ZEXCS inc.
Native name
有限会社ゼクシズ
Yūgen-gaisha Zekushizu
Company typeYūgen gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedJanuary 23, 1998; 26 years ago (January 23, 1998)
HeadquartersKoganei, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Tomoko Kawasaki (representative director)
Websitezexcs.co.jp

ZEXCS inc., (Japanese: 有限会社ゼクシズ, Hepburn: Yūgen-gaisha Zekushizu) is a Japanese animation studio located in Koganei, Tokyo, Japan. It was established on January 23, 1998, by former J.C.Staff producer Tomoko Kawasaki and is known for doing the animation production of series such as Sister Princess and Diabolik Lovers. Zexcs is also known for its work in cooperation with its sister company Feel.

Productions

Television series

Title Director(s) First run start date First run end date Eps Note(s)
Sister Princess Kiyotaka Ohata (1–12)
Ikuji Inada (13–26) 		April 4, 2001 September 26, 2001 26 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sakurako Kimino.
Sister Princess: RePure Tsubane Shimodaya
Nagisa Miyazaki 		October 4, 2002 December 25, 2002 13 Sequel to Sister Princess.
Kikō Sennyo Rōran Toshiki Hirano November 15, 2002 May 30, 2003 28 Anime original.
Da Capo Nagisa Miyazaki July 5, 2003 December 27, 2003 26 Based on an adult visual novel by Circus.
Final Approach Takashi Yamamoto October 3, 2004 December 26, 2004 13 Based on an adult visual novel by Princess Soft.
Sukisho Haruka Ninomiya January 9, 2005 March 27, 2005 12 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Riho Sawaki.
Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch Itsuro Kawasaki October 2, 2005 March 26, 2006 24 Based on an adult visual novel by F&C FC01.[1]
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! Itsuro Kawasaki October 6, 2006 March 30, 2007 24 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Hiroki Iwata.
Mushi-Uta Kazuo Sakai July 6, 2007 October 5, 2007 12 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Kyouhei Iwai
Production; animation by Beat Frog
Rental Magica Itsuro Kawasaki October 8, 2007 March 24, 2008 24 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Makoto Sanda.
H2O: Footprints in the Sand Hideki Tachibana January 4, 2008 March 21, 2008 12 Based on an adult visual novel by Makura.
Our Home's Fox Deity. Yoshiaki Iwasaki April 7, 2008 September 15, 2008 24 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Jin Shibamura.
Magician's Academy Takaomi Kanasaki October 6, 2008 December 22, 2008 12 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Ichirō Sakaki.
Chrome Shelled Regios Itsuro Kawasaki January 11, 2009 June 21, 2009 24 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Shūsuke Amagi.
Umi Monogatari Yuu Kou
Junichi Sato 		June 25, 2009 September 17, 2009 12 Based on a pachinko game manufactured by Sanyo Bussan.
Chu-Bra!! Yukina Hiiro January 4, 2010 March 22, 2010 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Yumi Nakata.
Omamori Himari Shinji Ushiro January 7, 2010 March 25, 2010 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Milan Matra.
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Itsuro Kawasaki July 2, 2010 December 17, 2010 24 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Takaya Kagami.
Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku Munenori Nawa October 9, 2010 December 25, 2010 12 Based on an adult visual novel by August.
Co-animated with Feel.
I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!! Keitaro Motonaga January 9, 2011 March 27, 2011 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Kouichi Kusano.
A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives Takashi Yamamoto July 9, 2011 September 24, 2011 12 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Takaya Kagami.
Say I Love You Toshimasa Kuroyanagi
Takuya Satō 		October 7, 2012 December 30, 2012 13 Adaptation of a manga series written by Kanae Hazuki.
Cuticle Detective Inaba Susumu Mitsunaka January 4, 2013 March 22, 2013 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Mochi.
The Flowers of Evil Hiroshi Nagahama April 5, 2013 June 30, 2013 13 Adaptation of a manga series written by Shūzō Oshimi.
Diabolik Lovers Shinobu Tagashira September 16, 2013 December 9, 2013 12 Based on an adult visual novel franchise by Rejet.
Lady Jewelpet Itsuro Kawasaki April 5, 2014 March 28, 2015 52 The 6th installment of the Jewelpet anime franchise.
Co-animated with Studio Comet.[2]
The Comic Artist and His Assistants Takeshi Furuta April 8, 2014 June 24, 2014 12 Adaptation of a 4-panel manga series by Hiroyuki.
Shōnen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 49- Toshimasa Kuroyanagi July 6, 2014 September 27, 2014 13 Based on a Japanese media franchise by Ikuyo Hashiguchi.
Shōnen Hollywood -Holly Stage for 50- Toshimasa Kuroyanagi January 10, 2015 April 4, 2015 13 Sequel to Shōnen Hollywood.
Diabolik Lovers More,Blood Risako Yoshida September 24, 2015 December 10, 2015 12 Sequel to Diabolik Lovers.
A Simple Thinking About Blood Type Yoshihasa Ōyama October 13, 2015 March 29, 2016 24 The third and fourth seasons of A Simple Thinking About Blood Type
Co-animated with Assez Finaud Fabric and Feel.
The Great Passage Toshimasa Kuroyanagi October 14, 2016 December 23, 2016 11 Based on a novel written by Shion Miura.
Frame Arms Girl Keiichiro Kawaguchi April 4, 2017 June 20, 2017 12 Based on a model kit line by Kotobukiya.
Co-animated with Studio A-Cat.
Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori Tomomi Kamiya April 10, 2018 June 26, 2018 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Yū Shimizu.
Shadowverse Keiichiro Kawaguchi April 7, 2020 March 23, 2021 48 Based on a digital collectible card video game by Cygames.
Backflip!! Seishirō Nagaya
Toshimasa Kuroyanagi 		April 9, 2021 June 25, 2021 12 Anime original.
Shadowverse Flame Keiichiro Kawaguchi April 2, 2022 TBA TBA Second series of Shadowverse.

Original video animations

Title Director Release date Eps Note(s)
10 Tokyo Warriors Noboru Ishiguro
Hikaru Takanashi 		July 25, 1999–
January 25, 2002 		6 Anime original.
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time ~Ajisai Yumegatari~ Iku Suzuki March 27, 2002–
January 22, 2003 		3 Based on an otome adventure game by Ruby Party.
Happy World! Takashi Ikehata December 13, 2002–
June 27, 2003 		3 Adaptation of a manga series written by Kenjirō Takeshita.[3]
Saishū Shiken Kujira Nagisa Miyazaki August 25, 2007–
November 10, 2007 		5 Based on an adult visual novel by Circus.
Da Capo: If Kenichiro Komaya December 25, 2008–
March 25, 2009 		2 OVA episodes for Da Capo.
Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku Munenori Nawa February 26, 2011 1 OVA bundled with the 6th manga volume.
Jewelpet Twinkle☆: A Rainbow of Smiles Doki☆Doki! Takashi Yamamoto July 21, 2013 1 OVA episode for Jewelpet Twinkle.
The Comic Artist and His Assistants Takeshi Furuta June 25, 2014–
November 26, 2014 		6 OVA episode for The Comic Artist and His Assistants.
Nozo × Kimi Masato Jinbo August 18, 2014–
April 18, 2015 		3 Adaptation of a manga series written by Wakō Honna.
Kurage no Shokudō Hiromi Taniguchi March 9, 2016 1 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Miyako Aoyama.
Your Light ~Kase-san and Morning Glories~ Takuya Satō May 7, 2017 1 A five-minute animation clip of Kase-san.[4]
Kase-san and Morning Glories Takuya Satō June 9, 2018 1 Adaptation of a manga series written by Hiromi Takashima.

Films

Title Director(s) Release date Note(s)
Aruvu Rezuru: Kikaijikake no Yōseitachi Tatsuya Yoshihara March 2, 2013 Adaptation of a light novel series by Yū Yamaguchi.
Frame Arms Girl: Kyakkyau Fufu na Wonderland Keiichiro Kawaguchi June 29, 2019 Compilation film for Frame Arms Girl.
Backflip!! Toshimasa Kuroyanagi July 2, 2022 Sequel to Backflip.

References

  1. ^ Taniguchi, Hiroshi (November 2006). "The Official Art of Canvas2 ~Nijiiro no Sketch~". Newtype USA. Vol. 5, no. 11. pp. 101–107. ISSN 1541-4817.
  2. ^ "番組表". Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  3. ^ "Zexcs' animation work at its official website" (in Japanese). Zexcs. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
  4. ^ "「あさがおと加瀬さん。」アニメーションクリップ制作決定 | あさがおと加瀬さん". Asagao-anime.com. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-06-05.

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