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'''Sentai Studios''' is an American post-production studio of [[Sentai Filmworks]] located in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. It was founded as '''Industrial Smoke & Mirrors''', the in-house studio of [[A.D. Vision#ADV Films|ADV Films]]. It was renamed '''ADV Studios''' in 2005 when it merged with ADV's secondary studio, the Austin-based Monster Island;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-03-23/adv-consolidates-studios|title=ADV Consolidates Studios|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]|date=March 23, 2005|accessdate=March 6, 2023}}</ref> and then in 2006, when ADV began offering its services to other companies, the studio was also called '''Amusement Park Media''' before it was sold off by [[A.D. Vision]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-01/a.d-vision-inc-sells-adv-films-assets-anime-network-amusement-park-media|title=A.D. Vision Sells ADV Films Assets, Amusement Park Media, Anime Network|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]|date=September 1, 2009|accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref> It was then renamed '''Seraphim Digital''' and was renamed to its current name in 2014.
'''Sentai Studios''' is an American post-production studio of [[Sentai Filmworks]] located in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]. It was founded as '''Industrial Smoke & Mirrors''', the in-house studio of [[A.D. Vision#ADV Films|ADV Films]]. It was renamed '''ADV Studios''' in 2005 when it merged with ADV's secondary studio, the Austin-based Monster Island;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-03-23/adv-consolidates-studios|title=ADV Consolidates Studios|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]|date=March 23, 2005|accessdate=March 6, 2023}}</ref> and then in 2006, when ADV began offering its services to other companies, the studio was also called '''Amusement Park Media''' before it was sold off by [[A.D. Vision]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2009-09-01/a.d-vision-inc-sells-adv-films-assets-anime-network-amusement-park-media|title=A.D. Vision Sells ADV Films Assets, Amusement Park Media, Anime Network|publisher= [[Anime News Network]]|date=September 1, 2009|accessdate=November 12, 2009}}</ref> It was then renamed '''Seraphim Digital''' and was renamed to its current name in 2014.


The studio is best known for producing English-language dubs of Japanese anime series and live-action Japanese films released by ADV, Sentai, [[Section23 Films#Switchblade Pictures|Switchblade Pictures]], and [[Section23 Films#Maiden Japan|Maiden Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-03-15/sentai-filmworks-announces-clannad-english-dub|title=Sentai Filmworks Announces Clannad Dub|publisher= Anime News Network|date=March 15, 2010}}</ref> Other notable clients include [[Warner Bros.]], [[Sony Pictures]], [[Microsoft]], [[PBS]], and [[Toei Animation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sxanimedia.com/2009/11/microsoft-and-warner-brothers-tap.html|title=Microsoft and Warner Bros. Tap Seraphim Studios for Halo Legends Adaptation|publisher= SXAnimedia|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=December 24, 2009}}</ref>
The studio is best known for producing English-language dubs of Japanese anime series and live-action Japanese films released by ADV, Sentai, [[Section23 Films#Switchblade Pictures|Switchblade Pictures]], and [[Section23 Films#Maiden Japan|Maiden Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-03-15/sentai-filmworks-announces-clannad-english-dub|title=Sentai Filmworks Announces Clannad Dub|publisher= Anime News Network|date=March 15, 2010}}</ref> Other notable clients include [[Warner Bros.]], [[Sony Pictures]], [[Microsoft]], [[PBS]], and [[Toei Animation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sxanimedia.com/2009/11/microsoft-and-warner-brothers-tap.html|title=Microsoft and Warner Bros. Tap Seraphim Studios for Halo Legends Adaptation|publisher= SXAnimedia|date=November 5, 2009|accessdate=December 24, 2009}}</ref> The majority produced by this studio airs on Sentai's [[HIDIVE]] streaming service.


