Top 10 Best Anime Studios
These creative powerhouses are where your favorite anime series and films are brought to life, blending art, storytelling, and cutting-edge animation. From iconic classics that have defined genres to the latest in visual innovation and narrative depth, these anime studios are the unsung heroes behind the scenes, pushing the boundaries of what animation can be.
Many prominent and highly-rated anime have been produced by this studio. Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, Parasyte, Overlord, Trigun, and One Punch Man are just a few of the many examples.
A subsidiary of Sunrise Studio, Bones was established shortly after Sunrise completed Cowboy Bebop. They have contributed to several highly praised anime, such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Wolf's Rain, Ouran High School Host Club, Soul Eater, and Space Dandy.
Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio founded in 1985. The studio is best known for its animated feature films, and has also created several short subjects, television commercials, and 1 television film. This studio even released the iconic anime film "Spirited Away" in 2001. How is this not number one?! Do you not remember Ponyo, Totoro, Castle in the Sky, or Spirited Away? Why is this not number one?
Studio Ghibli is far from underrated! It has produced many anime classics, like Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, and Castle in the Sky. Its storylines are all original, and the art is absolutely gorgeous.
Kyoto Animation is the animator behind some highly stylized anime such as Clannad, Lucky Star, K-On!, A Silent Voice, and Violet Evergarden, to name a few.
Gainax is known for its involvement in deep, complex, and sometimes trippy anime such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fooly Cooly (FLCL), Gurren Lagann, His and Her Circumstances, and Gunbuster.
A branch of Gainax, Trigger is known for intricate and visually striking anime, similar to Gainax. Some of their most notable work includes Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Kiznaiver, part of Panty & Stocking, and part of Darling in the Franxx.
Formed by former employees of Mushi Production, Sunrise's most notable contributions include Cowboy Bebop, Mobile Suit Gundam, Code Geass, and The Animatrix.
Founded within Tatsunoko Productions, Production I.G has gone on to help create some beloved anime such as Ghost in the Shell, Psycho-Pass, Haikyu!!, and Ao Ashi.
Studio Pierrot has helped create notable anime like Naruto, Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, Tokyo Ghoul, and Tokyo Mew Mew.
Some notable anime from this studio include My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, School Babysitters, and Spice and Wolf.
The Newcomers
A studio that has collaborated with numerous other anime studios throughout its time. The anime they are most credited with include Steins;Gate, Re
, Goblin Slayer, and part of Katanagatari, to name a few.
Another smaller branch studio, TNK is known for producing slightly more provocative anime, mainly the first three seasons of High School DxD. They also worked on Redo of Healer, Blade Dance of the Elementalers, and similar titles.
As one of the first anime studios ever created, Toei Animation is behind some major classics like Dragon Ball Z, One Piece, Sailor Moon, Digimon, and some of the Precure series.
Originally a subsidiary of Production I.G., the most notable anime they've worked on include Angel Beats!, Another, True Tears, Charlotte, and the movie Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.
Initially formed by employees from both Telecom and TMS, Ufotable has contributed to some of the most notable anime, including various Fate series, God Eater, and more recently, Demon Slayer.
Originally established to assist the company Aniplex, A-1 Pictures is credited with notable anime such as Fairy Tail, Sword Art Online, and Your Lie in April.
This anime studio has the best female character designs overall.
A subsidiary of A-1 and Aniplex, this is a more recently formed studio. Their most notable work is likely Rascal Does Not Dream. Other anime they've been involved in include The Promised Neverland, Wonder Egg Priority, and part of Darling in the Franxx.
Another older studio, their first major hit was likely Lupin the Third. Since then, their work has included anime like Monster Rancher, Detective Conan, Rose of Versailles, and Akira, to name just a few.
Another subsidiary of Gainax, this studio is known for its involvement in complex and often metaphorical anime, such as Hellsing, Full Metal Panic!, Rosario + Vampire, Afro Samurai, and Desert Punk.
They are most notable for working on Puella Magi Madoka Magica, March Comes in Like a Lion, parts of Nisekoi, and most of the Monogatari series.
More of a sub-studio, their work mostly involves translating, marketing, and distributing anime. However, they've helped in the creation of a few titles, mainly Date A Live and Haganai.
Branched from Madhouse, this studio was founded relatively recently. They were involved in more recent anime hits like Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Dororo, part of Vinland Saga, and the final part of Attack on Titan.
