Zexcs
Appearance
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Native name | 有限会社ゼクシズ |
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Romanized name | Yūgen-gaisha Zekushizu |
Company type | Yūgen-gaisha |
Industry | Anime |
Founded | January 23, 1998 |
Headquarters | Koganei, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Tomoko Kawasaki (representative director) |
Website | zexcs.co.jp |
Zexcs Co., Ltd., (Japanese: 有限会社ゼクシズ, Hepburn: Yūgen-gaisha Zekushizu, stylized as ZEXCS) is a Japanese animation studio located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. It was established on January 23, 1998 by former J.C.Staff producer Tomoko Kawasaki and is known for doing the animation production of series such as Sister Princess and Diabolik Lovers. Zexcs is also known for its work in cooperation with another animation studio named Feel.
Productions
Television series
Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
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Sister Princess | Kiyotaka Ohata (ep.1-12) Ikuji Inada (ep.13-26) |
April 4, 2001 | September 26, 2001 | 26 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sakurako Kimino. |
Sister Princess: RePure | Tsubane Shimodaya Nagisa Miyazaki |
October 4, 2002 | December 25, 2002 | 13 | The second season of Sister Princess. |
Kikō Sennyo Rōran | Toshiki Hirano | November 15, 2002 | May 30, 2003 | 28 | Anime original. |
Da Capo | Nagisa Miyazaki | July 5, 2003 | December 27, 2003 | 26 | Based on an adult visual novel by Circus. |
Final Approach | Takashi Yamamoto | October 3, 2004 | December 26, 2004 | 13 | Based on an adult visual novel by Princess Soft. |
Sukisho | Haruka Ninomiya | January 9, 2005 | March 27, 2005 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Riho Sawaki. |
Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch | Itsuro Kawasaki | October 2, 2005 | March 26, 2006 | 24 | Based on an adult visual novel by F&C FC01.[1] |
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! | Itsuro Kawasaki | October 6, 2006 | March 30, 2007 | 24 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Hiroki Iwata. |
Mushi-Uta | Kazuo Sakai | July 6, 2007 | October 5, 2007 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Kyouhei Iwai Production; animation by Beat Frog |
Rental Magica | Itsuro Kawasaki | October 8, 2007 | March 24, 2008 | 24 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Makoto Sanda. |
H2O: Footprints in the Sand | Hideki Tachibana | January 4, 2008 | March 21, 2008 | 12 | Based on an adult visual novel by Makura. |
Our Home's Fox Deity. | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | April 7, 2008 | September 15, 2008 | 24 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Jin Shibamura. |
Magician's Academy | Takaomi Kanasaki | October 6, 2008 | December 22, 2008 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Ichirō Sakaki. |
Chrome Shelled Regios | Itsuro Kawasaki | January 11, 2009 | June 21, 2009 | 24 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Shūsuke Amagi. |
Umi Monogatari | Yuu Kou Junichi Sato |
June 25, 2009 | September 17, 2009 | 12 | Based on a pachinko game manufactured by Sanyo Bussan. |
Chu-Bra!! | Yukina Hiiro | January 4, 2010 | March 22, 2010 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Yumi Nakata. |
Omamori Himari | Shinji Ushiro | January 7, 2010 | March 25, 2010 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Milan Matra. |
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes | Itsuro Kawasaki | July 2, 2010 | December 17, 2010 | 24 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Takaya Kagami. |
Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku | Munenori Nawa | October 9, 2010 | December 25, 2010 | 12 | Based on an adult visual novel by August. Collaboration with Feel. |
I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!! | Keitaro Motonaga | January 9, 2011 | March 27, 2011 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Kouichi Kusano. |
A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives | Takashi Yamamoto | July 9, 2011 | September 24, 2011 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Takaya Kagami. |
Say I Love You | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi Takuya Satō |
October 7, 2012 | December 30, 2012 | 13 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Kanae Hazuki. |
Cuticle Detective Inaba | Susumu Mitsunaka | January 4, 2013 | March 22, 2013 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Mochi. |
The Flowers of Evil | Hiroshi Nagahama | April 5, 2013 | June 30, 2013 | 13 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Shūzō Oshimi. |
Diabolik Lovers | Shinobu Tagashira | September 16, 2013 | December 9, 2013 | 12 | Based on an adult visual novel franchise by Rejet. |
Lady Jewelpet | Itsuro Kawasaki | April 5, 2014 | March 28, 2015 | 52 | The 6th installment of the Jewelpet anime franchise. Collaboration with Studio Comet.[2] |
The Comic Artist and His Assistants | Takeshi Furuta | April 8, 2014 | June 24, 2014 | 12 | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga series by Hiroyuki. |
Shōnen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49 | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | July 6, 2014 | September 27, 2014 | 13 | Based on a Japanese media franchise by Ikuyo Hashiguchi. |
Shōnen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50 | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | January 10, 2015 | April 4, 2015 | 13 | The second season of Shōnen Hollywood. |
Diabolik Lovers More,Blood | Risako Yoshida | September 24, 2015 | December 10, 2015 | 12 | The second season of Diabolik Lovers. |
A Simple Thinking About Blood Type | Yoshihasa Ōyama | October 13, 2015 | March 29, 2016 | 24 | The third and fourth seasons of A Simple Thinking About Blood Type. Collaboration with Assez Finaud Fabric and Feel. |
The Great Passage | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi | October 14, 2016 | December 23, 2016 | 11 | Based on a novel written by Shion Miura. |
Frame Arms Girl | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | April 4, 2017 | June 20, 2017 | 12 | Based on a model kit line by Kotobukiya. Collaboration with Studio A-Cat. |
Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori | Tomomi Kamiya | April 10, 2018 | June 26, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Yū Shimizu. |
Shadowverse | Keiichiro Kawaguchi | April 7, 2020 | TBA | TBA | Based on a digital collectible card video game by Cygames. |
Magical Beast Sherbert | Takashi Yamamoto | TBA | TBA | TBA | Based on a K-LINE character named Sherbert.[3] |
Original video animations
- 10 Tokyo Warriors (1999–2002)
- Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time ~Ajisai Yumegatari~ (2002–2003)
- Happy World! (2002–2003)[4]
- Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time (2005)
- Saishū Shiken Kujira (2007)
- Da Capo: If (2008–2009)
- Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku (2011)
- Jewelpet Twinkle☆: A Rainbow of Smiles Doki☆Doki! (2013)
- The Comic Artist and His Assistants (2014)
- Kurage no Shokudō (2016)
- Your Light ~Kase-san and Morning Glories~ (2017)[5]
- Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018)
Films
References
- ^ Taniguchi, Hiroshi (November 2006). "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". Newtype USA. Vol. 5, no. 11. pp. 101–107. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ^ http://k.mobile.tv-tokyo.co.jp/e/epg/ext/20140405_21593.php
- ^ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-23/zexcs-animates-magical-beast-sherbert-series-based-on-k-line-character/.146018
- ^ "Zexcs' animation work at its official website" (in Japanese). Zexcs. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "「あさがおと加瀬さん。」アニメーションクリップ制作決定 | あさがおと加瀬さん". Asagao-anime.com. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Zexcs at Anime News Network's encyclopedia