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Pierrot (company) – Wikipedia
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Pierrot Co., Ltd. headquarters in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
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株式会社ぴえろ |
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Kabushiki-gaisha Piero |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Media and Entertainment |
| Founded | May 1979; 42 years ago |
| Headquarters | Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| Products | Anime, film, television, OVA, video games |
| Subsidiaries | Studio Signpost |
| Website | en.pierrot.jp |
Pierrot Co., Ltd. (株式会社ぴえろ, Kabushiki-gaisha Piero) is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by former employees of both Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo.[1] Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as Naruto, Bleach, Yu Yu Hakusho, Black Clover, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Tokyo Ghoul, and Great Teacher Onizuka.
[external_link offset=1]The company has a logo of the face of a clown. “Piero” is a Japanese loanword for clown, adopted from the classical character of Pierrot.
Yu Yu Hakusho and Saiyuki, two of the company’s anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively.
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Productions[edit]
Note: This may not be a complete list.[2]
TV series[edit]
1980s[edit]
- Ganbare, Kickers! (NTV) (1986–1987)
- Kimagure Orange Road (NTV) (1987–1988)
- Norakuro-kun (Fuji TV) (1987–1988)
- Osomatsu-kun (Fuji TV) (1988–1989)
- The Burning Wild Man (Moero! Oni-san) (NTV) (Mar. 1988–Sept. 1988)
- Magical Hat (Fuji TV) (1989–1990)
- Dragon Quest (Fuji TV) (1989–1991) (co-production with Studio Comet)
1990s[edit]
- Heisei Tensai Bakabon (Fuji TV) (Jan. 1990–Dec. 1990)
- Musashi, the Samurai Lord (NTV) (1990–1991)
- Tasuke, the Samurai Cop (TV Tokyo) (1990–1991)
- Ore wa Chokkaku (Fuji TV) (1991)
- Marude Dameo (Fuji TV) (1991–1992)
- Little Ghosts, There, Here, and Where (Chiisa na Obake Acchi, Socchi, Kocchi) (NTV) (1991–1992)
- Nontan and Friends (Fuji TV) (0908603917)
- Yu Yu Hakusho (Fuji TV) (1992–1994)
- Tottemo! Luckyman (TV Tokyo) (1994–1995)
- Ninku (Fuji TV) (1995–1996)
- Fushigi Yûgi (TV Tokyo) (1995–1996)
- Crush Cyborg (1995–1996)
- Midori no Makibaō (Fuji TV) (1996–1997)
- First Human Gon (NHK) (1996–1997)
- Aka-chan to Boku (Baby and Me) (TV Tokyo) (1996–1997)
- Victory Captain (1996–1998)
- Hyper Police (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 1997–Sept. 1997)
- Clamp School Detectives (TV Tokyo) (May. 1997–Oct. 1997)
- Flame of Recca (Fuji TV) (1997–1998)
- Takoyaki Mantoman (TV Tokyo) (1998–1999)
- Fancy Lala (Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage) (TV Osaka)(Apr. 1998–Sept. 1998)
- Neo Ranga (WOWOW) (Apr. 1998–Sept. 1998)
- Dokkiri Doctor (Fuji TV) (1998–1999)
- Yoiko (TBS) (1998–1999)
- Cybernetic Electric (1998–2000)
- Shogun Recuts (1998–2000, co-production by Xebec)
- Chiisana Kyojin Microman (Microman: The Small Giant) (TV Tokyo) (Jan. 1999–Dec. 1999)
- Corrector Yui (NHK) (Apr. 1999-Oct. 2000, co-production by Nippon Animation)
- Power Stone (anime) (TBS) (Apr. 1999–Sept. 1999)
- I’m Gonna Be An Angel! (Tenshi ni Narumon!) (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 1999–Sept. 1999)
- Great Teacher Onizuka (Fuji TV) (1999–2000)
- Breaker 2000 (1999–2000)
- Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (TV Tokyo) (1999–2000)
2000s[edit]
- OH! Super Milk-chan (WOWOW) (Jan.2000–Apr.2000)
- Gensomaden Saiyuki (TV Tokyo) (2000–2001)
- Ayashi no Ceres (WOWOW) (Apr. 2000–Sept. 2000)
- Gakko no Kaidan (Fuji TV) (2000–2001)
- Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran (TV Tokyo) (2001–2002)
- Kaze no Yojimbo (NTV) (2001—2002)
- Hikaru no Go (TV Tokyo) (2001–2003)
- Kogepan (Nov. 2001 [all episodes])
- Tokyo Mew Mew (TV Aichi) (2002–2003)
- The Twelve Kingdoms (NHK) (2002–2003)
- Tokyo Underground (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2002–Sept. 2002)
- Naruto (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2002–Feb. 2007)
- E’s Otherwise (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2003–Sept. 2003)
- Detective School Q (TBS) (2003–2004)
- Saiyuki RELOAD (TV Tokyo) (2003–2004)
- Mezzo DSA (cooperation production) (Television Kanagawa) (2004)
- Saiyuki RELOAD GUNLOCK (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2004–Sept.2004)
- Midori Days (Midori no Hibi) (UHF) (Apr. 2004–Jun. 2004)
- Bleach (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2004–Mar. 2012)
- Emma – A Victorian Romance (英國戀物語エマ, Eikoku Koi Monogatari Emma) (TBS) (Apr. 2005–Jun. 2005)
- Sugar Sugar Rune (シュガシュガルーン, Shuga Shuga Rūn) (TV Tokyo) (Jul. 2005–Jun. 2006)
- Naruto: Shippuden (TV Tokyo) (Feb. 2007–Mar. 2017)
- Blue Dragon (BLUE DRAGON) (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2007–Mar. 2008)
- Blue Dragon Tenkai no Shichi Ryū (BLUE DRAGON 天界の七竜) (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2008–Mar. 2009)
- Hanasakeru Seishōnen (花咲ける青少年) (NHK) (Apr. 2009–Feb. 2010)
- Yumeiro Patissiere (夢色パティシエール) (production only; animated by Studio Hibari) (YTV/NTV) (Oct. 2009–Sept. 2010)
2010s[edit]
- Yumeiro Patissiere Professional (夢色パティシエールプロフェッショナル) (production only; animated by Studio Hibari) (YTV/NTV) (Oct. 2010–Dec. 2010)
- Level E (レベルE) (co-produced with David Production) (TV Tokyo) (Jan. 2011–Apr. 2011)
- Kingdom (NHK) (Jul. 2012–Feb. 2013)
- Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full Power Ninden (NARUTO-ナルト- SD ロック．リーの青春フルパワー忍伝, lit. “Rock Lee’s Youth Full Power Ninja Legend”) (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2012–Mar. 2013)
- Polar Bear Cafe (しろくまカフェ) (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2012–Mar. 2013)
- Kingdom Season 2 (NHK) (Jun. 2013–Mar. 2014)
- Gaist Crusher (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2013–Oct. 2014)
- Baby Steps (NHK) (Apr. 2014–Sept. 2014)
- The World Is Still Beautiful (NTV) (Apr. 2014–Jun. 2014)
- Tokyo Ghoul (Tokyo MX) (Jul. 2014–Sept. 2014)
- Yona of the Dawn (AT-X) (Oct. 2014–Mar. 2015)
- Tokyo Ghoul √A (Tokyo MX) (Jan. 2015–Mar. 2015)
- Baby Steps Season 2 (NHK) (Apr. 2015–Sept. 2015)
- Mr. Osomatsu (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2015–March. 2016)
- Divine Gate (Tokyo MX) (Jan. 2016–March. 2016)
- Twin Star Exorcists (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2016–Mar. 2017)
- Puzzle & Dragons X (TV Tokyo) (Jul. 2016–Mar. 2018)
- Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION (Tokyo MX) (Jul. 2016–Sept. 2016)
- Soul Buster (Tokyo MX) (Oct. 2016–Dec. 2016)
- ēlDLIVE (Tokyo MX) (Jan. 2017-Mar. 2017)
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2017–present)
- Convenience Store Boy Friends (TBS) (Jul. 2017–Sept. 2017)
- Mr. Osomatsu 2 (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2017–Mar. 2018)
- Black Clover (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2017–Mar. 2021)
- Dynamic Chord (TBS) (Oct. 2017–Dec. 2017)
- Sanrio Boys (Jan. 2018–Mar. 2018)
- Pazudora (TV Tokyo) (Apr. 2018–present)
- Tokyo Ghoul:re (Tokyo MX) (Apr. 2018–Dec. 2018)
2020s[edit]
- Kingdom Season 3 (NHK) (Apr. 2020–Oct. 2021) (co-animated with Studio Signpost)
- Akudama Drive (AT-X) (Oct. 2020–Dec. 2020) (co-produced with Too Kyo Games)
- Mr. Osomatsu 3 (TV Tokyo) (Oct. 2020–Mar. 2021)
Outsourced for Western Animation[edit]
- The Legend of Korra (Nickelodeon) (Apr. 2012–Dec. 2014) (Ep. 13–18, 21)
Films/OVAs/ONAs[edit]
Note: This may not be a complete list
- Dallos (December 16, 1983 – August 5, 0908603917 episodes
- Urusei Yatsura: Only You (February 13, 1983)
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (February 11, 1984)
- Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More (1984)
- Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Lovely Serenade (1985)
- Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (1985)
- Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (November 23, 1985) – Short film
- Fire Tripper (December 16, 1985)
- Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Song Special 2: Curtain Call (1986)
