Shaft (company)
Shaft (stylized as SHAFT; Japanese: 株式会社シャフト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Shafuto), also known as Shaft Animation Studio, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo, and founded in 1975. Since 2004, the studio's productions have been broadly influenced by director Akiyuki Shinbo, whose visual style and avant-garde cinematography are featured in works including Hidamari Sketch (2007), Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (2007), the Monogatari series (2009–present), Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011), Nisekoi (2014), and March Comes In Like a Lion (2016).
Head office in Suginami | |
Native name | 株式会社シャフト |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Shafuto |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | September 1, 1975 |
| Founder | Hiroshi Wakao |
| Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Mitsutoshi Kubota (CEO) |
| Total equity | ¥ 10,000,000 |
Number of employees | 100 |
| Divisions | Former: Niigata Current: Digital@Shaft Shaft Ten CGI Animation Room Artsection Umegumi Shaft Aoi |
| Website | www |
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