Studio Nue

{{Short description|Japanese animation studio known for Macross}}

{{refimprove|date=April 2021}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Studio Nue, Inc.{{Cite web|script-title=ja:ビックウエスト、スタジオぬえ及びHarmony Gold USA、全世界的なマクロス及びRobotechの未来に関する包括的合意を発表 |trans-website=Macross Portal Site |script-website=ja:マクロスポータルサイト |trans-title=Bigwest Co., Ltd., Studio Nue, Inc. and Harmony Gold U.S.A. Announce Expansive Agreement for the Future of Macross and Robotech Worldwide!)|url=https://macross.jp/b2b/|access-date=2021-04-09 |date=9 April 2021 }}

| native_name = 株式会社スタジオぬえ

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Sutajio Nue

| logo =

| type = Private (Kabushiki gaisha)

| foundation = 1972

| founder = {{ubl|Naoyuki Kato|Kenichi Matsuzaki|Kazutaka Miyatake|Haruka Takachiho}}

| location = Nerima, Tokyo, Japan | key_people =

| num_employees =

| industry = Media and Entertainment

| revenue =

| products = Animated feature films and Anime series

| homepage =

}}

Studio Nue, Inc. ({{langx|ja|スタジオぬえ}}) is a Japanese design studio formed in 1972 (as Crystal Art Studio){{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2019/12/26/kazutaka-miyatake-on-studio-nue-and-the-birth-of-real-robot-mecha-design/?sh=115a67eb1ac8|title=Kazutaka Miyatake on Studio Nue and the Birth of Real Robot Mecha Design|work=Forbes|first=Ollie |last=Barder |date=December 26, 2019 |access-date=March 8, 2023}} by Naoyuki Kato, Kenichi Matsuzaki, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Haruka Takachiho. Crystal Art Studio would change their name to Studio Nue in 1974.

They were known as the co-creators of the Macross franchise along with Artland (co-production of the first series) and Big West Advertising (financial funding).

Mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori is a notable member of Studio Nue and is remembered as the key creator of Macross.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-26 |title=How Anime Has And Hasn't Changed, According to Shoji Kawamori |url=https://kotaku.com/how-anime-has-and-hasnt-changed-according-to-shoji-kaw-1838478119 |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=Kotaku |language=en}}

The mascot for Studio Nue was based on the Nue yōkai from Japanese mythology. It also acted as a chimera for the personal mascots of the four founders, a vampire bat, cockroach, tanuki, and snake respectively.{{Cite web |last=O'Mara |first=Sean |date=2016-06-13 |title=Mecha Before Macross: Studio Nue, 1981 |url=https://www.zimmerit.moe/gundam-macross-studio-nue/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=ZIMMERIT - Anime {{!}} Manga {{!}} Garage Kits {{!}} Doujin |language=en-US}}