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Gainax (ガイナックス)
Gainax (ガイナックス) was a Japanese anime studio founded in 1984 by Osaka sci-fi fans, creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gunbuster, Nadia, FLCL, and Gurren Lagann; it filed for bankruptcy in May 2024 and its trademark passed to Studio Khara.
Glitch Productions
Glitch Productions (formerly Glitchy Boy) is an independent Sydney-based Australian animation studio founded in 2017 by brothers Kevin and Luke Lerdwichagul, creators of Meta Runner, Murder Drones, and The Amazing Digital Circus, self-funded chiefly through merchandise.
Gonzo (ゴンゾ) (company)
Gonzo (株式会社ゴンゾ, GONZO K.K.) is a Tokyo-based Japanese animation studio founded in 1992 by Maeda, Yamaguchi, Higuchi, and Murahama, known for Last Exile, GANTZ, Basilisk, and Hellsing, and for its 2009 delisting and GDH merger.
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera, also H-B Enterprises, was the American animation studio founded in 1957 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after MGM closed; it pioneered television limited animation, made The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, produced 249 series, and was absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.
Illumination (company)
Illumination (formerly Illumination Entertainment), founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, is a Universal-owned American animation studio in Santa Monica known for Despicable Me, Minions, Sing, The Secret Life of Pets, and the Super Mario films.
Jellybox (studio)
Jellybox, or Jellybox Studio, is an American independent animation studio in Los Angeles founded in summer 2023 by Gene Goldstein after a layoff. It makes short-form client animation, the series NOXP and Umbert Actually!, and the Animation Workers Ignited shorts.
Klasky Csupo
Klasky Csupo, Inc. is a Hollywood animation studio founded in 1982 by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó. It animated The Simpsons' first three seasons, created Rugrats, and produced the first non-Disney animated film to top $100 million.
Kurzgesagt
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell (kurzgesagt, German for 'in a nutshell') is a Munich-based animation studio and science YouTube channel founded by Philipp Dettmer in 2013, known for animated explainers, deliberate simplification, and the 2021 TRESCA 'We lied to you' transparency video.
Kyoto Animation
Kyoto Animation (京都アニメーション, KyoAni), founded 1981 in Uji, Kyoto, is a Japanese anime studio with salaried in-house staff, its own training school, works like Violet Evergarden and K-On!, and the 2019 arson that killed 36.
Laugh-O-Gram Studio
Laugh-O-Gram Studio, also called Laugh-O-Gram Films, was Walt Disney's first animation studio in Kansas City, Missouri (1922-1923), producing the Newman Laugh-O-grams and fairy-tale cartoons before bankruptcy; alumni included Ub Iwerks, Rudolf Ising, Hugh Harman, and Friz Freleng.
List of Studio Ghibli works
Studio Ghibli filmography: 27 official animated works from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to The Boy and the Heron (2023), plus Ghibli Museum and Ghibli Park short films; founded 1985 by Miyazaki and Takahata.
Ludo Studio
Ludo Studio (Ludo Studio Pty Ltd) is an independent Brisbane production company founded in 2012 by Daley Pearson and Charlie Aspinwall, creator-producer of Bluey, The Strange Chores, Thou Shalt Not Steal, and the upcoming Bluey Movie (2027).
Madhouse, Inc. (マッドハウス)
Madhouse, also known as Madhouse Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded in Tokyo in 1972 by former Mushi Production staff, known for Death Note, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Frieren.
Mainframe Studios
Mainframe Studios is a Vancouver, BC computer animation and IP development studio founded in 1993 as Mainframe Entertainment, creator of ReBoot, the first fully CG TV series; also known as Rainmaker Entertainment, owned by Kartoon Studios via WOW! Unlimited, distinct from a Des Moines nonprofit of the same name.
MAPPA
MAPPA (株式会社MAPPA) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2011 in Nakano, Tokyo by Masao Maruyama after leaving Madhouse; led by CEO Manabu Otsuka, it produced Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, and Attack on Titan The Final Season, has 562 employees, and increasingly owns the rights to its works.
