Ajia-do Animation Works


Ajia-do Animation Works Inc. is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise, noted for several anime series, including Spirit of Wonder, Absolute Boy, , and several others, including the long-running NHK series Nintama Rantarō. Its name can be translated as "Hall of Asia."

History

The studio was founded in 1978 by the noted animators Tsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi and Michishiro Yamada, former members of the animation studio A Production, under the corporate title Yugen-kaisha Ajiadō. The name Ajiadō is a penname used by Tsutomu Shibayama and Osamu Kobayashi.
In 1985, it formally became a kabushiki gaisha. In 1987, it produced its first series, the OVA Twilight Q. It established the company Dap International Kabushiki-gaisha in 1990. In 1998, the studio established a digital animation division to produce its digital animation.
In 2005, the studio produced Zettai Shōnen, which was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and premiered on NHK BS2. In 2007, it produced Emma: A Victorian Romance Second Act, the second season of Emma: A Victorian Romance.

Works

Television series

Directors

Screenwriters