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{{Short description|Japanese animation studio}}
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{{Infobox company
| name             = Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.
| logo             = NipponAnimation1975ENG.png
| logo_caption     = Logo used since 1975
| image            = Nippon Animation Tama Studio 2023-09-18.jpg
| image_caption    = Headquarters in [[Tama, Tokyo]], Japan
| native_name      = 日本アニメーション株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name   = Nippon Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha
| predecessor      = [[Zuiyo|Zuiyō Eizō]]
| type             = [[Kabushiki gaisha]]
| foundation       = <!-- {{start date and age|April 1969}} <small>(as Zuiyō Eizō)</small><br />-->{{start date and age|1975|6|3}} 
| founder          = Kōichi Motohashi
| hq_location      = Wada
| hq_location_city = [[Tama, Tokyo]]{{efn|Headquarters and studio}}
| hq_location_country = Japan
| locations        = [[Ginza, Tokyo|Ginza]] [[Chūō, Tokyo]]{{efn|Head office}}, Japan
| key_people       = 
| num_employees    = 76 ({{as of|lc=y|2022|03}})<ref>{{cite web|title=日本アニメーション株式会社の企業情報 キャリタス就活2024 新卒・既卒学生向け就職活動・採用情報サイト|url=https://job.career-tasu.jp/2024/unicorp/00116265/|access-date=2023-06-21}}</ref>
| industry         = [[Anime|Japanese animation]]
| subsid           = {{ubl|Nippon Anime Licensing|Nippon Anime Ongaku Shupan|Janime.com|Sun Onkyo}}
| revenue          = 
| products         = 
| homepage         = {{ubl|{{url|https://www.nippon-animation.co.jp}}|{{URL|https://www.nipponanimation.com}}}}
}}
{{nihongo foot|'''Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.'''|日本アニメーション株式会社|''Nippon Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha''}} is a Japanese [[animation studio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.celsys.co.jp/en/clipsolution/nippon-animation/|title=Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.|website=CELSYS|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=7 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307053951/https://www.celsys.co.jp/en/clipsolution/nippon-animation/|url-status=live}}</ref> The company is headquartered in [[Tokyo]], with its headquarters in their [[Tama, Tokyo|Tama City]] studio and an administrative head office in the [[Ginza]] district of [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chūō]].

Nippon Animation is known for producing numerous [[anime]] series based on works of Western literature such as ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' and ''[[The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (anime)|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer]]''. [[Hayao Miyazaki]] and [[Isao Takahata]], co-founders of [[Studio Ghibli]], directed several episodes in the ''[[World Masterpiece Theater]]'' series.

==History==
===Early history (as Zuiyo Eizo)===
What is now Nippon Animation is descended from '''Zuiyo Eizo''' (or '''Zuiyo Enterprise'''), an animation studio and planning and production company founded in April 1969 by [[Eiken (studio)|TCJ]] former manager Shigeto Takahashi.
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{{Nihongo|'''Zuiyo Enterprise'''|瑞鷹エンタープライズ|Zuiyō Entrāpraizu}} was the former sales division of the animation studio, [[Eiken (studio)|TCJ]] before it spun off in March and was formally established the following month.

The studio has been involved in the planning and production series based on Western literature in the early and mid-1970s such as ''[[Moomin (1969 TV series)|Moomin]]'', ''[[Vicky the Viking]]'' and  1974's ''[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'', an adaptation of [[Johanna Spyri]]'s popular children's book ''[[Heidi]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clements |first1=Jonathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E03KBgAAQBAJ |title=The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation |last2=McCarthy |first2=Helen |date=9 February 2015 |publisher=Stone Bridge Press |isbn=9781611729092 |oclc=904144859 |access-date=6 March 2019 |via=Google Books |archive-date=2 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502200044/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Anime_Encyclopedia_3rd_Revised_Editi/E03KBgAAQBAJ?hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Heidi'' anime was enormously popular in Japan (and later in Europe, and the feature-length edit of the TV series saw a U.S. VHS release in 1985). Zuiyo Enterprise soon found itself in financial trouble because of the high production costs of a series (presumably ''[[Maya the Honey Bee]]'') it was attempting to sell to the European market.

