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Marza Animation Planet
Japanese animation studio
Summary
Japanese animation studio
| Field | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Marza Animation Planet Inc. | ||||||||
| native_name | 株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット | ||||||||
| native_name_lang | ja | ||||||||
| romanized_name | Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto | ||||||||
| logo | Marza Animation Planet.png | ||||||||
| image | Tennouzu yusen building higashishinagawa shinagawa tokyo japan.JPG | ||||||||
| image_caption | Headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo | ||||||||
| former_name | {{Plainlist | ||||||||
| * Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment ()<ref>{{cite news | title | Sega Sammy Launches CG Animation Studio in Japan (Updated) | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-05/sega-sammy-launches-cg-animation-studio-in-japan | access-date=December 21, 2017 | work=Anime News Network | date=January 5, 2010 | archive-date=December 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222075429/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-05/sega-sammy-launches-cg-animation-studio-in-japan | url-status=live}} |
| type | Subsidiary | ||||||||
| foundation | |||||||||
| location | Higashi-Shinagawa | ||||||||
| location_city | Shinagawa, Tokyo | ||||||||
| location_country | Japan | ||||||||
| parent | Sega | ||||||||
| key_people | Yukio Sugino (chairman of the board) | ||||||||
| Akira Sugano (president & representative director) | |||||||||
| industry | Animation | ||||||||
| num_employees | 150 | ||||||||
| divisions | Marza Animation Planet USA Inc. | ||||||||
| homepage |
- Sega VE Animation Studio (2005–2009)
- Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment (2009–2010) Akira Sugano (president & representative director)
Marza Animation Planet Inc. is a Japanese animation studio that specializes in producing computer-animated sequences for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, near Tennozu Isle Station.
The company was formed through Sega spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the Sonic the Hedgehog games. Marza Animation Planet is also known for producing the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present).
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Co-produced with | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock | Shinji Aramaki | Toei Animation | Toei Company |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Takeshi Nozue | Visual Works | Aniplex |
| 2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta | Takanori Tsujimoto | Capcom | Kadokawa (Japan) |
| Sony Pictures Entertainment | ||||
| 2019 | Lupin III: The First | Takashi Yamazaki | TMS Entertainment | Toho |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Jeff Fowler | Original Film | |
| Blur Studio | ||||
| Sega | Paramount Pictures | |||
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | |||
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |
Short films
- Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008)
- GAMERA (2015) (In association with Omnibus Japan and Kadokawa.)
- The Gift (2016) (Created using Unity)
- The Peak (2019) (Created using Unity)
- Sonic Drone Home (2022)
- Samurai Frog Golf (2022)
- Ghost Tale (2023)
- Robodog (discontinued project)
Video game cutscenes
- Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
- Sonic Riders (2006)
- Oshare Majo: Love and Berry (2007)
- Nights: Journey of Dreams (2007)
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008)
- Phantasy Star Portable (2008)
- Samba de Amigo (2008)
- Sonic Unleashed (2008)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009)
- Phantasy Star Portable 2 (2009)
- Resonance of Fate (2010)
- Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (2010)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd (2010)
- Sengoku Taisen (2010)
- Sonic Colors (2010)
- Sonic Free Riders (2010)
- Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
- Sonic Generations (2011)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (2012)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2012)
- Kingdom Conquest II (2013)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 2nd OP (2012)
- Demon Tribe (2013)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 3rd OP (2012)
- Sonic Lost World (2013)
- The World of Three Kingdoms (2013)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (2014)
- Phantasy Star Nova (2014)
- Yakuza 0 (2015)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (2016)
- VR Zone Shinjuku - Winged Bicycle (2017)
- Resident Evil Vandetta: Z Infected Experience (2017)
- Sonic Forces (2017)
- Team Sonic Racing (2019)
- Sonic Frontiers (2022)
Other
- Hatsune Miku Live Party 2012 (MIKUPA♪) (2012) (Stage event)
- Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2013 (2013) (Stage event)
- Mario Kart 8 (2014 (original), 2017 (Deluxe)) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
- Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2014 (2014) (Stage event)
- Splatoon (2015) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
- Happy Forest (2015) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4)
- Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 (2016) (Stage event)
- Ultimate Bowl (2015 (v1), 2017 (v2)) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4 (v1) and Unity (v2))
- Splatoon 2 (2017) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
- The Last Guardian (2016) (Animations)
- Ninjala (2020) (Animations)
- Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) (Lighting)
- Earwig and the Witch (2020) (Production partner)
- Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022) (Animation)
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) (Lighting)
- Hatsune Miku Expo 10th Anniversary (2024) (Stage event, partial production of character modeling, set-up, and animation)
Notes
References
References
- (January 5, 2010). "Sega Sammy Launches CG Animation Studio in Japan (Updated)". Anime News Network.
- (December 20, 2017). "ABOUT".
- Loo, Egan. (May 9, 2013). "Harlock's Marza Animation Planet Prepares Robodog CG Film". [[Anime News Network]].
- (October 15, 2015). "[MOVIE] 'RESIDENT EVIL' will be CG'd by a SEGA company behind SPACE PIRATE: CAPTAIN HARLOCK".
- (March 25, 2015). "Marza Animation Planet names the next RESIDENT EVIL CGI movie".
- (July 31, 2019). "LUPIN THE 3rd: THE FIRST Comes to the Big Screens as a CG Animated Film!".
- (February 23, 2018). "Sonic the Hedgehog Feature Film".
- Kroll, Justin. (May 28, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog' Sequel in the Works (EXCLUSIVE)".
- Fuster, Jeremy. (July 23, 2020). "'Sonic the Hedgehog 2' Gets April 2022 Release Date". [[TheWrap]].
- Grobar, Matt. (August 8, 2022). "Paramount Sets 'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Release, Pushes Date For Smurfs Animated Musical".
- "『GAMERA』石井克人監督 インタビュー（続報）最新のVFX技法を取り入れ、" 新世代の特撮"を実現させる".
- (April 13, 2016). "マーザ・アニメーションプラネットが贈る全編Unity映像『THE GIFT』を「Unite 2016 Tokyo」で初披露＆解説 {{!}} 特集 {{!}} CGWORLD.jp".
- (October 31, 2019). "映像制作はUnityでさらなる高みへ メイキング オブ next "Gift " {{!}} 特集 {{!}} slideshare.net".
- (10 August 2022). "'Samurai Frog Golf' at SIGGRAPH".
- Planet, M. A.. (October 31, 2023). ""Ghost tale" marza オリジナルアニメーション.".
- (November 18, 2022). "Sonic Frontiers | MARZA ANIMATION PLANET".
- (1 October 2014). "If You Don't Go See Virtual Pop Star Hatsune Miku in Concert, You're Insane".
- (December 4, 2024). "ペーパーマリオ オリガミキング".
- (May 23, 2024). "ペーパーマリオRPG".
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