Studio 4°C - Studio Overview

Japanese animation is a great industry. Humongous to say the very least. But all great established industries have two problems: The first one is that the bar is always being raised in quality terms. The second, is that it produces many derivative products that have nothing to add to the genre, artform or at very least provide decent entertainment.

And that's precisely why Studio 4ºC is such a landmark of Japanese animation. Going beyond all Aesthetic barriers and animation conventions, inventive and creative yet successful in a saturated industry.

It was founded by legendary animators Koji Morimoto, Eiko Tanaka and Yoshiharu Sato in 1986. They have become known for pairing the free spirit of independent festival animation with the mainstream anime aesthetics. They advocate the superflat style and manifesto, mostly supported by Koji Morimoto.

Studio 4º C has produced the following: (list taken from wikipedia)

Feature Films

* Memories (1995)
* Spriggan (1998)
* Princess Arete (2001)
* Mind Game (2004)
* Tekkonkinkreet (2006 - December 23)
* Genius Party (2007 - July 7)
* Sachiko (2007 - Announced)

TV Series

* Urarochi Diamond (2000)
* Piroppo (2001)
* Tweeny Witches (2004)
* Kimagure Robot (2004)

Original Video Animation

* Noiseman Sound Insect (1997)
* Eternal Family (1997)
* The Animatrix (2003)
* Hijikata Toshizo: Shiru no Kiseki (2004)

Music videos

* Ken Ishii - "Extra" (1996)
* The Bluetones - "Four Day Weekend" (1998)
* Glay - "Survival" (1999)
* Ayumi Hamasaki - "Connected" (2002)
* Ligalize - "Pervyi Otryad" ("First Squad") (2005)
* Utada Hikaru - "Passion" (2006)