation studio}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Graphinica
| logo = Graphinica Logo.png
| native_name = 株式会社グラフィニカ
| native_name_lang = ja
| type = Kabushiki gaisha
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2009|04|30}}
| founder =
| hq_location = Kamiochiai
| hq_location_city = Shinjuku, Tokyo
| hq_location_country = Japan
| owner = Memory-Tech Holdings Inc. (100%)
| key_people = Nao Hirasawa {{small|(president)}}
| num_employees = 280 (as of July 2024)
| subsid = Yumeta Company
Flagship Line
| parent = Q-TEC
| industry = Japanese animation
| equity = ¥ 20,000,000
| revenue =
| website = {{url|http://www.graphinica.com/}}
}}
{{nihongo|Graphinica|株式会社グラフィニカ|Kabushiki gaisha Gurafinika|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese animation studio founded in April 2009, focused on 3DCG and 2D Animation.
History
The company was established on April 30, 2009 after studio Gonzo decided to sell its digital video division to Q-TEC, which then established the company with the resources acquired, along with 25 employees that worked with the previous company then became part of Graphinica, with an initial total of 60 employees when it was created.{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=Gonzo Sells 3D/VFX Digital Division to Q-Tec |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-24/gonzo-sells-3d/cfx-digital-video-division-to-third-party |website=Anime News Network |access-date=21 October 2019}}
On April 1, 2010, absorbed and merged Decoloco (an animation filming/VFX company) of Q-TEC group to the company. On April 1, 2011, it opened the Ogikubo Studio and started 2D drawing animation production.{{Cite web|url=http://www.graphinica.com/en/company/history.html|title = History}}
On December 1, 2017, Graphinica's owner Memory-Tech Holdings announced that they have acquired AOI TYO Holdings' TYO Animations subsidiary, with the company then being put as a subsidiary of Graphinica after the acquisition. In addition, TYO Animations' name was changed to Yumeta Company, reviving a name that was retired in 2009 when the original Yumeta Company merged with Hal Film Maker to form TYO Animations.{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Graphinica Acquires TYO Animations, Changes Name Back to Yumeta Company |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-01/graphinica-acquires-tyo-animations-changes-name-back-to-yumeta-company/.124700 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=21 October 2019}}
On July 3, 2018, Graphinica and Avex Pictures announced that they have jointly established a new company called Flagship Line. According to the companies, the new company will produce anime, game, and VR content and "It will leverage the development and production capabilities of Graphinica, and the planning and operational architecture of Avex Pictures".{{cite web |last1=Pineda |first1=Rafael Antonio |title=Avex Pictures, Graphinica Establish 'Flagship Line' Company |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-03/avex-pictures-graphinica-establish-flagship-line-company/.133726 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=21 October 2019}}
Works
=Television series=
=Films=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin=auto; " |
| scope="col" width=20%| Title
!scope="col" width=15%| Director(s) !scope="col" width=15%| Release Date !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Note(s) |
|---|
| Expelled from Paradise
|{{dts|November 15, 2014}} |style="text-align:left;" |Original work. |
| Chain Chronicle ~Light of Haecceitas~
|Masashi Kudō |{{dts|December 3, 2016}} – {{dts|February 11, 2017}} |style="text-align:left;" |Based on a video game by Sega. |
| Hello World
|{{dts|September 20, 2019}} |style="text-align:left;" |Original work. |
=OVAs/ONAs=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin=auto; "
!scope="col" width=20%| Title !scope="col" width=15%| Director(s) !scope="col" width=30%| Release Date !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Eps !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Note(s) |
| Hellsing: Ultimate
| Yasuhiro Matsumura | July 27, 2011 – December 26, 2012 | 3 |style="text-align:left;" | Based on a manga by Kouta Hirano. |
| Hellsing: The Dawn
| | July 27, 2011 – December 26, 2012 | 3 |style="text-align:left;" | Based on a manga by Kouta Hirano. |
| Wonder Momo
| Yutaka Kagawa | February 6, 2014 – March 6, 2014 | 5 |style="text-align:left;" | Adaptation of the webcomic by Erik Ko and Jim Zub, which was inspired by Bandai Namco's video game of the same name. |
| JAE: Yamaeloid
| Takashi Horiuchi | January 23, 2015 | 1 |style="text-align:left;" | Part of the Japan Animator Expo by Khara. |
| Another World
| Tomohiko Itō | September 13, 2019 – October 4, 2019 | 3 |style="text-align:left;" | Original work by Tomohiko Itō. |
| Record of Ragnarok
| Masao Ōkubo | June 17, 2021 | 12 |style="text-align:left;" | Adaptation of a manga series written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui, and illustrated by Chika Aji. |
| Record of Ragnarok II
| Masao Ōkubo | January 26, 2023 – July 12, 2023 | 15 |style="text-align:left;" | Sequel to Record of Ragnarok. |
| Disney Twisted-Wonderland the Animation
| Takahiro Natori | October 2025 – scheduled | {{TableTBA}} |style="text-align:left;" | Based on a smartphone game by Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan. |
= Other =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Title !Type !Publisher/Company !Release Date !Notes |
| Xenoblade Chronicles
|Video Game | June 10, 2010
|style="text-align:left;| Animation and cutscenes |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X
|Video Game |Nintendo, Monolith Soft | April 29, 2015
|style="text-align:left;| Cutscenes and storyboards |
| Project X Zone 2
|Video Game |Bandai Namco Entertainment, Monolith Soft | November 12, 2015
|style="text-align:left;| Opening Animation production directed by Yasutoshi Iwasaki. {{Cite web |title=『PROJECT X ZONE 2：BRAVE NEW WORLD』せがた三四郎など新登場キャラクター続々、『TOV』ザギ、『.hack // G.U.』葬炎のカイトなども!? |url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201509/10087676.html |access-date=2022-08-24 |website=ファミ通.com |date=10 September 2015 |language=ja}} |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 2
|Video Game |Nintendo, Monolith Soft | December 1, 2017
|style="text-align:left;| Cinematic direction by Hiroshi Shirai and Yusuke Kubo |
| Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
|Video Game |Nintendo, Monolith Soft | May 29, 2020
| style="text-align: left;" |Animation and cutscenes for Future Connected |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3
|Video Game |Nintendo, Monolith Soft | July 29, 2023
|style="text-align:left;| Cinematic direction by Hiroshi Shirai and Yusuke Kubo |
| Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
|Video Game |Nintendo, Monolith Soft | March 20, 2025
| style="text-align: left;" |Animation and Cutscenes for content new to Definitive Edition |
References
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External links
{{portal|anime and manga}}
- {{Official website|http://www.graphinica.com/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ann|company|8290}}
{{Graphinica}}
{{Japanese animation studios}}
Category:Animation studios in Tokyo
Category:Japanese animation studios
Category:Japanese companies established in 2009