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Native name |
株式会社マッドハウス |
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Type |
Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Animation studio and production enterprise |
Founded | October 17, 1972; 45 years ago |
Founders | Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
Headquarters | Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo |
Key people |
Masahiro Takahashi (Representative Director and President) |
Owner | Nippon TV (95%) Dentsu |
Number of employees |
70 (including contractors) |
Parent | Nippon TV (since 2011) |
Subsidiaries | Madbox Co., Ltd. |
Website | madhouse.co.jp |
Madhouse Inc. (株式会社マッドハウス Kabushiki-gaisha Maddohausu) is a Japanese animation studio, founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro animators, including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, Rintaro, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
Madhouse is a Japanese production studio that produced many well-known shows, OVAs and films, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! (produced by Tokyo Movie) in 1973, and include Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, Perfect Blue, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Trigun, Di Gi Charat, Black Lagoon, Death Note, Paprika, Wolf Children and the first season of One-Punch Man.