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Studio 4°C

is a Japanese independent animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Kōji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense.

History

has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include Memories (1995), Spriggan (1998), and Princess Arete (2001). In 2003, through a joint production with Warner Bros., created five segments of The Animatrix. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde film Mind Game. 's next film Tekkon Kinkreet (2006), won six awards, including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia 2007, Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival, and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. It was also submitted for 2007 Oscar in Animated Feature Film category of Academy Award in USA.

The year 2007 saw the release of the anthology film Genius Party, a collection of seven short films. Genius Party Beyond, a collection of five short films, was released the following year, as was Batmans side story ', and the OVA series Detroit Metal City. The following year First Squad: The Moment of Truth was awarded at the Moscow International Film Festival. In February 2010, they contributed two shorts to the anthology Halo Legends: "Origins", and "The Babysitter".

Works

Feature films

TV series

OVA / ONA

Music videos

  • Ken Ishii – "Extra" (1996)
  • The Bluetones – "Four Day Weekend" (1998)
  • Glay – "Survival" (1999)
  • "Brand New Day" (ミュージッククリップ「BRAND NEW DAY」監督：新井浩一) (2001, Unreleased)
  • Ayumi Hamasaki – "Connected" (2002)
  • Ligalize – "Pervyi Otryad" ("First Squad") (2005)
  • Hikaru Utada - "Fluximation" (2005) (for Exodus)
  • Hikaru Utada – "Passion" (2006) (Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts II Theme song)

Short films

  • Gondora (1998)
  • Digital Juice (2001)
  • Jigen Loop (2001)
  • Sweat Punch (5 short films, 2001–2002. Collected and released on DVD in 2007) – "Professor Dan Petory's Blues", "End of the World", "Comedy", "Beyond", and "Junk Town".
  • Amazing Nuts! (4 short films - "Global Astroliner", "Glass Eye", "Kung Fu Love – Even If You Become the Enemy of the World", "Joe and Marilyn", released exclusively on DVD as a collaboration with Rhythm Zone in 2006)
  • s "Wild Party" (2007)
  • Genius Party (July 7, 2007) A collection of 7 short films
  • Genius Party Beyond (February 15, 2008) A collection of 5 short films
  • The Babysitter (2009) A Halo Legends short portraying the relationship between the Spartans and the ODSTs
  • My Last Day (2011) – Created in association with The JESUS Film Project, Brethren Entertainment, and Barry Cook
  • ' – "" (2012) – Promotional short for ' video game
  • Drive Your Heart (2013) Spin-off to PES-peace eco smile, short film produced to advertise Toyota
  • Tuzuki: Love Assassin (2014)
  • Turnover (2015) adaptation from the manga of the same name, for advertising purpose for Benesse
  • Kanjo ga Kanji o Sukina RiyÅ« Part 1 and Part 2 (2015)
  • Red Ash: Gearworld (2017)

Video games

Commercials

Other

  • Kamikaze Girls (2004) – Animated segment
  • Lincoln (2005) – Opening animation and character designs
  • Kurosagi (2006) – Opening animation
  • Donju (2009) – Animated segment
  • My Last Day (2011) – A short Easter anime Campus Crusade for Christ
  • PES-peace eco smile (2012) – Series of shorts produced to advertise Toyota
  • The Amazing World of Gumball (2016) – Dragon Ball manga-style flashback sequence and Kill la Kill-style fight sequence between Nicole and Masami's mother, Yuki for the season four episode "The Fury"
  • ' (2023) — A TV special

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