Wit Studio
Japanese animation studio
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Wit Studio, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ウィットスタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Witto Sutajio), stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and Tetsuya Nakatake, also a producer at Production I.G, as a director of the studio. The studio gained notability for producing Attack on Titan (the first three seasons),[1] Great Pretender, Ranking of Kings, Spy × Family, My Deer Friend Nokotan, and the first seasons of The Ancient Magus' Bride and Vinland Saga.
Native name
株式会社ウィットスタジオRomanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha Witto SutajioCompany typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
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Native name | 株式会社ウィットスタジオ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Witto Sutajio |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | June 1, 2012[1] |
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| Headquarters | Nakacho, , Japan[1] |
Key people | |
Number of employees | 311 (as of May 2025)[2] |
| Parent | IG Port |
| Divisions | |
| Website | witstudio.co.jp |
History
The studio was founded by George Wada, a former employee of Production I.G, in 2012. After its founding, Tetsuya Nakatake was placed as the representative director of the studio. Several other former Production I.G staff members joined Wit after its founding, including animation directors Kyōji Asano and Satoshi Kadowaki, and director Tetsurō Araki, all of whom worked together on Attack on Titan.
Wit Studio was funded with an initial investment of ¥30,000,000 in capital from IG Port, Wada and Nakatake, who are reported to own 66.6%, 21.6% and 10.0% equity in the studio respectively.[3][4]
In December 2020, Wit Studio established a stop motion studio in partnership with Pui Pui Molcar director Tomoki Misato.[5]
In May 2022, Wit Studio in partnership with Aniplex, CloverWorks and Shueisha formed a new company called JOEN. The company's objective is to facilitate the planning and production of television anime series, anime films, and short clips.[6]
Works
Television series
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2019 | Attack on Titan (seasons 1–3) | Tetsurō Araki[g] Masashi Koizuka |
Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 59 | [7] |
| 2014–2015 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Hiro Kaburaki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 13 | |
| 2015 | The Rolling Girls | Kotomi Deai | Tetsuya Nakatake | Original work | 12 | |
| Seraph of the End | Daisuke Tokudo | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 24 | ||
| 2016 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress | Tetsurō Araki | Maiko Okada | Original work | 12 | |
| 2017–2018 | The Ancient Magus' Bride (season 1) | Norihiro Naganuma | Hiroya Hasegawa | Manga | 24 | |
| 2018 | After the Rain | Ayumu Watanabe | Maiko Okada | Manga | 12 | |
| 2019–2020 | Kedama no Gonjirō (co-animated with OLM and Signal.MD) |
Kenshirō Morii | Shou Ootani Hiroshi Utsumi Takatoshi Chino |
52 | ||
| 2019 | Vinland Saga (season 1) | Shuhei Yabuta | Hiroya Hasegawa | Manga | 24 | |
| 2020–2021 | GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy (co-animated with OLM) |
Hiroaki Akagi[h] Norihito Takahashi |
Hiroyuki Katou | Original work | 50 | |
| 2021 | Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song | Shinpei Ezaki | Shou Ootani | Original work | 13 | |
| 2021–2022 | Ranking of Kings | Yōsuke Hatta Makoto Fuchigami[i] |
Maiko Okada | Manga | 23 | |
| 2022– | Spy × Family (co-animated with CloverWorks) | Kazuhiro Furuhashi[j] Takahiro Harada[k] Yukiko Imai[l] |
Kazue Hayashi Kazuki Yamanaka Taito Itou |
Manga | 50 | [8] |
| 2022 | Onipan! | Masahiko Ohta | Shouyou Shishido | Original work | 12 | [9] |
| 2023 | Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage | Yōsuke Hatta Makoto Fuchigami[i] |
Maiko Okada | Manga | 10 | [10] |
| Kizuna no Allele (co-animated with Signal.MD) | Kenichiro Komaya | Shou Ootani Takatoshi Chino Keita Yoshinobu |
Virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI |
24 | [11] | |
| 2024 | My Deer Friend Nokotan | Masahiko Ohta | Shou Ootani Daisuke Nishioka Lu Xingcheng Kazuaki Mochikawa[m] |
Manga | 12 | [12] |
| Suicide Squad Isekai | Eri Osada | Shou Ootani | DC Comics characters | 10 | [13] | |
| 2025– | Yaiba: Samurai Legend | Takahiro Hasui | Maiko Okada | Manga | TBA | [14] |
| 2026 | Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | Keita Yoshinobu | Light novel | TBA | [15] |
| Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring | Ken Yamamoto | Shou Ootani Line producer: Keisuke Satou |
Light novel | TBA | [16] | |
Films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Refs. |
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| 2013 | Hal | Ryōtarō Makihara | Tetsuya Nakatake | Original work | |
| 2014–2015 | Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and Arrow Attack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom |
Tetsurō Araki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | |
| 2015 | The Empire of Corpses | Ryōtarō Makihara | Tetsuya Nakatake Maiko Okada |
Novel series | |
| 2016–2017 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Part 1: Gathering Light Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Part 2: Burning Life |
Tetsurō Araki | Maiko Okada | Original work | |
| 2017–2018 | Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden (3 films) | Tetsuya Wakano | Shou Ootani Norio Yoshida |
