Fanworks (animation studio)
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Native name | 株式会社ファンワークス |
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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | August 8, 2005 |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Key people | Akira Takayama (CEO) |
| Website | fanworks |
| Footnotes / references | |
Fanworks Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ファンワークス, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha fanwākusu) is a Japanese animation studio based in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo. The studio was founded on August 8, 2005, and has produced anime works including Aggretsuko, Dinosaur Biyori, Please Take My Brother Away!, and Ore, Tsushima.
Works
Television series
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gakkatsu! | Rareko | April 3, 2012 | September 18, 2012 | 25 | Original work. | |
| Gakkatsu! 2nd Season | Rareko | January 16, 2013 | September 25, 2013 | 25 | Second season of Gakkatsu!. | |
| Tiny Twin Bears | Tetsurou Kodama | January 17, 2013 | February 21, 2013 | 26 | Based on a picture book. | |
| Gigant Big-Shot Tsukasa | Ryouichi Mori | April 1, 2014 | February 10, 2015 | 32 | Based on a card game. Co-produced with Forest Hunting One. | |
| Tiny Twin Bears 2nd Season | Yuuji Umoto | September 25, 2014 | March 26, 2015 | 26 | Second season of Tiny Twin Bears. | |
| Sushi and Beyond | Rareko | April 12, 2015 | October 11, 2015 | 24 | Based on a book written by Michael Booth. | |
| Tiny Twin Bears 3rd Season | Yuuji Umoto | January 21, 2016 | March 24, 2016 | 10 | Third season of Tiny Twin Bears. | |
| Aggretsuko | Rareko | April 2, 2016 | March 31, 2018 | 100 | Original work. | |
| Honobono Log | Kumi Matsui | June 7, 2016 | June 18, 2016 | 10 | Based on an illustration book written by Naka Fukamichi. | |
| Steel Orchestra | Masahiko Ohta | October 10, 2016 | December 26, 2016 | 12 | Based on a smartphone game of the same name. | |
| Akindo Sei no Little Peso | Ryousuke Aoike | April 3, 2017 | June 19, 2017 | 12 | Based on a smartphone game of the same name. Co-produced with Fever Creations. | |
| Please Take My Brother Away! | Rareko | April 7, 2017 | June 23, 2017 | 12 | Based on a manhua written by Ling You. Co-produced with Imagineer. | |
| Deeky & Carina | Ryousuke Aoike | May 7, 2017 | March 25, 2018 | 46 | Original work. | |
| Dia Horizon (Hi) | Haruki Kasugamori | October 3, 2017 | December 19, 2017 | 12 | Original work. | |
| Please Take My Brother Away! Season 2 | Rareko | July 9, 2018 | December 17, 2018 | 24 | Second season of Please Take My Brother Away!. | |
| Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures | Mariko Tokunaga | August 6, 2018 | August 17, 2018 | 10 | Based on a picture book. | |
| Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures (2019 Special) | Mariko Tokunaga | March 28, 2019 | March 29, 2019 | 2 | Additional two episodes of Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures. | |
| Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures (2019) | Jun Aoki | July 29, 2019 | August 7, 2019 | 8 | Additional eight episodes of Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures. | |
| Please Take My Brother Away! Season 3 | Rareko | October 7, 2019 | December 23, 2019 | 12 | Third season of Please Take My Brother Away!. | |
| Ooya-san to Boku | Rareko | May 2, 2020 | June 12, 2020 | 12 | Based on a manga written by Tarou Yabe. | |
| Obake Zukan | Naomi Iwata | July 1, 2020 | March 31, 2021 | 39 | Based on a picture book. | |
| Please Take My Brother Away! Season 4 | Rareko | August 5, 2020 | October 14, 2020 | 12 | Fourth season of Please Take My Brother Away!. | |
| ABCiee Working Diary | Ryousuke Aoike | January 7, 2021 | March 25, 2021 | 12 | Original work. | |
| Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures (2021) | Jun Aoki | January 31, 2021 | February 28, 2021 | 5 | Five new episodes of Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures released on 2021. | |
| Dinosaur Biyori | Akifumi Nonaka | April 4, 2021 | TBA | TBA | Original work. | |
| Space Academy | Hazumu Sakuta | April 7, 2021 | TBA | TBA | Based on a web manga written by Yuuji Nishimura. | |
| Ore, Tsushima | Jun Aoki | July 3, 2021 | September 18, 2021 | 12 | Based on a manga written by Opūnokyōdai. | |
| Chickip Dancers | Rareko | October 5, 2021 | March 29, 2022 | 26 | Based on San-X's new series of mascot characters. | |
| Please Take My Brother Away! Season 5 | Rareko | July 29, 2022 | TBA | 12 | Fifth season of Please Take My Brother Away!. | |
| Chickip Dancers Season 2 | Rareko | September 27, 2022 | TBA | TBA | Second season of Chickip Dancers. | |
| Tom and Jerry | November 11, 2022 | TBA | 6 | Based on Tom and Jerry by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Co-produced with Warner Bros. Japan. | ||
| Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya | Akifumi Nonaka | October 2023 | TBA | TBA | Based on an NFT project by Ikehaya. |
Anime films
| Title | Director(s) | Released | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumikko Gurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko | Mankyuu | November 7, 2019 | Based on some fictional characters produced by San-X. | |
| Sumikko Gurashi Movie 2: Aoi Tsukiyo no Maho no Ko | Takahiro Omori | November 5, 2021 | Based on some fictional characters produced by San-X. | |
| Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures The Movie | Yūji Uchiyama | July 8, 2022 | Based on a picture book. |
OVAs/Specials
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu? | Rareko | August 5, 2014 | August 5, 2014 | 4 | Based on a manga. | |
| English Family, Eats New Year's | Rareko | January 1, 2015 | January 1, 2015 | 1 | New year special episode. |
ONAs
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankoku Cat | Unknown | December 19, 2006 | May 13, 2008 | 6 | Original work. | |
| Aggretsuko (ONA) | Rareko | April 20, 2018 | April 20, 2018 | 10 | Netflix original anime. | |
| Aggretsuko: We Wish You a Metal Christmas | Rareko | December 20, 2018 | December 20, 2018 | 1 | Christmas special episode. | |
| Aggretsuko Season 2 | Rareko | June 14, 2019 | June 14, 2019 | 10 | Second season of Aggretsuko. | |
| Aggretsuko Season 3 | Rareko | August 27, 2020 | August 27, 2020 | 10 | Third season of Aggretsuko. | |
| Aggretsuko Season 4 | Rareko | December 16, 2021 | December 16, 2021 | 10 | Fourth season of Aggretsuko. | |
| Aggretsuko Season 5 | Rareko | February 16, 2023 | February 16, 2023 | 10 | Fifth and final season of Aggretsuko |