Oh! Production

Oh! Production Ltd. (有限会社オープロダクション) is a Japanese anime production studio based in Amanuma, Suginami, Tokyo. It was established in May 1970 by animators Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa. The studio is sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh-Pro. Over its history, Oh! Production has contributed to a range of anime works, including original video animations (OVAs), theatrical films, and animation for video games. Notable works include the Devilman OVAs (Devilman: The Birth in 1987 and Devilman: The Demon Bird in 1990), the 1981 film Furiten-kun, supporting animation for Jarinko Chie (1981), Gauche the Cellist (1982), Fair, then Partly Piggy (1988), Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun (1990), and the 2008 short La Maison en Petits Cubes. The studio also provided animation for the 2003 game Tales of Symphonia. Several prominent animators have been associated with Oh! Production, including founding members Kazuo Komatsubara and Norio Shioyama, as well as Kitarō Kōsaka and Kazuhide Tomonaga, who left in 1978 to join Telecom Animation Film. The studio remains active in the anime industry.

Oh! Production was established in May 1970 by animators Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa. The studio is based in Amanuma, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan. It is sometimes credited as Oh! Pro or Oh-Pro. Throughout its history, Oh! Production has produced or contributed to numerous anime works. In the 1980s, the studio produced the film Furiten-kun (1981) and provided supporting animation for Jarinko Chie (1981). It also worked on Gauche the Cellist (1982) and Fair, then Partly Piggy (1988). In 1987 and 1990, the studio produced the Devilman OVAs: Devilman: The Birth and Devilman: The Demon Bird. In 1990, it released Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun. In 2003, Oh! Production provided animation for the video game Tales of Symphonia. In 2008, the studio produced the short film La Maison en Petits Cubes, which gained international recognition. Several animators have been associated with Oh! Production, including founding members Kazuo Komatsubara and Norio Shioyama, as well as Kitarō Kōsaka and Kazuhide Tomonaga, who left in 1978 to join Telecom Animation Film. The studio continues to operate in the anime industry.

• 2008

  Produced the short film La Maison en Petits Cubes.

• 2003

  Provided animation for the video game Tales of Symphonia.

• 1990

  Released the OVA Devilman: The Demon Bird and Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun.

• 1988

  Worked on Fair, then Partly Piggy.

• 1987

  Released the OVA Devilman: The Birth.

• 1982

  Worked on Gauche the Cellist.

• 1981

  Produced the film Furiten-kun and provided supporting animation for Jarinko Chie.

• 1978

  Kazuhide Tomonaga left the studio to join Telecom Animation Film.

• 1970

  Oh! Production established in May by Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, Kazuo Komatsubara, and Kōshin Yonekawa.

Independent anime production studio with a legacy of high-quality animation and contributions to classic works.

• 1987

  Devilman: The Birth

• 1990

  Devilman: The Demon Bird

• 1981

  Furiten-kun

• 1981

  Jarinko Chie

• 1982

  Gauche the Cellist

• 1988

  Fair, then Partly Piggy

• 1990

  Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun

• 2008

  La Maison en Petits Cubes

• 2003

  Tales of Symphonia

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