Manga | |
| 2018 | Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening | Tetsurō Araki[h] Masashi Koizuka |
Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | |
| Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (co-animated with OLM) | Tetsuo Yajima | George Wada Hiroyuki Katou |
Video game | ||
| 2019 | Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle | Tetsurō Araki | Kazue Hayashi | Original work | |
| 2020 | Attack on Titan: Chronicle | Tetsurō Araki[h] Masashi Koizuka |
Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | |
| 2022 | Bubble | Tetsurō Araki | Kazue Hayashi Kazuki Yamanaka |
Original work | |
| 2023 | Spy × Family Code: White (co-animated with CloverWorks) | Takashi Katagiri | Kazue Hayashi Kazuki Yamanaka Taito Itō |
Manga | |
OVAs
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
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| 2013–2014 | Attack on Titan | Tetsurō Araki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Manga | 3 | |
| 2014–2015 | Attack on Titan: No Regrets | Tetsurō Araki | Tetsuya Nakatake | Visual novel/manga | 2 | |
| 2016 | Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins | Kyoji Asano | Tetsuya Nakatake | Video game | 1 | |
| 2016–2017 | The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star | Norihiro Naganuma | Hiroya Hasegawa | Manga | 3 | |
| 2017–2018 | Attack on Titan: Lost Girls | Masashi Koizuka | Tetsuya Nakatake | Novel | 3 | |
| 2019–2022 | The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún | Yūtarō Kubo Satomi Maiya |
Line producer: Kenta Yamada |
Manga | 2 | |
ONAs
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
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| 2020 | Great Pretender | Hiro Kaburagi | Maiko Okada | Original work | 23 | |
| 2021–2022 | The Missing 8 | Naoki Yoshibe | Tetsuya Nakatake Shou Ootani |
Music videos | 8 | |
| 2022 | Vampire in the Garden | Ryōtarō Makihara | Shouyou Shishido | Original work | 5 | [17] |
| Pokémon: Hisuian Snow | Ken Yamamoto | Shou Ootani | Video game | 3 | [18] | |
| 2023 | Colors | Tetsurō Araki | Kazuki Yamanaka | Toho Animation Music Films Project |
1 | [19] |
| Pokémon: Paldean Winds | Ryohei Takeshita | Kazuki Yamanaka | Video games | 4 | [20] | |
| 2024 | Great Pretender: Razbliuto | Hiro Kaburagi | Maiko Okada | Original work | 4 | [21] |
| The Grimm Variations | Yōko Kanamori Yasuhiro Akamatsu Jun'ichirō Hashiguchi Yumi Kamamura Masato Takeuchi Shintarou Nakazawa |
Tetsuya Nakatake Genta Ninomiya Keiko Matsushita |
Brothers Grimm fairy tales |
6 | [22] | |
| 2025 | Moonrise | Masashi Koizuka | Ryouma Kawamura | Original work | 18 | [23] |
| My Melody & Kuromi | Tomoki Misato | Kenta Yamada | Sanrio characters | 12 | [24] | |
| Star Wars: Visions | Junichi Yamamoto | Ryouma Kawamura | ||||
| 2026 | Love Through a Prism | Kazuto Nakazawa Tetsuya Takahashi Saki Fujii |
Keita Yoshinobu | Original work | 20 | [25] |
| TBA | The One Piece | Masashi Koizuka | Ryouma Kawamura | Manga; remake of One Piece anime | TBA | [26] |
| TBA | Candy Caries | Tomoki Misato | Kenta Yamada | Anime; television adaptation of 2021 stop-motion video | TBA | [27] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Publisher | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tales of the Rays | Bandai Namco | Mobile game | Opening animation and cutscenes[28] |
| 2018 | Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato | DMM Games | Mobile game | Opening animation |
| BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle | Arc System Works | Console game | Opening animation | |
| Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Cygames | Mobile game | Opening animation and cutscenes[29] | |
| 2024 | Persona 3 Reload | Sega | Console game | Opening animation and 2D cutscenes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "We're Still Underground" | Eve | Nobutaka Yoda | [30] |
| "This World to You" | Eve | Nobutaka Yoda | [31] | |
| 2020 | "Blue: Line Step Brush" | Under Graph | Kengo Saitō | [32] |
| "Sakugasaku" | Uchikubi Gokumon Dōkōkai | Kyōji Asano | [33] | |
| 2024 | "Go-Getters" | Mori Calliope | Takashi Horiuchi | [34] |
| "Allegro" | Midnight Grand Orchestra | Yuki Kamiya | [35] |
Notable staff
Representative staff
- George Wada (founder and president)
- Tetsuya Nakatake (founder and director)
Animation producers
- Shou Ootani (2013–present)
- Kazuki Yamanaka (2013–present)
- Shouyou Shishido (2013–present)
- Kenta Yamada (2015–present; Ibaraki)
- Maiko Okada (2015–2025)
- Hiroya Hasegawa (2016–2019)
- Keita Yoshinobu (2018–present)
- Ryouma Kawamura (2018–present)
- Kazue Hayashi (2019–present)
- Genta Ninomiya (2017–present)
- Keisuke Satou (2018–present)
- Daisuke Nishioka (2017–present)
- Daiya Shiraishi (2019–present)
- Kazuaki Mochikawa (2018–present)
- Kiyoshi Kumada (2025–present)
Animation department
- Kyoji Asano (2013–present)
- Hirotaka Katou (2013–present)
- Yoshimichi Kameda (2022–2025)
Notes
- Co-founder, President, and CEO
- Co-founder, Board Director
- Board Director
- WIT Kichijōji Studio (WIT吉祥寺スタジオ), the studio's Kichijōji branch located in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo.
- WIT Ibaraki Studio (WIT茨城スタジオ), the studio's Ibaraki branch located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki.
- TORUKU, a stop-motion studio established in 2020 with director Tomoki Misato.
- Chief Director (総監督) for episodes 26–59.
- Chief Director (総監督)
- Chief Episode Director (チーフ演出)
- Seasons 1 & 2
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Ep. 12
