Studio Signpost

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St. Signpost Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社スタジオ サインポスト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Sainposuto) is an animation studio subsidiary of Pierrot. The studio is an associate-member of The Association of Japanese Animations.[1]

Native name
株式会社スタジオ サインポスト
Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Sainposuto
FormerlyStudio Kikan (1993–2009)
Pierrot Plus (2009–2019)
Company typeKabushiki-gaisha
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St. Signpost Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社スタジオ サインポスト
Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Sainposuto
FormerlyStudio Kikan (1993–2009)
Pierrot Plus (2009–2019)
Company typeKabushiki-gaisha
IndustryAnimation studio
FoundedMarch 10, 1959; 67 years ago (1959-03-10)
Founder
  • Keiji Kusano (as Studio Kikan)
  • Yoshikazu Tochihira (as Studio Kikan)
Headquarters2-19-5 Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Ken Hagino (CEO)
Revenue¥ 1,160,000,000 (2018)
Total equity¥ 10,000,000
Number of employees
38 (as of August 2023)
ParentStudio Pierrot
Websitewww.st-signpost.co.jp
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History

The company was founded in 1959 as a magazine advertising agency and stepped into the anime industry in 1989 by Keiji Kusano and Yoshikazu Tochihira. In 1993, the company took on the name Studio Kikan and released their first animated works Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou. In 1996, the company established Arms as a separate studio to focus on adult animation and subcontracted animation work.

The studio became a subsidiary of Pierrot in 2008 and changed its name to Pierrot Plus in 2009. Kusano stepping down as CEO to become a chairman, and was replaced by CEO of Arms, Osamu Shimizu.

On September 20, 2019, the company changed its name to Studio Signpost. Ken Hagino, who had worked at Pierrot as animation producer was appointed as the new CEO. In conjunction with this change, the official website of Arms was closed down, and the company was later dissolved on October 6, 2020.

Works

Television series

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
1993–2008 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō Hisayuki Toriumi Producer:
Shintarou Kozaki
Yoshikazu Tochihira		 Manga 726
1994–1995 Karaoke Senshi Mike Jiro [ja] Tsutomu Shibayama Producer:
Yoshikazu Tochihira		 Manga 20
Chō Kuse ni Narisō Tetsuya Endo Producer:
Yoshikazu Tochihira		 Manga 39
2008–2010 Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirou Manga 101
2009–2010 Letter Bee Akira Iwanaga Osamu Shimizu Manga 25 [2]
2010–2011 Letter Bee Reverse Akira Iwanaga Osamu Shimizu Manga 25 [3]
2010–2012 Shimajirou Hesoka Manga 101
2011–2012 Beelzebub Yoshihiro Takamoto [ja] Osamu Shimizu Manga 60 [4]
2014 Survival Game Club! Masahiko Ohta Kazuyoshi Ozawa Manga 12 [5]
2015 Re-Kan! Masashi Kudō Osamu Koshinaka
Kazuyoshi Ozawa		 Manga 13 [6]
2016 Onigiri Takashi Yamamoto Shingo Chiba Video game 13 [7]
The Morose Mononokean Akira Iwanaga Shintarou Nozaki Manga 13 [8]
2018 Magical Girl Ore Itsuro Kawasaki Kazuyoshi Ozawa
Shingo Chiba		 Manga 12 [9]
Late Night! The Genius Bakabon Tooru Hosokawa [ja] Manga 12 [10]
2019 The Morose Mononokean II Itsoru Kawasaki Osamu Shimizu
Shingo Chiba		 Manga 13 [11]
Ultramarine Magmell Hayato Date Kazuyoshi Ozawa Manhua 13 [12]
2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Hideotoshi Takahashi Shingo Chiba Manga 12 [13]
2020–2021 Kingdom (season 3)
(co-animated with Pierrot)		 Kenichi Imaizumi
Kazuya Monma		 Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 26 [14]
2022 Kingdom (season 4)
(co-animated with Pierrot)		 Kenichi Imaizumi
Kazuya Monma		 Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 26 [15]
Shin Ikki Tousen Rion Kujou Shintarou Nozaki Manga 3 [a]
2023 My Clueless First Friend Shigenori Kageyama Osamu Shimizu Manga 13 [16]
2024 Kingdom (season 5)
(co-animated with Pierrot)		 Kenichi Imaizumi Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 13 [17]
TsumaSho Noriyuki Abe Shintarou Nozaki Manga 12 [18]
2025 Kingdom (season 6)
(co-animated with Pierrot)		 Kenichi Imaizumi Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 13 [19]
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OVAs

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
1991–1992 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (eps. 7–12)[b] Masahiro Ōtani (7–9)
Naoto Hashimoto (10–12)		 Producer:
Osamu Shimimzu		 Manga 6
1993 Dochinpira [ja] Hiromitsu Oota Producer:
Yoshiharu Sakashita[c]		 Manga 1
1994 Butt Attack Punisher Girl Iku Suzuki [ja] Producer:
Osamu Shimizu		 Manga 1
Butt Attack Punisher Girl R Hiroshi Yoshida Producer:
Osamu Shimizu		 Manga 1
1994–1995 Wild 7 Kiyoshi Egami [ja] Nagateru Katou
Keiji Kusano		 Manga 2
2008 Naisho no Tsubomi Akira Shigino [ja] Manga 3
2008–2009 Master of Martial Hearts Yoshitaka Fujimoto [ja] Producer:
Keiji Kusano		 Original work 5
2010 Beelzebub: Jump Festa 2010 Special Yoshihiro Takamoto [ja] Producer:
Osamu Shimizu		 Manga 1
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Gross outsource

Series in which Studio Signpost, Pierrot Plus, or Studio Kikan served as a gross (full) outsourcing studio, either for singular episodes or across entire series.

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Notable staff

Representative staff

  • Keiji Kusano (co-founder, president of Studio Kikan (1989~2009))
  • Yoshikazu Tochihira (co-founder and animation producer)
  • Osamu Shimizu (Studio Kikan producer (1991~2009), president of Pierrot+ (2009~2019))
  • Ken Hagino (president of Studio Signpost (2019~present))

Animation producers

  • Shintarou Nozaki (1994~present)
  • Shingo Chiba (2007~present)
  • Yuuya Kumagai (2013~2019)
  • Kazuyoshi Ozawa (2013~present)
  • Osamu Koshinaka (also a part of ARMS)
  • Yasuyuki Ogoshi (also a part of ARMS)

Directors

Animators

Notes

  1. [a]
    Although Arms is credited with the animation production of Shin Ikki Tousen, the company declared bankruptcy in 2020, and Studio Signpost used "Arms" as a brand name for production of the work.
  2. [b]
    It's not been confirmed if Studio Kikan has a credit on the series; however, Osamu Shimizu, a producer from Studio Kikan and later president of Pierrot Plus after the company was renamed, was the producer for episodes 7 through 12.
  3. [c]
    From Studio Marine, which did gross outsourcing work on the OVA.
  4. [d]
    24, 28, 42, 51, 103, 110, 117, 127, 134, 149-150, 157, 159, 167, 176, 180, 182, 187, 204, 221, 225, 229, 237

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