Production I.G
Production I.G, Inc. is a Japanese anime studio and production enterprise, founded on December 15, 1987, by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.
The studio has been involved in the creation of numerous anime television series, OVAs, theatrical films, and is further involved in video game design and development, as well as music publishing and management. Among its prominent works are Guilty Crown, Psycho-Pass, Eden of the East, and the Ghost in the Shell series. It is known in the video game industry for developing intros, cut-scenes, and artwork for games such as Namco Tales Studio's Tales of Symphonia.
The letters I and G derive from the names of the company founders: producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and character designer Takayuki Goto.
History
Initially founded as "I.G. Tatsunoko Limited" in 1987, it was a break-off branch-studio of Tatsunoko Productions which created Zillion. Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the producer of Zillion, founded the studio to obstruct the dispersing of the excellent staffs of the Tatsunoko branch. The members of the Tatsunoko Production annex, "", which led by Takayuki Goto joined the Ishikawa's Tatsunoko Branch that used the same floor of Goto's annex and Goto was also the character designer of Zillion. Kyoto Animation, one of the finishers of Zillion, supported Ishikawa and the "IG Tatsunoko Limited" was founded on December 15, 1987. The "IG" was named after the initials of Ishikawa and Goto. The initial shareholders of the studio were Ishikawa, Goto, Hideaki Hatta, Tatsunoko Production, and etc.Among Production I.G's earliest most notable works was the feature-length cinematic anime adaptation of the Patlabor story, created by the group Headgear. In 1993, during the final stages of the production of ' the company ended capital relation to Tatsunoko Production that had 20% of the stocks of I.G and changed its name to the current "Production I.G" on September 1993. Thus, the film Patlabor 2, released on August 1993, became the last product bearing the name "IG Tatsunoko".
In early 1997, fellow Tatsunoko employee Koichi Mashimo presented an idea of his to President Ishikawa. Mashimo had conceived the idea of a small studio that could work on small productions and "nurture" the creative spirit of its staff members. Ishikawa liked the idea and sponsored Mashimo's endeavor and studio Bee Train Animation Inc. was formed as a subsidiary company. Production I.G and Ishikawa helped supervise and produce the early productions such as PoPoLoCrois Monogatari, ', and Arc the Lad. Along with Xebec it was the second subsidiary company under I.G. In 2006, Bee Train became independent and Ishikawa stepped down as an executive in the company. The two studios worked again in 2008 to work on Blade of the Immortal, , and again in 2010 for Halo Legends.
In 1998, the company incorporated to become "Production I.G, Inc." Following that, Production I.G merged with ING, another production company founded by the same Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, in 2000. In a Q&A session Ishikawa said:
It stands for two words: itsumo and genki ; you should ask, is that true? In reality, it stands for Ishikawa, and my artist collaborator's name, Takayuki Goto, the initials of our last names. But, now that I am the sole president, we kept the name. But I am happy to say it means Itsumo Genki.
On July 4, 2007, the company announced a merger with Mag Garden, forming a new holding company called IG Port. IG Port has become the parent company of Production I.G, Signal.MD and Wit Studio. Xebec was formerly a part of IG Port until November 20, 2018, when it was sold to Sunrise.
On January 12, 2018, it was announced that Xebec's subsidiary, Xebeczwei, was announced to have been given to I.G as a subsidiary studio, and that work on Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond would proceed as planned. The studio is planned to be renamed to IGzwei following the transfer.
Works
Television series
- Zillion
- Blue Seed
- Popolocrois Monogatari
- Medabots Damashii
- Vampiyan Kids
- PaRappa the Rapper
- '
- Cromartie High School
- Windy Tales
- Otogi Zoshi
- Immortal Grand Prix
- Blood+
- Le Chevalier D'Eon
- xxxHolic
- '
- Reideen
- Ghost Hound
- Ani*Kuri15
- Library War
- Real Drive
- Sands of Destruction
- The Beast Player Erin
- Eden of the East
- '
- '
- Kimi ni Todoke
- Shoka
- Moshidora
- Bunny Drop
- Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
- Blood-C
- Guilty Crown
- Kuroko's Basketball
- The New Prince of Tennis
- '
- Robotics;Notes
- Psycho-Pass
- Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
- Genshiken Nidaime
- Ace of Diamond
- Haikyu!!
- Blue Spring Ride
- Broken Blade
- Maria the Virgin Witch
- '
- '
- Pikaia!
- '
- Joker Game
- '
- Welcome to the Ballroom
- Pikaia!!
- Magical Circle Guru Guru
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō
- FLCL Progressive
- FLCL Alternative
- Run with the Wind
- '
- Shin Chūka Ichiban!
