3Hz

3Hz Inc.
Native name
株式会社3Hz
Kabushiki-gaisha San Herutsu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedMarch 2013; 11 years ago (March 2013)
FounderYūichirō Matsuka
DefunctJune 17, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-06-17)
FateOperations acquired by A-1 Pictures and folded
SuccessorA-1 Pictures
HeadquartersSuginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Yūichirō Matsuka (CEO)
WebsiteOfficial website

3Hz Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社3Hz, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha San Herutsu) was a Japanese animation studio established by ex-Kinema Citrus animators. Yuichiro Matsuka founded the studio in March 2013. The company is referred to as Studio 3Hz in anime credits.

On June 17, 2024, 3Hz announced that it has transferred its animation planning and production business to A-1 Pictures. The company added that its business will continue at A-1 Pictures. Studio 3Hz and the official X account for the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II anime confirmed the same staff who have been working on the anime will continue to work on the anime at A-1 Pictures.[1][2][3]

Works

Television series

Year Title Director(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2014 Celestial Method Masayuki Sakoi Original work 13 [4]
2016 Dimension W (co-animated with Orange) Kanta Kamei Manga 12 [5]
Flip Flappers Kiyotaka Oshiyama Original work 13 [6]
2017 Princess Principal (co-animated with Actas) Masaki Tachibana Original work 12 [7]
2018 Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Masayuki Sakoi Light novel 12 [8]
2020 Chidori RSC Masanori Takahashi Manga 12 [9]
A3! (co-animated with P.A. Works) Masayuki Sakoi[a]
Makoto Nakazono[b]
Keisuke Shinohara[b] 		Mobile game 24 [10]
2022 Healer Girl Yasuhiro Irie Original work 12 [11]
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Daisuke Tsukushi Light novel 12 [12]
2023 The Marginal Service Masayuki Sakoi Original work 12 [13]

Original video animations

Year Title Director(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2015 Celestial Method Masayuki Sakoi Original work 1
2016 Dimension W (co-animated with Orange) Kanta Kamei Manga 1
2019 Celestial Method: One More Wish Masayuki Sakoi Original work 1

Films

Year Title Director(s) Source Refs.
2019 Blackfox Kazuya Nomura
Keisuke Shinohara 		Original work [14]

Video games

Title Publisher Release date Note(s) Ref(s)
Tokyo Xanadu Nihon Falcom September 30, 2015 Opening animation. [15]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Nihon Falcom July 21, 2016 Opening animation. [15]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Nihon Falcom September 28, 2017 Opening animation. [15]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Nihon Falcom September 27, 2018 Opening animation.

Notable staff

A list of notable staff currently or formerly belonging to the studio.

Representative staff

  • Yūichirō Matsuya (founder and president)

Animation producers

  • Hideaki Kubo (2014~2019)

Directors

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as Series Director (シリーズディレクター, Shirīzu Direkutā) for Seasons Spring & Summer, and Director (監督, Kantoku) for Seasons Autumn & Winter.
  2. ^ a b Credited as Director (監督, Kantoku) for Seasons Spring & Summer only.

References

  1. ^ "Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz". Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "【Studio 3Hz 事業譲受のお知らせ】 | NEWS". A-1 Pictures オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  3. ^ "Studio 3Hz Transfers Animation Planning, Production Business to A-1 Pictures". Anime News Network. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ "Sora no Method Anime's 2nd Visual, More Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. March 19, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Yuuki Kaji Joins Dimension W Anime Cast". Anime News Network. February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Flip Flappers Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Animation, Voice Cast". Anime News Network. March 26, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "Princess Principal Original TV Anime Revealed With Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Summer 2017 Debut". Anime News Network. March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Reveals Visual, Studio 3Hz". Anime News Network. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  9. ^ "Rifle is Beautiful TV Anime Reveals Visual, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  10. ^ "A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood's Yasuhiro Irie, Studio 3Hz Make Musical Healing TV Anime Healer Girl". Anime News Network. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, July 14 Debut". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "The Marginal Service Anime's Video Reveals April 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 22, 2019). "Blackfox Anime Revealed as Theatrical Project Debuting This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  15. ^ a b c "Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz". Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz.


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