Company:OLM, Inc.
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Short description: Japanese animation studio
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Native name | 株式会社オー・エル・エム |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Ō Eru Emu |
| Formerly | Oriental Light & Magic, Inc. (1990–2006) |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Anime Development |
| Founded | October 3, 1990 (as Oriental Light and Magic) June 1994 (as OLM) |
| Founder | Toshiaki Okuno Shūkichi Kanda Shōji Ōta Kunihiko Yuyama Naohito Takahashi Yuriko Chiba Tsukasa Koitabashi Nobuyuki Wasaki Takaya Mizutani |
| Headquarters | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Toshiaki Okuno (CEO) Mitsuru Ōshima (Vice-President) |
| Owner | Imagica Group |
Number of employees |
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| Subsidiaries | OLM Digital OLM Ventures Viracocha Outside Japan: OLM Asia (in Cyberjaya, Malaysia) Sprite Animation Studios (in Los Angeles, California, United States)[1] |
| Website | olm |
OLM, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社オー・エル・エム Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Ō Eru Emu), formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan,[2] founded on October 3, 1990 by former Studio Gallop and OB Planning Co., Ltd. employees.
Establishment
OLM was founded as Oriental Light & Magic, Inc. on October 3rd, 1990 by Toshiaki Okuno, Shūkichi Kanda, Shōji Ōta, Kunihiko Yuyama, Naohito Takahashi, Yuriko Chiba, Nobuyuki Wasaki, Tsukasa Koitabashi, and Takaya Mizutani, all of which were formerly affiliated with Studio Gallop or OB Planning Co., Ltd. Their name is derived from the American special effects studio Industrial Light & Magic.
In 1995, OLM representative director Toshiaki Okuno founded OLM Digital, which became the main CG work company behind a majority of OLM's works. Toshiaki Okuno stands as both companies' representative director.
Studio structure
Similar to other anime studios, OLM is separated into distinct production teams that are responsible for certain series or franchises. They are unique in the regard that they are distinctly credited in productions.
| Current OLM Production Units | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team Name | Lead Producer | Notes |
| OLM TEAM INOUE | Takashi Inoue (井上たかし, Inoue Takashi) | Established by former members of TEAM WASAKI |
| OLM TEAM KATO | Hiroyuki Kato (加藤浩幸, Kato Hiroyuki) | Established by former members of TEAM OTA, TEAM IGUCHI, TEAM IWASA, and TEAM KAMEI |
| OLM TEAM YOSHIOKA | Daisuke Yoshioka (吉岡大輔, Yoshioka Daisuke) | Established by former members of TEAM IWASA and TEAM WASAKI |
| OLM TEAM MASUDA | Katsuhito Masuda (増田克人, Masuda Katsuhito) | Formerly a producer at MAPPA |
| OLM TEAM ABE | Isamu Abe (阿部勇, Abe Isamu) | Formerly a producer at SynergySP |
| OLM TEAM MIIKE | Misako Saka (坂美佐子, Saka Misako) | Division of OLM Digital Produces live-action works under the direction of Takashi Miike |
| Former OLM Production Units | ||
| OLM TEAM KOITABASHI | Tsukasa Koitabashi (小板橋司, Koitabashi Tsukasa) | Formerly of Gallop. One of the original production units. Last credited work was Pochitto Hatsumei: Pikachin-Kit Due to inactivity since 2020, it is assumed this team has disbanded. |
| OLM TEAM WASAKI | Nobuyuki Wasaki (和崎伸之, Wasaki Nobuyuki) | Formerly of Gallop. One of the original production units. Last credited work was Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama Due to inactivity since 2018, it is assumed this team has disbanded. |
| OLM TEAM OTA | Shōji Ōta (太田昌二, Ohta Shouji) | Formerly of OB Planning/Pastel. One of the original production units. Disbanded in 2008 following the production of Let's Go! Tamagotchi |
| OLM TEAM IGUCHI | Noriaki Iguchi (井口憲明, Iguchi Noriaki) | One of the original production units. Disbanded in 2010 following the production of Episode 2 of Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors |
| OLM TEAM IWASA | Gaku Iwasa (岩佐岳, Iwasa Gaku) | Disbanded and spun off in 2007, establishing the studio White Fox following the production of Utawarerumono |
| OLM TEAM KOJIMA | Hiroaki Kojima (児島宏明, Kojima Hiroaki) | Formerly a producer at Diomedéa Disbanded and spun off in 2022, establishing the studio BUG FILMS[3] following the production of Summer Time Rendering |
| OLM TEAM SAKURAI[lower-alpha 1] | Ryōsuke Sakurai (櫻井涼介, Sakurai Ryousuke) | Formerly a producer at SynergySP. Disbanded in 2019 following the production of Zoids Wild |
| OLM TEAM KAMEI | Yasuteru Kamei (亀井康輝, Kamei Yasuteru) | Established by former members of TEAM KOITABASHI. Disbanded in 2017 following the production of 100% Pascal-sensei |
| OLM TEAM GO | Tsuyoshi Sawada (澤田剛, Sawada Tsuyoshi) | Established by former members of TEAM KOITABASHI. Merged into TEAM INOUE following the production of Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon-hen |
| OLM TEAM KAWAKITA | Manabu Kawakita (河北学, Kawakita Manabu) | Established by former members of TEAM WASAKI and TEAM INOUE. Merged into TEAM INOUE following the production of Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin |
