J.C.Staff

J.C.Staff Co.,Ltd.
株式会社ジェー・シー・スタッフ

Type	Kabushiki-gaisha
Industry	Anime production and animation
Founded	January, 1986
Headquarters	Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Tomoyuki Miyata, Michihisa Abe
Website	www.jcstaff.co.jp

J.C.Staff Co.,Ltd. (株式会社ジェー・シー・スタッフ, Kabushiki-gaisha J C Sutaffu), is a Japanese animation studio founded in January 1986 by Tomoyuki Miyata, who previously worked at Tatsunoko. Their first release was the three episode OVA Yōtōden, in 1987. They have produced several well-known anime series, such as Revolutionary Girl Utena, Excel Saga, Shingetsutan Tsukihime, Shakugan no Shana, Toaru Majutsu no Index, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, Honey and Clover, Alien Nine, Azumanga Daioh, Toradora!, Zero No Tsukaima, Ikki Tousen and numerous others.

Since 2005, the majority of their works have been directed by Takashi Watanabe, Ken'ichi Kasai, and Yoshiaki Iwasaki. The company suffered some damage during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake.

Productions

TV anime

As follows are a list of anime television series produced and animated by J.C.Staff:

• Metal Fighter Miku (1994)
• Touma Kijinden ONI (1995)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
• His and Her Circumstances (1997) (in collaboration with Gainax)
• Maze (1997)
• Slayers Try (1997)
• Alice SOS (1998)
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (1998)
• Iketeru Futari (1999)
• Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (1999)
• Orphen: The Revenge (1999)
• Excel Saga (1999)
• Yami no Matsuei (2000)
• Daa! Daa! Daa! (2000–2002) (a.k.a. UFO Baby)
• Mahō Senshi Riui (2001) (a.k.a. Rune Soldier)
• PaRappa the Rapper (2001)
• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001)
• Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)
• Azumanga Daioh (2002)
• Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna (2002)
• Nanaka 6/17 (2003)
• Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto (2003)
• Gunparade March ~Aratanaru Kougunka~ (2003)
• Ikki Tousen (2003)
• R.O.D -The TV- (2003)
• Shingetsutan Tsukihime (2003)
• Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ (2003)
• Maburaho (2003)
• Sensei no Ojikan: Doki Doki School Hours (2004)
• Hikari to Mizu no Daphne -Daphne in the Brilliant Blue- (2004)
• Bōkyaku no Senritsu (2004) (a.k.a. Melody of Oblivion)
• Oku-sama wa Mahō Shōjo (2005)
• Karin (2005)
• Best Student Council (2005)
• Shakugan no Shana (2005)
• Starship Operators (2005)
• Honey and Clover (2005)
• Mahoraba ~ Heartful Days ~ (2005)
• Loveless (2005)
• Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings (2006)
• Honey and Clover II (2006)
• Zero no Tsukaima (2006)
• Ghost Hunt (2006)
• Asatte no Houkou (2006)
• Winter Garden (2006)
• Nodame Cantabile (2007)
• Sky Girls (2007)
• Potemayo (2007)
• Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (2007)
• Shakugan no Shana II (2007)
• Nabari no Ō (2008)
• Kimikiss (2007–2008)
• Shigofumi (2008)
• Slayers REVOLUTION (2008)
• Zero no Tsukaima: Princesses no Rondo (2008)
• Toaru Majutsu no Index (2008)
• Toradora! (2008)
• Nodame Cantabile - Paris (2008)
• Hatsukoi Limited (2009)
• Hayate the Combat Butler: Second Season (2009)
• Taishō Baseball Girls (2009)
• Slayers EVOLUTION R (2009)
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (2009)
• Aoi Hana (2009)
• Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (2010)
• Nodame Cantabile - Finale (2010)
• Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru (2010)
• Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi (2010)
• Bakuman (2010)
• Toaru Majutsu no Index II (2010)
• Otome Yōkai Zakuro (2010)
• Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (2010)
• Yumekui Merry (2011)
• Aria the Scarlet Ammo (2011)
• Kami-sama no Memo-chō (2011)
• Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise (2011)
• Kimi to Boku (2011)
• Bakuman Season 2 (2011)
• Shakugan no Shana III (2011)
• Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2nd Curtain (2012)
• Kill Me Baby (2012)
• Zero no Tsukaima F (2012)
• Ano Natsu de Matteru (2012)
• La storia della Arcana Famiglia (2012)
• Joshiraku (2012)
• Bakuman Season 3 (2012)
• Little Busters! (2012)
• Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo (2012)
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S (2013)
• Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko (2013)
• Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 3rd Curtain (2013)
• Mirai Millennium (TBA)

OVA

As follows are a list of OVA produced and animated by J.C.Staff:

• Yōtōden (1987)
• Earthian (1989)
• Ankoku Shinden Takegami (1990)
• Osu!! Karate Bu (1990–1992)
• Chō Bakumatsu Shōnen Seiki Takamaru (1991)
• The Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 (1992)
• I Shall Never Return (1992)
• Appleland Monogatari (1992)
• Konpeki no Kantai (1995)
• Level C (1995)
• New Dominion Tank Police (1993–1994)
• Idol Defense Force Hummingbird (1993–1995)
• Arslan Senki (1995)
• Galaxy Fraulein Yuna (1995)
• Hurricane Polymar (in conjunction with Tatsunoko) (1996–1997)
• Kojin Jugyō (1996)
• Kyokujitsu no Kantai (1997)
• Detatoko Princess (1998)
• Yume de Aetara (1998)
• Nekojiru-so (2001) (a.k.a. Cat Soup)
• Alien Nine (2001)
• Eiken (2003)
• Sky Girls (2006)
• Shakugan no Shana Tokubetsuhen (2006)
• Hayate the Combat Butler OVA (2009)
• Shakugan no Shana S (2009–2010)
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (2010)

Video games

• Shining Force EXA (2007) - Opening animation
• Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (2011) - Cutscene animation
• Sol Trigger (2012) - Cutscene animation

Dubbing works

• Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2011)

External links

• Official website
• J.C.Staff at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia