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*[[Nippon TV]] (95%)<ref>{{Cite web |title=madhouse.co.jp |url=https://www.madhouse.co.jp/company/history.html |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=www.madhouse.co.jp}}</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Madhouse, Inc.'''|株式会社マッドハウス|Kabushiki-gaisha Maddohausu|}} is a Japanese [[animation studio]] founded in 1972 by ex–[[Mushi Pro]] staff, including [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]], [[Osamu Dezaki]], and [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]].
{{nihongo|'''Madhouse, Inc.'''|株式会社マッドハウス|Kabushiki-gaisha Maddohausu|}} is a Japanese [[animation studio]] founded in 1972 by ex–[[Mushi Pro]] staff, including [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]], [[Osamu Dezaki]], and [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]].


'''Madhouse''' has created and helped to produce many well-known shows, [[OVA]]s and films, starting with [[Television|TV]] anime series ''[[Ace o Nerae!]]'' (produced by [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]]) in 1973, and including ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'', ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'', ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'', ''[[Trigun]]'', ''[[Di Gi Charat]]'', ''[[Black Lagoon (TV series)|Black Lagoon]]'', ''[[Death Note]]'', ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'', ''[[Wolf Children]], [[Parasyte|Parasyte: The Maxim]]'', the first season of ''[[One-Punch Man]]'', the second adaptation of ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'', ''[[Overlord (novel series)|Overlord]]'' and ''[[Frieren|Frieren: Beyond Journey's End]]''. Unlike other studios founded at this time such as [[Anime International Company|AIC]] and [[J.C.Staff]], their strength was and is primarily in TV shows and theatrical features. Expanding from the initial Mushi Pro staff, Madhouse recruited important directors such as [[Morio Asaka]], [[Masayuki Kojima]], and [[Satoshi Kon]] during the 1990s. Their staff roster expanded in the 2000s to include [[Mamoru Hosoda]], [[Takeshi Koike]], and [[Mitsuo Iso]], as well as many younger television directors. The studio was also responsible for the first ''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade]]'' anime series as well as the ''[[Dragon Drive]]'' anime and the 2011 anime adaptation of ''[[Hunter × Hunter (2011 TV series)|Hunter × Hunter]]''.
Madhouse has created and helped to produce many well-known shows, [[OVA]]s and films, starting with [[Television|TV]] anime series ''[[Ace o Nerae!]]'' (produced by [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]]) in 1973, and including ''[[Wicked City (1987 film)|Wicked City]]'', ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'', ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', ''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'', ''[[Trigun]]'', ''[[Di Gi Charat]]'', ''[[Black Lagoon (TV series)|Black Lagoon]]'', ''[[Death Note]]'', ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'', ''[[Wolf Children]], [[Parasyte|Parasyte: The Maxim]]'', the first season of ''[[One-Punch Man]]'', the second adaptation of ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'', ''[[Overlord (novel series)|Overlord]]'', and ''[[Frieren|Frieren: Beyond Journey's End]]''. Unlike other studios founded at this time such as [[Anime International Company|AIC]] and [[J.C.Staff]], their strength was and is primarily in TV shows and theatrical features. Expanding from the initial Mushi Pro staff, Madhouse recruited important directors such as [[Morio Asaka]], [[Masayuki Kojima]], and [[Satoshi Kon]] during the 1990s. Their staff roster expanded in the 2000s to include [[Mamoru Hosoda]], [[Takeshi Koike]], and [[Mitsuo Iso]], as well as many younger television directors. The studio was also responsible for the first ''[[Beyblade (manga)|Beyblade]]'' anime series as well as the ''[[Dragon Drive]]'' anime and the 2011 anime adaptation of ''[[Hunter × Hunter (2011 TV series)|Hunter × Hunter]]''.


The studio often collaborates with known [[Mangaka|manga artists]], including [[Naoki Urasawa]] and [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]. Madhouse produced adaptations of Urasawa's ''[[Yawara!]]'', ''[[Master Keaton]]'' and ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', with Masayuki Kojima helming the latter two. The company has animated a number of CLAMP's titles, including ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'', two versions of ''[[X (manga)|X]]'' (a theatrical movie and a TV series), ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' and its sequel ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card|Clear Card]]'', and ''[[Chobits]]''.
The studio often collaborates with known [[Mangaka|manga artists]], including [[Naoki Urasawa]] and [[Clamp (manga artists)|Clamp]]. Madhouse produced adaptations of Urasawa's ''[[Yawara!]]'', ''[[Master Keaton]]'', and ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'', with Masayuki Kojima helming the latter two. The company has animated a number of CLAMP's titles, including ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'', two versions of ''[[X (manga)|X]]'' (a theatrical movie and a TV series), ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' and its sequel ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card|Clear Card]]'', and ''[[Chobits]]''.


==History==
==History==
Madhouse was established in 1972 by ex–[[Mushi Production]] animators, including [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]], [[Osamu Dezaki]], and [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], with funding from Yutaka Fujioka, the founder of [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie]], and co-produced its earliest series with Tokyo Movie. In February 2004, Madhouse became a subsidiary of [[Index Corporation]].<ref name="mad_hist">{{cite web |url=https://madhouse.co.jp/company/history.html |script-title=ja:沿革 |access-date=2014-04-14 |publisher=Madhouse Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411222225/http://madhouse.co.jp/company/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-11 |language=ja }}</ref> On February 8, 2011, [[Nippon TV]] became Madhouse's primary stockholder (replacing Index Corporation), via a third-party allocation of new shares.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-08/ntv-to-make-madhouse-anime-studio-its-subsidiary |title= NTV to Make Madhouse Anime Studio Its Subsidiary|date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2013-04-12|work=Anime News Network}}</ref> NTV bought 128,667 new shares (each ¥7,772) issued by Madhouse for ¥999,999,924 total (about $12.4 million), raising its stake in the company from 10.4% to 84.5%. Index Corporation's stake in Madhouse fell from 60.91% to 10.54%.<ref name="NTVsell">{{cite news|last=Schilling |first=Mark |title=Japan's NTV to take over Madhouse |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118031786?refCatId=1 |access-date=2012-05-23 |work=Variety |date=2011-02-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918222049/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118031786?refCatId=1|url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-18}}</ref><ref name="indexweb">{{cite web|url=http://indexweb.jp/assets/files/shared/pdf/disclose/2011/140120110208030989.pdf |script-title=ja:子会社の第三者割当による新株式発行に伴う子会社の異動に関するお知らせ |publisher=Index Corp. |date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2013-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304202929/http://indexweb.jp/assets/files/shared/pdf/disclose/2011/140120110208030989.pdf|url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-04|language=ja}}</ref> In January 2012, Madhouse announced their acquisition of the animation rights to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2012_01.html#news2012_0124_2 |title=Animation production for Peanuts begins! |publisher=Madhouse Inc. |access-date=2014-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195327/http://madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2012_01.html#news2012_0124_2 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2014, NTV bought all the shares belonging to Index Corporation, increasing its stake in Madhouse to 95%.<ref name="mad_hist" />
Madhouse was established in 1972 by ex–[[Mushi Production]] animators, including [[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]], [[Osamu Dezaki]], and [[Yoshiaki Kawajiri]], with funding from Yutaka Fujioka, the founder of [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie]], and co-produced its earliest series with Tokyo Movie. In February 2004, Madhouse became a subsidiary of [[Index Corporation]].<ref name="mad_hist">{{cite web |url=https://madhouse.co.jp/company/history.html |script-title=ja:沿革 |access-date=2014-04-14 |publisher=Madhouse Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411222225/http://madhouse.co.jp/company/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-11 |language=ja }}</ref> On February 8, 2011, [[Nippon TV]] became Madhouse's primary stockholder (replacing Index Corporation), via a third-party allocation of new shares.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-08/ntv-to-make-madhouse-anime-studio-its-subsidiary |title= NTV to Make Madhouse Anime Studio Its Subsidiary|date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2013-04-12|work=Anime News Network}}</ref> NTV bought 128,667 new shares (each ¥7,772) issued by Madhouse for ¥999,999,924 total (about $12.4 million), raising its stake in the company from 10.4% to 84.5%. Index Corporation's stake in Madhouse fell from 60.91% to 10.54%.<ref name="NTVsell">{{cite news|last=Schilling |first=Mark |title=Japan's NTV to take over Madhouse |url=https://variety.com/2011/biz/news/japan-s-ntv-to-take-over-madhouse-1118031786/ |access-date=2012-05-23 |work=Variety |date=2011-02-08 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918222049/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118031786?refCatId=1|url-status=live |archive-date=2012-09-18}}</ref><ref name="indexweb">{{cite web|url=http://indexweb.jp/assets/files/shared/pdf/disclose/2011/140120110208030989.pdf |script-title=ja:子会社の第三者割当による新株式発行に伴う子会社の異動に関するお知らせ |publisher=Index Corp. |date=2011-02-08 |access-date=2013-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304202929/http://indexweb.jp/assets/files/shared/pdf/disclose/2011/140120110208030989.pdf|url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-03-04|language=ja}}</ref> In January 2012, Madhouse announced their acquisition of the animation rights to the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2012_01.html#news2012_0124_2 |title=Animation production for Peanuts begins! |publisher=Madhouse Inc. |access-date=2014-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201195327/http://madhouse.co.jp/news/news_2012_01.html#news2012_0124_2 |archive-date=2014-02-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2014, NTV bought all the shares belonging to Index Corporation, increasing its stake in Madhouse to 95%.<ref name="mad_hist" />


