Typhoon Graphics

Typhoon Graphics Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 1, 2014, by Takashi Sakurai, a former producer and editor associated with Anime International Company (AIC). The studio emerged with links to AIC's former post-production organization, as some Typhoon Graphics employees previously worked in AIC's post-production department. Its identity is therefore rooted in Japan's established television and video-animation production ecosystem rather than in a consumer-products brand or a large diversified media conglomerate. The company operates as an animation production business. The available reference material identifies television series, original video animations, and original net animations among its categories of work, but does not provide a complete title list or enough verified information to describe individual productions without risking attribution errors. Typhoon Graphics should consequently be understood primarily as a behind-the-scenes Japanese studio brand whose value is connected to animation planning, production, post-production capability, and delivery for commissioned or original projects. The studio's known corporate history is relatively short. It was created in 2014 under Sakurai's leadership and remained associated with the specialist animation-production community. A major later development occurred in 2026, when Teikoku Databank reported that the company had filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings with the Tokyo District Court. The filing was reported as having been made on July 9, 2026, and the company's liabilities were reported at approximately ¥1.182 billion at the end of the fiscal year ended April 2025. Civil rehabilitation is a court-supervised restructuring process and does not, by itself, establish that the studio had been dissolved; the company's definitive operating status therefore requires further verification.

Typhoon Graphics Co., Ltd. was established in Japan on May 1, 2014. Its founder, Takashi Sakurai, had previously worked as an animation producer and editor at Anime International Company, commonly known as AIC. The new studio also drew personnel from AIC's post-production department, giving Typhoon Graphics an institutional connection to an earlier generation of Japanese animation production and finishing work. The studio's business is situated within Japan's project-based animation industry. Rather than being described as a broad entertainment conglomerate, Typhoon Graphics is identified as an animation studio whose work spans television series, original video animations, and original net animations. These formats cover broadcast, packaged-video, and internet-distributed production, although the available reference material does not supply a sufficiently verified catalogue of individual titles, release dates, production committees, or distribution partners. Its publicly documented profile is therefore more useful for understanding the company's corporate origins and production categories than for establishing a detailed creative filmography. The founding of Typhoon Graphics reflected a common pattern in the Japanese animation sector: experienced production staff forming a new studio while carrying forward professional relationships and technical knowledge from a previous company. Sakurai's background in production and editing, together with the presence of former AIC post-production personnel, suggests that the studio's capabilities included coordination and finishing functions as well as participation in broader animation production. However, the available sources do not establish a complete organizational chart, ownership structure, or long-term client portfolio. The company's later financial position became a significant part of its documented history. According to a report attributed to Teikoku Databank, Typhoon Graphics filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings at the Tokyo District Court on July 9, 2026. The same report stated that liabilities were approximately ¥1.182 billion at the end of the fiscal year ending in April 2025. Civil rehabilitation is a legal restructuring mechanism intended to address financial difficulty under court supervision. The filing is therefore a major corporate event, but it should not automatically be equated with liquidation or confirmed closure. The studio's post-filing operating status, treatment of its production commitments, and eventual restructuring outcome are not established by the supplied material.

• 2026

  Civil rehabilitation filing reported

  [1]Typhoon Graphicsen.wikipedia.org

  A Teikoku Databank report states that the studio filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings with the Tokyo District Court on July 9, 2026, citing liabilities of approximately ¥1.182 billion at the end of the fiscal year ended in April 2025.

• 2014

  Typhoon Graphics is founded

  [1]Typhoon Graphicsen.wikipedia.org

  Typhoon Graphics Co., Ltd. is established in Japan on May 1, 2014, by former AIC animation producer and editor Takashi Sakurai.

A Japanese animation studio with roots in the AIC production and post-production community, serving television, video, and online animation projects.

• Television animation

  Television series

  Typhoon Graphics is documented as producing television animation. The available reference material identifies this format as a core work category but does not provide a verified list of series, broadcast partners, or individual production credits.

• Video animation

  Original video animations

  The studio's documented activities include original video animation, a format traditionally distributed through packaged video or related home-entertainment channels. No specific titles or release chronology are identified in the supplied reference material.

• Internet animation

  Original net animations

  Typhoon Graphics is also associated with original net animation, indicating work intended for online distribution. The available sources do not establish specific online series, platforms, or release dates.

• 2026

  Filing for civil rehabilitationOther

  Background

  The studio was reported to be facing financial difficulty, with liabilities of approximately ¥1.182 billion at the end of the fiscal year ended in April 2025.

  Action taken

  Typhoon Graphics filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings with the Tokyo District Court on July 9, 2026.

  Aftermath

  The filing placed the company under a court-supervised restructuring framework. The available material does not establish whether the studio continued operating, completed a restructuring, or ultimately ceased business.

  Reported liabilities. Approximately ¥1.182 billion (As of the end of the fiscal year ended April 2025; reported in 2026)

  Source

• 2026

  Typhoon Graphics reportedly files for civil rehabilitation proceedings[1]Typhoon Graphicsen.wikipedia.org

  Bankruptcy

  Teikoku Databank reported that Typhoon Graphics filed for civil rehabilitation proceedings with the Tokyo District Court on July 9, 2026. The report placed the company's liabilities at approximately ¥1.182 billion as of the end of the fiscal year that ended in April 2025.

1. 1Typhoon Graphicsen.wikipedia.org