Artland

Artland, Inc.
株式会社アートランド

Type	Corporation
Industry	animation
Founded	1978-09-14
Headquarters	Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Noboru Ishiguro (representative)
Products	Mushishi, Megazone 23, Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Services	Animation production
Employees	46 (as of July 2010)
Parent	Marvelous AQL
Website	http://www.artland.co.jp/

Artland, Inc. (株式会社アートランド, Kabushiki-gaisha Ātorando^?) is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning Mushishi and epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It's latest series is the adaption of the light novel Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaō. It is also well known for producing manga adaptation Katekyō Hitman Reborn!.

Legendary artist and character designer Haruhiko Mikimoto is a notable member of Artland, as well as famous director Noburo Ishiguro

On March 17, 2006, Marvelous Entertainment announced that Artland would become a subsidiary of Marvelous Entertainment Inc., effective on April 3, 2006.^[1] Subsequently, Artland became a corporation.

Works

Produced series

• Megazone 23 (OVA series, 1985)
• Legend of the Galactic Heroes (OVA series, 1988)
• Hoshi Neko Full House (OVA series, 1989)
• Yūgo (TV series, 2003)
• Gag Manga Biyori (TV series, 2005)
• Mushishi (TV series, 2005–2006)
• We Were There (TV series, 2006)
• Gyagu Manga Biyori 2 (TV series, 2006)
• Happiness! (TV series, 2006–2007)
• Katekyō Hitman REBORN! (TV series, 2006–2010)
• Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku wo ~Yōkoso Tsugumi Ryōhe~ (TV series, 2007)
• Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō (TV series, 2007)
• Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- (TV series, 2008)
• Hakushaku to Yōsei (TV series, 2008)
• Tytania (TV series, 2008–2009)
• Demon King Daimao (TV series, 2010)
• Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2nd Curtain (TV series, 2012, produced alongside J.C. Staff)

Other involvement and animation assistance

• Lupin III (second season, animation assistance, 1977–1980)
• Astro Boy (second season, 1980–1981)
• The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV series, 1982–1983)
• Scientific Rescue Team Techno Voyager (TV series, 1982)
• The Super Dimension Century Orguss (TV series, 1983–1984)
• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (animation assistance, 1988)
• Shōnen Ashibe (TV series, 1991)
• Mikan Enikki (TV series, 1992–1993)
• Genocyber (OVA series, 1993)
• Muka Muka Paradise (TV series, 1993–1994)
• Tonde Būrin (TV series, 1994–1995)
• Baketsu de Gohan (TV series, 1996)
• Angel Links (TV series, 1999)
• Argento Soma (TV series, 2000)
• Star Ocean EX (TV series, 2001)
• Cheeky Angel (TV series, 2002–2003)
• Chobits (TV series, 2002)
• Kyōgoku Natsuhiko Kōsetsu Hyaku Monogatari (TV series, 2003)
• Gungrave (TV series, 2003)
• School Rumble (TV series, 2004)
• Absolute Boy (TV series, 2005)
• Gekijōban xxxHolic: Manatsu no Yoru no Yume (feature film, animation assistance, 2005)
• Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV series, animation assistance, 2006)
• Ouran High School Host Club (TV series, animation assistance, 2006)
• Nagasarete Airantou (TV series, finish animation assistance, 2007)
• Darker than Black (TV series, animation assistance, 2007)
• Gatchaman (OVA)

References

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Artland at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia