Ajiado

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Japanese animation studio

title: "Ajiado" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ajiado", "japanese-animation-studios", "mass-media-in-saitama-(city)", "companies-based-in-saitama-prefecture", "mass-media-companies-established-in-1978", "japanese-companies-established-in-1978"] description: "Japanese animation studio" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajiado" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Japanese animation studio ::

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FieldValue
nameAjiado Co., Ltd.
native_name株式会社亜細亜堂
native_name_langja
romanized_nameKabushiki-gaisha Ajiadō
logoAjiado Logo.png
logo_size200px
logo_captionLogo used as of 2014
typeKabushiki gaisha
foundation
founderTsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi, Michishiro Yamada
locationOto
location_cityChūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture
location_countryJapan
key_peopleShinichiro Ozawa (President)
industryJapanese animation
num_employees81
subsidDap International, Inc.
Japan Taps
homepageajiado.co.jp
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| name = Ajiado Co., Ltd. | native_name = 株式会社亜細亜堂 | native_name_lang = ja | romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Ajiadō | logo = Ajiado Logo.png | logo_size = 200px | logo_caption = Logo used as of 2014 | type = Kabushiki gaisha | genre = | foundation = | founder = Tsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi, Michishiro Yamada | location = Oto | location_city = Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture | location_country = Japan | origins = | key_people = Shinichiro Ozawa (President) | area_served = | industry = Japanese animation | products = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | num_employees = 81 | parent = | subsid = Dap International, Inc. Japan Taps | homepage = ajiado.co.jp | footnotes = Ajiado Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio established on October 4, 1978. It is noted for animated series including Spirit of Wonder, Absolute Boy, Izetta: The Last Witch, and several others, including the long-running NHK series Nintama Rantarō. Its name can be translated as "Hall of Asia."

History

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The studio was founded in 1978 by the noted animators Tsutomu Shibayama, Osamu Kobayashi and Michishiro Yamada, former members of the animation studio A Production, under the corporate title Yugen-kaisha Ajiadō. The name Ajiadō is a penname used by Tsutomu Shibayama and Osamu Kobayashi.

In 1985, it formally became a kabushiki gaisha (business corporation). In 1987, it produced its first series, the OVA Twilight Q. It established the company Dap International Kabushiki-gaisha in 1990.

At the same time, they established a joint venture company, Japan Taps, with the toy company Takara. They undertook the production of anime such as Miracle Girls and also engaged in subcontracting for other anime productions sponsored by the company (later dissolved). In 1998, the studio established a digital animation division to produce its digital animation.

In 2005, the studio produced Zettai Shōnen, which was directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and premiered on NHK BS2. In 2007, it produced Emma – A Victorian Romance: Second Act, the second season of Emma – A Victorian Romance.

Works

Television series

Films

OVAs/ONAs

Noted staff

Directors

Screenwriters

  • Michishiro Yamada
  • Yoshiyaki Yanagida
  • Masaya Fujimori
  • Hideyuki Funakoshi
  • Kinichirō Suzuki
  • Yūko Ikuno
  • Masayuki Sekine
  • Hiroshi Kawaguchi
  • Mitsuyuki Musaki
  • Yayoi Yoshikawa
  • Yūichi Nakajima
  • Yuki Nishioka
  • Noriko Ogino
  • Tsuyoshi Ichiki
  • Yasuhiro Endō

References

References

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