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Studio 4°C Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社STUDIO 4℃
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnimation studio
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
FounderEiko Tanaka
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Eiko Tanaka (President)
Koji Morimoto (Director, animator)
ProductsAnime (Television, Film, OVA)
Websitestudio4c.co.jp

Studio 4°C Co., Ltd. (株式会社STUDIO 4℃, Kabushiki-Gaisha Sutajio Yondo Shī, stylized as STUDIO4℃) is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Koji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense.[1]

History[]

Studio 4 °C 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., Studio 4 °C created five segments of The Animatrix. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde film Mind Game. Studio 4 °C'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 Batman's side story Gotham Knight, 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[]

  • Memories (1995)
  • Spriggan (1998)
  • Princess Arete (2001)
  • Mind Game (2004)
  • Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
  • First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009)
  • Berserk: Golden Age Arc
    • The Egg of the King (2012)
    • The Battle for Doldrey (2012)
    • The Descent (2013)
  • Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
  • Harmony (2015, part of the Project Itoh trilogy)
  • Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)
  • Mutafukaz (2017, with Ankama Animations)[2]
  • Children of the Sea (2019)
  • Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)[3]
  • Gyokō no Nikuko-san (2021)[4]

TV series[]

OVA[]

Music videos[]

  • Ken Ishii – "Extra" (1996)
  • The Bluetones – "Four Day Weekend" (1998)
  • Glay – "Survival" (1999)
  • Artist Unknown - "Brand New Day" (2001, Unreleased)[5][6]
  • Ayumi Hamasaki – "Connected" (2002)
  • Ligalize – "Pervyi Otryad" ("First Squad") (2005)
  • 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! Part 1 – Global Astroliner (2006)
  • Amazing Nuts! Part 2 – Glass Eyes (2006)
  • Amazing Nuts! Part 3 – Kung Fu Love – Even If You Become the Enemy of the World (2006)
  • Amazing Nuts! Part 4 – Joe and Marilyn (2006)
  • Tamala'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
  • Kid Icarus: Uprising – "Medusa's Revenge"[1] (2012) – Promotional short for Kid Icarus: Uprising video game
  • Drive Your Heart (2013) Spin-off to PES-peace eco smile, short film produced to advertise Toyota
  • Tuzuki: Love Assassin (2014)[7]
  • Turnover (2015) adaptation from the manga of the same name, for advertising purpose for Benesse[8][9]
  • Kanjo ga Kanji o Sukina Riyū Part 1 and Part 2 (2015)[10][11][12]
  • Red Ash: Gearworld (2017)

Video games[]

Commercials[]

  • Nike – LeBron James In Chamber of Fear (Self Doubt) (2004)
  • Honda Edix presents Edix Six – kiro (2006)

Other[]

  • Kamikaze Girls (2004) – Animated segment
  • Lincoln (2005) – Opening animation and character designs
  • Kurosagi (2006) – Opening animation
  • Donju (2009) – Animated segment
  • Attraction (2010) – Interactive Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcement made with The National Institute for Preventive and Health Education in France
  • My Last Day (2011) – A short Easter anime Campus Crusade for Christ[15]
  • PES-peace eco smile (2012) – Series of shorts produced to advertise Toyota[16]
  • 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"

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official Studio 4°C Website
  2. ↑ Announcement on screendaily.com
  3. ↑ "Studio 4°C Produces Poupelle of Chimney Town Anime Film". Anime News Network. December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  4. ↑ "Studio 4°C Reveals Gyokō no Nikuko-san Anime Film". Anime News Network. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. ↑ http://www.catsuka.com/news/2009-01-17/brand-new-day-koichi-arai-studio-4c-un-clip-qui-merite-sa-news-a-lui (in French)
  6. ↑ http://www.catsuka.com/player/brand_new_day
  7. ↑ Tuzki: Love Assassin [1]'
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-09-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  9. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-18/kana-hanazawa-inspires-high-schoolers-in-4c-turnover-anime-short/.86091
  10. ↑ http://nijimen.net/archives/3208
  11. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-15/idolm@ster-kubooka-designs-anime-promos-for-kanji-test/.92925
  12. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-10-13/2nd-anime-promo-short-for-kanji-test-streamed/.94127
  13. ↑ http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/14/meet-the-star-developers-behind-shin-megami-tensei-x-fire-emblem/
  14. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-20/studio-4c-animates-opening-for-guardian-violation-smartphone-game/.95608
  15. ↑ Official: My Last Day on YouTube
  16. ↑ PES youtube channel

External links[]

