| SUNRISE Inc. 株式会社 サンライズ | |
|---|---|
| Type | Business corporation |
| Founded | September 1972 [1][2] |
| Headquarters | 2-44-10 Kami-igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan[1][2] |
| Key people | Takayuki Yoshii (President)[1][3] |
| Industry | Animation studio and production enterprise |
| Employees | 170[1] |
| Parent | Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc. (99.1%) |
| Subsidiaries | Sunrise Music Publishing, Inc. Sunrise Interactive, Inc. |
| Website | Sunrise official site |
Sunrise Inc. (株式会社サンライズ Kabushiki-gaisha Sanraizu) is a Japanese anime studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios.[4]
Among Japan's largest and most famous studios, Sunrise is renowned for several critically-lauded and popular original anime series, such as Gundam, Armored Trooper Votoms, Vision of Escaflowne, InuYasha, Yakitate!! Japan, Planetes, Keroro Gunso, Gintama and several others.
Related productions
- Keroro Gunso (anime, 2004)
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie (anime movie, 2006)
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess de arimasu! (anime movie, 2007)
- Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel de arimasu! (anime movie, 2008)
References in Keroro Gunso
Sunrise is referenced in Keroro Gunso through parodied names, for example, a scrambled spelling of Sunrise.
Article references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SUNRISE Official Site. Retrieved on February 6, 2006.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SUNRISE INTERNATIONAL Information. Retrieved on February 6, 2006.
- ↑ SUNRISE INTERNATIONAL Information. Retrieved on February 6, 2006.
- ↑ Animage Editorial Staff (August 1987). "The main office searches for a fresh original robot anime (新たな道を模索するオリジナルロボットアニメの総本山 Arata na michi o mosakusuru orijinaru robotto anime no sōhonzan?)" (in Japanese). Animage 110: pp.60-65. Retrieved on December 1, 2007.
External links
- Sunrise's official site
- Sunrise at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia