Anime studios
The names on the credit reel. The teams doing the actual work.
Founded by Madhouse veteran Masao Maruyama. In a decade, MAPPA became the studio behind Attack on Titan Final Season, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man — a portfolio nobody else can match in the same span.
Best known for a proprietary compositing pipeline that fuses 2D character animation with dynamically-lit 3D environments. Home of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and Demon Slayer.
One of the most respected studios in the industry, with a catalog that includes Death Note, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Monster, Frieren, and much of Satoshi Kon's filmography.
The studio behind Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Mob Psycho 100, and My Hero Academia. Beloved for tight action and clean layouts.
Japan's oldest major animation studio. Home of Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, One Piece, and a long history of format-defining work.
The long-running studio behind Naruto, Bleach, and Tokyo Ghoul.
A co-production line best known for Spy x Family, alongside independent hits including Attack on Titan (S1–3) at Wit and Bocchi the Rock at CloverWorks.
Prolific studio behind Sword Art Online, Kaguya-sama, 86, and Solo Leveling.
One of the industry's most technically consistent studios. Home of Ghost in the Shell, Psycho-Pass, and the Haikyuu!! adaptations that redefined how sports anime moves.
The studio that took on JoJo's Bizarre Adventure when nobody else would, and turned it into one of anime's most stylistically distinct long-runners.
Best known internationally for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and the Blue Lock adaptation.
The long-running production house behind the Pokémon anime and a wide variety of family and shonen titles.
A veteran studio whose catalog is anchored by the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters series.
One of Japan's oldest animation houses. Producer of Detective Conan, Lupin III, and the Dr. Stone adaptation.
Prolific studio behind Toradora, Food Wars, and One-Punch Man Season 2.