Naz (studio)

NAZ Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社NAZ
Kabushiki-gaisha Nazu
Company typeAnimation studio
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedApril 19, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-19)
FounderYasuo Suda
HeadquartersMusashino, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Yasuo Suda (CEO)
ParentAnima&Co.
Websitewww.naz.co.jp

NAZ Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社NAZ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nazu) is a Japanese animation studio located in Musashino, Tokyo. It animated the first season of Hamatora, as well as adapting Nitro+chiral's visual novel Dramatical Murder into an anime series.

Works

Television series

Title Director(s) First run start date First run end date Eps Note(s)
Hamatora: The Animation Seiji Kishi
Hiroshi Kimura 		January 8, 2014 March 26, 2014 12 A part of the Hamatora multimedia project.[1]
DRAMAtical Murder Kazuya Miura July 6, 2014 September 21, 2014 12 Based on a BL visual novel by Nitro+chiral.[2]
My First Girlfriend Is a Gal Hiroyuki Furukawa July 12, 2017 September 13, 2017 10 Adaptation of a manga series written by Meguru Ueno.[3]
Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion Takayuki Kuriyama July 11, 2018 September 26, 2018 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Nanahiko Takagi.[4]
My Sister, My Writer Hiroyuki Furukawa October 10, 2018 December 19, 2018 10 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Seiji Ebisu.
Co-produced with Magia Doraglier.[5]
Id:Invaded Ei Aoki January 5, 2020 March 22, 2020 13 Original work.[6]
Infinite Dendrogram Tomoki Kobayashi January 9, 2020 April 16, 2020 13 Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sakon Kaidō.[7]
Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly Takehiro Kubota April 12, 2021 June 28, 2021 12 Original work.[8]
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Nobuaki Nakanishi July 9, 2022 December 24, 2022 24 Adaptation of a manga series written by Satoshi Mizukami.[9]
Special Kid Factory Atsushi Ikariya TBA TBA TBA Original work.[10]

ONAs

Title Director(s) First run start date First run end date Eps Note(s)
Id:Indeed Ei Aoki (chief)
Atsushi Ikariya 		January 8, 2021 March 26, 2021 12 Comedic spin-off of Id:Invaded
Thermae Romae Novae Tetsuya Tatamitani March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 11 Adaptation of a manga series written by Mari Yamazaki.[11]
Good Night World Katsuya Kikuchi October 12, 2023 October 12, 2023 12 Adaptation of a manga series written by Uru Okabe.[12]
Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf Atsushi Ikariya May 23, 2024 May 23, 2024 8 Adaptation of a novel series written by Baku Yumemakura.[13]

OVAs

Title Director(s) Released Eps Note(s)
DRAMAtical Murder: Data_xx_Transitory Kazuya Miura December 24, 2014 1
My First Girlfriend is a Gal: My First Cultural Fair Hiroyuki Furukawa December 26, 2017 1
My Sister, My Writer: My Little Sister and I in a Virtual World Hiroyuki Furukawa February 27, 2019 – March 27, 2019 2

Other projects

Title Director(s) Released Note(s)
It Girl Fantasista Utamaro September 30, 2014 Music video based on the song by Pharrell Williams.[14]
IDOLiSH7: MONSTER GENERATiON July 23, 2015 Music video for the virtual idol group Idolish7.
Match Shoujo February 10, 2016 Commercial promoting the Match Shoujo manga series by Sanami Suzuki.
TRIGGER: Leopard Eyes December 16, 2015 Music video for the virtual idol group Trigger based on the Idolish7 mixed-media project.
Blood Lad: Kanketsu-hen January 11, 2017 Commercial promoting the final volume of the Blood Lad manga series by Yūki Kodama.
Mr. Fixer Takehiro Kubota July 4, 2020 Music video for Mr. Fixer, the opening theme for Id:Invaded

References

  1. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (September 30, 2013). "Blood Lad's Kodama, 428's Kitajima Make Hamatora Anime, Manga, Game". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (March 22, 2014). "Boys-Love Game DRAMAtical Murder Gets TV Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Ressler, Karen (February 24, 2017). "Hajimete no Gal Anime Reveals Main Staff, Character Visuals". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 1, 2017). "Kadokawa Announces 2 New Anime Titles, Rising of the Shield Hero, Chio's School Road Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 18, 2018). "Ore ga Suki nano wa Imōto dakedo Imōto ja nai TV Anime Reveals Teaser Visual, Main Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "CAST/STAFF". id-invaded-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2019). "Infinite Dendrogram Anime Reveals Promo Video, Opening Theme Artist, Visual, January Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "TV ANIME". gloomy-official.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 20, 2022). "Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Anime's Short Trailer Reveals July 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  10. ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2023). "Sabikui Bisco & ID: INVADED Team Reunite for 2023 Sci-Fi Detective Anime Special Kid Factory". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2021). "Thermae Romae Novae Anime Reveals Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  12. ^ Dempsey, Liam (July 31, 2023). "Good Night World Manga Logs onto Netflix for Anime Adaptation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  13. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 22, 2024). "Baku Yumemakura's Garoden Novels Get Netflix Anime on May 23". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  14. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 30, 2014). "Takashi Murakami Produces Animated Music Video for Pharrell Williams Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 30, 2014.