Shin-Ei Animation

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Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd.

Native name	シンエイ動画株式会社
Romanized name	Shīn'eī Douga Kabushiki-gaisha
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Predecessor	A-Production
Founded	December 1965; 58 years ago (1965-12) (as A-Production) September 9, 1976; 47 years ago (1976-09-09) (as Shin-Ei Animation)
Founder	Daikichirō Kusube
Headquarters	Nishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Owner	TV Asahi
Subsidiaries	SynergySP
Website	www.shin-ei-animation.jp

Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: シンエイ動画株式会社, Hepburn: Shīn'eī Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha) 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 and a successor of both former Asahi Eigasha that was founded in 1936 and Shin-Asahi Eigasha that was founded in 1938.^[1][2]

History[edit]

Shin-Ei Animation's history begins in December 1965 as A Production (エイプロダクション, Ei Purodakshon) by Daikichirō Kusube who was then a former animator at Toei.

Shin-Ei is known for being the animation studio behind two of the anime television series: Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chanon 1979 and 1992 respectively. They have been running on Japanese television ever since.

In 2010, TV Asahi had acquired the animation studio.^[3]

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

Work list[edit]

Works currently airing on Japanese television are in bold.

Television[edit]

As A-Production

1970s[edit]

• Shin Obake no Q-Taro (1971–72, co-production with Tokyo Movie)
• Ganso Tensai Bakabon (1975–77, co-production with Tokyo Movie)
• Ore wa Teppei (1977–78, co-production with Nippon Animation)
• Highschool Baseball Ninja (1978)

As Shin-Ei Animation

1970s[edit]

• Doraemon (1979–2005)
• Heart of the Red Bird (1979)

1980s[edit]

• 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^[4] (1988–89)
• Oishinbo (October 17, 1988 – March 17, 1992)
• Obotchama-kun (1989–92)
• Biriken Nandemo Shokai^[4] (1989)
• The Laughing Salesman (October 10, 1989 – September 29, 1992)
• Chimpui (November 2, 1989 – April 18, 1991)

1990s[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Haré+Guu (2001)
• Atashin'chi (2002–09)
• Ninja Hattori-kun (2004–08)
• Doraemon (2005–present)
• Futatsu no Kurumi/Two Walnuts (2007)
• Gokyoudai Monogatari (2009–10)

2010s[edit]

• Stitch! ~Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi~(Stitch! Best Friends Forever) (2010–11, co-produced by Disney)
• The Knight in the Area (2012)
• Ninja Hattori-kun (2013–present, co-produced with Reliance MediaWorks)
• Kuromajo-san ga Toru!! (2012–2014)
• My Neighbor Seki (2014)
• Denkigai no Honya-san (2014)
• Mysterious Joker (2014–2016)
• Trickster (2016, co-produced with TMS Entertainment)
• Shin Atashin'chi (2016)
• The Laughing Salesman NEW (2017)
• Elegant Yokai Apartment Life (2017)
• Pochitto Hatsumei: Pikachin-Kit (2018–2020, co-produced with OLM)
• Teasing Master Takagi-san (2018–2022)
• Barangay 143 (2018–2019, co-produced with ASI Studios, Inc. and credited as TV Asahi)
• Null & Peta (2019)^[5]

2020s[edit]

• The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (2020)
• Kin Daa Terebi (2020, co-produced with Lesprit)
• Super Spy Ryan (2020, Animated segments, co-produced with Sunlight Entertainment and Pocket.watch)^[6]
• Pui Pui Molcar / Pui Pui Molcar Driving School (2021–2022, co-produced with Japan Green Hearts)^[7]
• Idolls! (2021)^[8]
• Those Snow White Notes (2021)
• iii Icecrin (2021–present, co-produced with TIA)
• The World Ends with You the Animation (2021, co-produced with DOMERICA)
• A Couple of Cuckoos (2022, co-produced with SynergySP)
• Chimimo (2022)
• The Dangers in My Heart (2023–present)
• Mr. Villain's Day Off (2024, co-produced with SynergySP)^[9]
• The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic (2024, co-produced with Studio Add)

Films[edit]

