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|location = 2-10-5 Higashi Ohizumi, [[Nerima, Tokyo|Nerima]], [[Tokyo]] 178-8567, [[Japan]]
|location = 2-10-5 Higashi Ohizumi, [[Nerima, Tokyo|Nerima]], [[Tokyo]] 178-8567, [[Japan]]
|num_employees =
|num_employees =
|operating income = {{increase}} US$ 29.911 million<ref name="Toei Outline">[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ ]{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref>
|operating income = {{increase}} US$ 29.911 million<ref name="Toei Outline">[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ ] {{wayback|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ |date=20150703171057 }}</ref>
|key_people = Kozo Morishita<br>{{small|(Chairman)}}<br>Katsuhiro Takagi<br>{{small|(President)}}
|key_people = Kozo Morishita<br>{{small|(Chairman)}}<br>Katsuhiro Takagi<br>{{small|(President)}}
|owner = [[Toei Company]] (32%)<br>[[TV Asahi]] (14.29%)<br>[[Fuji Television]] (7.14%)
|owner = [[Toei Company]] (32%)<br>[[TV Asahi]] (14.29%)<br>[[Fuji Television]] (7.14%)
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==History==
==History==
The studio was founded in 1948 as {{nihongo|'''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, movies, and adapted many Japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. [[Hayao Miyazaki]], [[Isao Takahata]], [[Leiji Matsumoto]] 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 (company)|Sunrise]], [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha|TMS Entertainment]] and [[Nihon Ad Systems|Nihon Ad Systems Inc]].<ref name="Animax-JACP">{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/about/company.html |title=About &#124; アニマックス |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Animax.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref name="Toei-profile-jp">[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/corporate/prof/history.html ]{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Toei profile-en">[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/english/history/history.html ]{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> The company headquarters are located in the Ohizumi Studio in [[Nerima, Tokyo|Nerima]], [[Tokyo]].<ref>[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ ]{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref>
The studio was founded in 1948 as {{nihongo|'''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, movies, and adapted many Japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. [[Hayao Miyazaki]], [[Isao Takahata]], [[Leiji Matsumoto]] 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 (company)|Sunrise]], [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha|TMS Entertainment]] and [[Nihon Ad Systems|Nihon Ad Systems Inc]].<ref name="Animax-JACP">{{cite web|url=http://www.animax.co.jp/about/company.html |title=About &#124; アニマックス |language={{ja icon}} |publisher=Animax.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref><ref name="Toei-profile-jp">[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/corporate/prof/history.html ] {{wayback|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/corporate/prof/history.html |date=20131012172851 }}</ref><ref name="Toei profile-en">[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/english/history/history.html ] {{wayback|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/english/history/history.html |date=20150302095049 }}</ref> The company headquarters are located in the Ohizumi Studio in [[Nerima, Tokyo|Nerima]], [[Tokyo]].<ref>[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ ] {{wayback|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/outline/ |date=20150703171057 }}</ref>


