MAPPA
Japanese animation studio
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| 2025 | Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition is set to be released, directed by Masaki Tamano and produced with 3DCG Animation by Nintendo |
| 2025 | Koudai Katou joins MAPPA as an animation producer and continues to work at the studio through the current date. |
| 2025 | Yuuichi Fukushima from CloverWorks became an external board member, and Motoi Okunou became an executive officer. |
| 2025 | MAPPA is involved with the upcoming Lost Colony DLC for 'Ark: Survival Ascended' by Studio Wildcard |
| 2025 | MAPPA is set to produce cutscenes for 'Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road' for Level-5, with Yuriko Waki as the producer |
| 2025 | MAPPA will release 'The Rose of Versailles', directed by Ai Yoshimura, with Wataru Kawagoe and Fuuko Noda as animation producers, based on the manga. |
| 2025 | MAPPA plans to release 'Jujutsu Kaisen Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu Compilation Film', directed by Shōta Goshozono and produced by Keisuke Seshimo, based on the manga. |
| 2025 | MAPPA is set to release 'Gekijōban Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise', co-directed by Kōnosuke Uda, Takeru Sato, and Takafumi Ishida, with Yuriko Waki as animation producer, based on an original work. |
| 2025 | MAPPA will produce 'Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc', directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, with animation producer yet to be announced, based on the manga. |
| 2025 | MAPPA will produce multiple anime series including 'Zenshu', a Shinichirō Watanabe co-produced 'Lazarus' with Sola Entertainment, and potential second seasons of 'Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill' and 'Dorohedoro'. |
| 2024 | Ryou Ooigawa starts working as an animation producer at MAPPA and continues to the present day. |
| 2024 | Yuriko Waki begins working as an animation producer at MAPPA and continues to the present day. |
| 2024 | MAPPA will produce cutscenes for 'Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club', directed by Kyohei Ishiguro and produced by Ayako Sekine for Nintendo, in collaboration with Contrail |
| 2024 | MAPPA studio will release two animated projects: 'Like the Flatwoods Monster' directed by Satomi Maiya and produced by Ryo Oikawa, featuring artist Eve, and 'Lucky' directed by Kyohei Ishiguro, co-produced with Contrail and featuring music artists Nulbarich, Sunny, and UMI. |
| 2024 | MAPPA is set to produce 'Gekijōban Inazuma Eleven: Aratanaru Eiyū-tachi no Joshō', co-directed by Akihiro Hino and Shuhei Yabuta, with Yuriko Waki as animation producer, based on a video game source. |
| 2024 | MAPPA will release 'Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK', directed by Yuichiro Hayashi with Wataru Kawagoe as animation producer, based on the manga source material. |
| 2024 | MAPPA studio is set to release three new anime series: 'Bucchigiri?!', 'Oblivion Battery', and a new adaptation of 'Ranma ½', each with 12 episodes. |
| 2024 | MAPPA announced and began production of the Ranma ½ anime adaptation. |
| 2024 | Ryo Oikawa and Yuriko Waki begin working as animation producers at MAPPA. |
| 2024 | Multiple leadership changes occurred, including Hiroya Hasegawa becoming executive vice president, Yasuteru Iwase, Yuusuke Tannawa, Shuuhei Yabuta, and Kousuke Hosokai joining the board, Keisuke Seshimo becoming an operating officer, and Eiji Matsuo becoming chief rights officer. |
| April 2024 | MAPPA officially cancelled the 'Yuri!!! On Ice: Ice Adolescence' film project after years of delays. |
| 2023 | Ryota Kitsunai joins MAPPA as an animation producer. |
| 2023 | MAPPA produced the 'Maboroshi' film and a music video for YOASOBI's 'Seventeen'. |
| 2022 | The studio produced Chainsaw Man, another critically and commercially successful anime adaptation that further solidified MAPPA's reputation. |
| 2022 | Produced anime television series 'Dance Dance Danseur' and 'Chainsaw Man', and 'A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot' film. Also released 'Kakegurui Twin' ONA. |
| 2022 | Munehisa Sakai concluded his directorial role at MAPPA studio. |
| 2022 | MAPPA produced 'Dance Dance Danseur' anime series and 'Chainsaw Man' anime series. |
| 2021 | Toru Kubo's period as an animation producer at MAPPA ends. |
| 2021 | MAPPA produced 'Jujutsu Kaisen 0' film and the 'Yasuke' original net animation. |
| 2020 | MAPPA began production of Attack on Titan's fourth season, taking over the animation from Wit Studio and continuing the highly popular series. |
| 2020 | MAPPA produced the original net animation 'Oblivion Battery'. |
| 2019 | Delayed the Yuri!!! On Ice: Ice Adolescence film production |
| 2019 | MAPPA co-produced several anime series including 'Dororo' with Tezuka Productions, 'Sarazanmai' with Lapin Track, and released 'In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World' film. |
| 2018 | MAPPA animation studio begins establishing itself as a notable animation studio, with staff working on various anime projects from this point onward. |
| 2018 | Katsuhito Masuda's tenure as an animation producer at MAPPA concludes. |
| 2018 | Makoto Kimura joined the board of MAPPA, serving as a board member until 2024. |
| 2018 | MAPPA produced multiple anime series including 'Banana Fish' and 'Zombie Land Saga', and created Days: Touin Gakuen-sen! OVA. |
| 2017 | Announced Yuri!!! On Ice: Ice Adolescence film directed by Sayo Yamamoto |
| 2017 | Munehisa Sakai began working as a director at MAPPA studio. |
| 2017 | Katsuhito Masuda joins MAPPA as an animation producer for a brief period. |
| 2017 | MAPPA began production on 'Garo: Vanishing Line' anime television series and created Days OVA. |
| 2016 | The studio created Yuri!!! on Ice, a critically acclaimed anime that gained significant international recognition. |
| 2016 | MAPPA produced two notable films: 'Garo: Divine Flame' (a Tokusatsu series original work) and 'In This Corner of the World' (a manga adaptation). |
| April 2016 | Masao Maruyama resigned as CEO of MAPPA and transitioned to the role of chairman, with Manabu Otsuka (a founding member from Studio 4°C) becoming the new CEO. |
| 2015 | Koya Okamura starts working as an animation producer at MAPPA, remaining with the studio to the present. |
| 2015 | Toru Kubo becomes an animation producer at MAPPA, serving until 2021. |
| 2015 | Koya Okamura and Toru Kubo begin working as animation producers at MAPPA. |
| January 2015 | Beginning of a period where MAPPA produced 20 televised anime series by early 2020, with the studio only being on the production committee for four of these series. |
| 2014 | MAPPA produced its early notable work Terror in Resonance, marking the studio's emergence in the anime production landscape. |
| 2014 | Fuuko Noda joins MAPPA as an animation producer, remaining with the studio until 2024. |
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