| OLM TEAM MIYAGAWA | Keisuke Miyagawa (三宅川敬輔, Miyagawa Keisuke) | Former live-action production unit. Disbanded in 2015 and absorbed into Fuji Creative Corporation (FCC) |
Works
Video games
| Title | Date | Arcade | Other platforms | Alternate title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bubble Bobble Part 2 | 1993 | No | Game Boy, NES | Bubble Bobble Junior (Game Boy) |
| Sugoi Hebereke | 1994 | No | SNES |
TV series
| Title | First run start date | First run end date | Episodes | Notes | Division/ Subsid.[lower-alpha 2] |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding Peach | April 5, 1995 | March 27, 1996 | 51 | Adaptation of the manga series by Nao Yazawa and Sukehiro Tomita. Co-produced with KSS. | Team Ota | [4] |
| Mojacko | October 3, 1995 | March 31, 1997 | 74 | Adaptation of the manga series created by author duo Fujiko F. Fujio. | Team Iguchi | |
| Pokémon | April 1, 1997 | present | 1,234 | A long running Japanese children's anime TV series. Adapted from The Pokémon Company's media franchise of the same name. | Team Ota (1997–2006) Team Iguchi (2006–2009) Team Kato (2010–present) |
[5] |
| Berserk | October 7, 1997 | March 31, 1998 | 25 | Adaptation of the manga series by Kentaro Miura. | Team Iguchi | [6] |
| Adventures of Mini-Goddess | April 6, 1998 | March 29, 1999 | 48 | Based on the Oh My Goddess! manga series by Kōsuke Fujishima. | Team Koitabashi | |
| To Heart | April 1, 1999 | June 24, 1999 | 13 | Adaptation of adult visual novel developed by Leaf. | Team Wasaki | |
| Steel Angel Kurumi | October 5, 1999 | April 4, 2000 | 24 | Based on a manga series by Kaishaku. | Team Wasaki | |
| Comic Party | April 2, 2001 | June 25, 2001 | 13+4 specials | Based on the romantic adventure and dating sim video game by Leaf. | Team Iguchi | |
| Steel Angel Kurumi 2 | April 12, 2001 | June 28, 2001 | 12 | An alternate story of the Steel Angel Kurumi anime series. | Team Wasaki | |
| Figure 17 | May 27, 2001 | June 26, 2002 | 13 | An anime television series created by Genco and OLM, Inc. | Team Wasaki | |
| Kasumin | October 13, 2001 | October 1, 2003 | 78 | Team Iwasa | ||
| Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | November 11, 2002 | January 13, 2003 | 10 | An anime television series directed by Norihiko Sudo. | Team Iguchi | |
| Croket! | April 7, 2003 | March 27, 2005 | 78 | Adaptation of the manga by Manavu Kashimoto. | Team Iguchi | |
| Godannar | October 1, 2003 | June 29, 2004 | 26 | An anime series by Yasuchika Nagaoka. Co-produced with AIC A.S.T.A. | ||
| Full-Blast Science Adventure – So That's How It Is | October 5, 2003 | March 28, 2004 | 26 | An anime television series directed by Norihiko Sudo. | Team Iwasa | |
| Monkey Turn | January 10, 2004 | June 26, 2004 | 25 | Adaptation of the manga by Katsutoshi Kawai. | ||
| Monkey Turn V | July 3, 2004 | December 18, 2004 | 25 | Sequel to Monkey Turn. | ||
| Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple | July 4, 2004 | May 15, 2005 | 39 | Adaptation of several Agatha Christie stories about Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. | Team Iwasa | |
| To Heart: Remember My Memories | October 2, 2004 | December 25, 2004 | 13 | Sequel to To Heart. Co-produced with AIC ASTA. | ||
| To Heart 2 | October 3, 2005 | January 2, 2006 | 13 | Based on Japanese romance visual novel developed by Leaf and published by Aquaplus. Stylized as ToHeart2. | Team Iguchi | |
| Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor | August 6, 2005 | February 18, 2006 | 26 | Based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, by Yoshiki Takaya. | Team Wasaki | |
| Utawarerumono | April 3, 2006 | September 25, 2006 | 26 | Based on the adult tactical role-playing visual novel by Leaf. | Team Iwasa | |
| Makai Senki Disgaea | April 4, 2006 | June 20, 2006 | 12 | Based on the video game Disgaea. | Team Iguchi | |
| Ray the Animation | April 6, 2006 | June 29, 2006 | 13 | Based on a manga series by Akihito Yoshitomi. | Team Iguchi | |
| Pokémon Chronicles | June 3, 2006 | November 25, 2006 | 22 | The side story of Pokémon anime television series. | ||
| Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars | October 4, 2006 | March 29, 2007 | 25+OVA | Retells the events from the Super Robot Taisen game. | Team Iwasa | |
| Gift: Eternal Rainbow | October 6, 2006 | December 22, 2006 | 12+OVA | Based on the adult visual novel developed by Moonstone. | Team Iwasa | |
| Deltora Quest | January 6, 2007 | March 29, 2008 | 65 | Based on the Deltora Quest children's books series by Australian author Emily Rodda. | Team Wasaki | |
| Inazuma Eleven | October 5, 2008 | April 27, 2011 | 127 | Adaptation of the manga series by Tenya Yabuno. Based on the video game series created by Level-5. | Team Wasaki | |
| Usaru-san | October 3, 2009 | October 10, 2009 | 4 | Team Koitabashi | ||
| Tamagotchi! | October 12, 2009 | September 3, 2012 | 143 | Based on the Tamagotchi digital pet jointly created by Bandai and WiZ. | Team Kamei | |
| Little Battlers Experience | March 2, 2011 | January 11, 2012 | 44 | Based on a manga series by Hideaki Fujii. | Team Inoue | |