The company was involved in the production of animated series for the TV anime staple {{nihongo|'''Calpis Comic Theater'''|カルピスまんが劇場|Karupisu manga gekijō}}, later known as ''[[World Masterpiece Theater]]'', broadcast on [[Fuji TV]]. These series were based on children's literature such as ''[[Moomin (1969 TV series)|Moomin]]'' and ''[[Andersen Monogatari (TV series)|Andersen Stories]]''. These earlier series' animation were commissioned to two other studios: [[Mushi Production]] and [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], while Zuiyo was mainly involved in the planning.

In 1972, after changing its headquarters, Zuiyo Enterprise formed an animation studio division known as {{Nihongo|'''Zuiyo Eizo'''|ズイヨー映像|Zuiyō Eizō}}. By this time, Zuiyo was working on its first independent production based on [[Johanna Spyri]]'s ''[[Heidi]]'', an ambitious project on which [[Isao Takahata]] and [[Hayao Miyazaki]] also worked on. In 1967 Takahashi had already produced a short pilot for a Heidi series with TCJ, but the project was shelved. In the meantime Zuiyo also worked on ''[[Vicky the Viking]]'', a German co-production with [[ZDF]] and [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]], based on [[Runer Jonsson]]'s eponymous book series. In 1974 ''[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'' and ''Vicky the Viking'' were broadcast in Japan, soon gaining a huge success also in Europe. Nevertheless, Zuiyo Eizo found itself in financial difficulties due to the high production costs of its series, not enough repaid by the selling of its properties to European market. In 1975, Zuiyo Eizo was split into two entities: '''Zuiyo Co., Ltd.''', which absorbed the debt and the rights to the ''Heidi'' anime and other previous series, and Nippon Animation, which was essentially Zuiyo Eizo's production staff (including Miyazaki and Takahata), which would continue to produce World Masterpiece Theater, retaining the rights of other series on which the studio was working on, such as ''[[A Dog of Flanders (1975 anime)|A Dog of Flanders]]'' and ''[[Maya the Honey Bee]]''.

===Modern History (as Nippon Animation)===
[[File:Nippon Animation logo.png|thumb|Alternative logo used until 2013]]
In 1975, Zuiyo Eizo was split into two entities: [[Zuiyo]], which absorbed the debt and the rights to the ''Heidi'' and ''Vicky the Viking'' television series, and Nippon Animation, which was essentially Zuiyo Eizo's production staff (including Miyazaki and Takahata). Officially, '''Nippon Animation Co., Ltd.''' was established on 3 June 1975 by company president [[Kōichi Motohashi]]. The newly rechristened Nippon Animation found success right away with ''[[Maya the Honey Bee]]'' and ''[[Dog of Flanders (TV series)|A Dog of Flanders]]'' (both of which began as Zuiyō Eizō productions), which became the first entry in the World Masterpiece Theater series to be produced under the Nippon Animation name. Hayao Miyazaki left Nippon Animation in 1979 in the middle of the production of ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1979 TV series)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' to make the ''[[Lupin III]]'' feature ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]''.

