PA Works
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| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| Seat | Nanto |
| management | Kenji Horikawa |
| Number of employees | 102 |
| Branch | Animation studio |
| Website | www.pa-works.jp |
KKPA Works ( Japanese 株式会社 ピ ー エ ー ワ ー ク ス , Kabushiki-gaisha Pī Ē Wākusu , English PA Works Corporation , short for Progressive Animation Works ) is a Japanese animation studio . It is headquartered in Nanto , Toyama Prefecture , Japan .
history
The studio was founded on November 10, 2000 by Kenji Horikawa, a former employee of Production IG and Bee Train , under the name Etchū Dōga Hompo KK ( 越 中 動画 本 舗 株式会社 ). On January 1, 2002, the studio was renamed PA Works . Since then it has repeatedly been involved in productions of the former studios as a contractor and contributed animations to computer games. It wasn't until January 2008 that the studio produced its first independent series true tears . Since then it has produced successful series such as Canaan (2009) and Angel Beats! (2010).
Productions
TV Shows
- 2008: true tears
- 2009: Canaan
- 2010: Angel Beats!
- 2011: Hanasaku Iroha
- 2012: Another
- 2012: Tari Tari
- 2013: Nagi no Asukara
- 2013: RDG: Red Data Girl
- 2013: Uchōten Kazoku
- 2014: Glass slip
- 2014: Shirobako
- 2015: Charlotte
- 2016: Haruchika - Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru
- 2016: Kuromukuro
- 2018: Iroduku: The World in Colors
More anime productions
- 2009: Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (film)
- 2018: Maquia - An Immortal Love Story (film)
Computer game animations
- February 15, 2007: Professor Layton and the Mysterious Village ( Nintendo DS )
- November 29, 2007: Professor Layton and the Pandora Box (Nintendo DS)
- November 27, 2008: Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo DS)
- November 26, 2009: Professor Layton and the Call of the Phantom (Nintendo DS)
Web links
- Website of the studio
- Anime News Network about the Studio (English)