| Inazuma Eleven GO | May 4, 2011 | April 11, 2012 | 47 | Adaptation of the manga series by Tenya Yabuno. Based on the video game series created by Level-5. | Team Wasaki | |
| Little Battlers Experience W | January 18, 2012 | March 20, 2013 | 58 | Sequel to Little Battlers Experience. | Team Inoue | |
| Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone | April 18, 2012 | May 1, 2013 | 51 | Sequel to Inazuma Eleven GO. | Team Wasaki | |
| Tamagotchi! Yume Kira Dream | September 10, 2012 | August 29, 2013 | 49 | Sequel to Tamagotchi!. | Team Kamei | |
| Little Battlers Experience Wars | April 3, 2013 | December 25, 2013 | 37 | Sequel to Little Battlers Experience W. | Team Inoue | |
| Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy | May 8, 2013 | March 19, 2014 | 43 | Sequel to Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | June 15, 2013 | April 25, 2015 | 52 | Original 3DCG series based on the video game series created by Bandai Namco Entertainment. | Digital Sprite |
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| Tamagotchi! Miracle Friends | September 5, 2013 | March 27, 2014 | 29 | Sequel to Tamagotchi! Yume Kira Dream. | Team Wasaki | |
| Future Card Buddyfight | January 4, 2014 | April 4, 2015 | 64 | Based on the collectible card game created by Bushiroad. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Yo-kai Watch | January 8, 2014 | March 30, 2018 | 214 | Based on the role-playing video games by Level-5. | Team Inoue | |
| GO-GO Tamagotchi! | April 3, 2014 | March 26, 2015 | 50 | Sequel to Tamagotchi! Miracle Friends. | Team Wasaki | |
| Dragon Collection | April 7, 2014 | March 23, 2015 | 51 | Adaptation of the manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro based on the social network and trading card arcade games by Konami. | ||
| Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle | April 7, 2014 | March 30, 2015 | 51 | Adaptation of the manga by Satoshi Yamaura based on the trading card arcade game by Konami. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Omakase! Miracle Cat-dan | March 31, 2015 | February 23, 2016 | 32 | |||
| Future Card Buddyfight 100 | April 11, 2015 | March 26, 2016 | 50 | Sequel to Future Card Buddyfight. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Pikaia! | April 29, 2015 | August 30, 2015 | 13 | Co-produced with Production I.G. | ||
| Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama | October 1, 2015 | August 30, 2018 | 139 | Based on the Cocotama House Series toys Created by Bandai | Team Wasaki (Season 1) Team Yoshioka (Season 2) |
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| Future Card Buddyfight Triple D | April 1, 2016 | March 24, 2017 | 51 | Sequel to Future Card Buddyfight 100. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding | April 4, 2016 | December 19, 2016 | 24 | Adaptation of the manga series by Nao Maita. | Team Sakurai | |
| Beyblade Burst | April 4, 2016 | March 27, 2017 | 51 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita. | Team Abe | |
| Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT | October 2, 2016 | October 1, 2017 | 52 | Based on the trading card game created by Bushiroad. Sequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard G Stride Gate. Co-produced with Xebec. | Team Koitabashi | [4] |
| Pikaia!! | February 26, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | 13 | Sequel to Pikaia! Co-produced with Production I.G | ||
| Future Card Buddyfight X | April 1, 2017 | March 31, 2018 | 52 | Sequel to Future Card Buddyfight Triple D. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Idol × Warrior Miracle Tunes! | April 2, 2017 | March 25, 2018 | 51 | Live-action. | Team Miike | |
| Beyblade Burst Evolution | April 3, 2017 | March 26, 2018 | 51 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita and sequel to Beyblade Burst. | Team Abe | |
| Snack World | April 13, 2017 | April 19, 2018 | 50 | 3DCG adaptation of the video game by Level 5. | OLM Digital | |
| 100% Pascal-sensei | April 15, 2017 | December 16, 2017 | 36 | Adaptation of the manga by Yūji Nagai. | Team Kamei | |
| PriPri Chi-chan!! | April 15, 2017 | December 16, 2017 | 36 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiromu Shinozuka. | Team Sakurai | |
| Atom: The Beginning | April 15, 2017 | July 8, 2017 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga by Tetsuro Kasahara along with Makoto Tezuka and Masami Yuki. Co-produced with Production I.G and Signal.MD | Team Koitabashi | |
| Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu | April 15, 2017 | December 23, 2017 | 37 | Based on the Tomica toyline created by Tomy. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z | October 8, 2017 | April 1, 2018 | 24 | Based on the trading card game created by Bushiroad. Sequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT. Co-produced with Bridge. | Team Koitabashi | [4] |
| Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion The Animation | January 6, 2018 | June 29, 2019 | 76 | Based on the toyline created by Tomy. | Team Ota Team Yamanoi |