Works by Studio 4°C
Films Memories (1995) • Spriggan (1998) • Gondora (1998) • Dimension Loop (2001) • Princess Arete (2001) • Mind Game (2004) • Tekkonkinkreet (2006) • Tamala's "Wild Party" (2007) • Genius Party (2007) • Genius Party Beyond (2008) • First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009) • My Last Day (2011) • Medusa's Revenge (2012) • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King (2012) • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey (2012) • Drive Your Heart (2013) • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III – The Advent (2013) • Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013) • Tuzuki: Love Assassin (2014) • Turnover (2015) • Kanjo ga Kanji o Suki na Riyū (2015) • Harmony (2015) • Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015) • Red Ash: Gearworld (2017) • Mutafukaz (2017) • Children of the Sea (2019) • Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020) • Gyokō no Nikuko-san (2021)
Television series Piroppo (2001) • Tweeny Witches (2004) • Kimagure Robot (2004) • Transformers: Animated (2008) • ThunderCats (2011) • Chiisana Hana no Uta (2013)
OVAs Noiseman Sound Insect (1997) • Eternal Family (1997) • Uraroji Diamond (2000) • Digital Juice (2001) • Sweat Punch (2001–2002) • Amazing Nuts! (2006) • Hijikata Toshizō: Shiro no Kiseki (2004) • Tweeny Witches: The Adventures (2007) • Detroit Metal City (2008) • Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind (2009) • Kuro no Sumika: Chronus (2014)
Animated segments The Animatrix (2003, 4 segments) • Ani*Kuri15 (2007–2008, 5 segments) • Batman: Gotham Knight (2008, 2 segments) • Halo Legends (2010, 2 segments)
Video games Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001) • Summon Night 3 (2003) • Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (2004) • Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004) • Rogue Galaxy (2005) • Lunar Knights (2006) • Jeanne D'Arc (2006) • Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006) • Street Fighter IV (2008) • .hack//Link (2010) • Catherine (2011) • Hard Corps: Uprising (2011) • Asura's Wrath (2012) • Toukiden: The Age of Demons (2013) • Metal Max 4: Gekkō no Diva (2013) • Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (2015) • Guardian's Violation (2015)
People Kōji Morimoto • Eiko Tanaka • Michael Arias
Japan Animation industry in Japan
Central topics Economy of Japan • History of anime
Companies/studios Active A.C.G.T • A.P.P.P. • AIC • Ajia-do Animation Works • Aniplex (A-1 Pictures) • Arms • Artland • Asahi Production • Bee Train • Bones • Brain's Base • C-Station • Daume • David Production • Digital Frontier • Diomedea • DLE • Dogakobo • Eiken • Feel • Gainax • Gallop • GoHands • Gonzo • IG Port (Production I.G • Wit Studio • Xebec) • Imagin • J.C.Staff • Khara • Kinema Citrus • Knack Productions • Kyoto Animation • Lerche • Madhouse • Magic Bus • Manglobe • Marza Animation Planet • Mook Animation • Mushi Production • Namco Bandai Holdings (Bandai Visual • Sunrise) • Nihon Ad Systems • Nippon Animation • Nomad • Oh! Production • OLM • Ordet • P.A. Works • Pierrot • Polygon Pictures • Production Reed • Robot Communications • Sanzigen • Satelight • Seven Arcs • Shaft • Shin-Ei Animation • Silver Link • Studio 4°C • Studio Comet • Studio Deen • Studio Fantasia • Studio Ghibli • Studio Gokumi • Studio Hibari • Studio Nue • SynergySP • Tatsunoko Production • Tezuka Productions • TMS Entertainment • TNK • Toei Animation • Trigger • TYO Animations • Ufotable • Ultra Super Pictures • White Fox • Zexcs
Defunct Artmic • Group TAC • Hal Film Maker • Jetlag Productions • Kitayama Eiga Seisakujo • Radix • Spectrum Animation • Topcraft • Triangle Staff
Awards Animation Kobe Awards • Animax Anison Grand Prix • Anime Grand Prix • Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year • Japan Media Arts Awards • Mainichi Film Award • Ōfuji Noburō Award • Seiyu Awards • Tokyo Anime Award
Types Original net animation (ONA) • Original video animation (OVA) • Television (Late night • UHF)
Genres Ecchi • Harem • Hentai • Kaitō • Magical girl • Mecha • Yaoi • Yuri
Animation icons Arsène Lupin III • Ash Ketchum • Astro Boy • Belldandy • Doraemon • Ichigo Kurosaki • Jimmy Kudo • Lina Inverse • Link • Mario • Motoko Kusanagi • Naruto Uzumaki • Pikachu • RX-78-2 Gundam • Sailor Moon • Sakura Kinomoto • Son Goku • Sonic the Hedgehog • Transformers
Related topics The Association of Japanese Animations • Japanese Animation Creators Association • Katsudō Shashin • Manga
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