The Answer Studio
{{Short description|Japanese animation studio}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The Answer Studio Co., Ltd.
| native_name = 株式会社アンサー・スタジオ
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Ansā sutajio
| logo = The_Answer_Studio_Logo.png
| image =
| image_caption =
| foundation = {{start date and age|2004|06}}
| founder = Motoyoshi Tokunaga
| location = Sakura Kamiogi Building, Kamiogi
| hq_location_city = Suginami, Tokyo
| hq_location_country = Japan
| industry = Japanese animation
| num_employees = 80{{Cite web|url=https://www.answerstudio.co.jp/company_info_2|title=The Answerstudio / アンサースタジオ|website=www.answerstudio.co.jp}}
| homepage = {{URL|answerstudio.co.jp}}
| predecessor = Walt Disney Animation Japan
}}
{{Nihongo|The Answerstudio Co.,Ltd.|アンサー・スタジオ|lead=yes}} is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 2004. It is headquartered in Tokyo.{{Cite web|title=Japan's New Answer Studio Builds on Animation's Past and Future|url=https://www.awn.com/vfxworld/japan-s-new-answer-studio-builds-animations-past-and-future|access-date=2024-11-02|website=Animation World Network|archive-date=2013-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191037/http://www.awn.com/articles/profiles/japan-s-new-answer-studio-builds-animations-past-and-future|url-status=live}}
History
The studio was founded by Motoyoshi Tokunaga, former vice president and general manager of Walt Disney Animation Japan, after the studio's closure. Tokunaga, who was saddened by the closure, decided to reunite many of the laid-off animators and staff, took a loan and opened the studio in Tokyo in June, 2004.
Works
= Television =
= Films =
= Original video animations (OVAs) =
= Original net animations (ONAs) =
= Support =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Type !Production !Note(s) !class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Refs.|References}} |
| 2010
|OVA |DC Entertainment, | |
| 2011
|Children Who Chase Lost Voices |Film |Animation Production Assistance |
| 2013
|Film |CoMix Wave Films |Animation Production Assistance |
| 2014
|OVA |DC Entertainment, | |
| 2015
|OVA |DC Entertainment, | |
| 2016
|OVA |DC Entertainment, | |
| 2016
|Film |CoMix Wave Films |Animation Production Cooperation |
| 2016
|OVA |DC Entertainment, |Production Assistance |{{Cite web |date=2025-03-05 |title=Naoko Yamada Directs Animated KitKat Commercial, The Answer Studio Co., Ltd. revealed on Twitter that it produced the animation. The company is credited for production assistance on American animated works such as Batman: The Killing Joke. |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-02-24/naoko-yamada-directs-animated-kitkat-commercial/.182946 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Anime News Network}} |
| 2017
|Teen Titans: The Judas Contract |OVA |DC Entertainment, |Production Assistance |
| 2018
|OVA |DC Entertainment, |Production Assistance |
| 2019
|Film |CoMix Wave Films |Production Cooperation |
| 2020
|OVA |DC Entertainment, |Animation Production Assistance |
| 2022
|Film |CoMix Wave Films |Production Assistance |{{Cite web |title=アンサー・スタジオ on X: "本日公開 映画『すずめの戸締まり』弊社、作画監督土屋堅一をはじめ制作協力いたしました。是非劇場で旅を供にしてください。皆様の大事な作品になる事を願っています。" / X |url=https://x.com/TheAnswerstudio/status/1590889969945817088 |website=X (Twitter)}} |
= Other works =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Refs.|References}} |
| 2020
|{{Interlanguage link|Marukome "Taste of a Ryotei" CM series|lt=Marukome|ja|マルコメ「料亭の味」CMシリーズ}} "The Taste of Ryotei" Anime CM- Together Forever |{{Cite web|date=2025-03-05|title=Oscar-Winning Studio Robot Returns for New Marukome Anime Ad|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-01-28/oscar-winning-studio-robot-returns-for-new-marukome-anime-ads/.155836|access-date=2025-03-05|website=Anime News Network|archive-date=2021-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918094953/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-01-28/oscar-winning-studio-robot-returns-for-new-marukome-anime-ads/.155836|url-status=live}} |
| 2021
|Marukome "The Taste of a Ryotei" Anime CM- Be Careful! |
| 2021
|Seven-Eleven Japan Anime CM |
| 2022
|Marukome "Taste of a Ryotei" Anime CM- Memories of Summer Vacation |
| 2022
|KitKat Japan TV Commercial |
Notable staff
= Representative staff =
Motoyoshi Tokunaga
= Animation staff =
- Hiroshi Kawamata
- Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
- Ryousuke Takahashi
- Yuji Watanabe
- Seigo Kitazawa
- Shunji Oga
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.answerstudio.co.jp/}} {{In lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|company|6851}}
{{Japanese animation studios}}
Category:Animation studios in Tokyo
Category:Japanese animation studios
Category:Japanese companies established in 2004