Eiken (studio)

Japanese animation studio
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::summary Japanese animation studio ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Eiken Co., Ltd. |
| native_name | 株式会社エイケン |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| romanized_name | Kabushiki gaisha Eiken |
| logo | Eiken Logo.jpg |
| logo_caption | Logo used since 1973 |
| image | Eiken bld.jpg |
| image_caption | Headquarters in Arakawa, Tokyo |
| former_name | TCJ Video Center Co., Ltd. (1969–1973) |
| type | Kabushiki-gaisha |
| industry | Japanese animation |
| founded | |
| founder | Hidenori Murata |
| hq_location | Minami-Senju |
| hq_location_city | Arakawa, Tokyo |
| hq_location_country | Japan |
| key_people | |
| net_income | 14893,000 yen |
| net_income_year | December, 2020 |
| assets | 823,679,000 yen |
| assets_year | December 31, 2020 |
| num_employees | 50 |
| parent | ADK Emotions (70%) |
| Fuji Television (10%) | |
| website | |
| footnotes | |
| :: |
| name = Eiken Co., Ltd.
| native_name = 株式会社エイケン
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Eiken
| logo = Eiken Logo.jpg
| logo_caption = Logo used since 1973
| image = Eiken bld.jpg
| image_caption = Headquarters in Arakawa, Tokyo
| former_name = TCJ Video Center Co., Ltd. (1969–1973)
| type = Kabushiki-gaisha
| industry = Japanese animation
| founded =
| founder = Hidenori Murata
| hq_location = Minami-Senju
| hq_location_city = Arakawa, Tokyo
| hq_location_country = Japan
| key_people =
| net_income = 14893,000 yen
| net_income_year = December, 2020
| assets = 823,679,000 yen
| assets_year = December 31, 2020
| num_employees = 50
| parent = ADK Emotions (70%)
Fuji Television (10%)
| website =
| footnotes =
Eiken Co., Ltd. is a Japanese anime studio in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. The company was formerly known as Television Corporation of Japan Co., Ltd. or TCJ before the sales division spun off to form Zuiyo Eizo. As a result, it changed its name in 1969 to Eiken. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of ADK Emotions.
History
|name = Television Corporation of Japan, Co., Ltd. Tele-Cartoons Japan |native_name = 日本テレビジョン株式会社 |romanized_name = Nihon Terebijon Kabushiki-gaisha |type = Private KK |fate = Dissolved, sales division spun-off into Zuiyo Enterprise |founded = |defunct = |successor = Zuiyo Enterprise TCJ Video Center |industry = Advertising Japanese animation The studio was established as Television Corporation of Japan in 1952. It started off producing commercials before entering the anime industry with adaptations of Ko Kojima's Sennin Buraku and Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Tetsujin 28-go. Since then, it has co-produced (with TBS) numerous anime like Super Jetter, Space Boy Soran, Noboru Kawasaki's Skyers 5 and Sanpei Shirato's Sasuke.
In March 1969, TCJ manager, Shigeto Takahashi, along with the sales division, spun off from TCJ, to form Zuiyo Eizo. The animation division remained and spun-off itself to TCJ Video Center Co., Ltd. The company struck gold with their anime adaptation of Machiko Hasegawa's long-running manga, Sazae-san. It still continues to run on Fuji TV to this day, making it the longest running anime. It renamed itself to Eiken in 1970 to produce Norakuro-kun and eventually adopted it as its official name in 1973.
