Native name | 株式会社スタジオポノック |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku |
Company type | KK |
Industry | Animation |
Founded | April 15, 2015Musashino, Tokyo, Japan | in
Founder | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo , Japan |
Number of locations | 1 |
Key people | Yoshiaki Nishimura (CEO) |
Website | ponoc |
Studio Ponoc (株式会社スタジオポノック, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku) is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli. Its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, was released on July 8, 2017, throughout Japan with the film's main character Mary Smith serving as the company's mascot in their logo, similar to Studio Ghibli's mascot, Totoro.[1]