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| Pochitto Hatsumei: Pikachin-Kit | January 6, 2018 | March 28, 2020 | 115 | Co-produced with Shin-Ei Animation. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Magic × Warrior Magimajo Pures! | April 1, 2018 | March 24, 2019 | 51 | Live-action. | Team Miike | |
| Beyblade Burst Turbo | April 2, 2018 | March 25, 2019 | 51 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita and sequel to Beyblade Burst Evolution. | Team Abe | |
| Inazuma Eleven: Ares | April 6, 2018 | September 28, 2018 | 26 | Alternate sequel to Inazuma Eleven. Based on the game by Level-5. | Team Kawakita | |
| Future Card Buddyfight X All Star Fight | April 7, 2018 | May 26, 2018 | 8 | Sequel to Future Card Buddyfight X. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Major 2nd | April 7, 2018 | November 7, 2020 | 50 | Sequel to Major. | Team Kojima | |
| Yo-kai Watch Shadowside | April 13, 2018 | March 29, 2019 | 49 | Based on the role-playing video games by Level-5. | Team Inoue | |
| Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018) | May 5, 2018 | May 4, 2019 | 52 | Based on the trading card game created by Bushiroad. Reboot of the original series. Co-produced with Bridge. | Team Go | [4] |
| Future Card Buddyfight Ace | June 2, 2018 | March 30, 2019 | 43 | Sequel to Future Card Buddyfight X: All Star Fight. Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Zoids Wild | July 7, 2018 | June 29, 2019 | 50 | Based on the Zoids toyline. | Team Sakurai | |
| Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama | September 6, 2018 | September 26, 2019 | 55 | Sequel to Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama. | Team Yoshioka | |
| Inazuma Eleven: Orion no Kokuin | October 5, 2018 | September 27, 2019 | 49 | Sequel to Inazuma Eleven: Ares. | Team Kawakita | |
| Yo-kai Watch! | April 5, 2019 | December 20, 2019 | 36 | Revival of the original series. Co-produced with Magic Bus. | Team Inoue | |
| Kedama no Gonjirō | April 6, 2019 | March 28, 2020 | 52 | Co-produced with Wit Studio. | ||
| Mix | April 6, 2019 | September 28, 2019 | 24 | Adaptation of the manga by Mitsuru Adachi. | Team Kojima | |
| Secret × Heroine Phantomirage! | April 7, 2019 | June 28, 2020 | 64 | Live-action. | Team Miike | |
| Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont. | May 11, 2019 | August 10, 2019 | 14 | Based on the trading card game created by Bushiroad. Sequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018). | Team Go | |
| Cardfight!! Vanguard: Shinemon-hen | August 24, 2019 | March 28, 2020 | 31 | Based on the trading card game created by Bushiroad. Prequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018). | Team Go
Team Abe (episodes 21-31) |
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| Zoids Wild Zero | October 4, 2019 | October 16, 2020 | 50 | Prequel to Zoids Wild. | Team Masuda | |
| Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Encounter with N | December 27, 2019 | April 2, 2021 | 64 | Based on the role-playing video games by Level-5. | Team Inoue | |
| Bungo and Alchemist: Gears of Judgement | April 3, 2020 | August 7, 2020 | 13 | Based on the video game created by DMM Games. | Team Kojima | [7] |
| Tomica Bond Combination Earth Granner | April 5, 2020 | March 28, 2021 | 51 | Based on the Tomica toy line created by Tomy. | Team Inoue | |
| GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy | April 6, 2020 | March 29, 2021 | 50 | Co-produced with Wit Studio. | Team Kato | |
| Cardfight!! Vanguard Gaiden if | May 30, 2020 | November 30, 2020 | 25 | Based on the trading card game created by Bushiroad. Alternate Universe to Cardfight!! Vanguard (2018). | Team Abe | |
| King's Raid: Successors of the Will | October 3, 2020 | March 27, 2021 | 26 | Based on the South Korean video game created by Vespa. Co-produced with Sunrise Beyond. | [8] | |
| Mazica Party | April 4, 2021 | March 27, 2022 | 51 | Based on the trading card game created by Tomy. | Team Inoue | [9] |
| Odd Taxi | April 6, 2021 | June 29, 2021 | 13 | Original work. Co-produced with P.I.C.S. | Team Yoshioka | [10] |
| Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z | April 9, 2021 | March 18, 2022 | 41 | Sequel to Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion. | Team Abe | |
| Yo-kai Watch Music Note | April 9, 2021 | March 31, 2023 | 98 | Revival of the original series. | Team Inoue | [11] |
| Megaton Musashi | October 1, 2021 | December 24, 2021 | 13 | Based on the video game created by Level-5. | Team Inoue | [12] |
| Restaurant to Another World 2 | October 2, 2021 | December 18, 2021 | 12 | Sequel to Restaurant to Another World. | Team Yoshioka | [13] |
| Komi Can't Communicate | October 7, 2021 | December 23, 2021 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series by Tomohito Oda. | Team Kojima | [14] |
| Ninjala | Based on the video game created by GungHo Online Entertainment. | Team Inoue | [15] | |||
| GaruGaku II: Lucky Stars | January 10, 2022 | March 18, 2022 | 50 | Sequel to GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy. | Team Kato | [16] |
| Life with an Ordinary Guy Who Reincarnated into a Total Fantasy Knockout | January 12, 2022 | March 30, 2022 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yū Tsurusaki. | Team Yoshioka | [17] |
| Love All Play | April 2, 2022 | September 24, 2022 | 24 | Adaptation of the novel written by Asami Koseki. Co-produced with Nippon Animation. | Team Yoshioka | [18] |
| Komi Can't Communicate 2 | April 7, 2022 | June 23, 2022 | 12 | Sequel to Komi Can't Communicate. | Team Kojima | [19] |
| Summer Time Rendering | April 15, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | 25 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yasuki Tanaka. | Team Kojima | [20] |
| PuniRunes | October 2, 2022 | March 26, 2023 | 25 | Based on the toy line created by Takara Tomy. | OLM Digital | [21] |
| Megaton Musashi 2 | October 7, 2022 | March 17, 2023 | 15 | Sequel to Megaton Musashi. | Team Inoue | [22] |
| Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack | January 8, 2023 | March 26, 2023 | 12 | Sequel to Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro by Telecom Animation Film. | Team Inoue | [23] |
| Mix 2 | Sequel to Mix. | Team Masuda | [24] | |||
| Go! Go! Vehicle Zoo | Based on the toy lines created by Takara Tomy. Co-produced with Signal.MD. | [25] | ||||
| The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Tenichi. | Team Yoshioka | [26] | |||
| Dark Gathering | Adaptation of the manga series written by Kenichi Kondō. | Team Masuda | [27] | |||
| The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of the Rust Mountains | Sequel to The Faraway Paladin by Children's Playground Entertainment. Co-produced with Sunrise Beyond. | [28] | ||||
| The Apothecary Diaries | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Natsu Hyūga. Co-produced with Toho Animation Studio. | [29] | ||||
| Pon no Michi | Original work. | Team Inoue | [30] |
Films
| Title | Release date | Note(s) | Division/ Subsid.[lower-alpha 2] |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon: The First Movie | July 18, 1998 | The first animated film and the first film overall of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | July 17, 1999 | The second animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon 3: The Movie | July 8, 2000 | The third animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Celebi: Voice of the Forest | July 7, 2001 | The fourth animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon Heroes: Latias and Latios | July 13, 2002 | The fifth animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker | July 19, 2003 | The sixth animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys | July 17, 2004 | The seventh animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Blade of the Phantom Master | December 4, 2004 | Adaptation of the manga-manhwa series by Youn In-wan and Yang Kyung-il. Co-produced with Character Plan. | ||
| Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | July 17, 2005 | The eighth animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea | July 15, 2006 | The ninth animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori | December 16, 2006 | Based on the Animal Crossing video game series. | ||
| Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai | July 14, 2007 | The tenth animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Tamagotchi: The Movie | December 15, 2007 | The first Tamagotchi feature film. | ||
| Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior | July 19, 2008 | The 11th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! | December 20, 2008 | The second Tamagotchi feature film. | ||
| Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | July 18, 2009 | The 12th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | December 19, 2009 | Based on the Professor Layton video game series by Level-5. Co-produced with P.A.Works. | ||
| Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions | July 10, 2010 | The 13th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ōga Shūrai | December 23, 2010 | Based on the manga and anime series Inazuma Eleven. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom | July 16, 2011 | The 14th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. Co-produced with Production I.G and Xebec. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Gurifon | December 23, 2011 | Based on the manga and anime series Inazuma Eleven GO. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice | July 14, 2012 | The 15th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danbōru Senki W | December 1, 2012 | The crossover anime film of Inazuma Eleven GO and Little Battlers Experience W. | Team Koitabashi
Team Inoue |
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| Eiga Hana Kappa Hana-sake! Pakkaan Chō no Kuni no Daibōken | April 12, 2013 | Co-produced with Xebec. | ||
| Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened | July 13, 2013 | The 16th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Koitabashi Digital |
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| Pokémon Origins | October 2, 2013 | TV film, co-produced with Production I.G and Xebec. | ||
| Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction | July 19, 2014 | The 17th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Kamei Digital |
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| Yo-kai Watch: The Movie | December 20, 2014 | The first film of the Yo-Kai Watch franchise. | Team Inoue | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages | July 18, 2015 | The 18th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Kamei Digital |
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| Yo-kai Watch The Movie 2: King Enma and the 5 Stories, Nyan! | December 19, 2015 | The 2nd film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. | Team Koitabashi Team Inoue |
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| Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel | July 16, 2016 | The 19th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. | Team Kamei Digital |
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| Rudolf the Black Cat | August 6, 2016 | Based on the children's novel. | Digital Sprite |
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| Cyborg 009: Call of Justice | November 25, 2016 | Based on the manga by Shotaro Ishinomori. Co-produced with Signal.MD. | Digital | |
| Yo-kai Watch The Movie 3: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! | December 17, 2016 | Third film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. Live-action/animated. | Team Inoue
Team Miike |
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| Eiga Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama: Kiseki o Okose ♪ Tepuru to Doki Doki Cocotama Kai | April 28, 2017 | First anime film of Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama. | Team Yoshioka | |
| Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! | July 15, 2017 | The 20th animated film of the Pokémon franchise. Remake of the 1997 TV anime episode, "Pokémon, I Choose You!". | Team Kato Digital |
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| Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu | December 16, 2017 | The 4th film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. | Team Inoue | |
| Laplace's Witch | May 4, 2018 | Based on the novel by Keigo Higashino. | Team Miike | |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us | July 13, 2018 | The 21st animated film of the Pokemon franchise. Co-produced with Wit Studio. | Team Kato Digital |
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| Eiga Drive Head: Tomica Hyper Rescue Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu | August 24, 2018 | The 1st film of the Tomica Hyper Rescue franchise. | ||
| Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends | December 14, 2018 | The 5th film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. | Team Inoue | |
| First Love | May 17, 2019 | Live-action | Team Miike | |
| Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution | July 12, 2019 | The 22nd animated film of the Pokemon franchise. The CGI remake of Pokémon: The First Movie, also known as Mewtwo Strikes Back | Digital Sprite |
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| NiNoKuni | August 23, 2019 | Based on the Ni no Kuni video game series by Level-5. | Team Kato | [31] |
| Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y: Can a Cat Become A Hero? | December 13, 2019 | The 6th film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. | Team Inoue | [32] |
| Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Movie: Mirai Kara Kita Shinsoku no ALFA-X | December 27, 2019 | The 1st film of the Shinkalion franchise. | [33] | |
| Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle | December 25, 2020 | The 23rd animated film of the Pokemon franchise. | Team Kato Digital |
[34] |
| Yo-kai Watch the Movie: How Nate and I Met, Nyan! | November 17, 2021 | The 7th film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. | Team Inoue | |
| Catwoman: Hunted | February 8, 2022 | Direct-to-video film based on Catwoman. | Team Inoue | |
| Odd Taxi: In the Woods | April 1, 2022 | Based on the Odd Taxi anime series. Co-produced with P.I.C.S. | Team Yoshioka | [35] |
| Yo-kai Watch the Movie: Jibanyan vs. Komasan - The Big Amazing Battle, Nyan! | January 13, 2023 | The 8th film of the Yo-kai Watch franchise. | Team Inoue | [36] |
Original video/net animations
| Title | Release start date | Release end date | Episodes | Notes | Division/ Subsid.[lower-alpha 2] |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsmith Cats | November 1, 1995 | September 1, 1996 | 3 | Adaptation of seinen manga series by Kenichi Sonoda. | Team Koitabashi | |
| Power Dolls | March 1, 1996 | March 1, 1998 | 2 | Team Koitabashi | ||
| Wedding Peach DX | December 24, 1996 | July 25, 1997 | 4 | Team Ota | ||
| Queen Emeraldas | June 5, 1998 | October 7, 1998 | 2 | An anime OVA that continues the Harlock franchise created by Leiji Matsumoto. OLM animated only the first two episodes of the series. | ||
| High School Aurabuster | February 5, 1999 | September 22, 1999 | 3 | |||
| Steel Angel Kurumi Encore | January 7, 2000 | March 1, 2000 | 4 | Four additional short stories of the Steel Angels. | ||
