NAZ Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社NAZ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nazu) is a Japanese animation studio located in Musashino, Tokyo. It animated the first season of Hamatora, as well as adapting Nitro+chiral's visual novel Dramatical Murder into an anime series.
Native name | 株式会社NAZ |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Nazu |
| Company type | Animation studio |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | April 19, 2013 |
| Founder | Yasuo Suda |
| Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yasuo Suda (CEO) |
| Parent | Anima&Co. |
| Website | www |
Works
editTelevision series
edit| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamatora: The Animation | Seiji Kishi Hiroshi Kimura |
January 8, 2014 | March 26, 2014 | 12 | A part of the Hamatora multimedia project.[1] |
| DRAMAtical Murder | Kazuya Miura | July 6, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | 12 | Based on a BL visual novel by Nitro+chiral.[2] |
| My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | Hiroyuki Furukawa | July 12, 2017 | September 13, 2017 | 10 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Meguru Ueno.[3] |
| Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion | Takayuki Kuriyama | July 11, 2018 | September 26, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Nanahiko Takagi.[4] |
| My Sister, My Writer | Hiroyuki Furukawa | October 10, 2018 | December 19, 2018 | 10 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Seiji Ebisu. Co-produced with Magia Doraglier.[5] |
| Id:Invaded | Ei Aoki | January 5, 2020 | March 22, 2020 | 13 | Original work.[6] |
| Infinite Dendrogram | Tomoki Kobayashi | January 9, 2020 | April 16, 2020 | 13 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sakon Kaidō.[7] |
| Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly | Takehiro Kubota | April 12, 2021 | June 28, 2021 | 12 | Original work.[8] |
| Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer | Nobuaki Nakanishi | July 9, 2022 | December 24, 2022 | 24 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Satoshi Mizukami.[9] |
| Special Kid Factory | Atsushi Ikariya | TBA | TBA | TBA | Original work.[10] |
ONAs
edit| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Id:Indeed | Ei Aoki (chief) Atsushi Ikariya |
January 8, 2021 | March 26, 2021 | 12 | Comedic spin-off of Id:Invaded |
| Thermae Romae Novae | Tetsuya Tatamitani | March 28, 2022 | March 28, 2022 | 11 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Mari Yamazaki.[11] |
| Good Night World | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 | October 12, 2023 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Uru Okabe.[12] |
| Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf | Atsushi Ikariya | May 23, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | 8 | Adaptation of a novel series written by Baku Yumemakura.[13] |
OVAs
edit| Title | Director(s) | Released | Eps | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAMAtical Murder: Data_xx_Transitory | Kazuya Miura | December 24, 2014 | 1 | |
| My First Girlfriend is a Gal: My First Cultural Fair | Hiroyuki Furukawa | December 26, 2017 | 1 | |
| My Sister, My Writer: My Little Sister and I in a Virtual World | Hiroyuki Furukawa | February 27, 2019 – March 27, 2019 | 2 |
Other projects
edit| Title | Director(s) | Released | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Girl | Fantasista Utamaro | September 30, 2014 | Music video based on the song by Pharrell Williams.[14] |
| IDOLiSH7: MONSTER GENERATiON | July 23, 2015 | Music video for the virtual idol group Idolish7. | |
| Match Shoujo | February 10, 2016 | Commercial promoting the Match Shoujo manga series by Sanami Suzuki. | |
| TRIGGER: Leopard Eyes | December 16, 2015 | Music video for the virtual idol group Trigger based on the Idolish7 mixed-media project. | |
| Blood Lad: Kanketsu-hen | January 11, 2017 | Commercial promoting the final volume of the Blood Lad manga series by Yūki Kodama. | |
| Mr. Fixer | Takehiro Kubota | July 4, 2020 | Music video for Mr. Fixer, the opening theme for Id:Invaded |
References
edit- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (September 30, 2013). "Blood Lad's Kodama, 428's Kitajima Make Hamatora Anime, Manga, Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Loo, Egan (March 22, 2014). "Boys-Love Game DRAMAtical Murder Gets TV Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (February 24, 2017). "Hajimete no Gal Anime Reveals Main Staff, Character Visuals". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (July 1, 2017). "Kadokawa Announces 2 New Anime Titles, Rising of the Shield Hero, Chio's School Road Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 18, 2018). "Ore ga Suki nano wa Imōto dakedo Imōto ja nai TV Anime Reveals Teaser Visual, Main Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "CAST/STAFF". id-invaded-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2019). "Infinite Dendrogram Anime Reveals Promo Video, Opening Theme Artist, Visual, January Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ "TV ANIME". gloomy-official.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 20, 2022). "Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Anime's Short Trailer Reveals July 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2023). "Sabikui Bisco & ID: INVADED Team Reunite for 2023 Sci-Fi Detective Anime Special Kid Factory". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2021). "Thermae Romae Novae Anime Reveals Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
- ^ Dempsey, Liam (July 31, 2023). "Good Night World Manga Logs onto Netflix for Anime Adaptation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 22, 2024). "Baku Yumemakura's Garoden Novels Get Netflix Anime on May 23". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (September 30, 2014). "Takashi Murakami Produces Animated Music Video for Pharrell Williams Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- NAZ at Anime News Network's encyclopedia