MAPPA (studio)

MAPPA Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社MAPPA, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mappa) is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded on June 14, 2011, by Masao Maruyama, a founder and former producer of Madhouse,[1] and has produced anime works including Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance, Yuri!!! on Ice, and In This Corner of the World.

MAPPA Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社MAPPA
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedJune 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)
FounderMasao Maruyama
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Manabu Ootsuka (representative director)
Number of employees
200
Websitehttp://mappa.co.jp/

"MAPPA" is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association.[2] [3] In April 2016, Maruyama resigned his position in the studio and founded a new studio, Studio M2.[4]

Productions

Anime television series
Year Title Director(s) Original run start Original run end Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2012 Kids on the Slope Shinichirō Watanabe April 12, 2012June 28, 2012 12 Based on a manga written by Yuki Kodama.
Co-produced with Tezuka Productions.
Teekyu Shin Itagaki October 7, 2012December 22, 2013 36 Based on a manga written by Roots. (seasons 1–3)
2013 Hajime no Ippo: Rising Jun Shishido October 5, 2013March 29, 2014 25 Sequel to Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger.
Co-produced with Madhouse.
2014 Terror in Resonance Shinichirō Watanabe July 10, 2014September 25, 2014 11 Original work. [5]
Garo: The Carved Seal of Flames Yūichirō Hayashi October 3, 2014March 27, 2015 24 Based on the Garo tokusatsu drama.
Rage of Bahamut: Genesis Keiichi Sato October 6, 2014December 29, 2014 12 Based on the Rage of Bahamut game. [6]
2015 Punch Line Yutaka Uemura April 9, 2015June 25, 2015 12 Original work. [7]
Ushio and Tora Satoshi Nishimura July 3, 2015December 25, 2015 26 Based on a manga written by Kazuhiro Fujita.
Co-produced with Studio VOLN.		 [8]
Garo: Crimson Moon Atsushi Wakabayashi October 9, 2015April 1, 2016 23 Second season of Garo series. [9][10]
2016 Ushio and Tora Season 2 Satoshi Nishimura April 1, 2016 June 24, 2016 13 Sequel to Ushio And Tora.
Co-produced with Studio VOLN.
Days Kōnosuke Uda July 2, 2016December 18, 2016 24 Based on a manga written by Yasuda Tsuyoshi. [11]
Yuri!!! on Ice Jun Shishido (chief)
Sayo Yamamoto		 October 6, 2016December 21, 2016 12 Original work. [12]
2017 Idol Incidents Daisuke Yoshida January 8, 2017March 27, 2017 12 Based on a Japanese media mix project by Mages.
Co-produced with Studio VOLN.
Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul Keiichi Sato April 7, 2017September 29, 2017 24 Sequel to Rage of Bahamut: Genesis. [13][14]
Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler Yūichirō Hayashi July 1, 2017September 23, 2017 12 Based on a manga written by Homura Kawamoto. [15][16]
Altair: A Record of Battles Kazuhiro Furuhashi July 7, 2017December 22, 2017 24 Based on a manga written by Kotono Katō. [17][18]
Garo: Vanishing Line Sunghoo Park October 6, 2017March 30, 2018 24 Third season of Garo series. [19]
Inuyashiki Keiichi Sato
Shuhei Yabuta		 October 12, 2017December 22, 2017 11 Based on a manga written by Hiroya Oku. [20]
2018 Banana Fish Hiroko Utsumi July 5, 2018December 20, 2018 24 Based on a manga written by Akimi Yoshida. [21]
Zombie Land Saga Munehisa Sakai October 4, 2018December 20, 2018 12 Original work. Production by Avex Pictures and Cygames. [22][23]
2019 Dororo Kazuhiro Furuhashi January 7, 2019June 24, 2019 24 Based on a manga written by Osamu Tezuka.
Co-produced with Tezuka Productions.		 [24]
Kakegurui ×× Yūichirō Hayashi
Kiyoshi Matsuda		 January 8, 2019March 26, 2019 12 Sequel to Kakegurui. [25]
Sarazanmai Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Kunihiko Ikuhara		 April 11, 2019June 20, 2019 11 Original work.
Co-produced with Lapin Track.		 [26][27]
To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts Jun Shishido July 1, 2019September 16, 2019 12 Based on a manga written by Maybe. [28][29]
Granblue Fantasy the Animation Season 2 Yui Umemoto October 4, 2019December 27, 2019 12 Based on the Granblue Fantasy video game.
Sequel to Granblue Fantasy the Animation.		 [30]
2020 Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? Kiyoshi Matsuda January 9, 2020March 19, 2020 11 Based on a franchise by Sony Creative Products Inc.
Co-produced with Lapin Track.		 [31]
Dorohedoro Yūichirō Hayashi January 12, 2020March 29, 2020 12 Based on a manga written by Q Hayashida. [32]
Listeners Hiroaki Ando April 3, 2020June 19, 2020 12 Original work. [33][34]
The God of High School Sunghoo Park July 6, 2020September 28, 2020 13 Based on a manhwa webtoon written by Yongje Park. [35][36]
Mr Love: Queen's Choice Munehisa Sakai July 15, 2020September 30, 2020 12 Based on a video game by Elex. [37][38]
Jujutsu Kaisen Sunghoo Park October 3, 2020TBA 24 Based on a manga written by Gege Akutami. [39]
The Gymnastics Samurai Hisatoshi Shimizu October 11, 2020December 20, 2020 11 Original work. [40][41]
Attack on Titan: The Final Season Yūichirō Hayashi
Jun Shishido (chief)		 December 7, 2020TBA16 Based on a manga written by Hajime Isayama. [42][43]
2021 Zombie Land Saga Revenge Munehisa Sakai April 2021 TBA TBA Sequel to Zombie Land Saga. [44]
Heion Sedai no Idaten-tachi TBA July 2021 TBA TBA Based on a manga written by Amahara. [45]
TBA Chainsaw Man TBA TBA TBA TBA Based on a manga written by Tatsuki Fujimoto. [46]