Until 1998, the company was known as {{nihongo|'''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 "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 [[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots|1969 film adaptation]] of ''[[Puss in Boots (fairy tale)|Puss in Boots]]''.
Until 1998, the company was known as {{nihongo|'''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 "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 [[The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots|1969 film adaptation]] of ''[[Puss in Boots (fairy tale)|Puss in Boots]]''.
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** ''Uchi no 3 Shimai: Okawariparetai'' (Apr.2010-Dec.2010)
** ''Uchi no 3 Shimai: Okawariparetai'' (Apr.2010-Dec.2010)
* ''[[RoboDz Kazagumo Hen]]'' (Co-production with [[Disney]] Japan) (3D animation work) (June 2008-Nov.2008)
* ''[[RoboDz Kazagumo Hen]]'' (Co-production with [[Disney]] Japan) (3D animation work) (June 2008-Nov.2008)
* ''Asataro, the Onion Samurai''<ref>[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/press/2008/09/asataro_the_onion_samurai_star.html ]{{dead link|date=January 2016}}</ref> (''Negibozu no Asatarō'', "Onion-Head" Asatarō) (2008–2009)
* ''Asataro, the Onion Samurai''<ref>[http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/press/2008/09/asataro_the_onion_samurai_star.html ] {{wayback|url=http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/press/2008/09/asataro_the_onion_samurai_star.html |date=20150918210355 }}</ref> (''Negibozu no Asatarō'', "Onion-Head" Asatarō) (2008–2009)
* ''[[Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin]]'' (co-production with [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]) (2008-2009)
* ''[[Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa Bashin]]'' (co-production with [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]) (2008-2009)
* ''Marie and Gali'' (2009–2010)
* ''Marie and Gali'' (2009–2010)
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The following is a list of TV shows, movies and specials that were designed and developed at American companies such as Sunbow, Marvel, Hanna-Barbera, DiC, Rankin/Bass, etc. The in-between animation was commissioned from Toei Animation on the behalf of these companies and thus copyright of these shows never belonged to Toei. One exception, Voltron, which was based on a Toei original series, was commissioned by World Events Productions to own the dub to the existing episodes as well as to retain ownership of the new exclusive American episodes and the Fleet of Doom special. A similar thing occurred in regards to Kinikkuman Nisei when new episodes were produced for its American equivalent; Ultimate Muscle, in which those episodes are owned currently by [[4Licensing Corporation]]. At other times, Toei would also outsource itself to fellow Japanese studios to aid in their productions.
The following is a list of TV shows, movies and specials that were designed and developed at American companies such as Sunbow, Marvel, Hanna-Barbera, DiC, Rankin/Bass, etc. The in-between animation was commissioned from Toei Animation on the behalf of these companies and thus copyright of these shows never belonged to Toei. One exception, Voltron, which was based on a Toei original series, was commissioned by World Events Productions to own the dub to the existing episodes as well as to retain ownership of the new exclusive American episodes and the Fleet of Doom special. A similar thing occurred in regards to Kinikkuman Nisei when new episodes were produced for its American equivalent; Ultimate Muscle, in which those episodes are owned currently by [[4Licensing Corporation]]. At other times, Toei would also outsource itself to fellow Japanese studios to aid in their productions.
{{List to table|date=January 2016}}
{{List to table|date=January 2016}}
*''[[The King Kong Show|The King Kong Show/Tom of T.H.U.M.B.]]'' (1966) (eleven 10-minute episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030106084320/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo.html |title=東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］ |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-01-06 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>
*''[[The King Kong Show|The King Kong Show/Tom of T.H.U.M.B.]]'' (1966) (eleven 10-minute episodes)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo.html |title=東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］ |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-01-06 |accessdate=2016-01-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030106084320/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo.html |archivedate=January 6, 2003 }}</ref>
*''[[The Mouse on the Mayflower]]'' (1968)
*''[[The Mouse on the Mayflower]]'' (1968)
*''[[Smokey the Bear#Adaptations|The Smokey the Bear Show]]'' (1969): (Seventeen 11-minute episodes.)
*''[[Smokey the Bear#Adaptations|The Smokey the Bear Show]]'' (1969): (Seventeen 11-minute episodes.)
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*''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' (1984–1987)
*''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' (1984–1987)
**Season 1: All 16 episodes
**Season 1: All 16 episodes
**Season 2: 39 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030106085836/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html |title=東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］ |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-01-06 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>
**Season 2: 39 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html |title=東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］ |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-01-06 |accessdate=2016-01-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030106085836/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo2.html |archivedate=January 6, 2003 }}</ref>
**''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986)
**''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (1986)
**Season 3: 13 episodes
**Season 3: 13 episodes
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*''[[The Smurfs]]'' (1987–1988) (Seasons 6–8, 8 episodes)
*''[[The Smurfs]]'' (1987–1988) (Seasons 6–8, 8 episodes)
*''[[Foofur]]'' (1987; 9 episodes)
*''[[Foofur]]'' (1987; 9 episodes)
*''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (1987) (Season 1, a few Season 3 episodes, 1st intro sequence)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030105134112/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo3.html |title=東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］ |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-01-05 |accessdate=2016-01-17}}</ref>
*''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (1987) (Season 1, a few Season 3 episodes, 1st intro sequence)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo3.html |title=東映アニメーション［オールディーズ］ |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2003-01-05 |accessdate=2016-01-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20030105134112/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/oldies/collabo3.html |archivedate=January 5, 2003 }}</ref>
*''[[The New Archies]]'' (1987; 13 episodes)
*''[[The New Archies]]'' (1987; 13 episodes)
*''[[Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater]]'' (1987)
*''[[Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater]]'' (1987)

Revision as of 19:19, 9 February 2016

Toei Animation Co., Ltd.
東映アニメーション株式会社
Company typePublic kabushiki gaisha
JASDAQ: 4816
IndustryAnimation studio and production enterprise
FoundedJanuary 23, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-01-23)
Headquarters2-10-5 Higashi Ohizumi, Nerima, Tokyo 178-8567, Japan
Key people
Kozo Morishita
(Chairman)
Katsuhiro Takagi
(President)
OwnerToei Company (32%)
TV Asahi (14.29%)
Fuji Television (7.14%)
SubsidiariesTavac
Toei Animation Music Publishing
Toei Animation Philippines
Toei Animation Europe
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) is a Japanese animation studio which is majority owned by Toei Company, Ltd.

