Diomedéa, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ディオメディア, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Diomedia), previously known as Studio Barcelona (Japanese: 有限会社スタジオバルセロナ, Hepburn: Yūgen gaisha Sutajio Baruserona), is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on November 28, 2007, following an earlier foundation of its predecessor Studio Barcelona on October 5, 2005.
History
Studio Barcelona was founded on October 5, 2005, by Nobuyuki Suga following a split from Group TAC. Following unknown circumstances, the company technically went defunct and was recreated as Diomedéa by Makoto Kohara, who was previously an employee of Studio Barcelona, on November 28, 2007. The company's headquarters and much of the staff remained the same following the transition.
Between 2018 and 2020, Diomedéa collaborated with Studio Blanc under the brand name Ezóla.[1] According to director Ryousuke Shibuya, Diomedéa was mainly in charge of the digital side (such as photography/compositing and digital coloring) while Studio Blanc's staff focused on the rest.
Group TAC—Studio Barcelona (Diomedéa) was originally split from Group TAC.
Notes
^Diomedea Photography Department (ディオメディア撮影部), the studio's compositing department.
^Diomedea Coloring Department (ディオメディア彩色部), the studio's coloring department.
^Diomedea Editing Department (ディオメディア編集部), the studio's editing department.
References
^Ryousuke Shibuya [@shibu_cat] (February 9, 2023). スタジオブランってディオメディア関連の会社だといまだに勘違いされてるけど、社長同士が友人って意外特に繋がりないんですよ|「Ezo'la」は共同制作時の名前で、それ以外はスタッフ間の交流も何もない別会社です [Studio Blanc is mistankely thought to be a Diomedéa-related company, but there is no particular connection between the two companies except for the fact that the presidents are friends. "Ezo'la" was the name of the collaboration between them, but other than that, it is a separate company with no interaction between staff.] (Tweet). Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Twitter.
