Shaft (company)

Shaft, Inc.
Native name	株式会社シャフト
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Shafuto
Type	Animation studio
Industry	Japanese animation
Genre	Various
Founded	September 1, 1975
Founder	Hiroshi Wakao
Headquarters	1-29-15 Kami-Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Area served	Japan
Key people	Mitsutoshi Kubota (President) ; Akiyuki Shinbo (Executive director)
Website	www.shaft-web.co.jp

Shaft, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社シャフト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Shafuto) is a Japanese animation studio founded on September 1, 1975 by Hiroshi Wakao. In 2005 they began working exclusively with the director Akiyuki Shinbo, who is best known for his unique use of gags, references, and avant garde cinematography notably in Pani Poni Dash!, Maria Holic, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Hidamari Sketch, Bakemonogatari, and Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

History

Shaft was founded on September 1, 1975 by Hiroshi Wakao, who previously worked at Mushi Pro. The company was founded to paint the animation but later worked on animation production as a subcontractor. They were able to produce their own first original series, Yume kara, Samenai (夢から、さめない, Yume kara, Samenai) in 1987.

In 2000, after Shaft cooperated with Gainax to produce a DVD special of remastered Gunbuster, they were in joint production with Gainax to produce Mahoromatic, This Ugly and Beautiful World, and He is My Master. After Hiroshi Wakao's retirement in 2004, Kubota Mitsutoshi has become Shaft's representative director. Their painting group has also been downsized in order to strengthen their digital group. Since then, Shaft's productions have been mostly solo productions without major involvements of other studios.

Characteristics

Since 2004, Akiyuki Shinbō, Tatsuya Oishi and Shin Ōnuma have participated in most of Shaft's productions, starting with Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase. The studio is unique due to their use of gags and references to other anime through writing on a classroom chalkboard or any available empty space in the background. The studio is also known for the use of various animation styles in a single series, changes in art style, a characteristic head tilt, abstract background designs, and use of unusual music for the opening sequences of their shows. These characteristics have been created because of the studio's desire to produce unique, identifiable works.

Produced series

Anime television series

Title	Year(s)	Director(s)	Based on	Note(s)
Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger	1995–1996	Kunitoshi Okajima	Original
Dotto! Koni-chan	2000–2001	Shinichi Watanabe	Original
Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden	2001–2002	Hiroyuki Yamaga	Manga	Joint production with Gainax
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful	2002–2003	Hiroyuki Yamaga	Manga	Joint production with Gainax
G-On Riders	2002	Shinichiro Kimura	Original	Joint production with TNK
Popotan	2003	Shinichiro Kimura	Visual novel
This Ugly yet Beautiful World	2004	Shouji Saeki	Original	Joint production with Gainax
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase	2004–2005	Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
He Is My Master	2005	Shouji Saeki	Manga	Joint production with Gainax
Pani Poni	2005	Shin Ōnuma Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Rec	2006	Ryūtarō Nakamura	Manga
Negima!?	2006–2007	Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Ōnuma	Manga	Joint production with Gansis
Hidamari Sketch	2007	Akiyuki Shinbo Ryōki Kamitsubo	Manga
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	2007	Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Ef: A Tale of Memories	2007	Shin Ōnuma	Visual novel
(Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	2008	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto	Manga
Hidamari Sketch × 365	2008	Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Ef: A Tale of Melodies	2008	Shin Ōnuma	Visual novel
Maria Holic^[1]	2009	Yukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Natsu no Arashi!^[2]	2009	Shin Ōnuma Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Bakemonogatari^[3]	2009	Tatsuya Oishi Akiyuki Shinbo	Light novel
(Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	2009	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto	Manga
Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū	2009	Ken'ichi Ishikura Akiyuki Shinbo
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu	2010	Ken'ichi Ishikura Akiyuki Shinbo
Dance in the Vampire Bund	2010	Akiyuki Shinbo Masahiro Sonoda
Arakawa Under the Bridge^[4]	2010	Yukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki Shinbo
Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge	2010	Yukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki Shinbo
And Yet the Town Moves	2010	Akiyuki Shinbo
Puella Magi Madoka Magica^[5]	2011	Akiyuki Shinbo	Original
Maria†Holic: Alive^[6]	2011	Tomokazu Tokoro Akiyuki Shinbou	Manga
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl	2011	Yukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki Shinbo	Light novel
Nisemonogatari^[7]	2012	Itamura Tomoyuki Akiyuki Shinbo	Light novel
Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb^[8]	2012	Yūki Yase Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Nekomonogatari (Kuro)^[9]	2012	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura	Light novel
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai^[10]	2013	Akiyuki Shinbo	Light novel
Monogatari Series Second Season^[11]	2013	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura	Light novel
Nisekoi^[12]	2014	Naoyuki Tatsuwa Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Mekakucity Actors^[13]	2014	Yūki Yase Akiyuki Shinbo	Vocaloid series
Hanamonogatari	2014	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura	Light novel
Tsukimonogatari^[14]	2014	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura	Light novel
Gourmet Girl Graffiti^[15]	2015	Naoyuki Tatsuwa Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Nisekoi^[16]	2015	Naoyuki Tatsuwa Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Owarimonogatari	2015–2017	Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura	Light novel
March Comes in like a Lion^[17]	2016–2018	Kenjirō Okada Akiyuki Shinbo	Manga
Fate/Extra Last Encore^[18]	2018	Yukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki Shinbo	Game

