Doga Kobo

Doga Kobo, Inc.
Native name
株式会社動画工房
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedJuly 11, 1973; 51 years ago (July 11, 1973)
FounderMegumu Ishiguro
HeadquartersNerima, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
  • Ryuu Ishiguro (president)
  • Kei Ishiguro (director)
  • Tazuko Fukudo (director)
  • Hajime Kamata (director)
Number of employees
62 (as of June 2024)
ParentKadokawa Corporation
DivisionsPhotography Department[a]
Websitewww.dogakobo.com

Doga Kobo, Inc. (株式会社動画工房, Kabushiki-gaisha Dōga Kōbō, literally "Video Workshop") is a Japanese animation studio formed by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro, located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973, and is a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation.

Although the studio gained significant commercial success from their adaptations of yuri or yuri-ish anime like Koihime Musō and especially YuruYuri, the studio is also known for more traditional romantic shows such as Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Plastic Memories, and Tada Never Falls in Love, and for slice of life comedy series such as Gabriel DropOut and Himouto! Umaru-chan.[citation needed]

In recent times the studio gained a wide popularity due to the anime adaptation of Oshi no Ko, a manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

In July 2024, Kadokawa announced that it had acquired Doga Kobo.[1]


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  1. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 11, 2024). "Kadokawa Acquires Anime Studio Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2024.