A lawsuit by 361 voice actors was filed against Nippon Animation and its recording studio subsidiary Onkyo Eizo System in demand of unpaid royalties from DVD releases of anime series.<ref name="ledlawsuit">{{cite web |title=声の使用料支払え 番組ビデオ化で東京高裁判決 声優361人の主張通る|url=https://www.jcp.or.jp/akahata/aik3/2004-08-26/14_01.html|work=[[Japanese Communist Party]] |language=Japanese|date=2004-08-26|access-date=2024-10-21}}</ref> After four years, a judge ruled in 2003 that Onkyo Eizo owed 87 million yen (US$796,000) to the actors, but dismissed the case against Nippon Animation as they deemed actor compensation to be the responsibility of the recording studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2003-11-07/japanese-voice-actors-sue-studio|title=Japanese Voice Actors Sue Studio|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2003-11-07|access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref> Both parties appealed the decision.<ref name="ledlawsuit"/> On 25 August 2004, the [[Tokyo High Court]] upheld the ruling against Onkyo Eizo and also found Nippon Animation liable, ordering both companies to pay the 87 million yen.<ref name="ledlawsuit"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-08-30/voice-actors-win-second-round-of-lawsuits|title=Voice Actors win Second Round of Lawsuits|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2004-08-30|access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref> The [[Supreme Court of Japan]] upheld the ruling in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-07-02/japanese-voice-actors-win-in-court|title=Japanese Voice Actors Win In Court|work=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2005-07-02|access-date=2024-11-29}}</ref>

==Body of work==
In addition to the ''[[World Masterpiece Theater]]'' series, Nippon Animation has also produced many other series based on Western works of literature, as well as original works and adaptations of Japanese [[manga]]. Especially, until ''[[Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (TV series)|Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair]]'' (1992), its peak of productions based on Western works of literature. Many of these are included in the list of the studio's works below.

Of the studio's productions not based on Western literature, the most popular is undoubtedly ''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]'' (1990) and its 1995 revival, based on the popular manga by [[Momoko Sakura]]. At its peak, this slice-of-life anime about an unusually intelligent elementary-school-aged girl and her family and friends managed an audience rating of nearly 40%, making it one of the highest-rated anime series ever (and the highest-rated anime program in Japanese history at the time).