- Psycho-Pass 3
- Moriarty the Patriot
- Noblesse
OVAs
- Zillion: Burning Night
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Video Girl Ai
- Please Save My Earth
- Dragon Half
- Ryuseiki Gakusaver
- Girl From Phantasia
- Please Save My Earth Sōshūhen Kanzenban: Alice kara, Rin Kun e
- Combustible Campus Guardress
- B.B. Fish
- Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989
- Please Save My Earth Music Image Video: Kin'iro no Toki Nagarete
- The Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman
- Panzer Dragoon
- Blue Seed Beyond
- One Piece: Defeat Him! Pirate Ganzack!
- FLCL
- Kai Doh Maru
- The Prince of Tennis: A Day on Survival Mountain
- Eyeshield 21: The Phantom Golden Bowl
- '
- '
- '
- Tokyo Marble Chocolate
- Blame! Prologue
- '
- Halo Legends
- Library War: Romance Impairment
- xxxHolic Shunmuki
- '
- Bungaku Shōjo: Kyō no Oyatsu ~Hatsukoi~
- Abunai Sisters: Koko & Mika
- Book Girl Today's Snack: First Love
- xxxHolic Rō
- Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
- '
- Book Girl Memoir
- Je t'aime
- Appleseed XIII
- Computer Kakumei: Saikyō x Saisoku no Zunō Tanjō
- Kuroko's Basketball
- Vassalord
- '
- Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Specials
- Pokémon Origins
- Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet: Far Beyond the Voyage
- Ace of Diamond
- Noblesse: Awakening
- Ace of Diamond Second Season
- Haikyū!!: Tokushū! Harukō Volley ni Kaketa Seishun
- Haikyū!!: Riku vs Kuu''
- '
ONAs
- '
- Chocolate Underground
- Next A-Class
- Mō Hitotsu no Mirai o.
- Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins
- African Office Worker
- Neo Yokio
- Kodoku no Gourmet
- B The Beginning
- Moshi Moshi, Terumi Desu
- Holiday Love
- Ultraman
- Sol Levante
- '
Films
- The Weathering Continent
- '
- Ghost in the Shell
- '
- '
- Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011
- '
- '
- '
- '
- Dead Leaves
- '
- '
- Tennis no Ōjisama: Atobe Kara no Okurimono
- Tennis no Ōjisama – Futari no Samurai
- '
- '
- The Sky Crawlers
- '
- Eden of the East: The King of Eden
- '
- Eden of the East: Paradise Lost
- Broken Blade
- Book Girl
- Hiyokoi
- Loups=Garous
- '
- Tansu Warashi.
- A Letter to Momo
- Xi Avant
- The Prince of Tennis – The Battle of the British City
- Appleseed XIII: Tartaros
- Appleseed XIII: Ouranos
- '
- Library War: The Wings of Revolution
- '
- Wasurenagumo
- '
- Kick-Heart
- Giovanni's Island
- '
- Miss Hokusai
- '
- Gekijō-ban Haikyu!! Owari to Hajimari
- Gekijō-ban Haikyu!! Shōsha to Haisha
- Pigtails
- Kuroko's Basketball: Winter Cup Compilation
- Haikyu!! Sainō to Sense
- Haikyu!! Concept no Tatakai
- '
- Tokimeki Restaurant
- '
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran
- Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond
- '
- Shika no Ō
- Deemo: The Movie
- BEM: Become Human
- Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot ~ Paladin; Agaterám ~
Live-action series
- Stay Tuned!
Music videos
- m-flo: Quantum Leap
- Linda: Chains & Rings
- Mylene Farmer: Peut-etre toi
- Universe
- Eden of the East: Falling Down
- NO DOUBT
- Marty Friedman: The Perfect World
Video games
- Power Pros
- Tales series
- Star Ocean
- '
- Grandia
- Ghost in the Shell
- The Granstream Saga
- Tekken 3
- Yarudora Series Vol. 1: Double Cast
- Yarudora Series Vol. 2: Kisetsu o Dakishimete
- Yarudora Series Vol. 3: Sampaguita
- Yarudora Series Vol. 4: Yukiwari no Hana
- Tekken 3
- Xenogears
- '
- Xenogears
- '
- Love & Destroy
- Psychometrer Eiji
- Valkyrie Profile
- Wild Arms 2
- Summon Night
- '
- '
- Surveillance Kanshisha
- '
- Lethal Enforcers 3
- Popolocrois Monogatari II
- '
- Namco × Capcom
- Sonic Riders
- Children of Mana
- Sonic Riders
- '
- '
- '
- Sands of Destruction
- Infinite Space
- Valkyria Chronicles III
- Kid Icarus Uprising
- Persona 5
- Persona 5 Royal
Awards
The jury was composed of Giannalberto Bendazzi, Noriko T. Wada and Kyung-jo Min. The award ceremony took place in Seoul on May 25, 2008.