Theatrical films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Genre	Note(s)
2007	Kino's Journey: Country of Illness -For You-	Ryūtarō Nakamura	Adventure, Fantasy, SF
2011	Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final^[19]	Akiyuki Shinbo		Joint production with Studio Pastoral
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto	Magical girl, Dark fantasy, Drama
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Eternal	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto	Magical girl, Dark fantasy, Drama
2013	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion^[20]	Yukihiro Miyamoto Akiyuki Shinbo	Magical girl, Dark fantasy, Tragedy
2016	Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu^[21]	Tatsuya Oishi Akiyuki Shinbo	Vampire, Horror
2016	Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu^[22]	Tatsuya Oishi Akiyuki Shinbo	Vampire, Horror
2017	Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu^[23]	Tatsuya Oishi Akiyuki Shinbo	Vampire, Horror
2017	Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?^[24]	Nobuyuki Takeuchi Akiyuki Shinbo	Drama
2018	Zoku Owarimonogatari	Akiyuki Shinbo

OVA

Year(s)	Title	Director(s)	Notes
1987	Yume kara, Samenai	Osamu Inoue
2002	Arcade Gamer Fubuki	Yuji Mutoh
2006	Mahō Sensei Negima!: Spring (Haru)	Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Onuma
2006	Mahō Sensei Negima!: Summer (Natsu)	Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Onuma
2008–2009	Mahō Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba^[25]	Akiyuki Shinbo	Joint production with Studio Pastoral
2008–2009	(Goku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto
2009–2010	Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai	Akiyuki Shinbo	Joint production with Studio Pastoral
2009–2010	(Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Bangaichi	Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto
2011	Katte ni Kaizō^[26]	Akiyuki Shinbo
2013	Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc	Akiyuki Shinbo
2016	Koyomimonogatari^[27]	Akiyuki Shinbo
2016–2017	Kubikiri Cycle^[28]	Yuki Yase Akiyuki Shinbo

Other works

Shina Dark (Music Clip DVD, 2008)
Kid Icarus: Uprising -Palutena's Revolting Dinner- (ONA, March 2012)
Magical Suite Prism Nana (2012–2013)^[29]^[30]
Fate/Extra CCC (Animation Opening Movie, January 2013)
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U (Palutena Character Trailer, June 2014)^[31]

North American productions

Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (animation production shared with Wang Film Productions and Hanho Heung-Up)
Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (animation production shared with Sunrise and other studios)
ALF Tales (animation production shared with MOOK DLE)

