 The current Kyoto Animation logo, based on the flag and emblem of Kyoto Prefecture | |
Native name | 株式会社京都アニメーション |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation Print media publisher (mainly light novels) |
| Founded | July 12, 1985 |
| Headquarters | Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan[1] |
Key people | |
Number of employees | 180[4] (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | Animation Do (2010–2020, absorbed)[5] |
| Website | www |
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).
- ^ 拠点案内 [Office Locations]. KyotoAnimation.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ 会社概要 [Company Profile] (in Japanese). KyotoAnimation.co.jp. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "Outline". KyotoAnimation.co.jp. 2004. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ^ "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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