P.A. Works
Native name | 株式会社ピーエーワークス |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Pī Ē Wākusu |
Formerly | P.A.Works Corporation (2000–2002) |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Anime |
Founded | November 10, 2000 |
Founder | Kenji Horikawa |
Headquarters | Nanto, Toyama, Japan |
Key people | Kenji Horikawa (President) Nobuhiro Kikuchi (Representative director) |
Number of employees | 98 (as of April 2017) |
Website | www |
P.A.Works, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ピーエーワークス, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Pī Ē Wākusu, short for Progressive Animation Works) is a Japanese animation studio founded on November 10, 2000 in Nanto, Toyama. The company's president and founder Kenji Horikawa once worked for Tatsunoko Production, Production I.G and Bee Train Production, before forming P.A.Works Corporation. The studio changed its name to P.A.Works in 2002. The main office is located in Toyama Prefecture, where drawings and digital photography take place, and production and direction in the office. The company is also involved with video games, as well as collaborating in the past with Production I.G and Bee Train for anime. In January 2008, P.A.Works produced True Tears, their first anime series as the main animation studio involved in the production process.[1] On April 20, 2018, P.A.Works announced a new e-book label named P.A.Books, with the first release being a novel adaptation of their first anime, True Tears.[2]
Filmography
Television series
Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
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True Tears | Junji Nishimura | January 6, 2008 | March 30, 2008 | 13 | Loose adaptation of La'cryma's visual novel True Tears. |
Canaan | Masahiro Andō | July 4, 2009 | September 26, 2009 | 13 | Sequel to a scenario in visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble conceptualized by Type-Moon. |
Angel Beats! | Seiji Kishi | April 3, 2010 | June 26, 2010 | 13 | A collaboration project with Key, Aniplex and Dengeki G's Magazine. Original work. Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda. |
Hanasaku Iroha | Masahiro Andō | April 3, 2011 | September 25, 2011 | 26 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Mari Okada. |
Another | Tsutomu Mizushima | January 9, 2012 | March 27, 2012 | 12 | Based on the novel by Yukito Ayatsuji. |
Tari Tari | Masakazu Hashimoto | July 1, 2012 | September 23, 2012 | 13 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Evergreen. |
Red Data Girl | Toshiya Shinohara | March 16, 2013 | June 1, 2013 | 12 | Based on the novel by Noriko Ogiwara.[3] |
Koitabi: True Tours Nanto | Junji Nishimura | April 28, 2013 | April 28, 2013 | 6 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.[4] |
The Eccentric Family | Masayuki Yoshihara | July 7, 2013 | September 29, 2013 | 13 | Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi.[5] |
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea | Toshiya Shinohara | October 3, 2013 | April 3, 2014 | 26 | A collaboration project with Buriki and Dengeki Daioh. Original work. Story originally conceived by Mari Okada. |
Glasslip | Junji Nishimura | July 3, 2014 | September 25, 2014 | 13 | Original work. |
Shirobako | Tsutomu Mizushima | October 9, 2014 | March 26, 2015 | 24 | Original work. |
Charlotte | Yoshiyuki Asai | July 4, 2015 | September 26, 2015 | 13 | A second collaboration project with Key, Aniplex and Dengeki G's Magazine. Original work. Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda. |
Haruchika | Masakazu Hashimoto | January 7, 2016 | March 24, 2016 | 12 | Based on the novel by Sei Hatsuno. |
Kuromukuro | Tensai Okamura | April 7, 2016 | September 29, 2016 | 26 | Studio's 15th anniversary project.[6] Original work. |
Sakura Quest | Soichi Masui | April 5, 2017 | September 20, 2017 | 25 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Alexandre S. D. Celibidache. |
The Eccentric Family 2 | Masayuki Yoshihara | April 9, 2017 | June 25, 2017 | 12 | Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi and sequel to The Eccentric Family. |
Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Kei Oikawa | April 2, 2018 | June 18, 2018 | 13 | Based on the smartphone game by Cygames. |
Sirius the Jaeger | Masahiro Andō | July 12, 2018 | September 27, 2018 | 12 | Original work. |
Iroduku: The World in Colors | Toshiya Shinohara | October 6, 2018 | December 29, 2018 | 13 | Original work. |
Fairy Gone | Kenichi Suzuki | April 7, 2019 | December 22, 2019 | 24 | Original work. |
A3! | Keisuke Shinohara | January 13, 2020 | TBA | TBA | Based on the smartphone game by Liber Entertainment. Co-animated with 3Hz.[7] |
Appare-Ranman! | Masakazu Hashimoto | April 10, 2020 | TBA | 13 | Original work.[8] |
The Day I Became a God | Yoshiyuki Asai | October 2020 | TBA | TBA | A collaboration project with Key and Aniplex. Original work. Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda.[9] |
Films
Title | Director | Release date | Notes |
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Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | Masakazu Hashimoto | December 19, 2009 | Co-Produced with OLM, Inc. and Robot Communications. Continuation of the Professor Layton video game series. |
Mai no Mahō to Katei no Hi | Masayuki Yoshihara | February 20, 2011 | TV film |
Bannou Yasai Ninninman | March 5, 2011 | Collaboration with the Japanese Animation Creators Association young animators training project. | |
Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home | Masahiro Andō | March 30, 2013 | Sequel to Hanasaku Iroha. |
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | Mari Okada | February 24, 2018 | Original work.
Shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[10] |
Shirobako Movie | Tsutomu Mizushima | February 29, 2020 | Sequel to Shirobako. |
Video game animated sequences
- Professor Layton and the Curious Village
- Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
- Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
- Professor Layton and the Last Specter
- Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
- Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
- Triggerheart Exelica -Enhanced-
- Wild Arms 3 with Bee Train
- League of Legends Season 9: A New Journey
Others
- Anime project tourism Toyama: Animation part
References
- ^ "P.A. Works work list" (in Japanese). P.A.Works company info. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ "P.A. Works Launches P.A. Books eBook Label With True Tears Novelization". Anime News Network. April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ "RDG Red Data Girl Fantasy Novels Have Anime in the Works". Anime News Network. December 17, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2012.
- ^ "True Tears' P.A. Works Makes True Tours Nanto Anime Short". Anime News Network.
- ^ "P.A. Works' Uchōten Kazoku Anime Teaser Streamed". Anime News Network. 2013-03-21. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ "P.A. Works Reveals Kuromukuro 15th Anniversary TV Anime Project". Anime News Network. December 21, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ "A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "P.A. Works Makes Original Wild-West Car Race Anime Appare-Ranman!". Anime News Network. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
- ^ "Jun Maeda, Key, P.A. Works, Aniplex Announce The Day I Became a God TV Anime for October Premiere". Anime News Network. May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ "25 Animated Features Submitted for 2018 Oscar Race". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. October 24, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ "Longing for a Tear Bringing Sky "Lovers in Tateyama"" (in Japanese). Anime project tourism Toyama. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Longing for a Tear Bringing Sea "A Friendship on the Beach"" (in Japanese). Anime project tourism Toyama. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Longing for a Tear Bringing Cuisine "Grandpa in Gokayama"" (in Japanese). Anime project tourism Toyama. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
External links
- Official website
- P.A. Works at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- P.A.Works at IMDb.com