Sanzigen

Sanzigen Inc. (株式会社サンジゲン, Kabushiki-gaisha Sanjigen) is a Japanese animation studio specializing in CGI animation. 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.[2] 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.

Sanzigen
Native name
株式会社サンジゲン
Kabushiki-gaisha Sanjigen
Kabushiki-gaisha
IndustryCGI animation studio
FoundedMarch 2006 (March 2006)
Founders
  • Hiroaki Matsuura
  • Daisuke Suzuki
  • Hiroshi Adachi
  • Shunsaku Nagura
  • Kentaro Shiga
Headquarters
Suginami, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Hiroaki Matsuura (representative director)
  • Daisuke Suzuki (director)
OwnerUltra Super Pictures (75.4%)
Hiroaki Matsuura (16.4%)
Bushiroad (8.2%)
Number of employees
154 (as of August 2016)[1]
SubsidiariesSanzigen Satsueibu (2012–2014)
eDITz (2013–)
Websitesanzigen.co.jp

On December 13, 2019, Bushiroad announced that it had acquired 8.2% of Sanzigen. Ultra Super Pictures now owns 75.4% of Sanzigen and studio president Hiroaki Matsuraa owns 16.4% of the company.[3]

On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Sanzigen had formed a partnership with Millepensee to form a new CG studio IXIXI.[4]

Television series

OVA/ONAs

Animated films

Video games

References
  1. "会社概要" [Company Profile] (in Japanese). Sanzigen. August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. Loo, Egan (27 October 2011). "Sanzigen, Ordet, Trigger Form Ultra Super Pictures Holding Firm". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (14 December 2019). "Bushiroad Acquires 8.2% of Sanzigen Animation Studio". Anime News Network. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. Sherman, Jennifer (11 February 2020). "Millepensee, Sanzigen Form lXlXl Anime Studio for 3D CG". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (1 February 2020). "Seiji Mizushima Directs Bushiroad's D4DJ Anime at Sanzigen". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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