Marza Animation Planet
Marza Animation Planet Inc. (株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット, Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto) is a Japan-based CGI animation studio dedicated to making full-length feature films and video game cutscenes. Their extensive résumé includes CGI add-ins for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square (天王洲オーシャンスクエア, Tennōzu Ōshan Sukuea) in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo near Tennozu Isle Station.
Native name | 株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto |
| Formerly | Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment (2009–2010) |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | CGI animation for film, CGI animation for television, CGI animation for video games |
| Founded | 2003 (under Sega Sammy VE Animation Studios/Visual Entertainment R&D Dept. title) |
| Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yukio Sugino (Chairman) Akira Sugano (President & CEO) |
| Owner | Sega Sammy Holdings |
Number of employees | 150 |
| Parent | TMS Entertainment |
| Website | www |
The company was formed through Sega spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the Sonic the Hedgehog games, beginning with 2006's Sonic the Hedgehog. It is currently subsidized under TMS Entertainment, the flagship anime subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings. Marza Animation Planet is also known for being one of the production companies for the film Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and its sequel.