Hal Film Maker

Hal Film Maker
Native name
株式会社ハルフィルムメーカー
Kabushiki gaisha Haru Firumu Mēkā
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedAugust 11, 1993; 30 years ago (August 11, 1993)
DefunctJuly 1, 2009; 15 years ago (July 1, 2009)
FateMerged with Yumeta Company
SuccessorYumeta Company
Key people
Junichi Satō (representative director)
Katsunori Haruda (representative director)
ParentTYO
SubsidiariesReal-T (2006-2009)
Yūhodō (2007–2009)

Hal Film Maker Inc., (Japanese: 株式会社ハルフィルムメーカー, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Haru Firumu Mēkā) was a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993 by former Toei Animation staff.

Hal Film Maker's parent company, TYO Inc., merged its two anime studio subsidiaries—Yumeta Company and Hal Film Maker—on July 1, 2009. Yumeta Company absorbed Hal Film Maker and changed its name to TYO Animations[1] before reverting to Yumeta Company on December 1, 2017.[2]

  1. ^ "Yumeta, Hal Film Maker to Merge to Form TYO Animations". Anime News Network. May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Graphinica Acquires TYO Animations, Changes Name Back to Yumeta Company". Anime News Network. December 1, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018.