Millepensee

Millepensee Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ミルパンセ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mirupanse) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2013 for the production of anime.

Millepensee
Native name
株式会社ミルパンセ
Kabushiki-gaisha Mirupanse
Kabushiki-gaisha
IndustryAnime
Founded2013 (2013)
FounderNaoko Shiraishi
HeadquartersNishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Shin Itagaki (representative director)
Websitemillepensee.com

On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Millepensee had formed a partnership with Sanzigen to form a new CG studio IXIXI.[1]

Establishment

The studio was founded in 2013 by ex-Shaft/Gainax producer Naoko Shiraishi.[2] Since its founding, all of Millepensee's works have been directed by ex-Madhouse director and producer Shin Itagaki (with the exception of the Wake Up, Girls! films).

Works

Television series
Title Director(s) First run start date First run end date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Shin Itagaki April 6, 2015 June 22, 2015 12 Adaptation of a manga by Roots and Piyo. [3]
Teekyu Shin Itagaki April 6, 2015 September 27, 2017 72 Adaptation of a manga by Roots and Piyo.
Episodes 37–108 (season 4–9).		 [3]
Usakame Shin Itagaki April 11, 2016 June 27, 2016 12 Adaptation of a manga by Roots and Jūzō Kirisawa. [4]
Berserk Shin Itagaki July 1, 2016 June 23, 2017 24 Adaptation of a manga by Kentaro Miura.
Sequel to Berserk: The Golden Age Arc.
Co-animated with GEMBA.
Production co-operation by Liden Films.		 [5][6]
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter Shin Itagaki October 9, 2017 January 7, 2018 13 Original work (based on the franchise). [7]
Cop Craft Shin Itagaki July 8, 2019 September 30, 2019 12 Adaptation of a light novel by Shoji Gatoh. [8]

OVA/ONAs
Title Director(s) Released Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Shin Itagaki August 28, 2015 1
Teekyu Shin Itagaki August 28, 2015 – March 17, 2017 11 Episodes 5–15

Films
Title Director(s) Released Note(s) Ref(s)
Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage Yutaka Yamamoto September 25, 2015 Part 1 of Wake Up, Girls! 2.
Co-animated with Ordet.		 [9]
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Yutaka Yamamoto December 11, 2015 Part 2 of Wake Up, Girls! 2.
Co-animated with Ordet.		 [9]

Music videos
Title Director(s) Release date Artist Note(s) Ref(s)
Kanojo wa Zombie Shin Itagaki January 25, 2016 Glay [10][11]
gollark: I believe citrons has a "TPU" somewhere they could use for GPTous execution.
gollark: Interesting idea.
gollark: Anyway, is the Organization a SaaS provider?
gollark: What do you mean "fake"?
gollark: Which is why we should build some sort of text adventure maze game into the Organization website's links.

References
  1. Sherman, Jennifer (February 11, 2019). "Millepensee, Sanzigen Form lXlXl Anime Studio for 3D CG". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. "自己紹介と「はじめました」のご挨拶". Millepensee. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. Egan Loo (March 3, 2015). "4th Teekyū Season, Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Slated for April 6 With New Studio". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  4. Raphael Antonio Pineda (April 7, 2016). "Teekyū Spinoff Usakame TV Anime's Ad Reveals April 11 Premiere". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. Raphael Antonio Pineda (March 22, 2016). "New Berserk TV Anime's Cast, Staff, July Premiere Unveiled". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. Raphael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2017). "Berserk TV Anime's Next Arc Premieres in April". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. Egan Loo (December 12, 2016). "Wake Up, Girls! Gets New TV Anime With New Staff, Added Characters in 2017". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. Egan Loo (March 6, 2019). "Cop Craft TV Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, Summer Premiere". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. "Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Staff&Cast". Wake Up Girls, Beyond the Bottom. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. "Zombie". Millepensee. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  11. GLAY (January 25, 2016). "「彼女はゾンビ」ミュージックビデオ". YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
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