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David Production

Japanese animation studio

Summary

Japanese animation studio

Field	Value
name	David Production, Inc.
logo	David Production logo.svg
native_name	株式会社デイヴィッドプロダクション
native_name_lang	ja
romanized_name	Kabushiki-gaisha Deividdo Purodakushon
type	Kabushiki gaisha
foundation	September 2007
founder	Kōji Kajita
Taito Okiura
location_city	Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
location_country	Japan
key_people	Shūichirō Tanaka (CEO)
industry	Japanese animation
num_employees	93 (January 2021)
parent	Fuji Television
homepage	davidproduction.jp

Taito Okiura David Production, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio founded in September 2007 by former Gonzo producers Kōji Kajita and Taito Okiura, and is based in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo. Notable works from the studio include JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Cells at Work!, the 2018 adaptation of Captain Tsubasa, Fire Force, and the 2022 adaptation of Urusei Yatsura.

Establishment

The company was founded by former Gonzo president and producer Kōji Kajita and fellow producer Taito Okiura in September 2007 upon having left Gonzo. The company's first work was as an animation subcontractor, but in 2009 David Production undertook their first full animation production as a primary contractor with Ristorante Paradiso.

Fuji TV acquired the studio on August 1, 2014.

The company's name is a reference to the Biblical story of David and Goliath, a story chosen to represent "[the creation of] good animation with great storytelling and characters" despite being smaller than other well-known studios. It is also short for "Design Audio & Visual Illusion Dynamics", which signifies the studio's impactful animations.

Productions

Anime television series

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps.
Ristorante Paradiso	Mitsuko Kase	11	Adaptation of the manga series by Natsume Ono.
Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra	Toshiya Shinohara	27	Adaptation of the light novel series by Ishio Yamagata.
Level E	Toshiyuki Kato	13	Adaptation of the manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Co-production with Pierrot.
Ben-To	Shin Itagaki	12	Adaptation of the light novel series by Asaura.
Inu × Boku SS	Naokatsu Tsuda	12
+OVA	Adaptation of the manga series by Cocoa Fujiwara.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation	Naokatsu Tsuda
Kenichi Suzuki	26	Adaptation of the first two parts of the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.
Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation	Masahiro Mukai	12
+OVA	Based on a video game series by Idea Factory and Compile Heart.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders	Naokatsu Tsuda
Kenichi Suzuki	48	Adaptation of the third part of the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable	Naokatsu Tsuda
Toshiyuki Kato	39	Adaptation of the fourth part of the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On	Mitsuru Hongo	75	Based on a video game series by Capcom.
Sagrada Reset	Shinya Kawatsura	24	Adaptation of the light novel series by Yutaka Kōno.
Captain Tsubasa	Toshiyuki Kato
Hirofumi Ogura	52	Adaptation of the manga series by Yōichi Takahashi.
Cells at Work!	Kenichi Suzuki	13	Adaptation of the manga series by Akane Shimizu.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind	Naokatsu Tsuda
Yasuhiro Kimura
Hideya Takahashi	39	Adaptation of the fifth part of the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.
Fire Force	Yuki Yase (season 1)
Tatsuma Minamikawa (season 2-3)	73	Adaptation of the manga series by Atsushi Ōkubo.
Ensemble Stars!	Mazakazu Hishida
Yasufumi Soejima	24	Based on a smartphone game by Happy Elements.
Strike Witches: Road to Berlin	Kazuhiro Takamura
Hideya Takahashi	12	Third season of Strike Witches.
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team	Yasuhiro Kimura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series by Yukako Kabei.
Cells at Work!!	Hirofumi Ogura	8	Second season of Cells at Work!.
Urusei Yatsura	Yasuhiro Kimura
Hideya Takahashi
Takahiro Kamei	46	Second adaptation of the manga series by Rumiko Takahashi; with the first being in 1981.
Undead Unluck	Yuki Yase	24	Adaptation of the manga series by Yoshifumi Tozuka. Co-produced with TMS Entertainment.
Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse	Hideya Takahashi	12	Original work.
Firefly Wedding	Takahiro Kamei		Adaptation of the manga series by Oreco Tachibana.

Anime films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Dur.
Planetarian: Storyteller of the Stars	Naokatsu Tsuda	117m	Based on a visual novel by Key.
"Hataraku Saibō!!" Saikyō no Teki, Futatabi. Karada no Naka wa "Chō" Ōsawagi!	Hirofumi Ogura	112m	Adaptation of the manga series by Akane Shimizu.
The House of the Lost on the Cape	Shin'ya Kawatsura	100m	Adaptation of the novel by Sachiko Kashiwaba.
Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!	Asami Nakatani
Masakazu Hishida	72m	Based on a smartphone game by Happy Elements.

Original video animations (OVAs)

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps.
Dogs: Stray Dogs Howling in the Dark	Tatsuya Abe	4	Adaptation of the manga series by Shirow Miwa.
Lost Forest	Yasufumi Soejima	1	Music video by MOKA.
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan	Toshiyuki Kato
Yasufumi Soejima	4	Adaptation of the one-shot manga by Hirohiko Araki.

Original net animations (ONAs)

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps.
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet	Naokatsu Tsuda	5	Based on a visual novel by Key.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean	Kenichi Suzuki
Toshiyuki Kato	38	Netflix; Adaptation of the sixth part of the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.
Spriggan	Hiroshi Kobayashi	6	Netflix; Adaptation of the manga series by Hiroshi Takashige and Ryōji Minagawa.
Star Wars: Visions	Shinya Ohira
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run	Yasuhiro Kimura
Hideya Takahashi
Toshiyuki Kato		Netflix; Adaptation of the seventh part of the manga series by Hirohiko Araki.

Notes

References

(March 25, 2009). "Ristorante Paradiso Slice-of-Life Anime's Promos Posted". [[Anime News Network]].
link. [[Mainichi Shimbun]]. (February 20, 2009)
link. [[Mainichi Shimbun]]. (March 30, 2009)
link. [[Fuji TV]]. (August 8, 2014)
(August 19, 2014). "Fuji TV Makes Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's David Production Its Subsidiary". [[Anime News Network]].
"David Production Official Website - Company Info". David Production.
(January 18, 2018). "Cells at Work! Manga Gets TV Anime in July".
(December 25, 2018). "Fire Force TV Anime Reveals Main Staff".
(May 21, 2020). "Fire Force Anime's 2nd Season Unveils Video, New Cast & Staff, Opening Song, July Debut (Updated)".
(April 7, 2019). "Ensemble Stars! TV Anime Unveils Directors, Designers, July 7 Premiere, Character Visuals".
(July 8, 2018). "New Strike Witches: Road to Berlin TV Anime Revealed for 2020".
(June 18, 2020). "2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu TV Anime Premieres in January 2021 on Noitamina".
(March 21, 2020). "Cells at Work! Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in January 2021 With Part of Anime Screening 1st in Theaters in September".
(December 31, 2021). "New Urusei Yatsura Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, david production's Staff, 1-Year Length".
(December 16, 2022). "Undead Unluck Anime Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, Staff".
link. Natasha, Inc. (March 6, 2024)
link. Natasha, Inc. (January 12, 2026)
(September 23, 2025). "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime Unveils Teaser, Cast, 2026 Debut".

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