Kyoto Animation

Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社京都アニメーション
Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
Print media publisher (mainly light novels)
FoundedJuly 12, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-07-12)
HeadquartersUji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan[1]
Key people
  • Hideaki Hatta (president)[2]
  • Yoko Hatta (vice president)[3]
Number of employees
180[4] (2022)
SubsidiariesAnimation Do (2010–2020, absorbed)[5]
Websitewww.kyotoanimation.co.jp

Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社京都アニメーション, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon), often abbreviated KyoAni (京アニ, Kyōani), is a Japanese animation studio and light novel publisher located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It was founded in 1985 by husband and wife Hideaki and Yoko Hatta, who remain its president and vice-president respectively.

Kyoto Animation has produced anime films and series including The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), Clannad (2007), K-On! (2009), Nichijou (2011), Free! (2013), Sound! Euphonium (2015), A Silent Voice (2016), and Violet Evergarden (2018).

  1. ^ 拠点案内 [Office Locations]. KyotoAnimation.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ 会社概要 [Company Profile] (in Japanese). KyotoAnimation.co.jp. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Outline". KyotoAnimation.co.jp. 2004. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "京アニ、本格復活へ「6合目」 放火事件3年 人気作続編も制作決定". Sankei News (in Japanese). July 17, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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