Manglobe
| Kabushiki gaisha | |
| Industry | Animation studio |
| Founded | February 7, 2002[1] |
| Founder |
Shinichirō Kobayashi Takashi Kochiyama |
| Defunct | September 29, 2015 |
| Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Shinichirō Kobayashi (President & CEO)[1] |
| Products | Anime |
Manglobe Inc. (株式会社マングローブ Kabushiki-gaisha Mangurōbu) was a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise, active from 2002 to 2015. Manglobe was formed on February 7, 2002 by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama. The studio filed for bankruptcy in September 2015 after getting in an estimated debt of 350 million yen.
Studio production
Manglobe made its name producing original shows such as Samurai Champloo and Ergo Proxy, rather than adaptations of existing works.[2] Since 2010, the studio has been responsible for multiple seasons of the anime adaptation of The World God Only Knows. Writer of the The World God Only Knows manga Tamiki Wakaki became good friends with Manglobe's managing director Takashi Kochiyama during this period, and has stated that working closely with Manglobe's staff resulted in "a truly fortunate work."[3]
Bankruptcy
On September 29, 2015, the studio filed for bankruptcy and removed its website. Anime! Anime! Biz website reported that the studio had been insolvent for some time, and it had considered options such as debt consolidation before deciding to file for bankruptcy.[4] According to a report by Teikoku Databank, Manglobe had an estimated debt of 350 million yen.[5] Manglobe's bankruptcy resulted in a delay of the theatrical release of Genocidal Organ film, which was slated to open on November 13, 2015.[6]
Works
- Trip Trek (Original net animation, 2003)
- Samurai Champloo (Television series, 2004)
- Sengoku BASARA (Game, movie part, 2005)
- Ergo Proxy (Television series, 2006)
- Michiko to Hatchin (Television series, 2008)
- The Sacred Blacksmith (Television series, 2009)
- House of Five Leaves (Television series, 2010)
- Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic "Limbo" (Direct-to-DVD, 2010)
- The World God Only Knows (Television series, 2010)
- Deadman Wonderland (Television series, 2011)
- The World God Only Knows II (Television series, 2011)
- Mashiroiro Symphony (Television series, 2011)
- Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven is a Place on Earth (Theatrical film, 2011)
- Hayate the Combat Butler! Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Television series, 2012)
- Shinken Zemi Kōkō Kōza (Direct-to-DVD, 2012)
- Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited (Television series, 2013)
- Karneval (Television series, 2013)
- Hayate the Combat Butler! Cuties (Television series, 2013)
- The World God Only Knows - Megami Hen (Television series, 2013)
- Samurai Flamenco (Television series, 2013)
- Gangsta. (Television series, 2015)
- Genocidal Organ (Theatrical film, delayed)
References
- 1 2 "Company Profile". Manglobe.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21.
- ↑ Sevakis, Justin (2015-10-09). "What Would've Saved Manglobe?". Anime News Network.
- ↑ Stimson, Eric (2015-10-01). "The World God Only Knows Creator Fondly Remembers Manglobe". Anime News Network.
- ↑ "Manglobe Anime Studio Files for Bankruptcy". Anime News Network. 2015-10-01.
- ↑ "ＴＶアニメ「サムライチャンプルー」を手がけたアニメ制作会社株式会社マングローブ弁護士一任、自己へ負債3億5000万円". Teikoku Databank (in Japanese). 2015-10-01.
- ↑ "Manglobe's Genocidal Organ Film Delayed". Anime News Network. 2015-10-01.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived September 5, 2015)
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