| Steel Angel Kurumi Zero | April 18, 2001 | June 20, 2001 | 3 | The side story of the Steel Angel Kurumi anime series. | ||
| Early Reins | February 14, 2003 | February 14, 2003 | 1 | |||
| Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon | April 29, 2006 | April 29, 2006 | 1 | The 10th anniversary special of the Pokémon series. | ||
| Gift: Eternal Rainbow | April 29, 2007 | April 29, 2007 | 1 | Team Iwasa | ||
| Kong: King of the Apes | April 15, 2016 | May 4, 2018 | 23 | |||
| Pokémon Generations | September 16, 2016 | December 23, 2016 | 18 | |||
| Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu | April 15, 2017 | December 23, 2017 | 37 | |||
| Beyblade Burst Rise | April 5, 2019 | March 27, 2020 | 52 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita and sequel to Beyblade Burst Turbo. | Team Abe | |
| Beyblade Burst Surge | April 3, 2020 | March 19, 2021 | 52 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita and sequel to Beyblade Burst Rise. | Team Abe | |
| Zoids Wild Senki | October 17, 2020 | March 12, 2021 | 6 | Related to Zoids Wild. | OLM Digital | |
| Beyblade Burst QuadDrive | April 2, 2021 | March 18, 2022 | 52 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita and sequel to Beyblade Burst Surge. | Team Masuda | |
| Pokémon Evolutions | September 9, 2021 | December 23, 2021 | 8 | Team Kato | ||
| Bee and PuppyCat: Lazy in Space | September 6, 2022 | Template:TableTBA | 16 | Reboot of Bee and PuppyCat. Co-produced with Frederator Studios. | Team Yoshioka | [37] |
| Beyblade Burst QuadStrike | April 3, 2023 | TBD | 26 | Adaptation of the manga by Hiro Morita and sequel to Beyblade Burst QuadDrive. | Team Masuda | [38] |
Specials
- Pac's Scary Halloween (2015)
- Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day (2015)
Game
Distribution/dubbing
- PAW Patrol (2019–present)
- Tinpo (2020–present)
- D.N. Ace[39]
Notes
- ↑ Written as TEAM 櫻 until Episode 12 of PriPri Chi-chan!!
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The divisions/teams are named after the Animation Producer (アニメーションプロデューサー) of the project. For example, Utawarerumono was produced by Team Iwasa, and Gaku Iwasa served as the series' animation producer.
References
- ↑ OLM subsidiaries
- ↑ "Outlines." OLM, Inc. Retrieved on November 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Twin Engine Establishes 2 New Anime Studios" (in en). https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-01/twin-engine-establishes-2-new-anime-studios/.178059.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Works | OLM/OLM Digital". https://olm.co.jp/works/?lang=en.
- ↑ Milligan, Mercedes (2018-01-08). "'Pokémon' Series Studio OLM Open Malaysia Facility" (in en-US). https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/pokemon-series-studio-olm-open-malaysia-facility/.
- ↑ Lewis, Dann (April 19, 2019). "REVIEW: BERSERK BY KENTARO MIURA". https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-berserk-by-kentaro-miura/.
- ↑ "Bungō to Alchemist Browser Game Gets Spring TV Anime by OLM". Anime News Network. December 25, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-25/bungo-to-alchemist-browser-game-gets-spring-tv-anime-by-olm/.154750.
- ↑ "Korean Fantasy RPG App King's Raid Gets Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 30, 2020. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-04-30/korean-fantasy-rpg-app-king-raid-gets-fall-tv-anime/.159152.
- ↑ "Takara Tomy Reveals Mazica Party Franchise With April TV Anime". March 3, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-03/takara-tomy-reveals-mazica-party-franchise-with-april-tv-anime/.170167.
- ↑ "Original Anime Odd Taxi Announced with Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Manga". January 15, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-15/original-anime-odd-taxi-announced-with-cast-staff-promo-video-manga/.168446.
- ↑ Mateo, Alex (February 26, 2021). "Yo-kai Watch TV Anime Starts New Series With Original Main Leads on April 9". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-26/yo-kai-watch-tv-anime-starts-new-series-with-original-main-leads-on-april-9/.170007. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Level 5's Megaton Musashi Anime Premieres on October 1". Anime News Network. July 21, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-21/level-5-megaton-musashi-anime-premieres-on-october-1/.175352.
- ↑ "Restaurant to Another World Anime's 2nd Season Confirmed With Returning Cast, New Studio". Anime News Network. April 22, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-22/restaurant-to-another-world-anime-2nd-season-confirmed-with-returning-cast-new-studio/.172035.
- ↑ "Komi Can't Communicate Anime Unveils 1st Video, More Cast, Ending Song, October 6 Debut". August 17, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-17/komi-cant-communicate-anime-unveils-1st-video-more-cast-ending-song-october-6-debut/.176205.
- ↑ "Ninjala TV Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artists". December 2, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-02/ninjala-tv-anime-unveils-cast-staff-theme-song-artists/.180203.