==Production list==
==Production list==
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* ''[[009-1]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[009-1]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[After the Rain (manga)|After the Rain]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[After the Rain (manga)|After the Rain]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Air (visual novel)|Air]]'' (ADV Films → Funimation/Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Air (visual novel)|Air]]'' (ADV Films → Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Akame ga Kill!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Akame ga Kill!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[AKB0048]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[AKB0048]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Babylon (novel series)|Babylon]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Babylon (novel series)|Babylon]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Ballad of a Shinigami]]'' (Maiden Japan)
* ''[[Ballad of a Shinigami]]'' (Maiden Japan)
* ''[[BanG Dream!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks, season 2 only)
* ''[[Battle Girls: Time Paradox]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Battle Girls: Time Paradox]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Betterman (TV series)|Betterman]]'' (Bandai Entertainment → Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Betterman (TV series)|Betterman]]'' (Bandai Entertainment → Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Campione!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Campione!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Canaan (anime)|Canaan]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Canaan (anime)|Canaan]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Chained Soldier]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Rifle Is Beautiful|Chidori RSC]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Rifle Is Beautiful|Chidori RSC]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Chivalry of a Failed Knight]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Chivalry of a Failed Knight]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Hakuōki]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Hakuōki]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Heaven's Memo Pad]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Heaven's Memo Pad]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Helck]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Himouto! Umaru-chan]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Himouto! Umaru-chan]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[How Clumsy you are, Miss Ueno]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[I Parry Everything]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[I'm Quitting Heroing]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[I'm Quitting Heroing]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[ICE (anime)|ICE]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[ICE (anime)|ICE]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Iroduku: The World in Colors]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Iroduku: The World in Colors]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Jing: King of Bandits]] - Seventh Heaven'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Jing: King of Bandits]] - Seventh Heaven'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Kakegurui (2017 TV series)|Kakegurui]]'' (Sentai Filmworks, home video rights)
* ''[[Kamisama Dolls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kamisama Dolls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kandagawa Jet Girls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kandagawa Jet Girls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kanon (visual novel)|Kanon]]'' (ADV Films → Funimation/Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Kanon (visual novel)|Kanon]]'' (ADV Films → Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Kiba (anime)|Kiba]]'' (ADV Films/Upper Deck)
* ''[[Kiba (anime)|Kiba]]'' (ADV Films/Upper Deck)
* ''[[Kids on the Slope]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kids on the Slope]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kill Me Baby]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kill Me Baby]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya]]'' (Netflix/Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya]]'' (Toei Animation)
* ''[[K-On! (TV series)|K-On!]]'' (Bandai Entertainment → Sentai Filmworks, ''Season 1 production only, Season 2 post-production'')
* ''[[K-On! (TV series)|K-On!]]'' (Bandai Entertainment → Sentai Filmworks, ''Season 1 production only, Season 2 post-production'')
* ''[[Kokoro Connect]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Kokoro Connect]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Land of the Lustrous (TV series)|Land of the Lustrous]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Land of the Lustrous (TV series)|Land of the Lustrous]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Legends of the Dark King]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Legends of the Dark King]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Little Busters!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Little Busters!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Loups=Garous]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Loups=Garous]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Made in Abyss]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Made in Abyss]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Magikano]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Magikano]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!|Majikoi]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!|Majikoi ~ Oh! Samurai Girls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Maria Holic]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Maria Holic]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Mayo Chiki]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Mayo Chiki]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (ADV Films → GKIDS)
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (ADV Films → GKIDS)
* ''[[Night Raid 1931]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Night Raid 1931]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Ninja Kamui]]'' (Adult Swim)
* ''[[No Game No Life]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[No Game No Life]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[No. 6]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[No. 6]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Reincarnated as a Sword]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Reincarnated as a Sword]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Revue Starlight]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Revue Starlight]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Rick and Morty: The Anime]]'' (Williams Street)
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin|Rurouni Kenshin - New Kyoto Arc]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin|Rurouni Kenshin - New Kyoto Arc]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Saiyuki (manga)|Saiyuki Gaiden]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Saiyuki (manga)|Saiyuki Gaiden]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[School-Live!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[School-Live!]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Shattered Angels]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Shattered Angels]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Shenmue: The Animation]]'' (Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Shenmue: The Animation]]'' (Crunchyroll / Adult Swim)
* ''[[Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Shining Hearts: Shiawase no Pan]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Shikizakura]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Shikizakura]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Squid Girl]]'' (Media Blasters → Sentai Filmworks, ''Season 1 production only, Season 2 + OVAs post-production'')
* ''[[Suicide Squad Isekai]]'' (Warner Bros.)
* ''[[Sword Oratoria]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Sword Oratoria]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[S · A: Special A]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[S · A: Special A]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[Voices of a Distant Star]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Voices of a Distant Star]]'' (ADV Films)
* ''[[Wasteful Days of High School Girls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Wasteful Days of High School Girls]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Welcome to the N.H.K.]]'' (ADV Films → Funimation/Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Welcome to the N.H.K.]]'' (ADV Films → Crunchyroll)
* ''[[Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Xam'd: Lost Memories]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[Xam'd: Lost Memories]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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* ''[[The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
* ''[[The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl]]'' (Sentai Filmworks)
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==Notable personnel==
[[File:Tiffanygrant.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Tiffany Grant]] has been with this studio since its founding in 1995.]]
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| image2 = Monica Rial by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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| footer = [[Brittney Karbowski]] (left) and [[Monica Rial]] (right) debuted in voice acting in 2004 and 1999 respectively. In addition to their voice works in various incarnations under ADV and Sentai, Karbowski and Rial also do voice acting work for [[Dallas]]-based [[Crunchyroll LLC|Crunchyroll]] (Funimation Productions).}}
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*[[Bryn Apprill]]
*[[Christine Auten]]
*[[Christopher Ayres]]
*[[Greg Ayres]]
*[[Tia Ballard]]
*[[Morgan Berry]]
*[[Clint Bickham]]
*[[Jessica Calvello]]
*[[Shelly Calene-Black]]
*[[Luci Christian]]
*[[Amber Lee Connors]]
*Elissa Cuellar
*Patricia Duran
*[[Maggie Flecknoe]]
*[[Caitlynn French]]
*[[Adam Gibbs]]
*Scott Gibbs
*Kara Greenberg
*[[Matt Greenfield]]
*[[Tiffany Grant]]
*[[Hilary Haag]]
*[[Jay Hickman (actor)|Jay Hickman]]
*[[Samantha Inoue-Harte]]
*[[Brittney Karbowski]]
*[[Allison Keith]]
*[[Christina Kelly]]
*Jade Kelly
*[[Krystal LaPorte]]
*[[Brittany Lauda]]
*[[John Ledford]]
*[[Marissa Lenti]]
*Courtney Lomelo
*Cindy Lou-Parker
*Alyssa Marek
*[[David Matranga]]
*[[Elizabeth Maxwell]]
*[[Margaret McDonald (voice actor)|Margaret McDonald]]
*[[Carli Mosier]]
*[[Emily Neves]]
*Shannon Reed
*[[Monica Rial]]
*[[Natalie Rial]]
*[[Jad Saxton]]
*[[Molly Searcy]]
*[[Blake Shepard]]
*Genevieve Simmons
*[[Juliet Simmons]]
*Melody Spade
*[[Spike Spencer]]
*Jack Stansbury
*Rebekah Stevens
*[[Allison Sumrall]]
*[[John Swasey]]
*Olivia Swasey
*[[Alexis Tipton]]
*[[Kira Vincent-Davis]]
*[[Sarah Wiedenheft]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Japan|United States|Texas|Anime|Television}}