===Representative staff===
===Representative staff===
====Presidents====
====Current====
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*Sanae Tashiro (Sixth president and CEO, 2021–)
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*Yasuo Oda (1972–1980)
*Yuuzou Kuwahara (Board member, 2024–)
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*[[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]] (1980–2000; also COO from 2000 to 2011)
*Toshiya Gotou (Board member, 2024–)
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*Jungoo Murata (2000–2009)
*Hidetoshi Tomonari (Auditor, 2024–)
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*Hiroyuki Okada (2010–2015)
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*Masahiro Takahashi (2015–2020; also former chairman and board member)
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*Sanae Tashiro (2021–)


====Others====
====Former====
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*Yasuo Oda (First president and CEO, 1972–1980)
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*Tsuneo Takayama (former board member)
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*[[Masao Maruyama (film producer)|Masao Maruyama]] (Second president and CEO, 1980–2000; COO, 2000–2011)
*Ren Iwasawa (former auditor)
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*Jungoo Murata (Third president and CEO, 2000–2009)
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*Hiroyuki Okada (Fourth president and CEO, 2010–2015)
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*Masahiro Takahashi (Fifth president and CEO, 2015–2020; also chairman of the board)
*Akira Shinohara (Managing director, ?–2024)
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*Tsuneo Takayama (Board member)
*Kako Kuwahara (Board member, ?–2024)
*Hitoshi Nishioka (Board member, ?–2024)


==Business==
==Business==
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* ''[[Trillion Game]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Trillion Game]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Orb: On the Movements of the Earth]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Orb: On the Movements of the Earth]]'' (2024)
* ''[[The Dinner Table Detective]]'' (2025)
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* ''[[Wandance]]'' (2025, co-animated with Cyclone Graphics)
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===Television Specials===
===Television specials===
* ''Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachi'' (August 7, 1988)
* ''Natsufuku no Shōjo-tachi'' (August 7, 1988)
* ''Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta'' (August 6, 1993)
* ''Hiroshima ni Ichiban Densha ga Hashitta'' (August 6, 1993)
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Director [[Satoshi Kon]] produced all four of his films with the studio: ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', ''[[Millennium Actress]]'', ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'', and ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'', as well as his TV series ''[[Paranoia Agent]]''. Kon was also making his fifth film the ''[[Dreaming Machine]]'' with Madhouse, although it was left incomplete at his death in 2010.
Director [[Satoshi Kon]] produced all four of his films with the studio: ''[[Perfect Blue]]'', ''[[Millennium Actress]]'', ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'', and ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'', as well as his TV series ''[[Paranoia Agent]]''. Kon was also making his fifth film the ''[[Dreaming Machine]]'' with Madhouse, although it was left incomplete at his death in 2010.


In 2003, Madhouse produced ''[[Nasu: Summer in Andalusia]]'', which was adapted from the [[seinen]] manga ''[[Nasu (manga)|Nasu]]'' by [[Iou Kuroda]] and directed by [[Studio Ghibli]] veteran [[Kitarō Kōsaka]]. ''Nasu'' was the first Japanese animated film ever selected for screening at the renowned [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/kitaro_kosaka.shtml |title=Midnight Eye interview: Kitaro Kosaka |publisher=[[Midnight Eye]] |author=Tom Mes |date=2003-06-10 |access-date=2007-07-05}}</ref> Kōsaka followed up his film with an OVA sequel in 2007.
In 2003, Madhouse produced ''[[Nasu: Summer in Andalusia]]'', which was adapted from the [[seinen]] manga ''[[Nasu (manga)|Nasu]]'' by [[Iou Kuroda]] and directed by [[Studio Ghibli]] veteran [[Kitarō Kōsaka]]. ''Nasu'' was the first Japanese animated film ever selected for screening at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/kitaro_kosaka.shtml |title=Midnight Eye interview: Kitaro Kosaka |publisher=[[Midnight Eye]] |author=Tom Mes |date=2003-06-10 |access-date=2007-07-05}}</ref> Kōsaka followed up his film with an OVA sequel in 2007.


In 2006, director [[Mamoru Hosoda]] began his career with the studio by directing ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film)|The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]''.
In 2006, director [[Mamoru Hosoda]] began his career with the studio by directing ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film)|The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]''.
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The first film in the ''Hunter × Hunter'' franchise, ''[[Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge]]'' premiered on January 12, 2013.
The first film in the ''Hunter × Hunter'' franchise, ''[[Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge]]'' premiered on January 12, 2013.


Madhouse co-produced ''[[Wolf Children]]'' (2012) with Mamoru Hosoda's Studio Chizu.
After producing and animating Mamoru Hosoda's ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' and ''Summer Wars'', Madhouse co-produced ''[[Wolf Children]]'' (2012) with Hosoda's newly-founded [[Studio Chizu]].


Collectively, Madhouse films have won a total of two [[Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year|Japan Academy Prizes]], four Grand Prizes in the Animation Division at [[Japan Media Arts Festival]], two [[Sitges Film Festival|Gertie Awards]], six [[Mainichi Film Award]]s (three Ōfuji Noburō Awards, and three Animation Grand Awards), two [[Tokyo Anime Award]]s for Animation of the Year, and five [[Animation Kobe]] Feature Film Awards.
Collectively, Madhouse films have won a total of two [[Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year|Japan Academy Prizes]], four Grand Prizes in the Animation Division at [[Japan Media Arts Festival]], two [[Sitges Film Festival|Gertie Awards]], six [[Mainichi Film Award]]s (three Ōfuji Noburō Awards, and three Animation Grand Awards), two [[Tokyo Anime Award]]s for Animation of the Year, and five [[Animation Kobe]] Feature Film Awards.
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* ''[[Twilight of the Cockroaches]]'' (November 21, 1987)
* ''[[Twilight of the Cockroaches]]'' (November 21, 1987)
* ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes|Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars]]'' (February 6, 1988) (co-produced by [[Artland (company)|Artland]])
* ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes|Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars]]'' (February 6, 1988) (co-produced by [[Artland (company)|Artland]])
* ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (April 16, 1988) (co-animated with [[Studio Ghibli]])


