Marza Animation Planet
Japanese animation studio
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Marza Animation Planet Inc. (株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット, Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto) is a Japanese animation studio that specializes in producing computer-animated sequences for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square (天王洲オーシャンスクエア, Tennōzu Ōshan Sukuea) in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, near Tennozu Isle Station.[2]
Native name
株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネットRomanized name
Kabushiki gaisha Māza AnimēshonpuranettoFormerly
- Sega VE Animation Studio (2005–2009)
- Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment (2009–2010)[1]
Company typeSubsidiary
Headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto |
| Formerly |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Animation |
| Founded | January 21, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Higashi-Shinagawa, , Japan |
Key people | Yukio Sugino (chairman of the board) Akira Sugano (president & representative director) |
Number of employees | 150 |
| Parent | Sega |
| Divisions | Marza Animation Planet USA Inc. |
| Website | marza |
The company was formed through Sega spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the Sonic the Hedgehog games. Marza Animation Planet is also known for producing the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present).
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Co-produced with | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Space Pirate Captain Harlock[3] | Shinji Aramaki | Toei Animation | Toei Company |
| 2016 | Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV | Takeshi Nozue | Visual Works | Aniplex |
| 2017 | Resident Evil: Vendetta[4] | Takanori Tsujimoto | Capcom[5] | Kadokawa (Japan) Sony Pictures Entertainment |
| 2019 | Lupin III: The First [6] | Takashi Yamazaki | TMS Entertainment | Toho |
| 2020 | Sonic the Hedgehog[7] | Jeff Fowler | Original Film Blur Studio Sega |
Paramount Pictures |
| 2022 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2[8][9] | |||
| 2024 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3[10] | |||
Short films
Video game cutscenes
- Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
- Sonic Riders (2006)
- Oshare Majo: Love and Berry (2007)
- Nights: Journey of Dreams (2007)
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008)
- Phantasy Star Portable (2008)
- Samba de Amigo (2008)
- Sonic Unleashed (2008)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009)
- Phantasy Star Portable 2 (2009)
- Resonance of Fate (2010)
- Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (2010)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd (2010)
- Sengoku Taisen (2010)
- Sonic Colors (2010)
- Sonic Free Riders (2010)
- Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
- Sonic Generations (2011)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 (2012)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2012)
- Kingdom Conquest II (2013)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 2nd OP (2012)
- Demon Tribe (2013)
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012)
- Phantasy Star Online 2 3rd OP (2012)
- Sonic Lost World (2013)
- The World of Three Kingdoms (2013)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (2014)
- Phantasy Star Nova (2014)
- Yakuza 0 (2015)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (2016)
- VR Zone Shinjuku - Winged Bicycle (2017)
- Resident Evil Vandetta: Z Infected Experience (2017)
- Sonic Forces (2017)
- Team Sonic Racing (2019)
- Sonic Frontiers (2022)[16]
Other
- Hatsune Miku Live Party 2012 (MIKUPA♪) (2012) (Stage event)
- Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2013 (2013) (Stage event)
- Mario Kart 8 (2014 (original), 2017 (Deluxe)) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
- Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2014 (2014) (Stage event)[17]
- Splatoon (2015) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
- Happy Forest (2015) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4)
- Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 (2016) (Stage event)
- Ultimate Bowl (2015 (v1), 2017 (v2)) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4 (v1) and Unity (v2))
- Splatoon 2 (2017) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
- The Last Guardian (2016) (Animations)
- Ninjala (2020) (Animations)
- Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) (Lighting)[18]
- Earwig and the Witch (2020) (Production partner)
- Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022) (Animation)
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) (Lighting)[19]
- Hatsune Miku Expo 10th Anniversary (2024) (Stage event, partial production of character modeling, set-up, and animation)
Notes
- Made in conmemoration of the 50th anniversary of the franchise.