Anime films
Year Title Director(s) Release date Dur. Note(s) Refs.
2016 Garo: Divine Flame Yūichirō Hayashi May 21, 2016 78m Sequel to Garo: the Carved Seal of Flames. [47]
In This Corner of the World Sunao Katabuchi November 12, 2016[lower-alpha 1] 129m[lower-alpha 2] Based on a manga written by Fumiyo Kōno. [48]
TBA Yuri!!! on Ice the Movie: Ice Adolescence Sayo Yamamoto TBA TBA Prequel to Yuri!!! on Ice. [49]

Original video animations / Specials
Year Title Director(s) Release start Release end Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2017 Yuri!!! on Ice: Yuri Plisetsky GBF in Barcelona EX "Welcome to the Madness" Jun Shishido (chief)
Sayo Yamamoto		 May 26, 2017 1 Related to Yuri!!! on Ice. [50]
Days: (TV) OVA Kōnosuke Uda March 17, 2017 May 17, 2017 2 Bundled with the limited editions of the 21st and 22nd volumes of the manga. [51]
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler Picture Drama Yūichirō Hayashi October 13, 2017 December 15, 2017 3 Related to Kakegurui.
2018 Days: Touin Gakuen-sen! Kōnosuke Uda March 16, 2018 July 17, 2018 3 Sequel to Days. [52]
Sex: Prologue Sayo Yamamoto May 7, 2018 1 Promotional video for the 30th anniversary of the manga by Atsushi Kamijou. [53][54]
2020 Granblue Fantasy the Animation Season 2 Extras: Mōu Hitotsu no Tabiji Yui Umemoto March 27, 2020 August 26, 2020 1 Related to Granblue Fantasy the Animation Season 2. [55][56]
Dorohedoro: Ma no Omake Yūichirō Hayashi June 17, 2020 6 Related to Dorohedoro. [57]

Original net animations
Year Title Director(s) Release start Release end Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2020 Bōkyaku Battery Parako Shinohara October 11, 2020 1 Based on a manga written by Eko Mikawa. [58]
2021 Yasuke LeSean Thomas April 2021TBA TBA Based on the story of historical figure Yasuke. [59][60]

See also

Notes
  1. An extended version of In This Corner of the World was released on December 20, 2019.
  2. The extended version of In This Corner of the World has a duration of 168 minutes.

References
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