Hal Film Maker
Appearance
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | 1993 |
Defunct | July 2009 |
Fate | merged with Yumeta Company |
Successor | TYO Animations |
Hal Film Maker (株式会社ハルフィルムメーカー, Kabushiki gaisha Haru Firumu Mēkā) was a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993 by former Toei Animation staff.
Hal Film Maker's parent company, TYO Inc., merged its two anime studio subsidiaries—Yumeta Company and Hal Film Maker—on July 1, 2009. Yumeta Company absorbed Hal Film Maker and changed its name to TYO Animations.[1]
Works
Television series
Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Episodes | Note(s) |
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Saber Marionette J | Masami Shimoda | October 1, 1996 | March 25, 1997 | 25 | Original work. |
Saber Marionette J to X | Masami Shimoda | October 6, 1998 | March 30, 1999 | 26 | Sequel to Saber Marionette J Again. |
Boys Be... | Masami Shimoda | April 11, 2000 | July 4, 2000 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series by Masahiro Itabashi. |
Strange Dawn | Junichi Sato | July 11, 2000 | September 26, 2000 | 13 | Original work. |
Prétear | Junichi Sato | April 4, 2001 | June 27, 2001 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series by Junichi Sato. |
Princess Tutu | Junichi Sato, Shogo Koumoto | August 16, 2002 | May 23, 2003 | 26 | An original work created by Ikuko Itoh. |
Uta Kata | Keiji Gotoh | October 3, 2004 | December 18, 2004 | 12 | Co-produced with Bandai Visual. |
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan | Tsutomu Mizushima | March 12, 2005 | September 10, 2005 | 4 | Adaptation of the light novel series by Masaki Okayu. |
Fushigiboshi no Futagohime | Junichi Sato | April 2, 2005 | March 25, 2006 | 51 | Original work. |
Aria the Animation | Junichi Sato | October 5, 2005 | December 28, 2005 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series by Kozue Amano.[2] |
Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! | Junichi Sato | April 1, 2006 | March 31, 2007 | 52 | Sequel to Fushigiboshi no Futagohime. |
Aria the Natural | Junichi Sato | April 2, 2006 | September 26, 2006 | 26 | The second season of Aria. |
The Good Witch of the West | Katsuichi Nakayama | April 7, 2006 | June 30, 2006 | 16 | Adaptation of novels by Noriko Ogiwara.[3] |
Ōban Star-Racers | — | June 5, 2006 | December 11, 2006 | 26 | A French/Japanese anime series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel. Co-produced with Sav! The World Productions and Pumpkin 3D. |
Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 2 | Tsutomu Mizushima | August 11, 2007 | November 10, 2007 | 2 | Sequel to Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan. |
Night Wizard the Animation | Yūsuke Yamamoto | October 2, 2007 | December 25, 2007 | 13 | Based on the Night Wizard! role-playing game, designed by Takeshi Kikuchi and FarEast Amusement Research.[4] |
Sketchbook ~full color's~ | Yoshimasa Hiraike | October 2, 2007 | December 25, 2007 | 13 | Adaptation the manga series of by Totan Kobako.[5] |
Aria the Origination | Junichi Sato | January 8, 2008 | March 31, 2008 | 13 | The third season of Aria. |
Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies | Osamu Kobayashi | July 2, 2008 | September 24, 2008 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series by Norie Yamada.[6] |
Kemeko Deluxe! | Tsutomu Mizushima | October 4, 2008 | December 20, 2008 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series by Masakazu Iwasaki.[7] |
Skip Beat! | Kiyoko Sayama | October 5, 2008 | March 29, 2009 | 25 | Adaptation of the shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura.[8] |
B Gata H Kei | Yūsuke Yamamoto | April 2, 2010 | June 18, 2010 | 12 | Adaptation of yonkoma manga series by Yōko Sanri.[9] |
Other works
Title | Director(s) | Release date | Episodes | Note(s) |
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3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Beast | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | July 25, 1995–June 25, 1996 | 3 | Adaptation of the 3×3 Eyes manga by Yuzo Takada. |
Saber Marionette J Again | Masami Shimoda | November 11, 1997–June 25, 1998 | 6 | Sequel to Saber Marionette J. |
Macross Dynamite 7 | Tetsurō Amino | December 18, 1997–August 25, 1998 | 4 | |
Angel Sanctuary | Kiyoko Sayama | May 25, 2000–August 25, 2000 | 3 | Adaptation of the shōjo manga series by Kaori Yuki. |
Slayers Premium | Junichi Sato | December 22, 2001 | 1 | The fifth Slayers film. |
Heart Cocktail Again | — | October 22, 2003 | 1 | An OVA produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Seizō Watase's Heart Cocktail manga. |
Ghost Talker's Daydream | Osamu Sekita | June 25, 2004–December 23, 2004 | 4 | Adaptation of the shōnen manga by Saki Okuse. |
Aria the OVA: Arietta | Junichi Sato | September 21, 2007 | 1 | |
Yotsunoha | Hiroshi Nishikiori | February 29, 2008–March 28, 2008 | 2 | Based on the visual novel developed by Haikuo Soft. |
Tamayura | Junichi Sato | November 26, 2010–December 23, 2010 | 4 | An original work created by Junichi Sato.[10] |
References
- ^ "Yumeta, Hal Film Maker to Merge to Form TYO Animations". Anime News Network. May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Right Stuf Licenses Aria TV Anime". Anime News Network. May 1, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "7 new anime series announced". Anime News Network. December 29, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Night Wizard Tabletop Roleplaying Game to be Animated". Anime News Network. June 25, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Rental Magica, Sketchbook to Become Television Anime". Anime News Network. April 26, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Someday's Dreamers Adapted into New Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. March 26, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Kemeko-DX Sci-Fi Comedy Anime's Teaser Video Posted". Anime News Network. November 25, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ "Skip Beat Anime to Run Simultaneously in Japan, Taiwan". Anime News Network. August 14, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "B Gata H Kei, Hetalia, Working!! Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^ "Aria's Junichi Sato to Direct Tamayura OVA in 2010". Anime News Network. October 31, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
External links
- Hal Film Maker at Anime News Network's encyclopedia