====1990s====
====1990s====
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* ''[[Urusei Yatsura (film series)|Urusei Yatsura: Always, My Darling]]'' (August 18, 1991)
* ''[[Urusei Yatsura (film series)|Urusei Yatsura: Always, My Darling]]'' (August 18, 1991)
* ''[[Yawara!|Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kids!!]]'' (August 1, 1992)
* ''[[Yawara!|Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kids!!]]'' (August 1, 1992)
* ''[[Ocean Waves (film)|Ocean Waves]]'' (May 5, 1993) (co-animated with [[Studio Ghibli]])
* ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'' (June 5, 1993)
* ''[[Ninja Scroll]]'' (June 5, 1993)
* ''[[Rail of the Star]]'' (July 10, 1993)
* ''[[Rail of the Star]]'' (July 10, 1993)
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* ''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'' (April 21, 2001)
* ''[[Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust]]'' (April 21, 2001)
* ''[[Metropolis (2001 film)|Metropolis]]'' (May 26, 2001)
* ''[[Metropolis (2001 film)|Metropolis]]'' (May 26, 2001)
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* ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (July 20, 2001, co-animated with [[Studio Ghibli]])
* ''[[Millennium Actress]]'' (July 28, 2001)
* ''[[Millennium Actress]]'' (July 28, 2001)
* ''[[Di Gi Charat|Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet]]'' (December 22, 2001)
* ''[[Di Gi Charat|Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet]]'' (December 22, 2001)
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* ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'' (November 8, 2003)
* ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'' (November 8, 2003)
* ''[[Nasu: Summer in Andalusia]]'' (December 21, 2003)
* ''[[Nasu: Summer in Andalusia]]'' (December 21, 2003)
* ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (November 20, 2004, co-animated with [[Studio Ghibli]])
* ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film)|The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'' (July 15, 2006)
* ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006 film)|The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'' (July 15, 2006)
* ''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'' (July 29, 2006, co-animated with [[Studio Ghibli]])
* ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'' (November 25, 2006)
* ''[[Paprika (2006 film)|Paprika]]'' (November 25, 2006)
* ''[[Bleach: Memories of Nobody]]'' (December 16, 2006, co-animated with [[Toho Company]] and [[Pierrot (company)|Pierrot]])
* ''[[Bleach: Memories of Nobody]]'' (December 16, 2006, co-animated with [[Toho Company]] and [[Pierrot (company)|Pierrot]])
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====2010s====
====2010s====
* ''[[Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]'' (April 24, 2010)
* ''[[Trigun: Badlands Rumble]]'' (April 24, 2010)
* ''[[The Secret World of Arrietty]]'' (July 15, 2010, co-animated with [[Studio Ghibli]])
* ''[[The Tibetan Dog]]'' (July 15, 2011)
* ''[[The Tibetan Dog]]'' (July 15, 2011)
* ''[[The Princess and the Pilot]]'' (October 1, 2011, co-animated with [[TMS Entertainment]])
* ''[[The Princess and the Pilot]]'' (October 1, 2011, co-animated with [[TMS Entertainment]])
* ''[[Wolf Children]]'' (July 21, 2012, co-animated with [[Studio Chizu]])
* ''[[Wolf Children]]'' (July 21, 2012, co-produced with [[Studio Chizu]])
* ''[[Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge]]'' (January 12, 2013)
* ''[[Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge]]'' (January 12, 2013)
* ''[[Death Parade|Death Billiards]]'' (March 2, 2013)
* ''[[Death Parade|Death Billiards]]'' (March 2, 2013)
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* ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'' (1992–1994)
* ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'' (1992–1994)
* ''[[Zetsuai 1989]]'' (1992–1994)
* ''[[Zetsuai 1989]]'' (1992–1994)
* ''[[:ja:ダウンロード 南無阿弥陀仏は愛の詩|Download: Devil's Circuit]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Download (OVA)]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Battle Angel (OVA)|Battle Angel]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Battle Angel (OVA)|Battle Angel]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mermaid Saga|Mermaid's Scar]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mermaid Saga|Mermaid's Scar]]'' (1993)
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* ''[[Annet Futatabi]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Annet Futatabi]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Wild Arms (video game)|Wild Arms]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Wild Arms (video game)|Wild Arms]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Elemental Gearbolt]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Solatorobo: Red the Hunter]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Solatorobo: Red the Hunter]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'' (intro sequence) (2012)
* ''[[Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]'' (intro sequence) (2012)
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Madhouse designed the characters for [[Hudson Soft]]'s game ''Virus'' (the first installment of the ''[[Virus Buster Serge]]'' franchise).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TGS 1997 Spring |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=95|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=June 1997 |page=59}}</ref> Madhouse worked with [[Square Enix]] on the OVA ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]'' as well as [[Capcom]] for the mini series of ''[[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series]]''.
Madhouse designed the characters for [[Hudson Soft]]'s game ''Virus'' (the first installment of the ''[[Virus Buster Serge]]'' franchise).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=TGS 1997 Spring |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]|issue=95|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=June 1997 |page=59}}</ref> Madhouse worked with [[Square Enix]] on the OVA ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]'' as well as [[Capcom]] for the mini series of ''[[Devil May Cry: The Animated Series]]''.


They collaborated with [[Studio Ghibli]] by contributing animation to [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (1988), ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001), ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (2004), and ''[[The Secret World of Arrietty]]'' (2010), as well as [[Tomomi Mochizuki]]'s ''[[I Can Hear the Sea]]'' (1993) and [[Goro Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'' (2006).
They collaborated with [[Studio Ghibli]] by contributing key animation assistance to [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' (1988), ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001), ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (film)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (2004), and ''[[The Secret World of Arrietty]]'' (2010), as well as [[Tomomi Mochizuki]]'s ''[[I Can Hear the Sea]]'' (1993) and [[Goro Miyazaki]]'s ''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'' (2006).


