Studio Fantasia

Studio Fantasia was a Japanese animation studio established in October 1983 by Tomohisa Iizuka, who had previously worked for Tsuchida Production and served as the studio's chief executive officer. The company operated as Studio Fantasia Co., Ltd., using the Japanese corporate name 有限会社スタジオ・ファンタジア. Its work was concentrated in Japanese animated entertainment, particularly original video animation (OVA), television animation, and animation-related production projects. The studio's catalog spans several periods and formats. Its early and mid-period credits included entries connected with established Japanese animation properties such as Project A-ko, including Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody, Project A-ko 4: Final, and A-ko the Versus. It also produced or participated in OVA projects including Demon Hunter Makaryūdo, Exper Zenon, Madara, Kōryū Densetsu Villgust, Compiler, Aozora Shōjotai, Megami Paradise, Compiler 2, Sailor Victory, and Fire Emblem. These projects illustrate the studio's participation in the OVA market that was especially important to Japanese animation production during the 1980s and 1990s. Studio Fantasia later became associated with the Aika series and its related releases. The studio's listed animation work includes Aika, Aika R-16: Virgin Mission, and Aika Zero, as well as later projects such as Stratos 4 Advance, Rescue Me: Mave-chan, Saikano: Another Love Song, Kirameki Project, and Nozoki Ana. Its work also extended beyond conventional television and OVA formats: the catalog includes the music-video project Sono Mukou no Mukōgawa and animation connected with video games, including Super Real Mahjong PV, Megami Tengoku II, Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshō, Rakugaki Showtime, Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart, and Rave Master. The studio therefore occupied a production-oriented position within Japan's animation industry rather than functioning primarily as a consumer-facing retail brand. Its identity was expressed through credits on animated series, direct-to-video releases, promotional works, and game-related animation. The available reference material does not identify a separate parent company, publicly traded ownership structure, current leadership team, or continuing successor operation. Studio Fantasia's corporate history ended when it filed for bankruptcy in November 2016. Because the supplied sources do not provide detailed financial statements, creditor information, restructuring terms, or a post-bankruptcy successor, the bankruptcy is the principal documented endpoint of the brand. Studio Fantasia is consequently best classified as a defunct Japanese animation studio whose historical footprint is preserved through its production credits and catalog of television, OVA, music-video, and video-game-related works.

Studio Fantasia was founded in October 1983 by Tomohisa Iizuka, who had been an employee of Tsuchida Production. Iizuka became the company's chief executive officer, establishing Studio Fantasia as a Japanese animation production company. The available historical record identifies the business as Studio Fantasia Co., Ltd., or 有限会社スタジオ・ファンタジア in Japanese. The studio's early catalog reflects the importance of original video animation and related home-video markets in Japan during the 1980s and 1990s. Its listed credits include Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody in 1988, followed by Demon Hunter Makaryūdo and Project A-ko 4: Final in 1989. A-ko the Versus followed in 1990. During the early 1990s, the studio's OVA work expanded to titles such as Exper Zenon, Madara, and Kōryū Densetsu Villgust. The company also produced Compiler and later Compiler 2, along with Aozora Shōjotai, Megami Paradise, Sailor Victory, and Fire Emblem. Studio Fantasia continued working across multiple animation formats rather than limiting itself to one recurring property. Its catalog includes the Aika project, listed across releases from 1997 to 1999, and later Aika-related productions such as Aika R-16: Virgin Mission and Aika Zero. The studio's mid-2000s credits include Stratos 4 Advance, Rescue Me: Mave-chan, Saikano: Another Love Song, and Kirameki Project. It also participated in Sono Mukou no Mukōgawa, identified as a music video, demonstrating activity outside standard series and OVA categories. Nozoki Ana, listed from 2013, is among the later projects associated with the studio. The company's listed video-game-related work covers a similarly broad range. Credits include Super Real Mahjong PV, Megami Tengoku II, Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshō, Rakugaki Showtime, Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart, and Rave Master. These entries indicate that Studio Fantasia operated within the wider Japanese media-production ecosystem, where animation studios could contribute to projects tied to games, established character properties, and multimedia franchises. The supplied reference material does not provide a detailed account of Studio Fantasia's staffing, production facilities, ownership changes, revenue, or distribution partnerships. It also does not identify a successor company or a continuing brand after the studio's closure. The principal documented corporate turning point is its bankruptcy filing in November 2016. This event distinguishes Studio Fantasia's historical catalog from an active present-day studio: the brand is now a defunct animation company known through its past production credits.

• 2016

  Bankruptcy filing

  [1]Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org

  Studio Fantasia filed for bankruptcy in November 2016.

• 2013

  Nozoki Ana

  [1]Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org

  Nozoki Ana is among the later animation projects listed for Studio Fantasia.

• 2005

  Mid-2000s production activity

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  The studio's listed work during this period includes Stratos 4 Advance, Rescue Me: Mave-chan, Saikano: Another Love Song, and Kirameki Project.

• 1997

  Aika series begins

  [1]Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org

  Aika is listed among Studio Fantasia's productions for the 1997–1999 period.

• 1994

  Compiler and Aozora Shōjotai projects

  [1]Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org

  Compiler and Aozora Shōjotai are among the studio's listed animation releases beginning in the mid-1990s.

• 1988

  Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody

  [1]Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org

  Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody appears in the studio's listed OVA production credits.

• 1983

  Studio Fantasia is founded

  [1]Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org

  Tomohisa Iizuka founded Studio Fantasia in October 1983 after working for Tsuchida Production and became its chief executive officer.

A Japanese animation production studio with a catalog spanning television animation, OVA releases, franchise-related projects, and animation connected with video games.

• OVA series · 1997

  Aika

  Aika is one of Studio Fantasia's most prominent recurring animation properties in the supplied catalog. The main Aika production is listed for 1997–1999, followed by related releases including Aika R-16: Virgin Mission in 2007 and Aika Zero in 2009. Together, these credits represent a continuing studio association with an OVA-oriented action and science-fiction property.

• OVA · 1988

  Project A-ko-related releases

  Studio Fantasia's listed Project A-ko work includes Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody, Project A-ko 4: Final, and A-ko the Versus. Released between 1988 and 1990, these projects place the studio among the production companies associated with later entries in the Project A-ko animated franchise.

• OVA series · 2005

  Stratos 4 Advance

  Stratos 4 Advance is listed among Studio Fantasia's mid-2000s OVA productions, with releases spanning 2005–2006. It represents the studio's continued involvement in serialized science-fiction animation and follow-up projects connected with an established animated setting.

• OVA series · 2005

  Kirameki Project

  Kirameki Project is listed as a Studio Fantasia production released during 2005–2006. The title forms part of the studio's later OVA catalog and demonstrates its continued activity in original or specialized direct-to-video animation during the 2000s.

• Video games and game-related animation · 1996

  Video-game-related productions

  Studio Fantasia's listed game-related credits include Super Real Mahjong PV, Megami Tengoku II, Velldeselba Senki: Tsubasa no Kunshō, Rakugaki Showtime, Tetris with Cardcaptor Sakura: Eternal Heart, and Rave Master. The supplied material does not distinguish the studio's exact role in each title, so these are grouped as game-related work rather than described as a single product line.

• 2016

  Bankruptcy of Studio Fantasia

  Studio Fantasia filed for bankruptcy in November 2016. The available reference does not provide details about the causes, liabilities, creditors, court process, or subsequent asset disposition.

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• 2016

  Corporate bankruptcy filingOther

  Background

  Studio Fantasia was a Japanese animation studio with credits across television animation, OVAs, music videos, and video-game-related projects. The supplied reference identifies November 2016 as the date of its bankruptcy filing.

  Action taken

  The company filed for bankruptcy in November 2016.

  Aftermath

  The filing marks the documented end of Studio Fantasia as an operating animation studio. No successor operation or post-filing restructuring is identified in the supplied sources.

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1. 1Studio Fantasiaen.wikipedia.org