Magic Bus (studio)

Magic Bus

Industry	Anime
Founded	1977 (1977)
Founder	Satoshi Dezaki
Headquarters	Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan , Japan
Products	Animated films, animated television series

Magic Bus (株式会社マジックバス, Kabushiki Kaishi Majikku Basu) is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1977 by producer and director Satoshi Dezaki in order to produce the anime television series Shin Kyojin no Hoshi. In 1983, with Dezaki directing, Magic Bus collaborated in the animation production of Captain. From that point, Magic Bus became an animation production company, working with companies such as Eiken and Artland in the production of TV series, features and OVAs.

Television series

• Wonder Beat Scramble (with Mushi Production, 1986)
• Kiko-chan's Smile (with Eiken, 1996–1997)
• Burn-Up Excess (with AIC, 1997–1998)
• Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san (1998)
• Weiß Kreuz (1998)
• Totsugeki! Pappara-tai (1998–1999)
• Surfside High School (1999)
• Demon Lord Dante (2002)
• Cinderella Boy (2003)
• Majū Sensen: The Apocalypse (2003)
• Damekko Dōbutsu (2005)
• Play Ball (with Eiken, 2005)
• Patalliro Saiyuki! (2005)
• Play Ball 2nd (with Eiken, 2005)
• Cobra the Animation (2010)
• Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. (2017)
• Papa Datte, Shitai (2019)
• Yo-kai Watch! (with OLM, 2019)
• XL Jо̄shi (2019)
• Ore no Yubi de Midarero.: Heitengo Futarikiri no Salon de... (2020)

OVAs/ONAs

• Urusei Yatsura OVA (episodes 4–9, 1988-1989)
• Wounded Man (1986–1988)
• Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (with Gainax, 1988-1990)
• Gensei no Shugoshin P-hyoro Ikka (1988)
• Kasei Yakyoku (1989)
• Riki-Oh (1989–1990)
• Cipher (1989)
• Mad Bull 34 (1990–1992)
• Burning Blood (1990–1991)
• Taiman Blues: Ladies-hen Mayumi (1990)
• Sword for Truth (1990)
• Carol (1990, with Animate Film)
• Yūkan Club (1991)
• Phantom Yūsha Densetsu (1991)
• Mahjong Hishōden: Naki no Ryū 2 (with GAINAX, 1991)
• Christmas in January (1991)
• Hayō no Ken: Shokkoku no Mashō (1992)
• Boyfriend (1992, TV special)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1996–1997, episodes 89, 92, 95, 98, 101, 104, 107, and 110)
• Dragoon (1997)
• Toki no Daichi: Hana no Oukoku no Majo (1998–1999)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights (episodes 1–4, 13–14, 20, and 24, 1998)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth (1999–2000, episodes 1–14, 16–17, 19–23, and 27–28)
• Cobra the Animation (2008–2009)
• Amai Chōbatsu: Watashi wa Kanshu Senyō Pet (2018)
• Araiya-san! Ore to Aitsu ga Onnayu de!? (2019)
• XL Joushi (2019)

Films

• Tobira o Akete (1986)
• They Were Eleven (1986)
• Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter (1988)
• Shirahata no Shōjo Ryūko (1988)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings (1992)
• Senbon Matsubara (with Mushi Production, 1992)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993)
• Big Wars (1993)
• Aoi Kioku: Manmō Kaitaku to Shōnen-tachi (1993)
• Yukiwatari (1994)
• Bakumatsu no Spasibo (1997)
• Happy Birthday: Inochi Kagayaku Toki (1999)
• Inochi no Chikyū: Dioxin no Natsu (2001)
• Yume Kakeru Kougen: Kiyosato no Chichi Paul Rusch (2002)
• Aterui (2002)
• Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo. (2003)
• Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyū Densetsu Sanada Jū Yūshi The Animation (2005)
• Glass no Usagi (2005)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Magic Bus at Anime News Network's encyclopedia