MAPPA
Japanese animation studio
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| 2024 | MAPPA announced and began production of the Ranma ½ anime adaptation. |
| 2024 | Ryo Oikawa and Yuriko Waki begin working as animation producers at MAPPA. |
| 2024 | Multiple leadership changes occurred, including Hiroya Hasegawa becoming executive vice president, Yasuteru Iwase, Yuusuke Tannawa, Shuuhei Yabuta, and Kousuke Hosokai joining the board, Keisuke Seshimo becoming an operating officer, and Eiji Matsuo becoming chief rights officer. |
| April 2024 | MAPPA officially cancelled the 'Yuri!!! On Ice: Ice Adolescence' film project after years of delays. |
| 2023 | Ryota Kitsunai joins MAPPA as an animation producer. |
| 2023 | MAPPA produced the 'Maboroshi' film and a music video for YOASOBI's 'Seventeen'. |
| 2022 | Produced anime television series 'Dance Dance Danseur' and 'Chainsaw Man', and 'A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot' film. Also released 'Kakegurui Twin' ONA. |
| 2022 | Munehisa Sakai concluded his directorial role at MAPPA studio. |
| 2022 | MAPPA produced 'Dance Dance Danseur' anime series and 'Chainsaw Man' anime series. |
| 2021 | Toru Kubo's period as an animation producer at MAPPA ends. |
| 2021 | MAPPA produced 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0' film and the 'Yasuke' original net animation. |
| 2020 | MAPPA produced the original net animation 'Oblivion Battery'. |
| 2019 | MAPPA co-produced several anime series including 'Dororo' with Tezuka Productions, 'Sarazanmai' with Lapin Track, and released 'In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World' film. |
| 2018 | MAPPA animation studio begins establishing itself as a notable animation studio, with staff working on various anime projects from this point onward. |
| 2018 | Katsuhito Masuda's tenure as an animation producer at MAPPA concludes. |
| 2018 | Makoto Kimura joined the board of MAPPA, serving as a board member until 2024. |
| 2018 | MAPPA produced multiple anime series including 'Banana Fish' and 'Zombie Land Saga', and created Days: Touin Gakuen-sen! OVA. |
| 2017 | Munehisa Sakai began working as a director at MAPPA studio. |
| 2017 | Katsuhito Masuda joins MAPPA as an animation producer for a brief period. |
| 2017 | MAPPA began production on 'Garo: Vanishing Line' anime television series and created Days OVA. |
| 2016 | MAPPA produced two notable films: 'Garo: Divine Flame' (a Tokusatsu series original work) and 'In This Corner of the World' (a manga adaptation). |
| April 2016 | Masao Maruyama resigned as CEO of MAPPA and transitioned to the role of chairman, with Manabu Otsuka (a founding member from Studio 4°C) becoming the new CEO. |
| 2015 | Koya Okamura starts working as an animation producer at MAPPA, remaining with the studio to the present. |
| 2015 | Toru Kubo becomes an animation producer at MAPPA, serving until 2021. |
| 2015 | Koya Okamura and Toru Kubo begin working as animation producers at MAPPA. |
| January 2015 | Beginning of a period where MAPPA produced 20 televised anime series by early 2020, with the studio only being on the production committee for four of these series. |
| 2014 | Fuuko Noda joins MAPPA as an animation producer, remaining with the studio until 2024. |
| 2014 | Takahiro Ogawa begins his role as an animation producer at MAPPA, continuing to the present day. |
| 2014 | Fuuko Noda, Takahiro Ogawa join MAPPA as animation producers. Masakazu Watanabe's co-production period ends. |
| 2012 | Masato Matsunaga becomes an animation producer at MAPPA, marking the start of his ongoing tenure with the studio. |
| 2012 | Masakazu Watanabe becomes an animation producer at MAPPA and co-founds Lapin Track, serving until 2014. |
| 2012 | Masato Matsunaga and Masakazu Watanabe begin working as animation producers at MAPPA, with Watanabe co-founding Lapin Track simultaneously. |
| June 14 2011 | MAPPA studio was established by Masao Maruyama at age 70, with the initial goal of producing Sunao Katabuchi's 'In This Corner of the World' after experiencing financial difficulties at Madhouse. |
| 2010 | Maruyama first started working with Katabuchi on 'In This Corner of the World' during his time at Madhouse, though production was delayed for three years due to funding challenges. |
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