When it comes to Japanese animation companies, you can’t combine the works of these companies. The quality of different animation companies is not uniform, but those famous animation companies always have such one or two special animations, which the author calls “ The treasure of the town club, the author started two counts, one of the most representative works of the animation company “the treasure of the town”, the other will be the inventory of different animation companies.
This article starts with the comprehensive level and popularity of the work, to talk about the animation of the “town treasure” of each company. There is quite a personal understanding, no reference, please discuss it rationally! .
GAINAX.
The treasure of the town club: “Evangelion”.
GAINAX has many works that have become famous in the industry, including “Leaping Peak”, “Sapphire Puzzle”, “FLCL”, “Magic Girl Butler”, etc., which is a work that influenced a generation, but No matter which one, there is no influence of Evangelion. “Evangelion” is a milestone animation project. The director of this film’s animation supervising, Hideo Kanno, uses a lot of real-life movie shooting techniques that have never been used in TV animation before, making TV animation expressive. There have been great improvements, and the bold integration of religious and philosophical topics has given the audience unique insights. It can be said that the Evangelion is different in everyone’s mind.
Due to the unique period, the Japanese animation industry suffered a heavy blow under the influence of the bubble economy in the 1990s. Combined with the impact of the Miyazaki incident in the late 1980s, the entire animation industry suffered an unprecedented blow. The emergence of “Evangelion” completely changed the situation, allowing the Japanese to re-examine the meaning of animation, and also set up a solid wall for the “home culture”.
Madhouse .
The treasure of the town club: “Magic Girl Sakura”.
Madhouse is commonly known as “Crazy House” and is also a highly qualified Japanese animation company. Its well-known animation works and successful animation IP are also many, but the most influential works, the author believes that this is also produced in 1998. “Magic Girl Sakura”.
According to the author’s investigation, the popularity of the Mad House was greatly increased after the production of “Magic Girl Sakura”, and the number of productions began to surge, and after “Magic Girl Sakura”, The level of TV animation production of the Mad House has also been further recognized by the public. “Magic Girl Sakura” should be a major opportunity for the Mad House.
BONES .
The treasure of the town club: “Fullmetal Alchemist”.
Speaking of BONES, the domestic fans kindly call it “Bone Club”, which surprised me by the fact that the original intention of “Bonehead Society” was really “the animation with the bones” as its motto.
骨头社 is good at making original SF theme animations, of course, the SF theme works have many excellent works. His classic works include “Fullmetal Alchemist”, “The Soul Eater”, “The Symphonic Psalms” and so on. However, the author believes that the most complete adaptation of the work is the re-made “Fullmetal Alchemist FA”, this work can be said to be a classic in SF blood animation. The old version of “Steel Alchemy” and the re-made “Fullmetal Alchemist FA” have different tone, the old version is more heavy, the new version is more advanced, but no matter which piece of work has been highly recognized by the audience. It is true that the bone society that has adapted this work will be crowned.
SUNRISE .
The treasure of the town club: “Mobile Suit Gundam”.
Risheng Society has “Love Live” in the new era. “This kind of heavyweight idol animation planning, of course, there is a national-level diffuse animation work like “Gintama”, there are also original robot animations like “Rebellious Lelouch”, but it is said to make a robot animation The most heavyweight IP is naturally “Mobile Suit Gundam.”
The “Mobile Suit Gundam”, which was born in 1979, is a milestone in Japanese animation. Under the supervision of Tomino, the real and powerful aerial world created by the Japanese audience has been found in the past. Since the different feelings of the blood robot animation, relying on the powerful story, and the realistic characters, instead of simply shouting slogans, and the plot of the “protagonist must win”, “Mobile Suit Gundam” came out of the Japanese original robot A new pattern of animation. So far, this series is still making various attempts to expand the audience.
Production I.G.
The treasure of the town club: “Ghost in the Shell”.
Production I.G is an independent brand of the famous Dragon Son Animation Company. It has a number of different animation work departments, and the WIT STUDIO under it is the studio that produced the famous TV animation “The Attacking Giant”. Production I.G’s most well-known cartoons should belong to the Ghost in the Shell. Whether it is the 1995 version of the theatrical version or the later TV version, it shows the production I.G’s first-class production skills. The Ghost in the Shell is also the representative of the Japanese SF animation.
