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Studio Signpost

St. Signpost Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社スタジオ サインポスト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Sainposuto) is an animation studio subsidiary of Pierrot. The studio is an associate-member of The Association of Japanese Animations.[1]

St. Signpost
Native name
株式会社スタジオ サインポスト
Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Sainposuto
FormerlyStudio Kikan (1993–2009)
Pierrot Plus (2009–2019)
Company typeKabushiki-gaisha
IndustryAnimation studio
FoundedMarch 10, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-03-10)
Founder
  • Keiji Kusano (as Studio Kikan)
  • Yoshikazu Tochihira (as Studio Kikan)
Headquarters2-19-5 Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Ken Hagino (CEO)
Revenue¥ 1,160,000,000 (2018)
Total equity¥ 10,000,000
Number of employees
38 (as of August 2023)
ParentPierrot
Websitewww.st-signpost.co.jp

History

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The company was founded in 1959 as a magazine advertising agency and stepped into the anime industry in 1989 by Keiji Kusano and Yoshikazu Tochihira. In 1993, the company took on the name Studio Kikan and released their first animated works Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirou. In 1996, the company established Arms as a separate studio to focus on adult animation and subcontracted animation work.

The studio became a subsidiary of Pierrot in 2008 and changed its name to Pierrot Plus in 2009. Kusano stepping down as CEO to become a chairman, and was replaced by CEO of Arms, Osamu Shimizu.

On September 20, 2019, the company changed its name to Studio Signpost. Ken Hagino, who had worked at Pierrot as animation producer was appointed as the new CEO. In conjunction with this change, the official website of Arms was closed down, and the company was later dissolved on October 6, 2020.

Works

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Television series

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
1993–2008 Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō Hisayuki Toriumi Producer:
Shintarou Kozaki
Yoshikazu Tochihira 		Manga 726
1994–1995 Karaoke Senshi Mike Jiro [ja] Tsutomu Shibayama Producer:
Yoshikazu Tochihira 		Manga 20
Chō Kuse ni Narisō Tetsuya Endo Producer:
Yoshikazu Tochihira 		Manga 39
2008–2010 Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirou Manga 101
2009–2010 Letter Bee Akira Iwanaga Osamu Shimizu Manga 25 [2]
2010–2011 Letter Bee Reverse Akira Iwanaga Osamu Shimizu Manga 25 [3]
2010–2012 Shimajirou Hesoka Manga 101
2011–2012 Beelzebub Yoshihiro Takamoto [ja] Osamu Shimizu Manga 60 [4]
2014 Survival Game Club! Masahiko Ohta Kazuyoshi Ozawa Manga 12 [5]
2015 Re-Kan! Masashi Kudō Osamu Koshinaka
Kazuyoshi Ozawa 		Manga 13 [6]
2016 Onigiri Takashi Yamamoto Shingo Chiba Video game 13 [7]
The Morose Mononokean Akira Iwanaga Shintarou Nozaki Manga 13 [8]
2018 Magical Girl Ore Itsuro Kawasaki Kazuyoshi Ozawa
Shingo Chiba 		Manga 12 [9]
Shinya! Tensai Bakabon Tooru Hosokawa [ja] Manga 12 [10]
2019 The Morose Mononokean II Itsoru Kawasaki Osamu Shimizu
Shingo Chiba 		Manga 13 [11]
Ultramarine Magmell Hayato Date Kazuyoshi Ozawa Manhua 13 [12]
2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Hideotoshi Takahashi Shingo Chiba Manga 12 [13]
2020–2021 Kingdom (season 3)
(co-animated with Pierrot) 		Kenichi Imaizumi
Kazuya Monma 		Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 26 [14]
2022 Kingdom (season 4)
(co-animated with Pierrot) 		Kenichi Imaizumi
Kazuya Monma 		Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 26 [15]
2023 My Clueless First Friend Shigenori Kageyama Osamu Shimizu Manga 13 [16]
2024 Kingdom (season 5)
(co-animated with Pierrot) 		Kenichi Imaizumi Yasuyuki Ogoshi Manga 13 [17]
TsumaSho Noriyuki Abe Shintarou Nozaki Manga TBA [18]