==Works adapted from Western literature==

===World Masterpiece Theater series===
{{main|World Masterpiece Theater}}

===Other TV series===
====Zuiyo Eizo era====
=====TV series=====
* ''[[Kamui (1964 manga)|The Chronicles of Kamui the Ninja]]'' ({忍風カムイ外伝, ''Ninpū Kamui Gaiden'') – 1969 (co-produced with [[Eiken (studio)|TCJ]]) 
* ''[[Moomin (1969 TV series)|Moomin]]'' (ムーミン, ''Mūmin'') – 1969–70 (co-produced with [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]] and [[Mushi Production]])
* ''[[Andersen Monogatari (TV series)|Andersen Stories]]'' (アンデルセン物語, ''Anderusen Monogatari'') – 1971 (co-produced with Mushi Production)
* ''[[New Moomin]]'' (新 ムーミン, ''Shin Moomin'') – 1972 (co-produced with Mushi Production)
* ''[[Little Wansa]]'' (ワンサくん, ''Wansa-kun'') – 1973 (co-produced with Mushi Production)
* ''[[Fables of the Green Forest]]'' (山ねずみロッキーチャック, ''Yama Nezumi Rokkī Chakku'') – 1973 (co-produced with Mushi Production)
* ''[[Heidi, Girl of the Alps]]'' (アルプスの少女ハイジ, ''Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji'') – 1974
* ''[[Vicky the Viking]]'' (小さなバイキング ビッケ, ''Chiisana Viking Vikke'') – 1974–75 (co-produced with [[ZDF]], [[ORF (broadcaster)|ORF]], Taurus Film and completed by Nippon Animation (eps. 53–78))
* [[A Dog of Flanders (1975 anime)|''A Dog of Flanders'']] (フランダースの犬, ''Furandāsu no Inu'') – 1975 (eps. 1–20, 24–26, property of Nippon Animation)
* ''[[Maya the Honey Bee]]'' (みつばちマーヤの冒険, ''Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken'') – 1975–76 (eps. 1–6, property of Nippon Animation)
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====Nippon Animation era====
* ''[[Vicky the Viking]]'' (小さなバイキング ビッケ, ''Chiisana Viking Vikke'') – 1974–1975 (eps. 53-78, property of [[Zuiyo Eizo]])
* [[A Dog of Flanders (1975 anime)|''A Dog of Flanders'']] (フランダースの犬, ''Furandāsu no Inu'') – 1975 (began as a Zuiyo Eizo production)
*''[[Maya the Honey Bee]]'' (みつばちマーヤの冒険, ''Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken'') – 1975–1976 (began as Zuiyo Eizo production)
*''[[Laura, The Prairie Girl]]'' (草原の少女ローラ, ''Sōgen no shōjo Rōra (Laura, Girl of the Prairies)'') – 1975
*''[[Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures]]'' (''Arabian Naitsu: Shinbaddo No Bôken'') – 1975
*''[[Piccolino no Bōken|The Adventures of Piccolino]] (Pikorīno no Bōken)'' – 1976
*''[[Little Lulu and Her Little Friends]] (Little Lulu to Chicchai Nakama)'' – 1976
*''[[Monarch: The Big Bear of Tallac]] (Kuma no Ko Jacky)'' – 1977
*''[[Future Boy Conan]] (Mirai Shonen Conan)'' – 1978, a [[Hayao Miyazaki]] work
*''Bannertail: The Story of Gray Squirrel ([[Puschel das Eichhorn|Seton Dobutsuki Risu no Banner]])'' – 1979
*''[[Ruy, the Little Cid]] (Little El Cid no Bouken)'' – 1980, co-production with [[BRB Internacional]] 
*''Heart (Cuore): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal ([[Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari]])'' – 1981
*''[[Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds]] (Wanwan Sanjushi, [[The Three Musketeers]])'' – 1981; co-production with [[BRB Internacional]] ([[Madrid]], Spain)
*''[[The New Adventures of Maya the Bee]] (Shin Mitsubachi Maaya no Boken)'' – 1982 
*''[[Fushigi no Kuni no Alice|Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]] (Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu)'' – 1983
*''[[Around the World with Willy Fog]] (Anime 80 Sekai Isshu)'' –  1983 (In Spain), 1987 (In Japan); co-production with [[BRB Internacional]]
*''Manga Aesop's Fables'' – 1983
*''[[Bosco Adventure]]'' (''Bosco Daiboken'') – 1986
*''[[Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics]] (Grimm Meisaku Gekijo)'' – 1987–1988
*''[[New Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics]] (Shin Grimm Meisaku Gekijo)'' – 1988–1989
*''[[The Jungle Book (1989 TV series)|Jungle Book Shōnen Mowgli]]'' (2 October 1989 – 29 October 1990)
*''[[Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (TV series)|Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair]] (Kaze no Naka no Shojo Kinptasu no Jeannie)'' – 1992

===TV specials===
*''[[Manxmouse]]'' (''[[:jp:トンデモネズミ大活躍|Tondemo Nezumi Daikatsuyaku]]'') (30 June 1979)
*''[[Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari|Anne's Diary: The Story of Anne Frank]]'' (''Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari'') (28 September 1979)
*''[[Back to the Forest]]'' (''Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen'', English titles: ''Peter of Placid Forest'', ''Back to the Forest'') (3 February 1980)
*''[[:jp:十五少年漂流記|The Story of Fifteen Boys]]'' (''Hitomi no Naka no Shonen Jugo Shonen Hyoryuki'') (19 October 1987)