Works
TCJ era
- Sennin Buraku (1963–1966, Fuji TV)
- Tetsujin 28-go ("Gigantor" in North America) (1963–1966, Fuji TV, planning by Dentsu)
- 8 Man ("The 8th Man" in North America) (1963–1964, TBS)
- Super Jetter (1965–1966, TBS)
- Space Boy Soran (1965–1967, TBS)
- Prince Planet (Yūsei Shōnen Papii) (1965–1966, FNS)
- Yūsei Kamen (1966–1967)
- Bōken Gabotenjima (1967)
- Skyers 5 (1967, TBS)
- The Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
- Sasuke (1968–1969, TBS)
- Ninpū Kamui Gaiden (1969, Fuji TV, planning by Zuiyo)
- Sazae-san (1969–current, Fuji TV)
- Kamui Gaiden (1969, film)
- Dōbutsu-mura Monogatari (1970, NET)
- Bakuhatsu Gorō (1970, TBS)
- Norakuro (1970–1971, Fuji TV)
- Shin Skyers 5 (1971–1972, TBS)
- Onbu Obake (1972–1973, Yomiuri TV)
Eiken era
- Bōken Korobokkuru (1973, Yomiuri TV)
- Jim Button (1974, MBS)
- Iruka to Shōnen (1975, TBS)
- Hokahoka Kazoku (1976–1982, Fuji TV)
- UFO Warrior Daiapolon (1976, TBS)
- UFO Senshi Daiapolon 2 (1976, Tokyo 12ch)
- Captain (1980, NTV; TV special)
- Captain (1981, film)
- Donbē Monogatari (1981, NTV)
- Captain (1983, TV series)
- Glass Mask (1984, NTV)
- Ginga Patrol PJ (1984, Fuji TV)
- Dotanba no Manā (1984–1987, Fuji TV)
- Musashi no Ken (1985–1986, TV Tokyo, "shonen" version)
- Musashi no Ken (1986, "seishun" version)
- Kotowaza House (1987–1994, Fuji TV)
- Hai Akko Desu (1988–1992, ABC)
- Shīton Dōbutsuki (1989–1990, NTV)
- Kobo-chan Special: Filled with Autumn (1990)
- Kobo-chan Special: Filled with Dreams!! (1991)
- Micro Patrol (1991, joint release in France and Japan, OVA series released in Japan as well)
- Kobo-chan (1992–1994, Yomiuri TV)
- Cooking Papa (1992–1995, ABC with Asatsu)
- Kobo-chan Special: Filled with Festivals! (1994)
- Oyako Club (1994-2013, Fuji TV)
- Ijiwaru Bā-san (second series, 1996–1997, Fuji TV)
- Kiko-chan Smile (1996–1997, TBS with Magic Bus)
- Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajirō Wasure na Kusa (1998, TBS with Magic Bus)
- Kobo-chan Special: The Promised Magic Day (1998)
- Suteki! Sakura Mama! (2000)
- Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land (2001–2002, with Magic Bus)
- Gokiburi-chan (2005)
- Play Ball (2005, with Magic Bus)
- Play Ball 2nd (2006, with Magic Bus)
- Tetsujin 28-go Gao! (2013–2016, Fuji TV)
- Bonobono (2016–current, Fuji TV)
References
References
- "Company - 会社案内".
- "仙人部落".
- "鉄人28号".
- "エイトマン".
- "未来からきた少年 - スーパージェッター".
- "宇宙少年ソラン".
- "遊星少年パピイ".
- "遊星仮面".
- "冒険ガボテン島".
- "サスケ".
- "忍風カムイ外伝".
- "サザエさん".
- "動物村ものがたり".
- "ばくはつ五郎".
- "のらくろ".
- "スカイヤーズ5".
- "隆一まんが劇場 - おんぶおばけ".
- "冒険コロボックル".
- "ジムボタン".
- "イルカと少年".
- "ほかほか家族".
- "ufo戦士ダイアポロン".
- "どんべえ物語".
- "キャプテン".
- "ガラスの仮面".
- "銀河パトロールpj".
- "ドタンバのマナー".
- "六三四の剣".
- "ことわざハウス(健康編)".
- "ハーイあっこです".
- "シートン動物記".
- "生命の科学ミクロパトロール".
- "クッキングパパ".
- "親子クラブ".
- "いじわるばあさん".
- "きこちゃんすまいる".
- "男はつらいよ~寅次郎忘れな草~".
- "コボちゃん".
- "すてき!さくらママ".
- "ゴーゴー五つ子ら・ん・ど".
- "ゴキブリちゃん".
- "プレイボール".
- "鉄人28号ガオ!".
- "ぼのぼの".
- Loo, Egan. (December 16, 2015). "Bono Bono Gag Comedy Gets New TV Anime After 2 Decades". [[Anime News Network]].
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