Anime planning and production company Twin Engine (which has been in charge of series like Dororo, Vinland Saga and Pet recently) announced during a live broadcast that it has established the EOTA studio team.
EOTA is short for “Engine of the Animation” and is made up of the producers and creators of Studio Colorido, Geno Studio, Lay-duce, Peakys, Daisy, Filmony, and Team Yamahitsuji.
Representative Twin Engine Director Kouji Yamamoto explained during the live broadcast that the anime industry is experiencing a "witch hunt" due to the closure of several companies due to aggressive competition. EOTA will allow studios to pool their resources and work together to produce animation content for worldwide distribution, create animation shorts for social media and other platforms, and form a working group that can continue to produce even in adverse circumstances.
The members of EOTA
This new study team will allow the seven studies to cooperate and take advantage of each other's experience and strengths.
- Studio Colorido, established by young creators in 2011, is recognized by the movie Penguin Highway and by Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu, which will premiere on Netflix on June 18.
- Geno Studio (Golden Kamuy, Pet) and Lay-duce (Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo, Magi: Sinbad no Bouken) are recognized for their extensive experience in 2D animation.
- Peakys specializes in CG animation and production.
- Daisy is Twin Engine's digital animation division.
- Filmony was established by Youjirou Arai, the director of the film Taifuu no Noruda, produced by Studio Colorido.
- Tatsurou Kawano is directing Team Yamahitsuji, which is currently producing the movie Burn The Witch, also animated by Studio Colorido and which will be released in the fall.
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