Marza Animation Planet

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For the Romanian name, see Mârza.
Marza Animation Planet
Native name
 株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット
Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto
Formerly called
 Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment (2009–2010)[1]
Kabushiki gaisha
Subsidiary
Industry CG animation for film, CG animation for television, CG animation for video games
Founded 2003 (under Sega Sammy VE Animation Studios/Visual Entertainment R&D Dept. title)
Number of locations
 Tokyo, Japan
Owner Sega Sammy Holdings
Number of employees
 137
Parent TMS Entertainment
Website www.marza.com/en/

Marza Animation Planet Inc. (株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto?) is a Japan-based CG animation studio dedicated to making full-length feature films. Their extensive résumé includes CG add-ins for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square (天王洲オーシャンスクエア Tennōzu Ōshan Sukuea?) in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo near Tennozu Isle Station.[2]

The company was formed through Sega spinning off its CG division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the Sonic the Hedgehog games, beginning with 2008's Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity. The company was reorganized into different parent companies from Sega Sammy Holdings to Sega Holdings. It is currently subsidized under TMS Entertainment, Sega's flagship anime subsidiary and creator of Sonic X. Marza Animation Planet is also known for being one of the production companies for the film Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and its upcoming sequel scheduled for April 2022.

Films

Year Title Director Production Distributor
2013 Space Pirate Captain Harlock[3] Shinji Aramaki Toei Animation Toei Company
2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Takeshi Nozue Visual Works Aniplex
2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta[4] Takanori Tsujimoto Stage 6 Films
Kadokawa
Capcom[5]		 Kadokawa (Japan)
Sony Pictures Entertainment
2019 Lupin III: The First Takashi Yamazaki TMS Entertainment Toho
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Jeff Fowler Original Film
Blur Studio
Sega Sammy Holdings		 Paramount Pictures
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2[6][7]

Short films

  • The Peak (2019) (Created using Unity)[8]
  • Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008)
  • The Gift (2016) (Created using Unity)[9]
  • Robodog (discontinued project)

Video game cutscenes

Other

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Marza_Animation_Planet&oldid=726238811"