Naz (studio)
Japanese animation studio
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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.
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Native name | 株式会社アニマ&カンパニー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Anima & Kanpanī |
| Formerly | NAZ Co., Ltd. |
| Company type | Private KK |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founder | Yasuo Suda |
| Headquarters | Kamimeguro, Meguro, Tokyo , Japan |
| Divisions | NAZ |
| Website | www |
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| Company type | Division |
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| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | April 19, 2013 |
| Headquarters | Nakamachi, , Japan |
Key people | Yasuo Suda (CEO) |
| Parent | Anima&Co. |
| Website | www |
Works
Television series
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamatora: The Animation | Seiji Kishi[a] Hiroshi Kimura |
January 8, 2014 | March 26, 2014 | 12 | A part of the Hamatora multimedia project.[1][2] |
| DRAMAtical Murder | Kazuya Miura | July 6, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | 12 | Based on a BL visual novel by Nitro+chiral.[3] |
| My First Girlfriend Is a Gal | Hiroyuki Furukawa | July 12, 2017 | September 13, 2017 | 10 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Meguru Ueno.[4] |
| Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion | Takayuki Kuriyama | July 11, 2018 | September 26, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Nanahiko Takagi.[5] |
| 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.[6] |
| Id:Invaded | Ei Aoki | January 5, 2020 | March 22, 2020 | 13 | Original work.[7] |
| Infinite Dendrogram | Tomoki Kobayashi | January 9, 2020 | April 16, 2020 | 13 | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sakon Kaidō.[8] |
| Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly | Takehiro Kubota | April 12, 2021 | June 28, 2021 | 12 | Original work.[9] |
| Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer | Nobuaki Nakanishi | July 9, 2022 | December 24, 2022 | 24 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Satoshi Mizukami.[10] |
| Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord | Takayuki Kuriyama[b] Tetsuya Tatamitani |
January 10, 2026 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sou Akaike.[11] |
| Special Kid Factory | Atsushi Ikariya | TBA | TBA | TBA | Original work.[12] |
ONAs
| 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.[13] |
| Good Night World | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 | October 12, 2023 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series written by Uru Okabe.[14] |
| 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.[15] |
| Dandelion | Daisuke Mataga | April 2026 | TBA | 7 | Adaptation of a one-shot manga written by Hideaki Sorachi.[16] |
OVAs
| 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
| Title | Director(s) | Released | Note(s) |
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| It Girl | Fantasista Utamaro | September 30, 2014 | Music video based on the song by Pharrell Williams.[17] |
| 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 |