- Maris the Chojo (May 21, 1986)
- Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Finale! Finale! (1986)
- Bari Bari Densetsu (May 10, 1986 – December 16, 0908603917 episodes
- Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Semishigure (1986)
- Laughing Target (March 21, 1987)
- Lily C.A.T. (September 1, 1987)
- Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-Round (1987)
- Salamander (February 25, 1988 – February 21, 0908603917 episodes
- Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (October 1, 1988)
- Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori (March 11, 1988)
- Osomatsu-kun: Greetings From the Planet Watermelon! (March 18, 1989) – Short film
- Baoh (November 1, 1989)
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (August 5, 1989 – January 25, 0908603917 episodes
- Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (March 21, 1990) – Television film
- MAROKO (March 31, 1990)
- Beyond the Tide of Time [ja] (June 16, 1991) – Television film
- The Abashiri Family (May 21, 1991 – November 21, 0908603917 episodes
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (August 17, 1991 – September 21, 1995, episodes 3–4, co-animated with Daume) – 6 episodes
- Here Is Greenwood (November 22, 1991 – March 26, 0908603917 episodes
- Eternal Filena (December 21, 1992 – February 25, 0908603917 episodes
- Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (April 1, 1993 – December 21, 0908603917 episodes
- Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (July 10, 1993)
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizo Hakusho (September 21, 1994 – February 7, 0908603917 episodes
- Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita (March 21, 1994)
- Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report (April 9, 1994)
- Key the Metal Idol (December 16, 1994 – August 7, 0908603917 episodes
- Street Fighter II: Return to the Fujiwara Capital (March 29, 1995) (animation)
- Shin Kimagure Orange Road: Summer’s Beginning (November 2, 1996)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1996)
- Boku no Marie (1996)
- Tenamonya Voyagers (1999)
- Mahō no Star Magical Emi: Kumo Hikaru (2002)
- From I”s (2002)
- Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004)
- Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
- I”s Pure (2002)
- Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)
- Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007)
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
- Saiyuki Reload: Burial (2007, with ARMS)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008)
- Bleach: Fade to Black (2008)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009)
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
- Bleach: Hell Verse (2010)
- Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
- Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
- Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
- Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012)
- The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
- Akatsuki no Yona: Sono Se niwa (2015)
- Tokyo Ghoul［JACK］ (2015)
- Tokyo Ghoul［PINTO］ (2015)
- The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)
- Hero Mask (2018–2019)
- Osomatsu-san the Movie (2019)
Video games[edit]
Note: This may not be a complete list
[external_link offset=2]- Keio Flying Squadron (1993) (Animated cut scenes)
- TIZ: Tokyo Insect Zoo (1996) (Animated cut scenes)
- Keio Flying Squadron 2 (1996) (Animated cut scenes)
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament (2004) (Animated cut scenes)
- Flame of Recca: Final Burning (2004) (Animated cut scenes)
- Battle Stadium D.O.N (2005) (Animated cut scenes)
- Bleach: Soul Resurrección (2011) (Animated cut scenes
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (2012) (Animated cut scenes)
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Official website (in English)
- Pierrot at Anime News Network’s encyclopedia
- Studio Pierrot at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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