Asread
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| Company type | Kabushiki-gaisha |
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| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | November 2003 |
| Founder | Kiyonori Hiramatsu |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Kiyonori Hiramatsu (CEO)[1] |
| Total equity | 2 million yen |
Number of employees | 23[a] |
| Website | www |
Asread Co., Ltd (株式会社アスリード, Kabushiki-gaisha Asurīdo) stylized as asread. is a Japanese animation studio established in November 2003 by ex-Xebec members.[2]
Works
Television works
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–2006 | Shuffle! | Naoto Hosoda | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Visual novel | 24 | |
| 2007 | Shuffle! Memories | Naoto Hosoda | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | 12 | ||
| 2008 | Minami-ke: Okawari | Naoto Hosoda | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 13 | |
| Ga-Rei: Zero (co-animated with AIC Spirits) | Ei Aoki | Kiyonori Hiramatsu Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki |
Manga | 12 | ||
| 2009 | Minami-ke: Okaeri | Kei Oikawa | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 13 | |
| 2011–2012 | Future Diary | Naoto Hosoda | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 26 | |
| 2013 | I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job | Kinji Yoshimoto | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Light novel | 12 | |
| 2016 | Big Order | Nobuharu Kamanaka | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 10 | |
| 2018 | Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King (co-animated with Tear Studio) |
Eiji Suganuma Satoshi Takafuji |
Hiroshi Kudou | Card game | 12 | |
| 2019 | Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (co-animated with White Fox) |
Kinji Yoshimoto | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Light novel | 13 | |
| 2021 | Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory | Shunsuke Nakashige | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 10 | |
| 2022 | Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 2nd Season (co-animated with Studio Mother) |
Akira Iwanaga | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Light novel | 12 | |
| 2024 | Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest 3rd Season | Akira Iwanaga | TBA | Light novel | 16 | [3] |
OVA/ONAs
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Minami-ke: Betsubara | Kei Oikawa | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 1 | |
| 2011 | Busō Chūgakusei: Basket Army | Romanov Higa | Kiyonori Hiramatsu Keiko Nashimoto Atsushi Masaoka |
Original work | 5 | |
| 2012 | Corpse Party: Missing Footage | Akira Iwanaga | — | Video game | 1 | |
| 2013 | Corpse Party: Tortured Souls | Akira Iwanaga | — | 4 | ||
| Future Diary: Redial | Naoto Hosoda | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 1 | ||
| 2014 | I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job | Kinji Yoshimoto | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Light novel | 1 | |
| 2015 | Big Order | Nobuharu Kamanaka | Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Manga | 1 | |
| 2019–2022 | Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (co-animated with White Fox (#1–2) and Studio Mother (#3–4)) |
Kinji Yoshimoto (#1–2) Akira Iwanaga (#3–4) |
Kiyonori Hiramatsu | Light novel | 4 |
Notable staff
Representative staff
- Kiyonori Hiramatsu (founder and president)
Animators
- Hidetsugu Hirayama (2005~present)
Notes
- ^ 13 animators, 7 producers, and 3 painters.
References
- ^ ＸＥＢＥＣ大辞典 [XEBEC Dictionary]. Production I.G. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Information". www.asread.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Reveals October 14 Debut". Anime News Network. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Asread at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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