Manglobe

Manglobe Inc.
株式会社マングローブ
Kabushiki gaisha
Industry Animation studio
Founded February 7, 2002 (2002-02-07)[1]
Founder Shinichirō Kobayashi
Takashi Kochiyama
Defunct September 29, 2015
Headquarters Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
 Shinichirō Kobayashi (President & CEO)[1]
Products Anime
Website www.manglobe.net

Manglobe Inc. (株式会社マングローブ Kabushiki-gaisha Mangurōbu) was a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise, active from 2002 to 2015. Manglobe was formed on February 7, 2002 by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama. The studio filed for bankruptcy in September 2015 after getting in an estimated debt of 350 million yen.

Studio production

Manglobe made its name producing original shows such as Samurai Champloo and Ergo Proxy, rather than adaptations of existing works.[2] Since 2010, the studio has been responsible for multiple seasons of the anime adaptation of The World God Only Knows. Writer of the The World God Only Knows manga Tamiki Wakaki became good friends with Manglobe's managing director Takashi Kochiyama during this period, and has stated that working closely with Manglobe's staff resulted in "a truly fortunate work."[3]

Bankruptcy

On September 29, 2015, the studio filed for bankruptcy and removed its website. Anime! Anime! Biz website reported that the studio had been insolvent for some time, and it had considered options such as debt consolidation before deciding to file for bankruptcy.[4] According to a report by Teikoku Databank, Manglobe had an estimated debt of 350 million yen.[5] Manglobe's bankruptcy resulted in a delay of the theatrical release of Genocidal Organ film, which was slated to open on November 13, 2015.[6]

Works

TV series

Title Director Episodes Airdate
Samurai Champloo Shinichirō Watanabe 26 February 25, 2006 – August 13, 2006
Ergo Proxy Shukō Murase 23 May 19, 2004 – March 19, 2005
Michiko & Hatchin Sayo Yamamoto 22 October 15, 2008 – March 18, 2009
The Sacred Blacksmith Masamitsu Hidaka 12 October 3, 2009 – December 19, 2009
House of Five Leaves Tomomi Mochizuki 12 April 15, 2010 – July 1, 2010
The World God Only Knows Shigehito Takayanagi 12 October 6, 2010 – December 22, 2010
Deadman Wonderland Kōichirō Hatsumi 12 April 17, 2011 – July 3, 2011
The World God Only Knows II Shigehito Takayanagi 12 April 12, 2011 – June 28, 2011
Mashiroiro Symphony Eiji Suganuma 12 October 5, 2011 – December 21, 2011
Hayate the Combat Butler: Can't Take My Eyes Off You Masashi Kudo 12 October 4, 2012 – December 20, 2012
Unlimited Psychic Squad Shishō Igarashi 12 January 7, 2013 – March 25, 2013
Karneval Eiji Suganuma 13 April 3, 2013 – June 26, 2013
Hayate the Combat Butler: Cuties Masashi Kudo 12 April 8, 2013 – July 1, 2013
The World God Only Knows: Goddesses Satoshi Ōsedo 12 July 8, 2013 – September 23, 2013
Samurai Flamenco Takahiro Omori 22 October 10, 2013 – March 27, 2014
Gangsta Shukō Murase 12 July 1, 2015 – September 27, 2015

Others

References

  1. 1 2 "Company Profile". Manglobe.net. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21.
  2. ↑ Sevakis, Justin (2015-10-09). "What Would've Saved Manglobe?". Anime News Network.
  3. ↑ Stimson, Eric (2015-10-01). "The World God Only Knows Creator Fondly Remembers Manglobe". Anime News Network.
  4. ↑ "Manglobe Anime Studio Files for Bankruptcy". Anime News Network. 2015-10-01.
  5. ↑ "ＴＶアニメ「サムライチャンプルー」を手がけたアニメ制作会社株式会社マングローブ弁護士一任、自己へ負債3億5000万円". Teikoku Databank (in Japanese). 2015-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Manglobe's Genocidal Organ Film Delayed". Anime News Network. 2015-10-01.
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