- ↑ "Gal-gaku Anime Shorts Get 2nd Season Starting on January 10". December 1, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-01/gal-gaku-anime-shorts-get-2nd-season-starting-on-january-10/.180158.
- ↑ "Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2022 Debut". October 18, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-18/fantasy-bishojo-juniku-ojisan-to-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-cast-staff-january-2022-debut/.178570.
- ↑ "'Love All Play' Badminton Novel Gets TV Anime Next Spring". August 7, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-07/love-all-play-badminton-novel-gets-tv-anime-next-spring/.176011.
- ↑ "Komi Can't Communicate Anime Gets 2nd Season". December 22, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-22/komi-cant-communicate-anime-gets-2nd-season/.180906.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Natasha, Inc.. December 19, 2021. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/458282. - ↑ "Pokémon's Kunihiko Yuyama Helms TV Anime of Takara Tomy's PuniRunes Digital Pets". August 30, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-30/pokemon-kunihiko-yuyama-helms-tv-anime-of-takara-tomy-punirunes-digital-pets/.189123.
- ↑ "Megaton Musashi Anime's 2nd Season Unveils Promo Video, Opening Theme, October 7 Premiere". July 1, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-01/megaton-musashi-anime-2nd-season-unveils-promo-video-opening-theme-october-7-premiere/.187269.
- ↑ "'Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro' Anime's 2nd Season Unveils Title, Cast, Staff, January 2023 Premiere". June 30, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-30/dont-toy-with-me-miss-nagatoro-anime-2nd-season-unveils-title-cast-staff-january-2023-premiere/.187233.
- ↑ "Mix: Meisei Story Anime's 2nd Season Debuts on April 1". February 9, 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-02-09/mix-meisei-story-anime-2nd-season-debuts-on-april-1/.194691.
- ↑ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}" (in ja). Natasha, Inc.. March 3, 2023. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/515247. - ↑ "The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Novels Get TV Anime in July 2023". October 27, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-27/the-most-heretical-last-boss-queen-from-villainess-to-savior-novels-get-tv-anime-in-july-2023/.191297.
- ↑ "Dark Gathering Anime's Video Reveals July Premiere Date". March 26, 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-26/dark-gathering-anime-video-reveals-july-premiere-date/.196462.
- ↑ "The Faraway Paladin Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 1st Promo Video, Fall Debut". April 14, 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-04-14/the-faraway-paladin-anime-2nd-season-reveals-1st-promo-video-fall-debut/.197081.
- ↑ "The Apothecary Diaries Novels About Palace Intrigue Get 2023 TV Anime". February 15, 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-15/the-apothecary-diaries-novels-about-palace-intrigue-get-2023-tv-anime/.194948.
- ↑ "Original TV Anime Pon no Michi Goes for the Win in January of 2024". May 23, 2023. https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/05/23/original-tv-anime-pon-no-michi-goes-for-the-win-in-january-of-2024.
- ↑ "Ni no Kuni Film Reveals More Cast, August 23 Opening Date". May 23, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-23/ni-no-kuni-film-reveals-more-cast-august-23-opening-date/.147055.
- ↑ "6th Yo-kai Watch Film Reveals Visual, December 13 Opening". June 14, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-14/6th-yo-kai-watch-film-reveals-visual-december-13-opening/.147833.
- ↑ "Shinkalion Anime Film's Trailer Unveils Theme Song, Guest Cast, December 27 Opening". September 30, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-30/shinkalion-anime-film-trailer-unveils-theme-song-guest-cast-december-27-opening/.151716.
- ↑ "Pokémon the Movie: Koko's 2nd Trailer Reveals Christmas Opening, Theme Song". August 5, 2020. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-05/pokemon-the-movie-koko-2nd-trailer-reveals-christmas-opening-theme-song/.162590.
- ↑ "Odd Taxi Anime Gets Film on April 1". December 25, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-25/odd-taxi-anime-gets-film-on-april-1/.180969.
- ↑ "New Yo-kai Watch TV Anime Gets Theatrical Anime Special on January 13". November 17, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-17/new-yo-kai-watch-tv-anime-gets-theatrical-anime-special-on-january-13/.192016.
- ↑ "Bee and PuppyCat Gets 2nd Season Co-Produced by Pokémon's OLM" at Anime News Network
- ↑ Alex Mateo (December 2, 2022). "Beyblade Burst Gets 7th Season Anime Beyblade Burst QuadStrike in Spring 2023". Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-02/beyblade-burst-gets-7th-season-anime-beyblade-burst-quadstrike-in-spring-2023/.192509.
- ↑ Kidscreen. "Cool New Shows - A look at some of the most interesting projects set to be delivered from now into 2020, including Technicolor's new CG-animated Gus the Itsy Bitsy Knight (pictured).". https://kidscreen.com/2018/10/31/cool-new-shows-7/.
External links
- OLM, Inc. at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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