1980s[edit]

• Tenguri, Boy of the Plains (December 21, 1977)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (March 15, 1980)
• Doraemon: The Records of Nobita, Spaceblazer (March 14, 1981)
• Kaibutsu-kun: Invitation to Kaibutsu Land (March 14, 1981)
• 21 Emon: Uchū e Irasshai! (August 1, 1981)
• Doraemon: What Am I for Momotaro (August 1, 1981) - short film
• Doraemon: Ken-chan's Adventure (1981) - short film
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil (March 13, 1982)
• Kaibutsu-kun: The Demon Sword (March 13, 1982)
• Ninja Hattori-kun: Nin Nin Ninpo Enikki no Maki (March 13, 1982)
• Ninja Hattori-kun: Nin Nin Furusato Daisakusen no Maki (March 12, 1983)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (March 12, 1983)
• Perman: The Birdman Has Arrived!! (March 12, 1983)
• Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: ESP Wars (March 17, 1984)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure into the Underworld (March 17, 1984)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (March 16, 1985)
• Ninja Hattori-kun + Perman: Ninja Beast Jippō vs. Miracle Egg (March 16, 1985)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (March 15, 1986)
• Obake no Q-Taro: Tobidase! Bake Bake Daisakusen (March 15, 1986) - short film
• Pro Golfer Saru: Super Golf World e no Chōsen!! (March 15, 1986)
• Pro Golfer Saru: Kōga Hikyō! Kage no Ninpō Golfer Sanjō! (March 14, 1987)
• Obake no Q-Taro: Susume! 1/100 Daisakusen (March 14, 1987) - short film
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (March 14, 1987)
• Doraemon: The Record of Nobita's Parallel Visit to the West (March 12, 1988)
• ESPer Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll (March 12, 1988)
• Ultra B: Black Hole kara no Dokusaisha BB!! (March 12, 1988) - short film
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan (March 11, 1989)
• Dorami-chan: Mini-Dora SOS!!! (March 11, 1989)

1990s[edit]

• Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (March 10, 1990)
• Chinpui: Eri-sama Katsudō Daishashin (March 10, 1990)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (March 9, 1991)
• Dorami-chan: Wow, The Kid Gang of Bandits! (March 9, 1991)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Kingdom of Clouds (March 7, 1992)
• 21-Emon: To Space! The Barefoot Princess (March 7, 1992)
• In a Thrilling, Solar Car (March 7, 1992) - short film
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (March 6, 1993)
• Dorami-chan: Hello, Dynosis Kids!! (March 6, 1993)
• The Sun Is Our Friend: Hold Out, the Soraemon! (March 6, 1993)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (July 24, 1993)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen (March 12, 1994)
• Dorami-chan: A Blue Straw Hat (March 12, 1994)
• Umeboshi Denka: Uchū no Hate kara Panparopan! (March 12, 1994)
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom (April 23, 1994)
• Doraemon: Nobita to Mirai Note (1994)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Diary of the Creation of the World (March 4, 1995)
• 2112: The Birth of Doraemon (March 4, 1995) - short film
• Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition (April 15, 1995)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (March 2, 1996)
• Dorami & Doraemons: Robot School's Seven Mysteries (March 2, 1996) - short film
• Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland (April 13, 1996)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Spiral City (March 8, 1997)
• The Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan (March 8, 1997) - short film
• Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (April 19, 1997)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas (March 7, 1998)
• Doraemon Comes Back (March 7, 1998) - short film
• The Doraemons: The Great Operating of Stinging Insects! (March 7, 1998) - short film
• Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (April 18, 1998)
• Doraemon: Nobita Drifts in the Universe (March 6, 1999)
• Doraemon: Nobita's the Night Before a Wedding (March 6, 1999) - short film
• The Doraemons: Funny Candy of Okashinana!? (March 6, 1999)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle (April 17, 1999)

2000s[edit]

• Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (March 4, 2000)
• Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections (March 4, 2000) - short film
• The Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine (March 4, 2000) - short film
• Crayon Shin-chan: Jungle That Invites Storm (April 22, 2000)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (March 10, 2001)
• Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!! (March 10, 2001) - short film
• Dorami & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event (March 10, 2001)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (April 21, 2001)
• Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (March 9, 2002)
• Doraemon: The Day When I Was Born (March 9, 2002) - short film
• The Doraemons: Goal! Goal! Goal!! (March 9, 2002) - short film
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Battle of the Warring States (April 20, 2002)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (March 8, 2003)
• Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman (March 8, 2003)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Honor (April 19, 2003)
• Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon! (March 6, 2004)
• Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (March 6, 2004)
• Doraemon's 25th Anniversary (March 6, 2004)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (April 17, 2004)
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (April 16, 2005)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (March 4, 2006)
• Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (April 15, 2006)
• Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld (March 10, 2007)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb (April 21, 2007)
• Summer Days with Coo (July 28, 2007)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (March 8, 2008)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko (April 19, 2008)
• Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Spaceblazer (March 7, 2009)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom (April 18, 2009)

2010s[edit]

• Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (March 6, 2010)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (April 17, 2010)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels (March 5, 2011)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy (April 16, 2011)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (March 3, 2012)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Me and the Space Princess (April 14, 2012)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (March 9, 2013)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (April 20, 2013)
• Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (March 8, 2014)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back (April 19, 2014)
• Stand by Me Doraemon (with Shirogumi and Robot Communications) (August 8, 2014)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes (March 7, 2015)
• Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (April 18, 2015)
• Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (March 5, 2016)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on Dreamy World! (April 16, 2016)
• Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (March 4, 2017)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (April 15, 2017)
• Doraemon the Movie 2018: Nobita's Treasure Island (March 3, 2018)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (April 13, 2018)
• Doraemon the Movie 2019: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (March 1, 2019)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (April 19, 2019)

2020s[edit]

• Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (August 7, 2020)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (September 11, 2020)
• Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (November 20, 2020)
• Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flower of Tenkazu Academy (July 30, 2021)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (March 4, 2022)
• Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (June 10, 2022)
• Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia (March 3, 2023)
• Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (December 8, 2023)^[10]
• Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony (March 1, 2024)
• Ghost Cat Anzu (2024)^[11] (co-production with Miyu Productions)
• Untitled Super Sentai Animated Film (TBA) ^{[citation needed]}

Television specials[edit]

• Doraemon's Time Capsule for 2001 (January 1, 1980)
• Dora・Q・Perman (April 8, 1980)
• Doraemon Meets Hattori the Ninja (January 3, 1982)
• Kaibutsu-kun: Hiroshi's Betrayal (April 3, 1982)
• Pro Golfer Saru (October 9, 1982)
• Doraemon: Europe Rail Travel (October 18, 1983)
• Sangokushi (March 20, 1985)
• Mr. Pen Pen (March 31, 1986)
• Doraemon: Summer Holiday (April 4, 1986)
• Sangokushi II: Amakakeru Otokotachi (August 22, 1986)
• Mr. Pen Pen II (December 29, 1986)
• Doraemon and Itchy the Stray (January 2, 1987)
• Doraemon: Treasure of the Shinugumi Mountain (August 12, 1988)
• Fujiko Fujio A no Mumako (July 3, 1990)
• Oishinbo: Kyūkyoku Tai Shikō, Chōju Ryōri Taiketsu!! (December 11, 1992)
• The Laughing Salesman Special (December 26, 1992)
• Doraemon: Featherplace (April 2, 1993)
• Oishinbo: Nichibei Kome Sensō (December 3, 1993)
• The Laughing Salesman: Supersize Spring Issue (April 6, 1993)
• The Laughing Salesman: Supersize Forgotten Year Issue (December 28, 1993)
• Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy (January 2, 1994)
• Tatsuya Nakazaki's Super Gag Theater (January 16 - August 21, 1994)
• Sensō Dōwa (August 15, 2002 - August 13, 2009)
• Shiroi Koibito (December 23, 2006)
• Stitch and the Planet of Sand (June 16, 2012)
• Stitch! Perfect Memory (August 7, 2015)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• SHIN-EI ANIMATION Official Site (in Japanese)
• Shin-Ei Animation at Anime News Network's encyclopedia