==Other works==
===TV series===
*''[[Dokaben]]'' (6 October 1976 – 26 December 1979)
*''[[Attack on Tomorrow]]'' (4 April 1977 – 5 September 1977)
*''[[Blocker Gundan 4 Machine Blaster]]'' – 1977 (co-production with [[Ashi Productions]])
*''Ginguiser ([[Chogattai Majutsu Robot Ginguiser]])'' (co-production with [[Ashi Productions]]) – 1977
*''I'm Teppei ([[Ore wa Teppei]])'' – 1977
*''[[Wakakusa no Charlotte|Charlotte]] (Wakakusa no Charlotte)'' – 1977
*''The Casebook of Charlotte Holmes'' (''[[Angie Girl]]'', ''Jouo Heika no Petite Angie'') – 1977
*''[[Yakyū-kyō no Uta|Poetry of the Baseball Enthusiasts]]'' (''Yakyū-kyō no Uta'') (23 December 1977 – 26 March 1979)
*''[[Haikara-san ga Tōru]]'' (''Smart-san'', ''Mademoiselle Anne'') – 1978
*''[[Highschool Baseball Ninja]] (Ikkyu-san)'' – 1978
*''Misha the Bear Cub (Koguma no Misha)'' – 1979
*''[[Seton Dobutsuki Risu no Banner]]'' – 1979
*''Sanpei the Fisherman ([[Fisherman Sanpei]])'' – 1980
*''Fútbol en acción'' – 1981 (co-production with Estudio Equip, [[BRB Internacional]] and [[Televisión Española]])
*''[[The Many Dream Journeys of Meme]]'' – 1983 
*''[[Noozles]] (Fushigi na Koara Burinkii, Blinky and Printy)'' – 1984
*''[[Elves of the Forest]] (Mori no Tonto Tachi)'' – 1984 (co-production with [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]])
*''[[Bumpety Boo]]'' (''Hey! Bumboo'') – 1985
*''[[Uchūsen Sagittarius|Spaceship Sagittarius]] ([[Uchuusen Sagittarius]])'' – 1986
*''[[Animated Classics of Japanese Literature]]'' (''Seishun Anime Zenshū'') (25 April 1986 – 26 December 1986)
*''[[Topo Gigio (anime)|Topo Gigio]]'' – 1988
*''[[Dagon in the Land of Weeds]]'' – 1988
*''[[Chibi Maruko-chan]]'' – 1990
*''Pygmalio'' – 1990
*''Top Striker ([[Moero! Top Striker]])'' – 1991
*''Christopher Columbus'' – 1992 co-production with Mondo TV
*''Mikan's Picture Diary ([[Mikan Enikki]])'' – 1992
*''[[Papuwa]]-kun (Nangoku Shonen Papuwa-kun)'' – 1992
*''[[Bow Wow (manga)#Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau|Bow: Modern Dog Tales]]'' (''Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau'') (14 October 1993 – 22 September 1994)
*''Dragon League'' – 1993
*''[[Muka Muka Paradise]]'' – 1993
*''[[Miracle Girls]]'' – 1993 (as Japan Taps)
*''[[Mahojin Guru Guru]]'' – 1994 
*''[[Tonde Burin|Pig Girl of Love and Courage: Tonde Burin]]'' – 1994
*''[[Yamato Takeru (TV series)|Yamato Takeru]]'' – 1994
* ''[[Romeo's Blue Skies]]'' – 1995
*''[[Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus]]'' – 1995
*''[[Grander Musashi]]'' – 1997
*''Duck Caen'' – 1997
*''Cooking Master Boy ([[Chūka Ichiban]]!)'' – 1997
*''Coji-Coji (Sakura Momoko Gekijo: Koji-Koji)'' – 1997; from the creator of ''Chibi Maruko-chan'', Momoko Sakura
*''Ten-Ten-Kun (Hanasaki Tenshi Ten-Ten-kun)'' – 1998
*''Inventor Boy Kanipan (Hatsumei Boy Kanipan)'' – 1998
*''Xenon Football Sign'' – 1999
*''Shuukan! Story Land'' – 1999
*''[[Hunter × Hunter]]'' – 1999
*''[[Corrector Yui]]'' – 1999
*''Bikkuriman 2000'' – 1999
*''Taiga Adventure (Mirai Shonen Conan II: Taiga no Daiboken)'' – 1999; a remake of ''Future Boy Conan'' directed by Hayao Miyazaki's former assistant, Keiji Hayakawa, but featuring a new cast of characters
*''[[Marcelino Pan y Vino (2001 film)|Marcelino Pan y Vino]]'' – 2000 (Japan-Spain co-production; title is Spanish for "Marcelino, bread and wine")
*''[[Mahōjin Guru Guru]]'' – April 2000, [[TV Tokyo]]
*''[[Princess Comet]] (Cosmic Baton Girl Comet-san)'' – 2001; based on a manga by [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama]], creator of ''[[Tetsujin 28-go]]'' and ''[[Sally, the Witch]]''
*''[[Dennou Boukenki Webdiver]]'' – 2001 (co-production with [[Radix (studio)|Radix]])
*''[[Daigunder]]'' – 2002 (co-production with [[Brains Base]])
*''[[Hungry Heart: Wild Striker]]'' – 2002–2003, [[Animax]]
*''[[Papuwa]]'' – September 2003, TV Tokyo
*''Sore Ike! Zukkoke Sannin Gumi'' – April 2004, TV Tokyo
*''[[Fantastic Children]]'' – October 2004, TV Tokyo
*''[[Mix Master]]'' – 2005 (Japan-Korea co-production with Sunwoo Entertainment and KBS)
*''Pokapoka Mori no Rascal'' – 2006, remake of ''[[Rascal the Raccoon]]''
*''[[The Wallflower (manga)|Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge]]'' – 2006
*''[[Antique Bakery]]'' – 2008
*''[[Hyakko]]'' – 2008
*''Meitantei Rascal'' – 2014, spin-off of ''Rascal the Raccoon''
*''[[The Genie Family|Hakushon Daimaō 2020]]'' – 2020 (co-production with [[Tatsunoko Production]])
*''[[Let's Make a Mug Too]]'' – 2021
*''[[Love All Play (novel series)|Love All Play]]'' – 2022 (co-production with [[OLM, Inc.|OLM]])
*''[[Ao no Orchestra]]'' – 2023
*''[[Araiguma Calcal-dan]]'' – 2025, second spin-off of ''Rascal the Raccoon''

