Sanzigen

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Sanzigen Inc.
Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社サンジゲン
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Sanjigen
Type	Kabushiki-gaisha
Industry	CGI animation studio
Founded	3 March 2006; 20 years ago (3 March 2006)
Founders	Hiroaki Matsuura Daisuke Suzuki Hiroshi Adachi Shinsaku Nagura Kentaro Shiga
Headquarters	Kamiogi, Suginami, Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Hiroaki Matsuura (representative director) Daisuke Suzuki (director)
Owner	Ultra Super Pictures (75.4%) Hiroaki Matsuura (16.4%) Bushiroad (8.2%)
Number of employees	320 (as of June 2022)
Divisions	Nichicaline Sanzigen Photography Department
Subsidiaries	eDITz
Website	sanzigen.co.jp

Sanzigen Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社サンジゲン, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sanjigen) is a Japanese animation studio specializing in CGI animation. Founded in 2003, the studio is best known for producing anime including Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Miss Monochrome, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, BanG Dream!, and D4DJ.

History

The studio was founded in 2003, later becoming formally incorporated in 2006 by former employees of Gonzo, and has contributed to various anime series and films. Its name is derived from the Japanese word for "three-dimensional" (三次元, sanjigen). Sanzigen joined the Japanese joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures with studios Ordet and Trigger, that would later be joined by Liden Films.

On 13 December 2019, Bushiroad announced that it had acquired 8.2% of Sanzigen. Ultra Super Pictures now owns 75.4% of Sanzigen and studio president Hiroaki Matsuura owns 16.4% of the company.

On 10 February 2020, it was announced that Sanzigen had formed a partnership with Millepensee to form a new CG studio lXlXl.

On 7 September 2025, Sanzigen founded their 2D animation brand Nichicaline, focusing on 2-dimensional animation works to differentiate from their main brand.

Works

References

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Sanzigen at Anime News Network's encyclopedia