Nippon Animation

Nippon Animation Co., Ltd. (日本アニメーション株式会社, Nippon Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese animation studio. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, with chief offices in the Ginza district of Chūō and production facilities in Tama City.

Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.
Native name
日本アニメーション株式会社
Nippon Animēshon
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedApril 1969 (April 1969) (as Zuiyō Eizō)
June 1975 (June 1975) (as Nippon Animation)
FounderKōichi Motohashi
HeadquartersKoganei, Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees
76 (as of March 2022)
Websitewww.nippon-animation.co.jp/

Nippon Animation is known for producing numerous anime series based on works of Western literature such as Anne of Green Gables and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, co-founders of Studio Ghibli, directed several episodes in the World Masterpiece Theater series.

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