Tear Studio
Japanese animation studio
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Tear Studio Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ティアスタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Teia Sutajio) was a Japanese animation studio founded on March 15, 2013. The studio filled for bankruptcy in December 2019 with about 43 million yen in debt, including about 8 million yen to approximately 50 animators.[1]
Native name
株式会社ティアスタジオRomanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha Teia SutajioCompany typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnimation studio
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Native name | 株式会社ティアスタジオ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Teia Sutajio |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Animation studio |
| Founded | March 15, 2013 |
| Defunct | December 13, 2019 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | 4-36-15 Narita-Higashi, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Jun Katō (Chairman) |
| Website | tear-studio |
Establishment
Tear Studio was established in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan by Jun Katō.[2] On March 15, 2013, Teartribe was founded as Tear Studio's overseas production department, aiming to work in partnership with Chinese studios experienced in the animation industry to achieve stable economic and production quality.[3]
Works
Television series
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King | Eiji Suganuma Satoshi Takafuji |
July 13, 2018 | September 28, 2018 | 12 | Based on the Lord of Vermilion series by Square Enix. Co-production with Asread. |
[4][5] |
| Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? | Hiraku Kaneko Toshikatsu Tokoro |
April 8, 2019 | June 24, 2019 | 12 | Based on a manga series written by Soborou. | [6][7] |
Films
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Tutor | Katsuya Kikuchi | February 16, 2019 | A new project based on a Japanese series written by Higasa Akai. | [8][9] |
Original video animations
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fragtime | Takuya Satō | November 22, 2019 | 1 | Based on a manga series written by Sato. Co-produced with East Fish Studio. |
[10][11] |
| Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? | Hiraku Kaneko Toshikatsu Tokoro |
December 11, 2019 | 1 | OVA episode for Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?. | [12] |
