Hal Film Maker

Hal Film Maker
Native name
株式会社ハルフィルムメーカー
Kabushiki gaisha Haru Firumu Mēkā
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedAugust 11, 1993; 31 years ago (August 11, 1993)
DefunctJuly 1, 2009; 15 years ago (July 1, 2009)
FateMerged with Yumeta Company
SuccessorYumeta Company
Key people
Junichi Satō (representative director)
Katsunori Haruda (representative director)
ParentTYO
SubsidiariesReal-T (2006-2009)
Yūhodō (2007–2009)

Hal Film Maker Inc., (Japanese: 株式会社ハルフィルムメーカー, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Haru Firumu Mēkā) was a Japanese animation studio founded in August 1993 by former Toei Animation staff.

Hal Film Maker's parent company, TYO Inc., merged its two anime studio subsidiaries—Yumeta Company and Hal Film Maker—on July 1, 2009. Yumeta Company absorbed Hal Film Maker and changed its name to TYO Animations[1] before reverting to Yumeta Company on December 1, 2017.[2]

Works

Television series

Year Title Director(s) Episodes Note(s) Ref(s)
1998 Saber Marionette J to X Masami Shimoda 26 Sequel to Saber Marionette J Again. (1998–99) [3]
2000 Boys Be... Masami Shimoda 13 Adaptation of the manga series by Masahiro Itabashi. [3]
Strange Dawn Junichi Sato 13 Original work. [3]
2001 Prétear Junichi Sato 13 Adaptation of the manga series by Junichi Sato. [3]
2002 Princess Tutu Junichi Sato, Shogo Koumoto 26 An original work created by Ikuko Itoh. (2002–03) [3]
2004 Uta Kata Keiji Gotoh 12 Co-produced with Bandai Visual. [3]
2005 Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan Tsutomu Mizushima 4 Adaptation of the light novel series by Masaki Okayu.
Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Junichi Sato 51 Original work. (2005–06) [4]
Aria the Animation Junichi Sato 13 Adaptation of the manga series by Kozue Amano. [5]
2006 Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! Junichi Sato 52 Sequel to Fushigiboshi no Futagohime. (2006–07)
Aria the Natural Junichi Sato 26 The second season of Aria.
The Good Witch of the West Katsuichi Nakayama 16 Adaptation of the novel series by Noriko Ogiwara. [6]
Ōban Star-Racers Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Thomas Romain 		26 A French-Japanese anime series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel. Co-produced with Sav! The World Productions and Pumpkin 3D. [7]
2007 Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan 2 Tsutomu Mizushima 2 Sequel to Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-Chan.
Night Wizard the Animation Yūsuke Yamamoto 13 Based on the Night Wizard! role-playing game, designed by Takeshi Kikuchi and FarEast Amusement Research. [8]
Sketchbook ~full color's~ Yoshimasa Hiraike 13 Adaptation of the manga series of by Totan Kobako. [9]
2008 Aria the Origination Junichi Sato 13 The third season of Aria. [10]
Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies Osamu Kobayashi 12 Adaptation of the manga series by Norie Yamada. [11]
Kemeko Deluxe! Tsutomu Mizushima 12 Adaptation of the manga series by Masakazu Iwasaki. [12]
Skip Beat! Kiyoko Sayama 25 Adaptation of the shōjo manga series by Yoshiki Nakamura. (2008–09) [13]
2010 B Gata H Kei Yūsuke Yamamoto 12 Adaptation of the yonkoma series by Yōko Sanri. [14]

Other works

Year Title Director(s) Episodes Note(s) Ref(s)
1995 Macross 7: The Galaxy is Calling Me! Tetsurō Amino 1 Side-story to Macross 7 (1994–95).
Co-animated with Studio Junio.
1997 Saber Marionette J Again Masami Shimoda 6 Sequel to Saber Marionette J. (1997–98) [3]
2000 Angel Sanctuary Kiyoko Sayama 3 Adaptation of the shōjo manga series by Kaori Yuki. [3]
2001 Slayers Premium Junichi Sato 1 The fifth Slayers film. [3]
2003 Heart Cocktail Again — 1 An OVA produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Seizō Watase's Heart Cocktail manga series. [3]
2004 Ghost Talker's Daydream Osamu Sekita 4 Adaptation of the shōnen manga series by Saki Okuse. [3]
2007 Aria the OVA: Arietta Junichi Sato 1
2008 Yotsunoha Hiroshi Nishikiori 2 Based on the visual novel developed by Haikuo Soft. [15]
2010 Tamayura Junichi Sato 4 An original work created by Junichi Sato. [16]

References

  1. ^ "Yumeta, Hal Film Maker to Merge to Form TYO Animations". Anime News Network. May 28, 2009. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Graphinica Acquires TYO Animations, Changes Name Back to Yumeta Company". Anime News Network. December 1, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "作品アーカイブ". www.hal-film.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 28, 2007. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "ふしぎ星の☆ふたご姫". www.tv-tokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Right Stuf Licenses Aria TV Anime". Anime News Network. May 1, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "7 new anime series announced". Anime News Network. December 29, 2005. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Oban Star-Racers Anime Sequel/Spinoff 'Seriously Considered'". Anime News Network. March 3, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  8. ^ "Night Wizard Tabletop Roleplaying Game to be Animated". Anime News Network. June 25, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Rental Magica, Sketchbook to Become Television Anime". Anime News Network. April 26, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "ＴＶアニメーション「ARIA The ORIGINATION」公式サイト" (in Japanese). January 22, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Someday's Dreamers Adapted into New Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. March 26, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  12. ^ "Kemeko-DX Sci-Fi Comedy Anime's Teaser Video Posted". Anime News Network. November 25, 2007. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  13. ^ "Skip Beat Anime to Run Simultaneously in Japan, Taiwan". Anime News Network. August 14, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  14. ^ "B Gata H Kei, Hetalia, Working!! Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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  16. ^ "Aria's Junichi Sato to Direct Tamayura OVA in 2010". Anime News Network. October 31, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2016.


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