Magic Bus (studio)

Magic Bus

Industry	Anime
Founded	1977 (1977)
Founder	Satoshi Dezaki
Headquarters	Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Japan
Products	Animated films, animated television series
Website	magicbus.jp/

Magic Bus (株式会社マジックバス, Kabushiki Kaishi Majikku Basu) is a Japanese animation studio^[1] headquartered in Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1977 by producer and director Satoshi Dezaki in order to produce the anime television series Shin Kyojin no Hoshi. In 1983, with Dezaki directing, Magic Bus collaborated in the animation production of Captain. From that point, Magic Bus became an animation production company, working with companies such as Eiken and Artland in the production of TV series, features and OVAs.

Television series

• Wonder Beat Scramble (with Mushi Production, 1986)
• Kiko-chan's Smile (with Eiken, 1996–1997)
• Burn-Up Excess (with AIC, 1997–1998)
• Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san (1998)
• Totsugeki! Pappara-tai (1998–1999)
• Demon Lord Dante (2002)
• Cinderella Boy (2003)
• Majū Sensen: The Apocalypse (2003)
• Damekko Dōbutsu (2005)
• Play Ball (with Eiken, 2005)
• Patalliro Saiyuki! (2005)
• Play Ball 2nd (with Eiken, 2005)
• Cobra the Animation (2010)
• Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. (2017)
• Amai Chōbatsu - Watashi wa Kanshu Senyō Pet (2018)

OVAs/ONAs

• Urusei Yatsura OVA (episodes 4-9, 1988-1989)
• Kizuoibito (1986-1988)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (episodes 27-110, with Artland and MADHOUSE, 1988-1997)
• Mahjong Hishō-den: Naki no Ryū (with Gainax, 1988-1990)
• Gensei no Shugoshin P-hyoro Ikka (1988)
• Kasei Yakyoku (1989)
• Mad Bull 34 (1990–1992)
• Burning Blood (1990–1991)
• Yūkan Club (1991)
• Phantom Yūsha Densetsu (1991)
• Mahjong Hishōden: Naki no Ryū 2 (with GAINAX, 1991)
• Hayō no Ken: Shokkoku no Mashō (1992)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights (with Artland, 1998–2000)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Spiral Labyrinth (with Artland, 1999–2001)
• Cobra the Animation (2008–2009)

Films

• Grey: Digital Target (1986)
• Tobira o Akete (1986)
• They Were Eleven (1986)
• Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter (1988)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Golden Wings (with Artland, 1992)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (with Artland, 1993)
• Big Wars (1993)
• Yukiwatari (1994)
• Bakumatsu no Spasibo (1997)
• Happy Birthday Inochi Kagayaku Toki (1999)
• Inochi no Chikyū: Dioxin no Natsu (with GoGo Visual Planning, 2001)
• Yume Kakeru Kougen: Kiyosato no Chichi Paul Rusch (2002)
• Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo. (2003)
• Shinshaku Sengoku Eiyū Densetsu Sanada Jū Yūshi The Animation (2005)
• Glass no Usagi (2005)

References

External links

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