Kusanagi (animation studio)

Kusanagi Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社草薙, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kusanagi) is a Japanese animation studio sub-contractor that specializes in background art. It is a subsidiary of CyberAgent's video game development studio Cygames.[2]

Kusanagi Inc.
Native name
株式会社草薙
Kabushiki-gaisha Kusanagi
Kabushiki gaisha, subsidiary
IndustryAnimation studio
FoundedOctober 10, 1990 (1990-10-10)
FounderYōji Nakaza
Headquarters2-5 Sakaemachi, Urban Ekoda Building 6F, Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
  • Nobuhito Sue (President)
¥ 39,000,000
Total assets¥ 501,000,000
ParentCygames
Websitekusanagi.co.jp
Footnotes / references
[1]

Establishment

Kusanagi Inc. was founded by Yōji Nakaza and former Eiken art staff who departed from Eiken in 1990.[3][4] The studio is based in Nerima, Tokyo.[1]

Kusanagi would then go on to participate in television animation productions as a sub-contracting background art studio for other studios. Sony Computer Entertainment would also hire the company for background art on their video games which led to their involvement in the video game industry as well.[5]

On June 2, 2016, Kusanagi announced that it had sold all shares to Cygames.[6][7]

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References
  1. "Company Profile". Kusanagi (in Japanese). Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  2. "株式会社草薙の株式取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ" [Notice Regarding Acquisition of Shares of Kusanagi Co., Ltd. (Conversion to Subsidiary)] (in Japanese). Cygames. June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  3. "《草薙动画工作室》" [Kusanagi Animation Studio]. Waiwang (in Chinese). Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  4. "Cygames、背景美術専門会社「草薙」を子会社化" [Cygames Makes Background Art company "Kusanagi" a Subsidiary]. IT Media News (in Japanese). June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  5. "Archive - 7 July". Millennium Kitchen (in Japanese). July 20, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  6. "Cygames全资收购动画&游戏背景工作室草薙" [CyGames Wholly Acquires Animation & Game Background Studio Kusunagi]. Comic Sina (in Chinese). June 3, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. "株式会社草薙の株式取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ" [Notice Regarding the Acquisition of Shares of Kusunagi, Co., Ltd. (Conversion to Subsidiary)]. PR Times (in Japanese). June 2, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
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