Studio 4°C

















































Studio 4°C Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社スタジオよんどしい
Type
 Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Animation studio
Founded 1986; 32 years ago (1986)
Founder Eiko Tanaka
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Eiko Tanaka (President)
Koji Morimoto (Director, animator)
Products
Anime (Television, Film, OVA)
Website www.studio4c.co.jp

Studio 4°C Co., Ltd. (株式会社スタジオよんどしい, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Yondo Shii) is a Japanese animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Koji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense.[1]




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Works


    • 2.1 Feature films


    • 2.2 TV series


    • 2.3 OVA


    • 2.4 Music videos


    • 2.5 Short films


    • 2.6 Video games


    • 2.7 Commercials


    • 2.8 Other




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





History


Studio 4 °C has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include Memories (1995), Spriggan (1998), and Princess Arete (2001). In 2003, through a joint production with Warner Bros., Studio 4 °C created five segments of The Animatrix. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde film Mind Game. Studio 4 °C's next film Tekkon Kinkreet (2006), won six awards, including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia 2007, Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival, and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. It was also submitted for 2007 Oscar in Animated Feature Film category of Academy Award in USA.


The year 2007 saw the release of the anthology film Genius Party, a collection of seven short films. Genius Party Beyond, a collection of five short films, was released the following year, as was Batman's side story Gotham Knight, and the OVA series Detroit Metal City. The following year First Squad: The Moment of Truth was awarded at the Moscow International Film Festival. In February 2010, they contributed two shorts to the anthology Halo Legends: "Origins", and "The Babysitter".



Works



Feature films




  • Memories (1995)


  • Spriggan (1998)


  • Princess Arete (2001)


  • Mind Game (2004)


  • Tekkonkinkreet (2006)


  • First Squad: The Moment of Truth (2009)


  • Berserk: Golden Age Arc


    • The Egg of the King (2012)


    • The Battle for Doldrey (2012)


    • The Descent (2013)




  • Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)


  • Harmony (2015, part of the Project Itoh trilogy)


  • Birdboy: The Forgotten Children (2015)


  • Mutafukaz (2017, with Ankama Animations)[2]


  • Children of the Sea (TBA)



TV series




  • Uraroji Diamond (2000)


  • Piroppo (2001)


  • Tweeny Witches (2004)


  • Kimagure Robot (2004)


  • Ani*Kuri15 (2007)


  • Transformers: Animated (2008) (co-produced with Cartoon Network Studios and Hasbro Studios)


  • ThunderCats (2011) (co-produced with Warner Bros. Animation)


  • Chiisana Hana no Uta (2013)



OVA




  • Debutante Detective Corps (1996)


  • Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)


  • Eternal Family (1997)


  • The Animatrix – "Kid's Story", "The Second Renaissance", "Beyond", "A detective story" (2003)


  • Hijikata Toshizo: Shiro no Kiseki (2004)


  • Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)

    • Have I Got A Story For You

    • Working Through Pain




  • Detroit Metal City (2008)


  • Street Fighter IV – The Ties That Bind (2009)


  • Halo Legends (2010)

    • The Babysitter

    • Origins




  • Kuro no Sumika - Chronus - (Young Animator Training Project, 2014)



Music videos




  • Ken Ishii – "Extra" (1996)


  • The Bluetones – "Four Day Weekend" (1998)


  • Glay – "Survival" (1999)

  • Artist Unknown - "Brand New Day" (2001, Unreleased)[3][4]


  • Ayumi Hamasaki – "Connected" (2002)


  • Ligalize – "Pervyi Otryad" ("First Squad") (2005)


  • Hikaru Utada – "Passion" (2006) (Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts II Theme song)



Short films




  • Gondora (1998)


  • Digital Juice (2001)


  • Jigen Loop (2001)


  • Sweat Punch (5 short films, 2001–2002. Collected and released on DVD in 2007) – "Professor Dan Petory's Blues", "End of the World", "Comedy", "Beyond", and "Junk Town".


  • Amazing Nuts! Part 1 – Global Astroliner (2006)


  • Amazing Nuts! Part 2 – Glass Eyes (2006)


  • Amazing Nuts! Part 3 – Kung Fu Love – Even If You Become the Enemy of the World (2006)


  • Amazing Nuts! Part 4 – Joe and Marilyn (2006)


  • Tamala's "Wild Party" (2007)


  • Genius Party (July 7, 2007) A collection of 7 short films


  • Genius Party Beyond (February 15, 2008) A collection of 5 short films


  • The Babysitter (2009) A Halo Legends short portraying the relationship between the Spartans and the ODSTs


  • My Last Day (2011) – Created in association with The JESUS Film Project, Brethren Entertainment, and Barry Cook


  • Kid Icarus: Uprising – "Medusa's Revenge"[1] (2012) – Promotional short for Kid Icarus: Uprising video game


  • Drive Your Heart (2013) Spin-off to PES-peace eco smile, short film produced to advertise Toyota


  • Tuzuki: Love Assassin (2014)[5]


  • Turnover (2015) adaptation from the manga of the same name, for advertising purpose for Benesse[6][7]


  • Kanjo ga Kanji o Sukina Riyū Part 1 and Part 2 (2015)[8][9][10]


  • Red Ash: Gearworld (2017)



Video games




  • Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001)


  • Summon Night 3 (2003)


  • Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (2004)


  • Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004)


  • Rogue Galaxy (2005)


  • Lunar Knights (2006)


  • Jeanne D'Arc (2006)


  • Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006)


  • Street Fighter IV (2008)


  • .hack//Link (2010)


  • Catherine (2011)


  • Hard Corps: Uprising (2011)


  • Asura's Wrath (2012)


  • Toukiden (2013)


  • Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (2015)[11]


  • Guardian's Violation (2015)[12]



Commercials




  • Nike – LeBron James In Chamber of Fear (Self Doubt) (2004)


  • Honda Edix presents Edix Six – kiro (2006)



Other




  • Kamikaze Girls (2004) – Animated segment


  • Lincoln (2005) – Opening animation and character designs


  • Kurosagi (2006) – Opening animation


  • Donju (2009) – Animated segment


  • Attraction (2010) – Interactive Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcement made with The National Institute for Preventive and Health Education in France


  • My Last Day (2011) – A short Easter anime Campus Crusade for Christ[13]


  • PES-peace eco smile (2012) – Series of shorts produced to advertise Toyota[14]


  • The Amazing World of Gumball (2016) – Dragon Ball manga-style flashback sequence and Kill la Kill-style fight sequence between Nicole and Masami's mother, Yuki for the season four episode "The Fury"



References





  1. ^ ab Official Studio 4°C Website


  2. ^ Announcement on screendaily.com


  3. ^ http://www.catsuka.com/news/2009-01-17/brand-new-day-koichi-arai-studio-4c-un-clip-qui-merite-sa-news-a-lui (in French)


  4. ^ http://www.catsuka.com/player/brand_new_day


  5. ^ Tuzki: Love Assassin [1]'


  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-19. Retrieved 2015-09-17.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  7. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-18/kana-hanazawa-inspires-high-schoolers-in-4c-turnover-anime-short/.86091


  8. ^ http://nijimen.net/archives/3208


  9. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-15/idolm@ster-kubooka-designs-anime-promos-for-kanji-test/.92925


  10. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-10-13/2nd-anime-promo-short-for-kanji-test-streamed/.94127


  11. ^ http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/14/meet-the-star-developers-behind-shin-megami-tensei-x-fire-emblem/


  12. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-20/studio-4c-animates-opening-for-guardian-violation-smartphone-game/.95608


  13. ^ Official: My Last Day on Youtube


  14. ^ PES youtube channel




External links




  • Official website (in Japanese)


  • Studio 4°C at Anime News Network's encyclopedia


  • Studio 4°C on IMDb

  • Interview with Yukie Saeki of 4°C on Shining Force Neo's 2D animation

  • Honda Edix presents Edix Six page

  • Interview with Level 5, citing Studio 4°C's involvement with Jeanne D'Arc for the PlayStation Portable










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