A-1 Pictures .
The treasure of the town club: “Sword Art Online”.
The parent company is Aniplex’s animation production company. Although it was born in 2005, it is not ranked in the Japanese animation company, but as a new company, it has also produced many well-known animation works.
Among them, the comprehensive popularity, sales, production level and other aspects of the situation, the “treasure of the town” author gave the “Sword Art Online” series. The emergence of “Sword Art Online” brought the craze of “Dragon Aotian Light” animation to the peak.
Currently A-1 pictures has separated an independent company called CloverWorks, which produces different animation works.
WHITE FOX.
The treasure of the town club: “The Gate of Destiny Stone”.
Domestic fans are called “White Fox”. Baihushe personally believes that there are quite a lot of works in the SF adaptation works. There is a resounding world of Re from scratch in 2016, the 2010 “Knife”, and 2013 “Working!” Devil King, etc., but one of them has to mention “The Gate of Destiny Stone.” .
“The Gate of Destiny Stone” is an AVG game produced by 5Pb. The animation adapted by Baihushe is a good example of the complex world view and the most outstanding part of the work, and sorts out one. Everyone can understand the logic to the audience at once, in the game adaptation animation, in the same kind of cross-over works, are not to be missed.
J.C. STAFF.
The treasure of the town club: “A scientific super-electromagnetic gun”.
JC STAFF’s famous works include “Az Comics King”. After 2000, there is a lot of light novels adapted from “Electric Shock Library”, such as “Shakugan Shana”, “Zero Makes Devil”, “Dragon and Tiger, etc., although it is called “original shredder”, but the final successful animation IP is still quite a lot. The “Scientific Super-Electromagnetic Gun” is one of the most lightly-changed works, with the highest degree of completion, the highest level of production, and the highest popularity. Not only is it the “treasure of the town” of JC. STAFF, but also called “the shackles of production.” The next issue will be introduced in detail.
SILVER LINK.
The treasure of the town club: “Stupid, Test, Summon Beast”.
Sliver link born in 2007, the qualifications are still very shallow, and there are not many outstanding works. Among them, “Stupid, Test, Summon Beast” is a relatively famous lightly changed work at that time. But when it comes to SILVER LINK. The TV animation of the longest is still the three-quarter “Magic Girl Elia”, which is also a theatrical version of this one.
SHAFT .
镇社之宝: “物语” series
SHAFT is also a veteran animation company that started to create animation works independently in the 1980s. From the animated “Moon of the Moon”, the animation of the new house, Akuma, and other animation supervises joined SHAFT’s animation creation, and created animations with a unique and unique feature. The masterpiece “The Story” series has a very high popularity and business in Japan. Achievement. When it comes to SHAFT, you will think of the signature mirror and unique expression of the new house. Xiwei Weixin’s “Story” is a story full of spit, and the adaptation of the animation is undoubtedly the greatest attraction of the work to the audience.
Ufotable.
The treasure of the town club: “Fate / ZERO”.
Ufotable is a Japanese animation company established in 2000. It is mainly based on the adaptation of the “already famous animation IP”. The style of the work is focused on the outstanding photography (late), and the moon club has many excellent The collaboration of animation works, such as “The Realm of the Air”, the animation of the “Fate” series, the most complete work is “Fate/zero” adapted from the novel of Xu Yuanxuan. No matter from the production, or the arrangement of the plot, painting is the best work in TV animation. It can be said that many people have entered the moon crater because they read this “Fate / ZERO”.
Kyoto Animation.
The treasure of the town club: “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya”.
Kyoto Animation is an animation company born in 1981. It started with the production of outsourced animation, and then began to have the ability to independently create animations, known for the high quality of animation. After the maturity of Kyoto animation, almost every piece of work is very good. It is difficult to pick out a treasure of the town, but the author chooses the series of “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” because according to the author’s investigation, Kyoto animation It was after the production of “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” became a big red and purple, and the fame was improved by a leap.
In 2006, after the Kyoto animation production “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya”, there was a craze for the adaptation of the light novels. This craze was not stopped until the birth of “Sword Art Online”. However, from the production level, there is still a clear gap between the TV of “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” and the work of Jing Ani. Even so, the works in the same period are impeccable.