Millepensee, Inc.
Native name
株式会社ミルパンセ
Kabushiki-gaisha Mirupanse
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
FounderNaoko Shiraishi
HeadquartersNishitōkyō, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Naoko Shiraishi (CEO)
Websitemillepensee.com

Millepensee, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ミルパンセ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mirupanse) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2013 and based in Nishitōkyō, Tokyo.

On February 10, 2020, it was announced that Millepensee had formed a partnership with Sanzigen to form 3DCG animation studio IXIXI.[1]

Establishment

The studio was founded in 2013 by producer Naoko Shiraishi.[2] Director Shin Itagaki has been involved with all of the studio's main productions since its inception with the exception of the Wake Up, Girls!! films. Itagaki and Shiraishi are married.[3]

Works

Television series

Title Director(s) First run start date First run end date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Shin Itagaki April 6, 2015 June 22, 2015 12 Adaptation of a manga by Roots and Piyo. [4]
Teekyu Shin Itagaki April 6, 2015 September 27, 2017 72 Adaptation of a manga by Roots and Piyo.
Episodes 37–108 (season 4–9). 		[4]
Usakame Shin Itagaki April 11, 2016 June 27, 2016 12 Adaptation of a manga by Roots and Jūzō Kirisawa. [5]
Berserk Shin Itagaki July 1, 2016 June 23, 2017 24 Adaptation of a manga by Kentaro Miura.
Sequel to Berserk: The Golden Age Arc.
Co-animated with GEMBA.
Production co-operation by Liden Films. 		[6][7]
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter Shin Itagaki October 9, 2017 January 7, 2018 13 Original work (based on the franchise). [8]
Cop Craft Shin Itagaki July 8, 2019 September 30, 2019 12 Adaptation of a light novel by Shoji Gatoh. [9]
So I'm a Spider, So What? Shin Itagaki January 8, 2021 July 3, 2021 24 Adaptation of a light novel by Okina Baba. [10]
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too Shin Itagaki (Chief)
Shingo Tanabe 		April 7, 2023 June 30, 2023 13 Adaptation of a light novel by Miku. [11]
Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Shin Itagaki (Chief)
Shingo Tanabe 		TBA TBA TBA Adaptation of a manga by Egumi Sora. [12]

OVA/ONAs

Title Director(s) Released Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Shin Itagaki August 28, 2015 1
Teekyu Shin Itagaki August 28, 2015 – March 17, 2017 11 Episodes 5–15

Films

Title Director(s) Released Note(s) Ref(s)
Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage Yutaka Yamamoto September 25, 2015 Part 1 of Wake Up, Girls! 2.
Co-animated with Ordet. 		[13]
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Yutaka Yamamoto December 11, 2015 Part 2 of Wake Up, Girls! 2.
Co-animated with Ordet. 		[13]

Music videos

Title Director(s) Release date Artist Note(s) Ref(s)
Kanojo wa Zombie Shin Itagaki January 25, 2016 Glay [14][15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (February 11, 2019). "Millepensee, Sanzigen Form lXlXl Anime Studio for 3D CG". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "自己紹介と「はじめました」のご挨拶". Millepensee. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ 第73回 | 板垣的アニメ雑記（６）| いろーんな人たちに会える（その２） [Episode 73 | Itagaki's anime miscellaneous notes (6) | You can meet various people (part 2)]. WEB Anime Style (in Japanese). June 26, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b Egan Loo (March 3, 2015). "4th Teekyū Season, Takamiya Nasuno Desu! Slated for April 6 With New Studio". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Raphael Antonio Pineda (April 7, 2016). "Teekyū Spinoff Usakame TV Anime's Ad Reveals April 11 Premiere". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Raphael Antonio Pineda (March 22, 2016). "New Berserk TV Anime's Cast, Staff, July Premiere Unveiled". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  7. ^ Raphael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2017). "Berserk TV Anime's Next Arc Premieres in April". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. ^ Egan Loo (December 12, 2016). "Wake Up, Girls! Gets New TV Anime With New Staff, Added Characters in 2017". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Egan Loo (March 6, 2019). "Cop Craft TV Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, Summer Premiere". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. ^ Pineda Rafael Antonio (November 19, 2019). "'So I'm a Spider, So What?' Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, January 8 Debut". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  11. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (November 17, 2022). "I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, April 2023 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 5, 2024). "Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Anime Reveals Cast, Staff in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom Staff&Cast". Wake Up Girls, Beyond the Bottom. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  14. ^ "Zombie". Millepensee. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  15. ^ GLAY (January 25, 2016). "「彼女はゾンビ」ミュージックビデオ". YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

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