MAPPA (studio)

MAPPA Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社MAPPA, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mappa) is a Japanese animation studio established on June 14, 2011, by Masao Maruyama, a founder and former producer of Madhouse.[1][2]

MAPPA Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社MAPPA
Kabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedJune 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)
FounderMasao Maruyama
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Manabu Ootsuka (representative director)
ProductsAnime
Number of employees
200
Websitehttp://mappa.co.jp/

"MAPPA" is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association.[3] In April 2016, Maruyama resigned his position in the studio and founded a new studio, Studio M2.[4]

Works

Anime television series
Year Title Director(s) Original run start Original run end Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2012 Kids on the Slope Shinichirō Watanabe April 12, 2012June 28, 2012 12 Based on a manga written by Yuki Kodama.
Co-produced with Tezuka Productions.
Teekyu Shin Itagaki October 7, 2012December 22, 2013 36 Based on a manga written by Roots. (seasons 1–3)
2013 Hajime no Ippo: Rising Jun Shishido October 5, 2013March 29, 2014 25 Sequel to Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger.
Co-produced with Madhouse.
2014 Terror in Resonance Shinichirō Watanabe July 10, 2014September 25, 2014 11 Original work. [5]
Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames Yūichirō Hayashi October 3, 2014March 27, 2015 24 Original work. Based on the Garo tokusatsu drama.
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis Keiichi Sato October 6, 2014December 29, 2014 12 Based on the Rage of Bahamut game. [6]
2015 Punch Line Yutaka Uemura April 9, 2015June 25, 2015 12 Original work. [7]
Ushio and Tora Satoshi Nishimura July 3, 2015June 24, 2016 39 Based on a manga written by Kazuhiro Fujita.
Co-produced with Studio VOLN.		 [8]
Garo: Crimson Moon Atsushi Wakabayashi October 9, 2015April 1, 2016 23 Original work. Related to the Garo series. [9][10]
2016 Days Kōnosuke Uda July 2, 2016December 18, 2016 24 Based on a manga written by Yasuda Tsuyoshi. [11]
Yuri on Ice Jun Shishido (chief)
Sayo Yamamoto		 October 6, 2016December 21, 2016 12 Original work. [12]
2017 Idol Incidents Daisuke Yoshida January 8, 2017March 27, 2017 12 Based on a Japanese media mix project by Mages.
Co-produced with Studio VOLN.
Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul Keiichi Sato April 7, 2017September 29, 2017 24 Sequel to Rage of Bahamut: Genesis. [13][14]
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Yūichirō Hayashi July 1, 2017September 23, 2017 12 Based on a manga written by Homura Kawamoto. [15][16]
Altair: A Record of Battles Kazuhiro Furuhashi July 7, 2017December 22, 2017 24 Based on a manga written by Kotono Katō. [17][18]
Garo: Vanishing Line Sunghoo Park October 6, 2017March 30, 2018 24 Original work. Related to the Garo series. [19]
Inuyashiki Keiichi Sato
Shuhei Yabuta		 October 12, 2017December 22, 2017 11 Based on a manga written by Hiroya Oku. [20]
2018 Banana Fish Hiroko Utsumi July 5, 2018December 20, 2018 24 Based on a manga written by Akimi Yoshida. [21]
Zombie Land Saga Munehisa Sakai October 4, 2018December 20, 2018 12 Original work. Production by Avex Pictures and Cygames. [22][23]
2019 Dororo Kazuhiro Furuhashi January 7, 2019June 24, 2019 24 Based on a manga written by Osamu Tezuka.
Co-produced with Tezuka Productions.		 [24]
Kakegurui ×× Yūichirō Hayashi
Kiyoshi Matsuda		 January 8, 2019March 26, 2019 12 Sequel to Kakegurui. [25]
Sarazanmai Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Kunihiko Ikuhara		 April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 11 Original work.
Co-produced with Lapin Track.		 [26][27]
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Jun Shishido July 1, 2019September 16, 2019 12 Based on a manga written by Maybe. [28][29]
Granblue Fantasy The Animation Season 2 Yui Umemoto October 4, 2019December 27, 2019 12 Based on the Granblue Fantasy video game.
Sequel to Granblue Fantasy The Animation.		 [30]
2020 Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? Kiyoshi Matsuda January 9, 2020March 19, 2020 11 Based on a franchise by Sony Creative Products Inc.
Co-produced with Lapin Track.		 [31]
Dorohedoro Yūichirō Hayashi January 12, 2020March 29, 2020 12 Based on a manga written by Q Hayashida. [32]
Listeners Hiroaki Ando April 3, 2020June 19, 2020 12 Original work. [33][34]
The God of High School Sunghoo Park July 6, 2020TBA 13 Based on a webtoon manwha written by Yongje Park. [35][36]
Mr Love: Queen's Choice Munehisa Sakai July 15, 2020TBA TBA Based on a video game by Elex. [37][38]
Taiso Samurai Hisatoshi Shimizu October 10, 2020TBA TBA Original work. [39][40]
Jujutsu Kaisen Sunghoo Park October 2020TBA TBA Based on a manga written by Gege Akutami. [41]
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Jun Shishido (chief)
Yūichirō Hayashi		 2020TBA TBA Based on a manga written by Hajime Isayama. [42][43]

