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Type
  
Kabushiki gaisha

Founder
  
Kenji Horikawa

Number of employees
  
90 (April 2014)

Website
  
www.pa-works.jp/en/

Founded
  
10 November 2000

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Industry
  
Entertainment Japanese animation Interactive media

Key people
  
Kenji Horikawa (President)

Headquarters
  
Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

CEO
  
Kenji Horikawa (10 Nov 2000–)

P.A.Works Corporation (株式会社ピーエーワークス, Kabushiki-gaisha Pī Ē Wākusu, short for Progressive Animation Works) is a Japanese animation studio established on November 10, 2000 and is located in Nanto, Toyama, Japan. The company's president and founder Kenji Horikawa once worked for Tatsunoko Production, Production I.G, and Bee Train before forming P.A.Works in 2000. The main office is located in Toyama, Japan, which is where the drawing and digital photography take place, and production and direction takes place in their Tokyo office. The company is also involved with animation in video games, as well as collaborating in the past with Production I.G and Bee Train to create anime. In January 2008, P.A.Works produced True Tears, their first anime series as the main animation studio involved in the production process.

Contents

My top p a works anime


TV series produced

True Tears
  • Series run: January 6, 2008 – March 30, 2008
  • Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of life
  • Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes
  • Loose adaptation of La'cryma's visual novel True Tears.
  • Canaan
  • Series run: July 4, 2009 – September 26, 2009
  • Genres: Action
  • Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes
  • Based on the Nintendo Wii visual novel 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de conceptualized by Type-Moon.
  • Angel Beats!
  • Series run: April 3, 2010 – June 26, 2010
  • Genres: Action, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
  • Episodes 13 x 24 minutes
  • A collaboration project with Key, Aniplex and Dengeki G's Magazine
  • Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda.
  • Hanasaku Iroha
  • Series run: April 3, 2011 – September 25, 2011
  • Genres: Drama, Slice of life, Romance
  • Episodes 26 x 24 minutes
  • Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.
  • Another
  • Series run: January 9, 2012 - March 27, 2012
  • Genres: Horror, Mystery fiction
  • Episodes 12 x 24 minutes
  • Based on the novel by Yukito Ayatsuji.
  • Tari Tari
  • Series run: July 1, 2012 - September 23, 2012
  • Genres: Drama, Slice of life
  • Episodes 13 x 24 minutes
  • Story originally conceived by Evergreen.
  • Red Data Girl
  • Series run: March 16, 2013 – June 1, 2013
  • Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Romance
  • Episodes: 12 x 24 minutes
  • Based on the novel by Noriko Ogiwara.
  • Koitabi: True Tours Nanto
  • Series run: April 28, 2013
  • Genres: Romance
  • Episodes: 6 x 7 minutes
  • Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.
  • The Eccentric Family
  • Series run: July 7, 2013 – September 29, 2013
  • Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
  • Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes
  • Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi.
  • Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
  • Series run: October 3, 2013 – April 3, 2014
  • Genres: Drama, Romance, Fantasy
  • Episodes: 26 x 24 minutes
  • A collaboration project with Buriki and Dengeki Daioh
  • Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.
  • Glasslip
  • Series run: July 3, 2014 – September 25, 2014
  • Genres: Drama, Romance, Slice of life
  • Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes
  • Shirobako
  • Series run: October 9, 2014 – March 26, 2015
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Episodes: 24 x 24 minutes
  • Charlotte
  • Series run: July 4, 2015 – September 26, 2015
  • Genres: Drama, Supernatural
  • Episodes: 13 x 24 minutes
  • A second collaboration project with Key, Aniplex and Dengeki G's Magazine
  • Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda.
  • Haruchika
  • Series run: January 7, 2016 – March 24, 2016
  • Genres: Mystery, Romance
  • Episodes: 12 x 24 minutes
  • Based on the novel by Sei Hatsuno.
  • Kuromukuro
  • Series run: April 7, 2016 – September 29, 2016
  • Genres: Action, Mecha
  • Episodes: 26 x 24 minutes
  • Studio's 15th anniversary project
  • Sakura Quest
  • Series run: April 5, 2017 - scheduled
  • Genres: TBA
  • Episodes: TBA
  • Story originally conceived by Alexandre S. D. Celibidache.
  • The Eccentric Family 2
  • Series run: April 9, 2017 – scheduled
  • Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
  • Episodes: TBA
  • Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi.
  • Uma Musume Pretty Derby
  • Series run: TBA
  • Genres: Sports
  • Episodes: TBA
  • Based on the mobile game by Cygames.
  • Films produced

    Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
  • December 19, 2009
  • Genres: Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Drama
  • Co-Produced with OLM, Inc., Robot Communications
  • Continuation of the Professor Layton video game series.
  • Mai no Mahō to Katei no Hi
  • February 20, 2011
  • TV film
  • Genres: Drama, Family
  • Bannou Yasai Ninninman
  • March 5, 2011
  • Genres: Fantasy
  • Collaboration with the Japanese Animation Creators Association young animators training project.
  • Hanasaku Iroha: Home Sweet Home
  • March 30, 2013
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama
  • Sequel to Hanasaku Iroha.
  • TV series partially produced

  • Blood+: In-Between Animation
  • Darker than Black: Production Assistance
  • Eureka Seven: In-Between Animation
  • Immortal Grand Prix (second season): In-Between Animation, Key Animation, Production Assistance
  • Le Chevalier D'Eon: In-Between Animation
  • Mushishi: In-Between Animation
  • Spider Riders: Season One Assistance on all episodes
  • Tsubasa Chronicle: Co-Production (certain episodes)
  • Animated films partially produced

  • .hack//Liminality (production association)
  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users
  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society: In-Between Animation, Production Assistance
  • Sword of the Stranger
  • Video games partially animated

  • Professor Layton and the Curious Village
  • Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box
  • Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
  • Professor Layton and the Last Specter
  • Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask
  • Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
  • Triggerheart Exelica -Enhanced-
  • Wild Arms 3 with Bee Train
  • Others

  • Anime project tourism Toyama: Animation part
  • Longing for a Tear Bringing Sky "Lovers in Tateyama"
  • Longing for a Tear Bringing Sea "A Friendship on the Beach"
  • Longing for a Tear Bringing Cuisine "Grandpa in Gokayama"
  • References

    P.A.Works Wikipedia