*[[Bang Zoom! Entertainment]], a dubbing company located in Burbank producing some Sentai-licensed series
*[[Studiopolis]], a dubbing company located in Los Angeles producing some Sentai-licensed series
*[[History of anime in the United States]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:00, 12 December 2024

Sentai Studios
FormerlyIndustrial Smoke & Mirrors (1995–2005)
ADV Studios (2005–2006)
Amusement Park Media (2006–2009)
Seraphim Digital (2009–2014)
Company typeDivision
IndustryADR production, post-production, localization (translation and subtitling)
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersHouston, Texas,
U.S.
Parent
Divisions
Logo as Seraphim Digital

Sentai Studios is an American post-production studio of Sentai Filmworks located in Houston, Texas. It was founded as Industrial Smoke & Mirrors, the in-house studio of ADV Films. It was renamed ADV Studios in 2005 when it merged with ADV's secondary studio, the Austin-based Monster Island;[1] and then in 2006, when ADV began offering its services to other companies, the studio was also called Amusement Park Media before it was sold off by A.D. Vision in 2008.[2] It was then renamed Seraphim Digital and was renamed to its current name in 2014.

The studio is best known for producing English-language dubs of Japanese anime series and live-action Japanese films released by ADV, Sentai, Switchblade Pictures, and Maiden Japan.[3] Other notable clients include Warner Bros., Sony Pictures, Microsoft, PBS, and Toei Animation.[4] The majority produced by this studio airs on Sentai's HIDIVE streaming service.

Production list

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Anime

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TV and OVA anime

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Feature films

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Live-action dubbing

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References

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  1. ^ "ADV Consolidates Studios". Anime News Network. March 23, 2005. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "A.D. Vision Sells ADV Films Assets, Amusement Park Media, Anime Network". Anime News Network. September 1, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2009.
  3. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Announces Clannad Dub". Anime News Network. March 15, 2010.
  4. ^ "Microsoft and Warner Bros. Tap Seraphim Studios for Halo Legends Adaptation". SXAnimedia. November 5, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
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