History

The studio was 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, movies, and adapted many Japanese comics by renowned authors to animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Leiji Matsumoto 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, TMS Entertainment and Nihon Ad Systems Inc.[2][3][4] The company headquarters are located in the Ohizumi Studio in Nerima, Tokyo.[5]

Until 1998, the company 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 "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 (Mazinger Z), Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Shotaro Ishinomori (Cyborg 009), Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro (Toriko), Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk), Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Sally the Witch), Masami Kurumada (Saint Seiya), Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump), Leiji Matsumoto (Galaxy Express 999), and of course Naoko Takeuchi (Sailor Moon). 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 of all time, 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, Toei Animation was the launching pad for such iconic characters in both Japan and North America, like Golion a.k.a. Lion Voltron, Mantaro Kinnuku a.k.a. Kid Muscle, Usagi Tsukino a.k.a. Serena Tsukino, Monkey D. Ruffy a.k.a. Monkey D. Luffy, The Cybertrons a.k.a. The Autobots, Gash Bell a.k.a. Zatch Bell, and of course Son Goku a.k.a. Goku.

Although Toei Company usually lets Toei Animation handle its official animation works, on occasion they may hire other companies to provide animation on their behalf, such as the Robot Romance Trilogy in which Toei Company handled the overall production, but the animation work went to Sunrise (then known as Nippon Sunrise) instead.

Anime created by Toei Animation that have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award have been Galaxy Express 999 in 1981, Saint Seiya in 1987, and Sailor Moon in 1992.

In addition to producing anime for domestic release in Japan, Toei Animation also provided animation work for several American box office motion pictures and television series for US companies, dating back as far as the 1960s, but they mostly provided outsourced production work during the 1980s.

TV series

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

TV movies and specials

Theatrical films

CGI films

Original video animation (OVA) & original net animation (ONA)

Video game animation work

Video Game Development Work

  • Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star Series)
    • Hokuto no Ken (1986)
    • Hokuto No Ken 2: Seikimatsu Kyuuseishu Densetsu (1987)
    • Hokuto no Ken 3: Shinseiki Souzou Seiken Retsuden (1989)
    • Hokuto no Ken: Seizetsu Juuban Shoubu (Fist of the North Star: 10 Big Brawls for the King of Universe) (1989)
    • Hokuto no Ken 4: Shichisei Hakenden: Hokuto Shinken no Kanata e (1991)
    • Hokuto no Ken 5: Tenma Ryuuseiden Ai Zesshou (1992)
    • Hokuto no Ken 6: Gekitou Denshouken - Haou heno Michi (1992)
    • Hokuto no Ken 7: Seiken Retsuden - Denshousha heno Michi (1993)
  • Baltron (1986)
  • Puss In Boots: An Adventure Around the World in 80 Days (Nagagutsu o Haita Neko: Sekai Isshū 80 Nichi Dai Bōken) (1986)
  • SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics (1987)
  • Kamen no Ninja: Akakage (Game) (1988)
  • Fighting Road (1988)
  • Sukeban Deka III (1988)
  • Mr. Gold Tooyama no Kinsan Space Chou (1988)
  • Shin Satomi Hakkenden: Hikari to Yami no Tatakai (1989)
  • Mottomo Abunai Deka (1990)
  • Volley Fire (1990)
  • Bloody Warriors: Shango no Gyakushuu (1990)
  • Scotland Yard (1990)
  • Final Reverse (1991)
  • Shikinjou (Famicom and Game Boy versions) (1991)
  • Raiden Trad (1991)
  • Koede Asobu: Heart Catch PreCure! (2010)
  • Enka no Pandemica (2014)

Dubbing productions

Animated productions done by foreign studios, dubbed in Japanese by the studio.

Outsourced and foreign production work

The following is a list of TV shows, movies and specials that were designed and developed at American companies such as Sunbow, Marvel, Hanna-Barbera, DiC, Rankin/Bass, etc. The in-between animation was commissioned from Toei Animation on the behalf of these companies and thus copyright of these shows never belonged to Toei. One exception, Voltron, which was based on a Toei original series, was commissioned by World Events Productions to own the dub to the existing episodes as well as to retain ownership of the new exclusive American episodes and the Fleet of Doom special. A similar thing occurred in regards to Kinikkuman Nisei when new episodes were produced for its American equivalent; Ultimate Muscle, in which those episodes are owned currently by 4Licensing Corporation. At other times, Toei would also outsource itself to fellow Japanese studios to aid in their productions.

References

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  3. ^ [2] Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ [3] Archived 2015-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ [4] Archived 2015-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
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  7. ^ [6] Archived 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
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