Yaoyorozu

Yaoyorozu, Co., Ltd.
Native name
ヤオヨロズ株式会社
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnimation studio
FoundedAugust 2013; 11 years ago (August 2013)
FounderIshidate Uraaka
DefunctApril 2020; 4 years ago (April 2020)
Headquarters3-23-16 Higashi-Azabu, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Yoshihiro Terai
Yoshitada Fukuhara
ParentJust Production
Websiteyaoyorozu.info

Yaoyorozu (Japanese: ヤオヨロズ株式会社) was a Japanese animation studio producing anime using cel shading and 3D computer graphics technology.[1]

History

The company was founded in Minato, Tokyo by the screenwriter Ishidate Uraaka in August 2013.[1] It was a subsidiary of Just Production (Japanese: 株式会社ジャストプロ).[2]

The company won the third edition of the CGWORLD (Japanese: シージーワールド) award on December 28, 2017.[3]

On April 1, 2020, it was announced that Yaoyorozu had been dissolved and folded into a new company called 8million, a move meant to consolidate company assets under a single name; little would change in the company's day-to-day business.[4]

Works

Television series

Title Broadcast
Channel 		First run
start date 		First run
end date 		Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Straight Title Robot Anime NOTTV February 6, 2013 April 24, 2013 12 Original work. [5]
Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono NTV October 5, 2013 December 29, 2013 12 Original work. [6]
Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore NTV January 12, 2014 March 29, 2014 12 Sequel to Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono. [7]
Minarai Diva Tokyo MX July 14, 2014 September 22, 2014 10 Original work. [8]
Tesagure! Bukatsumono Spin-off Purupurun Sharumu to Asobou NTV April 5, 2015 June 28, 2015 12 Sequel to Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono Encore. [9]
Kemono Friends TV Tokyo January 10, 2017 March 28, 2017 12 Based on an Android and iOS game developed by Nexon. [10]
Kemurikusa Tokyo MX January 9, 2019 March 27, 2019 12 Original work. [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "ABOUT | Company Profile". yaoyorozu.info (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "声優養成機関 ジャストボイス部 - Just Production 株式会社 ジャスト プロ WEBSITE". just-pro.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "第3回「CGWORLD AWARDS」の大賞ならびに各部門の最優秀賞を発表！ 第3回の大賞に選ばれたのは......！？" (in Japanese). CGWORLD. December 28, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 1, 2020). "Anime Studio Yaoyorozu Folded Into New Company 8million". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. ^ ""Straight Title Robot Anime", a full-length anime produced using MMD starts to air on TV and Nico Live on February". Ameba (in Japanese). ねとらぼ. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on January 29, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  6. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 6, 2013). "Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono CG TV Anime Linked to MikuMikuDance". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (December 29, 2013). "Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono CG TV Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Wolfs, Samuel (March 23, 2014). "Minarai Diva to Be First Anime Broadcasted 'Live' With MikuMikuDance". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  9. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (December 13, 2014). "Tesagure! Bukatsu-mono's 3rd Season to Have 30-Minute Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 4, 2017). "Crunchyroll to Stream Kemono Friends Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 5, 2018). "Director Tatsuki's Kemurikusa Anime Premieres on January 9". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2018.