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Shin-Ei Animation

is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation.

History

Shin-Ei Animation's history begins in December 1965 as by Daikichirō Kusube who was then a former animator at Toei Animation.

Disgruntled by the rigid hierarchy prevalent in Toei Animation he, and a couple of his colleagues, formed A Production, and immediately got into a partnership with the newly-formed Tokyo Movie, under the condition that Kusube would remain independent.

For ten years, A Production served as Tokyo Movie's primary subcontractor for animation as well as co-production.

In 1976, after Tokyo Movie founded Telecom Animation Film, they offered Kusube to lead the division. However, knowing that he would lose his independence, he refused, cut all ties with Tokyo Movie and restructured his company to .

Shin-Ei Animation is best known as the animation studio behind two anime series, Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, which have aired on TV Asahi since 1979 and 1992 respectively; Shin-Ei Animation has since produced television series and films of the two anime series.

In 2010, TV Asahi had acquired the animation studio.

In April 2017, SynergySP became a subsidiary of the company.

Work list

Works currently airing on Japanese television are in bold.

Television

As A-Production (i.e. co-produced with Tokyo Movie)

1960s

1970s

(Co-produced with Tokyo Movie)

As Shin-Ei Animation

1970s

  • Doraemon (1979–Present Time)
  • Heart of the Red Bird (1979)

1980s

  • Kaibutsu-kun (September 2, 1980 – September 28, 1982)
  • Ninja Hattori-kun (September 28, 1981 – December 25, 1987)
  • Game Center Arashi (1982)
  • Fukuchan (1982–84)
  • Perman (April 4, 1983 – March 31, 1985) (co-production with TMS Entertainment)
  • Oyoneko Boonyan (1984)
  • Pro Golfer Saru (1985–88, co-produced with Studio Deen)
  • Obake no Q-Taro (April 1, 1985 – March 29, 1987)
  • Esper Mami (April 7, 1987 – October 26, 1989)
  • Ultra B (1987–89)
  • Tsurupika Hagemaru-kun (1987–89)
  • New Pro Golfer Saru (1988)
  • Biriken (1988–89)
  • Oishinbo (October 17, 1988 – March 17, 1992)
  • Obotchama-kun (1989–92)
  • Biriken Nandemo Shokai (1989)
  • The Laughing Salesman (October 10, 1989 – September 29, 1992)
  • Chimpui (November 2, 1989 – April 18, 1991)

1990s

  • Gatapishi (1990–91)
  • Fujio Fujiko A's Mumako (1990)
  • 808 Cho Hyori Kewaishi (1990)
  • Dororonpa! (1991)
  • 21 Emon (May 2, 1991 – March 26, 1992)
  • Crayon Shin-chan (April 13, 1992 – present)
  • Sasurai-kun (1992)
  • Manmaru the Ninja Penguin (1997–98)
  • Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari (1998)
  • Weekly Storyland (1999–2001)

2000s

2010s

2020s

Films

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

  • ' (March 6, 2010)
  • ' (April 17, 2010)
  • ' (March 5, 2011)
  • ' (April 16, 2011)
  • ' (March 3, 2012)
  • ' (April 14, 2012)
  • ' (March 9, 2013)
  • ' (April 20, 2013)
  • ' (March 8, 2014)
  • ' (April 19, 2014)
  • Stand by Me Doraemon (with Shirogumi and Robot Communications) (August 8, 2014)
  • ' (March 7, 2015)
  • ' (April 18, 2015)
  • ' (March 5, 2016)
  • ' (April 16, 2016)
  • ' (March 4, 2017)
  • ' (April 15, 2017)
  • ' (March 3, 2018)
  • ' (April 13, 2018)
  • ' (March 1, 2019)
  • ' (April 19, 2019)

2020s

  • ' (August 7, 2020)
  • ' (September 11, 2020)
  • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (November 20, 2020)
  • ' (July 30, 2021)
  • ' (March 4, 2022)
  • ' (June 10, 2022)
  • ' (March 3, 2023)
  • ' (August 4, 2023)
  • ' (December 8, 2023)
  • ' (March 1, 2024)
  • Ghost Cat Anzu (July 19, 2024) (co-production with Miyu Productions)
  • ' (August 9, 2024)
  • ' (August 16, 2024) (animated segments)
  • ' (March 7, 2025)
  • ' (August 8, 2025)
  • Toritsukare Otoko (November 7, 2025)
  • ' (December 5, 2025) (co-production with Fugaku)
  • ' (February 27, 2026)
  • ' (31 July 2026)

Television specials

References

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