References

↑ "Maria Holic Anime's 1st Episode Streamed in Japanese". Anime News Network. December 26, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Natsu no Arashi on April 5". Anime News Network. April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Bakemonogatari Anime Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. July 2, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Arakawa Under the Bridge Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (Update 2)". Anime News Network. August 9, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "New Shinbo/Shaft Anime to be Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica". Anime News Network. October 28, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
↑ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Mario Holic Alive (Update 2)". Anime News Network. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Nisemonogatari Anime to Have 11 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 10, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 28, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Aniplex USA Adds Nekomonogatari Black, Monogatari Series 2d Season Anime". Anime News Network. June 13, 2013.
↑ "SHAFT's Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Anime Gagaga Ad Aired". Anime News Network. December 26, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Monogatari 2nd Season to Run for 1/2 Year Starting in July". Anime News Network. January 7, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "SHAFT's Nisekoi TV Anime Previewed in Promo Video". Anime News Network. December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
↑ "Mekaku City Actors 2nd Ad Highlights Kana Hanazawa Marry". Anime News Network. February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Monogatari 'Final Season' Tsukimonogatari Anime Ad Aired". December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Rina Satou, Asuka Ōgame, Mikako Komatsu Star in Happy Cooking Graffiti Anime". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Kotori Koiwai Joins Nisekoi Anime 2nd Season as Fū". Anime News Network. February 26, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "SHAFT's March comes in like a lion Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
↑ "Fate/Extra Last Encore Anime's Latest Video Confirms More of Cast, Staff". Anime News Netowrk. December 31, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
↑ "Negima, Hayate the Combat Butler Films' Teaser Posted". Anime News Network. June 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ "3rd Madoka Magica Film Main Staff, Cast Listed". Anime News Network. July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
↑ "Aniplex of America Announces Theater Details for Kizumonogatari Part 1:Tekketsu". Anime News Network. January 12, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ "Aniplex of America Announces Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu-hen". Anime News Network. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ "3rd Kizumonogatari Film's New Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. November 18, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ "Uchiage Hanabe". Uchiage Hanabe (Official Site) (in Japanese).
↑ "Negima Magister Negi Magi Ala Alba Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. June 3, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Katteni Kaizō Manga Gets Anime by Shaft". Anime News Network. January 13, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
↑ "Koyomimonogatari Gets Short Anime Debuting in App on January 9". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
↑ "SHAFT's Zaregoto OVA Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. August 26, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
↑ "Madoka Magica's SHAFT Launches Prism Nana Project Anime". Anime News Network. August 1, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
↑ "Magical Suite Prism Nana Slot Machine Shown in Video". Anime News Network. March 24, 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
↑ Super Smash Bros. official channel (10 June 2014). 【スマブラ3DS・WiiU】光の女神. YouTube. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

Sources

"Negima!?". (November 2006) Newtype USA. p. 10.

External links

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

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[1] "Maria Holic Anime's 1st Episode Streamed in Japanese". Anime News Network. December 26, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[2] "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Natsu no Arashi on April 5". Anime News Network. April 5, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[3] "Bakemonogatari Anime Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. July 2, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[4] "Arakawa Under the Bridge Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (Update 2)". Anime News Network. August 9, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[5] "New Shinbo/Shaft Anime to be Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica". Anime News Network. October 28, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[6] "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Mario Holic Alive (Update 2)". Anime News Network. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[7] "Nisemonogatari Anime to Have 11 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 10, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[8] "Sentai Filmworks Adds Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 28, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[9] "Aniplex USA Adds Nekomonogatari Black, Monogatari Series 2d Season Anime". Anime News Network. June 13, 2013.

