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Anime created by Toei Animation that have won the [[Animage]] Anime Grand Prix award have been ''[[Galaxy Express]]'' in 1981, ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' in 1987, and ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' in 1992.
Anime created by Toei Animation that have won the [[Animage]] Anime Grand Prix award have been ''[[Galaxy Express]]'' in 1981, ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' in 1987, and ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' in 1992.


In addition to producing anime for domestic consumption in Japan, in the 1980s, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American-made box office films (for American films studios such as [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Warner Bros.]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and Paramount Pictures among others), such as ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', [[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]], ''[[The Cuuting Edge]]'', ''[[Masquerade (1988 film)|Masquerade]]'', ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' ''[[Bolt (film)|Bolt]]'' and ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]
In addition to producing anime for domestic consumption in Japan, in the 1980s, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American-made box office films (for American films studios such as [[Columbia Pictures]], [[Walt Disney Pictures]], [[Warner Bros.]], [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] and Paramount Pictures among others), such as ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]]'', ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', [[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]], ''[[The Cutting Edge]]'', ''[[Masquerade (1988 film)|Masquerade]]'', ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' ''[[Bolt (film)|Bolt]]'' and ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]


==Productions==
==Productions==

Revision as of 03:06, 9 January 2009

Toei Animation Co., Ltd
東映アニメーション株式会社
Company typeBusiness corporation
(JASDAQ4816)
IndustryAnimation studio and production
FoundedJanuary 23, 1948 (23rd year of the Shōwa period)
Headquarters2-10-5 Higashi Ohizumi, Nerima, Tokyo 178-8567, Japan
Key people
Tsutomu Tomari, Chairman
Hiroshi Takahashi, President
OwnerUniversal Studios
ParentToei Company, Ltd. (32%)
TV Asahi Corporation (14.29%)
Fuji Television Network, Inc. (7.14%)
SubsidiariesTavac Co., Ltd.
Toei Animation Music Publishing Co., Ltd.
Toei Animation Philippines, Inc.
Websitewww.toei-anim.co.jp

Toei Animation Co., Ltd (東映アニメーション株式会社, Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha) (JASDAQ4816) is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画, Nihon Dōga Eiga, often shortened to 日動映画 Nichidō Eiga). In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name. Over the years, the studio has created a large number of TV series, and movies, and adapted many japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Go Nagai, and Yoichi Kotabe have all worked with the company in the past. Toei is a shareholder in the Japanese anime satellite television network, Animax, along with other noted anime studios and production enterprises such as Sunrise join between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, TMS Entertainment join between Columbia Pictures and The Walt Disney Company and Nihon Ad Systems Inc join [[between Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]

Until 1998, Toei Animation was known as Toei Doga (東映動画株式会社, Tōei Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha) (although even at that time the company’s formal English name was indeed “Toei Animation Co. Ltd.”), with “dōga” being the native Japanese word for “animation” which was widely used until the 1970s. Their mascot is the cat Pero, from the company's 1969 film adaptation of Puss in Boots.

Toei Animation produced the anime versions of works by many legendary manga artists, including Go Nagai, Akira Toriyama, and Shotaro Ishinomori. In addition, the studio helped propel the popularity of the magical girl and Super Robot genres of anime; among Toei's most legendary and trend-setting TV series include the first magical-girl anime series, Mahoutsukai Sally the anime adaptation of Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga of the same name, and Go Nagai's Mazinger Z, animated adaptation of his manga, which set the standard for Super Robot anime for years to come.

Anime created by Toei Animation that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been Galaxy Express in 1981, Saint Seiya in 1987, and Sailor Moon in 1992.

In addition to producing anime for domestic consumption in Japan, in the 1980s, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American-made box office films (for American films studios such as Columbia Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Paramount Pictures among others), such as Casino Royale, Enchanted, The Pink Panther, Fame, The Cutting Edge, Masquerade, Quantum of Solace Bolt and The Pink Panther 2

Productions

Note: This may not be a complete list

1960s

1970s

  • Kick no Oni (The Kick Demon) (1970–1971)
  • Mahou no Mako-chan (“Mako-chan’s Magic” or, “Magical Mako-chan”) (1970–1971) - anime adaptation of Shinobu Yokogawa's manga.

1980s

1990s

2000s

Films from Universal Studios (partial list from [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment)

Outsourced production work from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Columbia Pictures and Walt Disney Pictures

Notes and references

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