===Films===
*''Future Boy Conan'' (''Mirai Shōnen Konan'') (15 September 1979)
*''[[Yakyū-kyō no Uta#Yakyū-kyō no Uta: Kita no Ōkami Minami no Tora|Yakyū-kyō no Uta: Kita no Ōkami Minami no Tora]]'' (15 September 1979)
*''[[3000 Leagues in Search of Mother#3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (film)|3000 Leagues in Search of Mother]]'' (19 July 1980)
*''Future Boy Conan: The Revival of the Giant Machine'' (''Mirai Shōnen Konan: Tokubetsu Hen-Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu'') (11 March 1984)
*''[[Locke the Superman]]'' (''Chōjin Rokku'') (14 April 1984)
*''[[:jp:ちびまる子ちゃん (映画)|Chibi Maruko-chan]]'' (15 December 1990)
*''[[:jp:ちびまる子ちゃん わたしの好きな歌|Chibi Maruko-chan: Watashi no Suki na Uta]]'' (19 December 1992)
*''[[Tottoi]]'' (AKA "Secret of the Seal") (22 August 1992)
*''[[Bow Wow (manga)#Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau: Genshi Inu Monogatari Bau|Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau: Genshi Inu Monogatari Bau]]'' (20 August 1994) – short film
*''[[Magical Circle Guru Guru#Mahōjin Guru Guru (film)|Mahōjin Guru Guru]]'' – (20 April 1996) – short film
*''[[:jp:ハーメルンのバイオリン弾き|Violinist of Hameln]]'' (20 April 1996) – short film
*''[[Dog of Flanders (TV series)#Film|The Dog of Flanders: The Movie]]'' (15 March 1997)
*''[[The Mighty Kong]]'' (16 June 1998) (Co-produced with L.A. Animation, Hahn Shin Corporation and Lana Productions)
*''[[3000 Leagues in Search of Mother#Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother|Marco: 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother]]'' (2 April 1999)
*''[[The Tale of Princess Kaguya (film)|The Tale of Princess Kaguya]]'' (2014) (Real production by [[Studio Ghibli]], Nippon Animation was the animation cooperation with [[Bones (studio)|BONES]], [[Tatsunoko Production]] and [[Studio 4°C]])
*''[[Tensai Bakavon: Yomigaeru Flanders no Inu]]'' (23 May 2015)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/nippon-animation-sets-sail-with-top-crew-on-sinbad-1201412855/|title=Nippon Animation Sets Sail With Top Crew on 'Sinbad'|first1=Mark|last1=Schilling|date=23 January 2015|website=Variety.com|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=6 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235013/https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/nippon-animation-sets-sail-with-top-crew-on-sinbad-1201412855/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/nippon-animation-announces-sinbad/|title=Nippon Animation Announces 'Sinbad'|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=23 January 2015|website=Animationmagazine.net|access-date=6 March 2019|archive-date=7 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307000621/http://www.animationmagazine.net/features/nippon-animation-announces-sinbad/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''[[Sinbad: Sora Tobu Hime to Himitsu no Shima]]'' – 2015
*''[[Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy]]'' – 2015
*''[[Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern (film)|Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern]]'' – 2017–18