Anime films
Year Title Director(s) Release date Dur. Note(s) Refs.
2016 Garo: Divine Flame Yuichiro Hayashi May 21, 2016 78m Sequel to Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames. [44]
In This Corner of the World Sunao Katabuchi November 12, 2016[lower-alpha 1] 129m[lower-alpha 2] Based on a manga written by Fumiyo Kōno. [45]
TBA Yuri on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence Sayo Yamamoto TBA TBA Related to Yuri on Ice. [46]

Original video animations
Year Title Director(s) Release start Release end Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2017 Days: Tōin Gakuen-sen! Kōnosuke Uda March 17, 2017 July 17, 2018 5 Sequel to Days.
2018 Sex: Prologue Sayo Yamamoto May 7, 2018 1

Original net animations
Year Title Director(s) Release start Release end Eps. Note(s) Refs.
TBA Yasuke LeSean Thomas TBATBA TBA Based on the story of historical figure Yasuke. [47]
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gollark: 7421, I think?
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gollark: I'm kind of more lamenting about the fact that they cheated a bunch of turtles then used them ridiculously insecurely.
gollark: Look, you're welcome to come on and look, I drove a few out of the claim.

See also

Notes
  1. An extended version of In This Corner of the World was released on December 20, 2019.
  2. The extended version of In This Corner of the World has a duration of 168 minutes.

References
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  2. "Cowboy Bebop Helmer Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA Plan New TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  3. "Otakon 2014 Guests". Otakon. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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  5. "Cowboy Bebop Director Watanabe, Composer Kanno Make Zankyō no Terror Anime". Anime News Network. March 21, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
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  27. "Utena/Penguindrum's Kunihiko Ikuhara Reveals Next Anime's Studios, Title, 2019 TV Debut". Anime News Network. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  28. "Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Creators' 'To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts' Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  29. "To the abandoned Sacred Beasts Anime Reveals New Visual, July Premiere". Anime News Network. March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  30. "Granblue Fantasy Anime Season 2's 1st Promo Reveals Revamped MAPPA Staff, Cast, October 4 Debut". Anime News Network. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  31. "MAPPA, Lapin Track Make Tama and Friends' Uchi Tama!? TV Anime for Winter 2020". Anime News Network. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  32. "Dorohedoro TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Staff, Cast, January 12 Premiere Date". Anime News Network. October 11, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  33. "Listeners Original TV Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff in Video". Anime News Network. January 27, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  34. "Rock Battle TV Anime 'Listeners' Confirms More Cast, Characters, Story, Ending Song Artist, April Premiere (Updated)". Anime News Network. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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  36. "Team Behind Crunchyroll Original God of High School Comments on Production". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  37. "Koi to Producer EVOLxLOVE Otome Romance Game Gets TV Anime by MAPPA". Anime News Network. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  38. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2020). "Mr Love: Queen's Choice TV Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, July 15 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  39. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 12, 2020). "Kensho Ono Stars in New Anime by Yuri!!! on Ice's MAPPA Studio in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  40. "MAPPA's Zombie Land Saga Team Makes Original Gymnastics TV Anime Taiso Samurai in October". Anime News Network. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  41. "Jujutsu Kaisen Anime's Video Reveals New Cast, Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  42. Anime_Shingeki (Attack on Titan Official Twitter Account) (May 29, 2020). "【新PV解禁！】NHK総合にて放送予定のTVアニメ「進撃の巨人」The Final SeasonのPVを解禁！是非ご覧ください！". Twitter. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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