Studio 4°C

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Studio 4°C is a Japanese animation studio founded by Koji Morimoto, Eiko Tanaka, and Yoshiharu Sato in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is densest. It should not be mistaken with Studio 4C which is a common nickname given to the team of assistants of the manga artist Masakazu Katsura.

They are known for marrying the spirit of independent festival animation with a more mainstream anime aesthetic. In addition much of their output is considered superflat with some artwork from Morimoto being featured at Takashi Murakami's exhibitions.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Feature Films 1.2 TV Series 1.3 Original Video Animation 1.4 Music Videos 1.5 Short Films 1.6 Video Games 1.7 Commercials 1.8 Other 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Works

[edit] Feature Films

• Memories (1995)
• Spriggan (1998)
• Princess Arete (2001)
• Mind Game (2004)
• Tekkon Kinkreet (2006 - December 23)
• Genius Party (2007 - July 7)
• Genius Party Beyond (2008 - February 15)
• Sachiko (????)
• First Squad (????)

[edit] TV Series

• Urarochi Diamond (2000)
• Piroppo (2001)
• Tweeny Witches (2004)
• Kimagure Robot (2004)
• Ani*Kuri15 (2007)
• Transformers Animated (2008)
• Detroit Metal City (2008)

[edit] Original Video Animation

• Tobira O Akete (1995)
• Debutante Detective Corps (1996)
• Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
• Eternal Family (1997)
• The Animatrix - "Beyond" (2003)
• Hijikata Toshizo: Shiro no Kiseki (2004)
• Gotham Knight - "Have I Got A Story For You", "Working Through Pain" (2008)
• Street Fighter IV - Aratanaru Kizuna (2009)
• First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009)

[edit] Music Videos

• Ken Ishii - "Extra" (1996)
• The Bluetones - "Four Day Weekend" (1998)
• Glay - "Survival" (1999)
• Ayumi Hamasaki - "Connected" (2002)
• Linkin Park - "Breaking the Habit" (2003)
• Ligalize - "Pervyi Otryad" ("First Squad") (2005)
• Hikaru Utada - "Passion" (2006)

[edit] Short Films

• Gondora (1998)
• Digital Juice (2001)
• Jigen Loop (2001)
• Sweat Punch (2001-2007)
• Amazing Nuts! Part 1 - Global Astroliner (2006)
• Amazing Nuts! Part 2 - Glass Eyes (2006)
• Amazing Nuts! Part 3 - Kung Fu Love - Even If You Become the Enemy of the World (2006)
• Amazing Nuts! Part 4 - Joe and Marilyn (2006)
• Tamala's "Wild Party" (2007)^[1]

[edit] Video Games

• Summon Night 3 (2003)
• Rogue Galaxy (2005)
• Lunar Knights (2006)
• Jeanne D'Arc (2006)

[edit] Commercials

• Nike - Chamber of Fear (Self Doubt) (2004)
• Honda Edix presents Edix Six - kiro (2006)

[edit] Other

• Kamikaze Girls (2004) - Animated segment
• LINCOLN (2005) - Opening animation and character designs.
• Kurosagi (2006) - Opening animation.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Studio 4°C Website
• Koji Morimoto Fansite (French with English version planned)
• Interview with Yukie Saeki of 4°C on Shining Force Neo's 2D animation
• Honda Edix presents Edix Six page
• Interview with Level 5, citing Studio 4°C's involvement with Jeanne D'Arc for the Playstation Portable

v • d • e Studio 4°C Feature Films Memories • Spriggan • Princess Arete • Mind Game • Tekkon Kinkreet • Genius Party • Genius Party Beyond • Sachiko • First Squad: The Moment of Truth Television Series Urarochi Diamond • Piroppo • The Adventures of Tweeny Witches • Kimagure Robot • Ani*Kuri15 • Transformers: Animated Original Video Animations Noiseman Sound Insect • Eternal Family • Digital Juice • Sweat Punch • Hijikata Toshizo: Shiru no Kiseki • Amazing Nuts! Animated Segments The Animatrix ("Beyond", "Kid's Story") • Batman: Gotham Knight ("Have I Got a Story for You", "Working Through Pain") Video Games Summon Night 3 • Rogue Galaxy • Lunar Knights People Kōji Morimoto • Eiko Tanaka • Yoshiharu Sato • Michael Arias