Madhouse also collaborated with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for the anime ''[[Stitch!]]'' for its first and second arcs (equal to 56 episodes total), between 2008 and 2010. They also animated the intro cutscene to [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] video game ''[[Wild Arms (video game)|Wild Arms]]'' and the opening movie to [[PlayStation Vita]] video game ''[[Persona 4 Golden]]'' (''Persona 4: The Golden'' in Japan), along with opening to the PSP remake of ''[[Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]''.
Madhouse also collaborated with [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] for the anime ''[[Stitch!]]'' for its first and second arcs (equal to 56 episodes total), between 2008 and 2010. They also animated the intro cutscene to [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] video game ''[[Wild Arms (video game)|Wild Arms]]'' and the opening movie to [[PlayStation Vita]] video game ''[[Persona 4 Golden]]'' (''Persona 4: The Golden'' in Japan), along with opening to the PSP remake of ''[[Persona 2: Eternal Punishment]]''.
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Madhouse collaborated with professional rapper [[Snoop Dogg]] in the 2006 horror-comedy anthology movie ''[[Hood of Horror]]'', in which they assisted in the animated sections of the movie.<ref name="HoH">{{cite news|last=Anderson |first=John |title=Review: 'Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror' |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/snoop-dogg-s-hood-of-horror-1200515013/ |access-date=2017-09-22 |work=Variety |date=2006-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409123010/http://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/snoop-dogg-s-hood-of-horror-1200515013/|url-status=live |archive-date=2016-04-09}}</ref> They also worked with [[the Wachowskis]] and other famed Japanese animators and studios to create ''[[The Animatrix]]'', an animated anthology adaptation of the ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|Matrix]]'' franchise; Madhouse particularly worked on its short films "Program" and "World Record."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madhouse.co.jp/works/list2003-2002.html|title=List Of Madhouse Projects Made In 2003|publisher=Madhouse |date=2003-01-01 |access-date=2007-07-08}}</ref>
Madhouse collaborated with professional rapper [[Snoop Dogg]] in the 2006 horror-comedy anthology movie ''[[Hood of Horror]]'', in which they assisted in the animated sections of the movie.<ref name="HoH">{{cite news|last=Anderson |first=John |title=Review: 'Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror' |url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/snoop-dogg-s-hood-of-horror-1200515013/ |access-date=2017-09-22 |work=Variety |date=2006-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409123010/http://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/snoop-dogg-s-hood-of-horror-1200515013/|url-status=live |archive-date=2016-04-09}}</ref> They also worked with [[the Wachowskis]] and other famed Japanese animators and studios to create ''[[The Animatrix]]'', an animated anthology adaptation of the ''[[The Matrix (franchise)|Matrix]]'' franchise; Madhouse particularly worked on its short films "Program" and "World Record."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madhouse.co.jp/works/list2003-2002.html|title=List Of Madhouse Projects Made In 2003|publisher=Madhouse |date=2003-01-01 |access-date=2007-07-08}}</ref>


