Shin-Ei Animation

Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd.
Native name
シンエイ動画株式会社
Shīn'eī Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha
FormerlyA Production, Limited (1965–1976)
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedDecember 1965; 60 years ago (1965-12) (as A Production)
September 9, 1976; 50 years ago (1976-09-09) (as Shin-Ei Animation)
FounderDaikichirō Kusube
HeadquartersTanashichō,
Nishitōkyō, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key peopleMichiko Umezawa (president)
Number of employees
143 (as of March 1, 2024)
ParentTV Asahi Corporation
Subsidiaries
Websiteshin-ei-animation.jp

Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: シンエイ動画株式会社, Hepburn: Shīn'eī Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha), also simply known as Shin-ei (シンエイ, Shīn'eī) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. In 1976, the studio was refounded as Shin-Ei Animation when Kusube split from Tokyo Movie.

Shin-Ei Animation is headquartered in Tanashichō, Nishitōkyō, Tokyo and has an additional studio in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture.

History

Logo used from 1976 to 2021.
Logo used from 2021 to 2026.

Shin-Ei Animation's history began in December 1965 as A Production (Aプロダクション, Ei Purodakshon) by Daikichirō Kusube who was then a former animator at Toei Animation.

Disgruntled by the rigid hierarchy prevalent in Toei Animation he, and a couple of his colleagues, formed A Production, and immediately got into a partnership with the newly-formed Tokyo Movie, under the condition that Kusube would remain independent.

For ten years, A Production served as Tokyo Movie's primary subcontractor for animation as well as co-production.

In 1976, after Tokyo Movie founded Telecom Animation Film, they offered Kusube to lead the division. However, knowing he would lose his independence, he refused, cut all ties with Tokyo Movie and restructured his company to Shin-Ei Animation (シンエイ動画, Shin-ei Douga).

Shin-Ei Animation is best known as the animation studio behind two widely famous Japanese anime series, Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, which have aired on TV Asahi since 1979 and 1992 respectively; Shin-Ei Animation has since produced television series and films of the two anime series.

In 2010, TV Asahi announced it had officially acquired the animation studio.

In April 2017, SynergySP became a subsidiary of the company.

Work list

Works currently airing on Japanese television are in bold.

Television

As A-Production (i.e. co-produced with Tokyo Movie)

1960s

1970s

(Co-produced with Tokyo Movie)

As Shin-Ei Animation

1970s

  • Doraemon (1979–2005)
  • Heart of the Red Bird (1979)

1980s

1990s

  • Gatapishi (1990–91)
  • Fujio Fujiko A's Mumako (1990)
  • 808 Cho Hyori Kewaishi (1990)
  • Dororonpa! (1991)
  • 21 Emon (May 2, 1991 – March 26, 1992)
  • Crayon Shin-chan (April 13, 1992 – present)
  • Sasurai-kun (1992)
  • Manmaru the Ninja Penguin (1997–98)
  • Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari (1998)
  • Weekly Storyland (1999–2001)

2000s

2010s

2020s

Films

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Television specials

References

  1. ↑ "会社情報". shin-ei-animation.jp. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2022-05-09). "Shin-Ei Animation Opens New Studio in Kobe". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  3. ↑ 会社情報 - 沿革 [Company Information - History]. Shin-Ei Animation (in Japanese).
  4. ↑ "TV Asahi to Own 100% of Doraemon's Shin-ei Animation". Anime News Network. October 6, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  5. ↑ About - 会社概要 - 沿革 [About - Company Profile - History]. SynergySP (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 7, 2017.
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