Doga Kobo
Doga Kobo, Inc. (株式会社動画工房, Kabushiki-gaisha Dōga Kōbō, literally "Video Factory") is a Japanese animation studio formed by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro, located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973 and has been involved in the production of a large amount of anime over the years. Although after the big commercial success of their adaptations of Koihime Musō especially YuruYuri, most of their works were somehow associated with moe or yuri, this studio is also known for more "ordinary" romantic shows like Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Plastic Memories, and Tada Never Falls in Love and slice of life comedy anime Himouto! Umaru-chan, the latter two of which were also their original projects.
Kabushiki gaisha | |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | July 11, 1973 |
Headquarters | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
Number of employees | 77 (as of September 2011) |
Website | www |
Productions
Television series
Year | Title | Director(s) | Eps | Genre | Note(s) |
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2007 | Myself ; Yourself | Yasuhiro Kuroda | 13 | Drama, Romance | Adaptation of a visual novel produced by Yeti. |
2008 | Ryoko's Case File | Tarō Iwasaki | 13 | Mystery, Supernatural, Police | Adaptation of a light novel written by Yoshiki Tanaka. |
Koihime†Musō | Nobuaki Nakanishi | 12 | Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts |
Adaptation of a visual novel produced by BaseSon. | |
2009 | Shin Koihime†Musō | Nobuaki Nakanishi | 12 | Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts |
Sequel to Koihime†Musō. |
11eyes | Masami Shimoda | 12 | Action, Fantasy, Romance | Adaptation of a visual novel produced by Lass. | |
2010 | Shin Koihime†Musō: Otome Tairan | Nobuaki Nakanishi | 12 | Action, Fantasy, Historical, Martial Arts |
Sequel to Shin Koihime†Musō. |
2011 | A Bridge to the Starry Skies | Takenori Mihara | 12 | Romance, Harem | Adaptation of a visual novel produced by Feng. |
YuruYuri | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Comedy, Slice of life, Yuri | Adaptation of a manga written by Namori. | |
2012 | YuruYuri♪♪ | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Comedy, Slice of life, Yuri | Sequel to YuruYuri. |
Natsuyuki Rendezvous | Kō Matsuo | 11 | Romance, Supernatural, Drama | Adaptation of a manga written by Haruka Kawachi. | |
2013 | Mangirl! | Nobuaki Nakanishi | 13 | Comedy | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Kagari Tamaoka. |
GJ Club | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Adaptation of a light novel written by Shin Araki. | |
Majestic Prince | Keitaro Motonaga | 24 | Mecha, Science fiction | Adaptation of a manga written by Rando Ayamine. Co-production with Orange. | |
Love Lab | Masahiko Ohta | 13 | Comedy, Romance | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Ruri Miyahara. | |
Devils and Realist | Chiaki Kon | 12 | Supernatural, Comedy, Fantasy | Adaptation of a manga written by Madoka Takadono. | |
2014 | Engaged to the Unidentified | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | 12 | Romantic Comedy, Supernatural | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Cherry Arai. |
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | Mitsue Yamazaki | 12 | Romance, Comedy | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Izumi Tsubaki. | |
Laughing Under the Clouds | Hiroshi Haraguchi | 12 | Action, Supernatural, Historical | Adaptation of a manga written by Karakara-Kemuri.[1] | |
2015 | Plastic Memories | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | 13 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Romance | Original work.[2] |
Mikagura School Suite | Tarō Iwasaki | 12 | Action, School | Adaptation of a light novel written by Last Note. | |
Himouto! Umaru-chan | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Adaptation of a manga written by Sankaku Head. | |
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA | Takashi Kawabata | 12 | Action, Comedy, School | Adaptation of a manga written by Chūgaku Akamatsu. | |
2016 | Luck & Logic | Koichi Chigira Takashi Naoya |
12 | Action, Fantasy | Original work. |
Three Leaves, Three Colors | Yasuhiro Kimura | 12 | Comedy | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Cherry Arai. | |
New Game! | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Shōtarō Tokunō. | |
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru | Takashi Naoya | 12 | Action, Slice of Life, Historical | Adaptation of a browser game produced by Nitroplus. | |
2017 | Gabriel DropOut | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Adaptation of a manga written by Ukami. |
Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~ | Hiroaki Akagi | 12 | Action, Fantasy, Yuri | Spin-off of Luck & Logic | |
New Game!! | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Sequel to New Game! | |
Himouto! Umaru-chan R | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Sequel to Himouto! Umaru-chan. | |
2018 | Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru | Tomoaki Koshida | 12 | Action, Slice of Life, Historical | Sequel to Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru. |
Tada Never Falls in Love | Mitsue Yamazaki | 13 | Romance, Comedy, Drama | Original work. | |
Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! | Masahiko Ohta | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life, Yuri | Adaptation of a manga written by Kanko Nakamura. | |
Anima Yell! | Masako Sato | 12 | Comedy, Sports | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Tsukasa Unohana. | |
2019 | Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me | Daisuke Hiramaki | 12 | Comedy, Yuri | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Nanatsu Mukunoki. |
The Helpful Fox Senko-san | Tomoaki Koshida | 12 | Comedy, Supernatural | Adaptation of a manga written by Rimukoro. | |
How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? | Mitsue Yamazaki | 12 | Comedy, Sports | Adaptation of a manga written by Yabako Sandrovich. | |
2020 | Asteroid in Love | Daisuke Hiramaki | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life | Adaptation of a 4-panel manga written by Quro. |
Sing "Yesterday" for Me | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | 12 | Drama, Romance, Slice of Life | Adaptation of a manga written by Kei Toume. | |
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater | Takaharu Okuma | 12 | Comedy, Slice of Life, Sports | Adaptation of a manga written by Yasuyuki Kosaka. | |
Ikebukuro West Gate Park | Tomoaki Koshida | TBA | Mystery | Adaptation of a novel series written by Ira Ishida. | |
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle | Mitsue Yamazaki | TBA | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | Adaptation of a manga written by Kagiji Kumanomata. | |
2022 | Möbius Dust | TBA | TBA | Kids, Game | Adaptation of a story written by Hajime Shinagawa. |
TBA | My Senpai Is Annoying | TBA | TBA | Comedy, Slice of Life, Romance | Adaptation of a manga written by Shiro Manta. |
OVA/Short series
Year | Title | Note(s) |
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1988 | Uchuu Kazoku Carlvinson | 1 episode. Adaptation of a manga. |
2005 | Kahey no Umi | Original work. Biopic of Takadaya Kahei.[3] |
2006 | Memories Off 5: Togireta Film | 1 episode. Adaptation of a visual novel.[4] |
2009 | Shin Koihime†Musō LIVE Revolution | 1 episode special. |
2010 | 11eyes | 1 episode special. |
2011 | A Bridge to the Starry Skies | 1 episode special. |
2013 | Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! | Adaptation of a manga. |
2014 | GJ Club@ | 1 episode special. |
Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2 | Sequel to Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! | |
2014-2015 | Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun | 6 episode specials. |
2015-2017 | Himouto! Umaru-chan | 2 episode specials. |
2019 | Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! | 1 episode special. |
Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me | 1 episode special. | |
References
- "Dogakobo to Animate Donten ni Warau Anime". Anime News Network.
- "GJ Club's Fujiwara to Helm Plastic Memories Anime at Dogakobo". Anime News Network.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-01-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Doga Kobo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia