A.P.P.P.
Native name | 有限会社アナザープッシュピンプランニング |
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Romanized name | Yūgen-gaisha Anazā Pusshupin Puranningu |
Company type | Yūgen gaisha |
Industry | Animation studio |
Founded | 22 June 1984[1] |
Founder | Kazafumi Nomura |
Defunct | 31 July 2021 |
Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan[1] |
Key people | Kazufumi Nomura (president)[1][2] |
Products | Anime |
Website | http://appp.web.fc2.com/ |
A.P.P.P. Co., Ltd., (Japanese: 有限会社アナザープッシュピンプランニング, Hepburn: Yūgen-gaisha Anazā Pusshupin Puranningu, abbreviated from Another Push Pin Planning, pronounced as "A Three P") was a Japanese animation studio founded on 22 June 1984, and based in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.[1] A subsidiary company called Super Techno Arts distributed many of their properties in North America.[2] The current president of A.P.P.P., Kazufumi Nomura, got his start working at Mushi Production.[2] Since its establishment, A.P.P.P. has contributed to the animation of a very large number of anime films and television series in collaboration with other companies. A.P.P.P. has been primarily credited for works including Project A-ko, Robot Carnival, and Roujin Z.[2] A.P.P.P. remained active as a subcontractor for other studios until its dissolution on 31 July 2021, after Nomura died on 10 June.
Works
Television series
- Kurogane Communication (1998–1999)
- Black Heaven (1999, with AIC)
- Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety (1999–2000)
- Sci-Fi Harry (2000–2001)
- Fist of the Blue Sky (2006–2007)
OVA/ONAs
- Cream Lemon (1984–1987)
- Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group (1987)
- Ore no Sora Keiji-hen (1991–1992)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993–1994)
- Crimson Wolf (1993)
- Rance: Sabaku no Guardian (1993)
- Golden Boy (1995–1996)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2000–2002)
- Sexy Sailor Soldiers (2003)
- Kage (2004)
- Fist of the North Star: Legend of Toki (2008)
Films
- Project A-ko (1986)
- Robot Carnival (1987)
- Roujin Z (1991)
- Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood (2007)
References
- ^ a b c d "Company" (in Japanese). Studio APPP. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- ^ a b c d "Interview: Super Techno Arts". Anime News Network. January 10, 1999. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- A.P.P.P. at Anime News Network's encyclopedia