Madhouse collaborated with [[Marvel Entertainment]] and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan|Sony Pictures]] to create adaptations of ''[[Blade (comics)|Blade]]'', ''[[Iron Man (character)|Iron Man]]'', ''[[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]'' and ''[[X-Men]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-07-29 |work=marvel.com |access-date=2011-01-06 |url=https://www.marvel.com/news/story/13390/marvel_anime_heads_to_g4 |title=Marvel Anime Heads to G4}}</ref> and then again with Marvel Entertainment, [[Disney+]], and [[Walt Disney Japan]] to create an adaptation of the ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]''.<ref name="at">{{cite news |date=February 27, 2017 |title=Marvel creates a new Japanese original TV anime "Marvel Future Avengers" produced! Broadcast this summer |language=ja |work=[[Animate Times]] |publisher=animateLAB Corporation |url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1488166138 |access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=February 25, 2020 |title='Marvel's Future Avengers' on Disney+ {{!}} Meet Our Heroes |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvels-future-avengers-disney-plus-meet-our-heroes |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Nick |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Marvel Future Avengers Anime is Now Streaming on Disney+ |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/marvel-future-avengers-disney-plus-streaming-anime/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Conversely, they worked with Marvel's rival company, [[DC Entertainment]], [[Warner Premiere]], and [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Brothers]] to create [[Batman: Gotham Knight|an anthology adaptation]] of ''[[Batman (comics)|Batman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-08/japanese-anime-studios-confirmed-for-batman-video |title=Japanese Anime Studios Confirmed for Batman Video |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2007-12-08 |access-date=2011-01-02}}</ref> Madhouse had also worked with Warner Brothers and Sony on separate occasions to create adaptations of ''[[Ultraviolet (film)|Ultraviolet]]'' <ref name="anime announced">{{cite web|url=http://www.animekon.com/news-472-Ultraviolet-Anime-Announced.html|title=Ultraviolet Anime Announced|publisher=Animekon|access-date=2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://madhouse.co.jp/works/2008-2007/works_tv_uvcode044.html|title=Madhouse Creates New Animation From Sony's Ultraviolet|publisher=Madhouse |date=2008-07-01 |access-date=2008-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ANIMAX『ウルトラヴァイオレット コード044』アフレコレポート|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2008/05/29/3220.html|website=animeanime.jp|access-date=September 22, 2021|language=ja|date=May 29, 2008}}</ref> and ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-09/supernatural-the-animation-project-launched-in-japan |title=Supernatural The Animation Project Launched in Japan |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613034945/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-09/supernatural-the-animation-project-launched-in-japan |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="animenn">{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-10/madhouse-makes-anime-for-warners-supernatural-tv-show |title=Madhouse Makes Anime For Warners Supernatural TV Show |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906020353/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-10/madhouse-makes-anime-for-warners-supernatural-tv-show |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, they were commissioned by [[Top Cow Productions]], an imprint of Image Comics, to provide an anime adaptation of [[Aphrodite IX]]. However, the project was suddenly canceled without any explanation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.catsuka.com/news/2005-06-27/animation-aphrodite-ix-chez-madhouse | title=&#91;Animation&#93; Aphrodite IX chez Madhouse - News &#124; Catsuka }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-06-27/aphrodite-ix-trailer | title=Aphrodite IX Trailer | date=October 4, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenation.net/blog/aphrodite-ix-anime-trailer-available/ | title=Aphrodite IX Anime Trailer Available – AnimeNation Anime News Blog }}</ref>
In 2010 to 2014, Madhouse collaborated with [[Marvel Entertainment]] and [[Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan|Sony Pictures]] to create adaptations of ''[[Blade (comics)|Blade]]'', ''[[Iron Man (character)|Iron Man]]'', ''[[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]]'', ''[[X-Men]]'', ''[[Black Widow (Natasha Romanova)|Black Widow]]'', and ''[[Punisher]]'',<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-07-29 |work=marvel.com |access-date=2011-01-06 |url=https://www.marvel.com/news/story/13390/marvel_anime_heads_to_g4 |title=Marvel Anime Heads to G4}}</ref><ref name=ign>{{cite news|last=Vejvoda|first=Jim|title= Black Widow and The Punisher Team For Animated Feature Film|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/22/black-widow-and-the-punisher-team-for-animated-feature-film|publisher=[[IGN]]|access-date=January 24, 2014|date=January 22, 2014}}</ref> and then in 2017, collaborated again with Marvel Entertainment, [[Disney+]], and [[Walt Disney Japan]] to create an adaptation of the ''[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]''.<ref name="at">{{cite news |date=February 27, 2017 |title=Marvel creates a new Japanese original TV anime "Marvel Future Avengers" produced! Broadcast this summer |language=ja |work=[[Animate Times]] |publisher=animateLAB Corporation |url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1488166138 |access-date=June 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinh |first=Christine |date=February 25, 2020 |title='Marvel's Future Avengers' on Disney+ {{!}} Meet Our Heroes |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/marvels-future-avengers-disney-plus-meet-our-heroes |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Nick |date=February 28, 2020 |title=Marvel Future Avengers Anime is Now Streaming on Disney+ |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/marvel-future-avengers-disney-plus-streaming-anime/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> Conversely, they worked with Marvel's rival company, [[DC Entertainment]], [[Warner Premiere]], and [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment|Warner Brothers]] to create [[Batman: Gotham Knight|an anthology adaptation]] of ''[[Batman (comics)|Batman]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-08/japanese-anime-studios-confirmed-for-batman-video |title=Japanese Anime Studios Confirmed for Batman Video |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2007-12-08 |access-date=2011-01-02}}</ref> Madhouse had also worked with Warner Brothers and Sony on separate occasions to create adaptations of ''[[Ultraviolet (film)|Ultraviolet]]'' <ref name="anime announced">{{cite web|url=http://www.animekon.com/news-472-Ultraviolet-Anime-Announced.html|title=Ultraviolet Anime Announced|publisher=Animekon|access-date=2008-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://madhouse.co.jp/works/2008-2007/works_tv_uvcode044.html|title=Madhouse Creates New Animation From Sony's Ultraviolet|publisher=Madhouse |date=2008-07-01 |access-date=2008-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ANIMAX『ウルトラヴァイオレット コード044』アフレコレポート|url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2008/05/29/3220.html|website=animeanime.jp|access-date=September 22, 2021|language=ja|date=May 29, 2008}}</ref> and ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-09/supernatural-the-animation-project-launched-in-japan |title=Supernatural The Animation Project Launched in Japan |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 9, 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613034945/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-09/supernatural-the-animation-project-launched-in-japan |archive-date=June 13, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="animenn">{{cite news |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-10/madhouse-makes-anime-for-warners-supernatural-tv-show |title=Madhouse Makes Anime For Warners Supernatural TV Show |work=[[Anime News Network]] |date=June 10, 2010 |access-date=June 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906020353/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-10/madhouse-makes-anime-for-warners-supernatural-tv-show |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Additionally, they were commissioned by [[Top Cow Productions]], an imprint of Image Comics, to provide an anime adaptation of [[Aphrodite IX]]. However, the project was suddenly canceled without any explanation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.catsuka.com/news/2005-06-27/animation-aphrodite-ix-chez-madhouse | title=&#91;Animation&#93; Aphrodite IX chez Madhouse - News &#124; Catsuka }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-06-27/aphrodite-ix-trailer | title=Aphrodite IX Trailer | date=October 4, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenation.net/blog/aphrodite-ix-anime-trailer-available/ | title=Aphrodite IX Anime Trailer Available – AnimeNation Anime News Blog }}</ref>