OVAs

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
1991–1992 The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor (eps. 7–12)[a] Masahiro Ōtani (7–9)
Naoto Hashimoto (10–12) 		Producer:
Osamu Shimimzu 		Manga 6
1993 Dochinpira [ja] Hiromitsu Oota Producer:
Yoshiharu Sakashita[b] 		Manga 1
1994 Butt Attack Punisher Girl Iku Suzuki [ja] Producer:
Osamu Shimizu 		Manga 1
Butt Attack Punisher Girl R Hiroshi Yoshida Producer:
Osamu Shimizu 		Manga 1
1994–1995 Wild 7 Kiyoshi Egami [ja] Nagateru Katou
Keiji Kusano 		Manga 2
2008 Naisho no Tsubomi Akira Shigino [ja] Manga 3
2008–2009 Master of Martial Hearts Yoshitaka Fujimoto [ja] Producer:
Keiji Kusano 		Original work 5
2010 Beelzebub: Jump Festa 2010 Special Yoshihiro Takamoto [ja] Producer:
Osamu Shimizu 		Manga 1

Gross outsource

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Series in which Studio Signpost, Pierrot Plus, or Studio Kikan served as a gross (full) outsourcing studio, either for singular episodes or across entire series.

Notable staff

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Representative staff

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  • Keiji Kusano (co-founder, president of Studio Kikan (1989~2009))
  • Yoshikazu Tochihira (co-founder and animation producer)
  • Osamu Shimizu (Studio Kikan producer (1991~2009), president of Pierrot+ (2009~2019))
  • Ken Hagino (president of Studio Signpost (2019~present))

Animation producers

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  • Shintarou Nozaki (1994~present)
  • Shingo Chiba (2007~present)
  • Yuuya Kumagai (2013~2019)
  • Kazuyoshi Ozawa (2013~present)
  • Osamu Koshinaka (also a part of ARMS)
  • Yasuyuki Ogoshi (also a part of ARMS)

Directors

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Animators

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Notes

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  1. ^ It's not been confirmed if Studio Kikan has a credit on the series; however, Osamu Shimizu, a producer from Studio Kikan and later president of Pierrot Plus after the company was renamed, was the producer for episodes 7 through 12.
  2. ^ From Studio Marine, which did gross outsourcing work on the OVA.
  3. ^ 24, 28, 42, 51, 103, 110, 117, 127, 134, 149-150, 157, 159, 167, 176, 180, 182, 187, 204, 221, 225, 229, 237

References

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  1. ^ "株式会社スタジオ サインポスト 公式サイト COMPANY". st-signpost.co.jp. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  2. ^ テガミバチ [Letter Bee]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ^ テガミバチREVERSE [Letter Bee Reverse]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ^ ベるぜバブ [Beelzebub]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  5. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (February 2, 2022). "Pierrot Plus Animates Sabagebu! Shōjo Anime". Anime News Network.
  6. ^ レーカン！ [Re-Kan!]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  7. ^ 鬼斬 [Onigiri]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  8. ^ 不機嫌なモノノケ庵 [The Morose Mononokean]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  9. ^ 魔法少女 俺 [Magical Girl Ore]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  10. ^ 深夜！天才バカボン [Shinya! Tensai Bakabon]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  11. ^ 不機嫌なモノノケ庵 續 [The Morose Mononokean II]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  12. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 29, 2018). "Gunjō no Magmell Manga Gets TV Anime at Studio Pierrot". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 20, 2019). "Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Canine Samurai TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 15, 2019). "'Kingdom' Anime Season 3 Reveals New Staff, Visua". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  15. ^ Loo, Egan (October 17, 2021). "Kingdom Anime Gets 4th Series Next Spring". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  16. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (January 19, 2023). "My Clueless First Friend Anime's First Video Reveals Additional Cast, Staff, April Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  17. ^ キングダム（第5シリーズ） [Kingdom 5th Season]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  18. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 29, 2024). "'Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru.' Anime Reveals Staff, 2024 TV Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  19. ^ ガイストクラッシャー [Gaist Crusher]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  20. ^ 侍霊演武:将星乱 [Soul Buster]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  21. ^ ツキウタ。 THE ANIMATION [Tsukiuta. the Animation]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  22. ^ コンビニカレシ [Convenience Store Boy Friends]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "DYNAMIC CHORD". Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  24. ^ 東京喰種トーキョーグール:re [Tokyo Ghoul:re]. Studio Signpost (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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