Marvel Animation
Marvel Animation is the animation division of Marvel Studios (Disney), formally named in February 2024, producing Disney+ series such as What If...?, X-Men '97, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Eyes of Wakanda, and Marvel Zombies under Brad Winderbaum.
Nelvana
Nelvana Limited is a Toronto-based Canadian children's animation studio founded in 1971 by Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert, and Clive Smith, named after a 1941 comic heroine. Owned by Corus Entertainment; production halted in 2025.
Netflix Animation
Netflix Animation: Netflix's animation arm, founded 2018, with Netflix Animation Studios in Burbank, Vancouver, and Sydney. Known for Klaus, The Sea Beast, and Oscar-winning KPop Demon Hunters, plus anime deals with MAPPA and WIT Studio.
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Nickelodeon Animation Studio, also Nickelodeon Animation, the animation arm of Nickelodeon founded in 1992 as Games Animation; known for SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, and Avatar; became a CBS Studios label in April 2026.
Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Movies is the film production arm of the Nickelodeon channel, founded February 25, 1995, releasing family films through Paramount Pictures, from Harriet the Spy (1996) and The Rugrats Movie (1998) to SpongeBob, PAW Patrol, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films.
Outsourcing of animation to the Philippines
Outsourcing of animation to the Philippines: Philippine studios performing contracted 2D/3D animation production for US and Japanese studios since the 1983 Burbank Animation studio; golden age 90% outsourced share, US$60 million sector in 2024.
Paramount Animation
Paramount Animation is the animation division of Paramount Pictures, announced in 2011 and reinvigorated in 2017, producing theatrical animated features for family audiences such as Rango and Transformers One.
Pierrot (company)
Pierrot (株式会社スタジオぴえろ), also Studio Pierrot, is a Japanese animation studio founded in May 1979 in Mitaka, Tokyo, by ex-Tatsunoko/Mushi Pro staff including Yūji Nunokawa; it produced Naruto, Bleach, YuYu Hakusho, launched PIERROT FILMS in 2024, and renamed itself Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd. in August 2025.
Pinkfong (핑크퐁)
Pinkfong (핑크퐁) is a South Korean preschool entertainment brand and pink fox character owned by The Pinkfong Company (founded 2010 as SmartStudy), known for Baby Shark, the most-viewed YouTube video, 85 billion cumulative views, and a 2025 KOSDAQ listing.
Pixar
Pixar (Pixar Animation Studios), founded from Lucasfilm's Computer Division in 1986 under Steve Jobs, is the American studio behind Toy Story, the first fully CG feature film, and RenderMan, now a Disney subsidiary since its $7.4 billion 2006 acquisition.
Powerhouse Animation Studios
Powerhouse Animation Studios, Austin, Texas 2D animation studio founded 2001, known for Netflix's Castlevania, Blood of Zeus, Seis Manos, and Masters of the Universe; first-look Netflix deal 2021, Animation Guild contract 2024.
Production I.G
Production I.G (株式会社プロダクション・アイジー) is a Japanese animation studio founded December 15, 1987 as I.G Tatsunoko by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and Takayuki Goto, renamed in 1993; maker of Ghost in the Shell, subsidiary of IG Port in Musashino, Tokyo.
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass as Videocraft International on September 14, 1960, made Animagic stop-motion holiday specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, largely produced in Japan, until 1987.
Ruby-Spears
Ruby-Spears, or Ruby-Spears Productions/Enterprises, was an American TV animation studio founded in 1977 by Scooby-Doo creators Joe Ruby and Ken Spears; sold to Taft in 1981, library to Turner in 1991, closed 1996.
Science Saru (サイエンスSARU)
Science Saru (サイエンスSARU) is a Tokyo animation studio founded in 2013 by Masaaki Yuasa and Eunyoung Choi, known for Flash-based fluid animation, Devilman crybaby, Dandadan, and its 2024 acquisition by Toho.