[10] "SHAFT's Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Anime Gagaga Ad Aired". Anime News Network. December 26, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[11] "Monogatari 2nd Season to Run for 1/2 Year Starting in July". Anime News Network. January 7, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[12] "SHAFT's Nisekoi TV Anime Previewed in Promo Video". Anime News Network. December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[13] "Mekaku City Actors 2nd Ad Highlights Kana Hanazawa Marry". Anime News Network. February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[14] "Monogatari 'Final Season' Tsukimonogatari Anime Ad Aired". December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[15] "Rina Satou, Asuka Ōgame, Mikako Komatsu Star in Happy Cooking Graffiti Anime". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[16] "Kotori Koiwai Joins Nisekoi Anime 2nd Season as Fū". Anime News Network. February 26, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[17] "SHAFT's March comes in like a lion Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[18] "Fate/Extra Last Encore Anime's Latest Video Confirms More of Cast, Staff". Anime News Netowrk. December 31, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[19] "Negima, Hayate the Combat Butler Films' Teaser Posted". Anime News Network. June 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[20] "3rd Madoka Magica Film Main Staff, Cast Listed". Anime News Network. July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[21] "Aniplex of America Announces Theater Details for Kizumonogatari Part 1:Tekketsu". Anime News Network. January 12, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[22] "Aniplex of America Announces Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu-hen". Anime News Network. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[23] "3rd Kizumonogatari Film's New Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. November 18, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[24] "Uchiage Hanabe". Uchiage Hanabe (Official Site) (in Japanese).

[25] "Negima Magister Negi Magi Ala Alba Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. June 3, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[26] "Katteni Kaizō Manga Gets Anime by Shaft". Anime News Network. January 13, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.

[27] "Koyomimonogatari Gets Short Anime Debuting in App on January 9". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

[28] "SHAFT's Zaregoto OVA Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. August 26, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

[29] "Madoka Magica's SHAFT Launches Prism Nana Project Anime". Anime News Network. August 1, 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[30] "Magical Suite Prism Nana Slot Machine Shown in Video". Anime News Network. March 24, 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

[31] Super Smash Bros. official channel (10 June 2014). 【スマブラ3DS・WiiU】光の女神. YouTube. Retrieved 28 March 2016.

Works directed by Akiyuki Shinbo
Television series	Metal Fighter Miku (1994) Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (1998-1999) The SoulTaker (2001) Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase (2004-2005) Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (2004) Paniponi Dash! (2005) Negima!? (2006-2007) Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2007) Hidamari Sketch (2007) Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2008) Hidamari Sketch x 365 (2008) Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2009) Natsu no Arashi! (2009) Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū (2009) Maria Holic (2009) Monogatari Series First Season (2009-2012) Hidamari Sketch × ☆☆☆ (2010) Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010) And Yet the Town Moves (2010) Hidamari Sketch x SP (2011) Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011) Maria Holic Alive (2011) Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko (2011) Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb (2012) Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (2013) Monogatari Series Second Season (2013-2014) Nisekoi (2014) Mekakucity Actors (2014) Monogatari Series Final Season (2014-present) Nisekoi: (2015) Gourmet Girl Graffiti (2015) March Comes in like a Lion (2016-2018) Fate/Extra Last Encore (2018)
OVA/ONAs	Devil Hunter Yohko (1990-1995, episode 6) Tenamonya Voyagers (1994) Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko I (1996) Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood (1996-1997) Galaxy Fräulein Yuna Returns (1996-1997) Debutante Detective Corps (1996) Detatoko Princess (1997) Starhip Girl Yamamoto Yohko II (1997) Triangle Heart ~Sweet Songs Forever~ (2003) Le Portrait de Petit Cossette (2004) Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba~ (2008-2009) Goku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2008-2009) Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei Bangaichi (2009-2010) Mahou Sensei Negima! ~Mou Hitotsu no Sekai~ (2009-2010) Katte ni Kaizou (2011) Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko Special (2012) Hidamari Sketch: Sae Hiro Sotsugyou-hen (2013) Nisekoi (2014-2015) Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan (2016) Koyomimonogatari (2016) Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro to Zaregototsukai (2016-2017)
Films	Twilight of the Dark Master (1998) Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Finale (2011) Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Beginnings (2012) Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Eternal (2012) Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion (2012) Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu-hen (2016) Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu-hen (2016) Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu-hen (2017) Fireworks (2017) Zoku Owarimonogatari (2018)