===TV specials===
*''[[:jp:大雪山の勇者 牙王|King Fang]]'' (''Oyuki Yama no Yuusha Haou'') (23 September 1978)
*''[[:jp:がんばれ!ぼくらのヒット・エンド・ラン|Our Hit and Run]]'' (18 February 1979)
*''[[:jp:まえがみ太郎|Preface Taro]]'' (''Maegami Taro'') (29 April 1979)
*''[[Sango-sho Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Erufii|Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea]]'' (''Sango-shō Densetsu: Aoi Umi no Elfie'') (22 August 1986)
*''[[:jp:onちゃん夢パワー大冒険！|On-chan, Dream Power Big Adventure!]]'' (5 August 2003)
*''[[Miyori no Mori|Miyori's Forest]]'' (''Miyori no Mori'') (25 August 2007)

===Original video animations===
*''Locke the Superman: Lord Leon'' – 1989
*''[[:jp:ぶっちぎり|Bucchigiri]]'' – 1989
*''Bucchigiri 2'' – 1990
*''Bucchigiri 3'' – 1991
*''Locke the Superman: New World Command'' – 1991
*''Bucchigiri 4'' – 1991
*''[[:jp:ジャングルウォーズ|Jungle Wars]]'' – 1991
*''[[:jp:ぼくは王さま|Boku wa Ō-sama]]'' – 1996
*''Hunter x Hunter'' – 2002
*''[[:jp:私立荒磯高等学校生徒会執行部|Shiritsu Araiso Koutougakkou Seitokai Shikkoubu]]'' – 2002
*''Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island'' – 2003
*''Pink Crayons'' – 2004
*''Hunter x Hunter: G.I. Final'' – 2004
*''[[Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)|Resident Evil 4]]: Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater: [[Leon S. Kennedy|Leon]] and the Mysterious Village'' – 2023

== Nippon Animedia ==
It is a department of Nippon Animation that had a partnership with famous toy company [[Takara]] on some anime.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
*''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade]]'' – 2001 (co-production with [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]])
*''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade: V-Force]]'' – 2002 (co-production with [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]])
*''[[Beyblade: Fierce Battle]]'' – 2002
*''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade G Revolution]]'' – 2003 (co-production with [[Madhouse (company)|Madhouse]])
*''[[B-Legend! Battle Bedaman]]'' – 2004
*''[[Battle B-Daman: Fire Spirits]]'' – 2005
*''[[Crash B-Daman]]'' – 2006
*''[[Zero Duel Masters]]'' – 2007

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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