2010 also saw the publication of ''Devil'', a manga intended specifically for the American market; the property is a collaboration with [[Dark Horse Comics]], and is written and drawn by Torajiro Kishi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-473/Devil-1 |title=Devil #1 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |publisher=Darkhorse.com |date=2010-02-17 |access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>
2010 also saw the publication of ''Devil'', a manga intended specifically for the American market; the property is a collaboration with [[Dark Horse Comics]], and is written and drawn by Torajiro Kishi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/16-473/Devil-1 |title=Devil #1 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics |publisher=Darkhorse.com |date=2010-02-17 |access-date=2013-05-25}}</ref>
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==Foreign production history==
==Foreign production history==
In addition to Madhouse creating anime of Western media, they were also responsible for making a few notable American cartoons, particularly through collaborations with Western companies such as [[Hanna-Barbera]], [[Film Roman]], and [[HBO]].
In addition to Madhouse creating anime of Western media, they were also responsible for making a few notable American cartoons, particularly through collaborations with Western companies such as [[Hanna-Barbera]], [[Film Roman]], and [[HBO]].
* ''[[The Jetsons]]'' (ジェットソンズ) (September 16, 1985 – November 12, 1987) (co-animated with [[Hanna-Barbera]] with [[Toei Animation]]; Season 3 only; uncredited)
* ''[[Popples (1986 TV series)|Popples]]'' (ポップル) (September 13, 1986 – July 18, 1987) (co-production with [[KK C&D Asia]], Korumi, Junio and [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]])
* ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' (ダークウォーターの海賊) (February 25, 1991 – May 23, 1993) (co-animated with [[Hanna-Barbera]] with [[Fil-Cartoons]], [[Wang Film Productions]], Tama Production, Big Star, Kennedy Cartoons, and [[Mr. Big Cartoons]])
* ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' (ダークウォーターの海賊) (February 25, 1991 – May 23, 1993) (co-animated with [[Hanna-Barbera]] with [[Fil-Cartoons]], [[Wang Film Productions]], Tama Production, Big Star, Kennedy Cartoons, and [[Mr. Big Cartoons]])
* ''[[The Adventures of T-Rex]]'' (T-レックス) (1992–1993) (co-animated with C&D (Créativité et Développement), [[Gunther-Wahl Productions]], and [[Kitty Films]])
* ''[[The Adventures of T-Rex]]'' (T-レックス) (September 14 – November 24, 1992) (co-animated with C&D (Créativité et Développement), [[Gunther-Wahl Productions]], and [[Kitty Films]])
* ''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter]]'' (ストリートファイター) (October 21, 1995 – May 14, 1997) (co-production with InVision Entertainment, [[Graz Entertainment]], USA Studios and [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]])
* ''[[Street Fighter (TV series)|Street Fighter]]'' (ストリートファイター) (October 21, 1995 – May 14, 1997) (co-production with InVision Entertainment, [[Graz Entertainment]], USA Studios and [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]])
* ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]'' (ウイング・コマンダー・アカデミー) (September 21 – December 21, 1996) (co-animated with [[Universal Animation Studios]])
* ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]'' (ウイング・コマンダー・アカデミー) (September 21 – December 21, 1996) (co-animated with [[Universal Animation Studios]])
* ''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn]]'' (トッド・マクファーレンのスポーン) (May 16, 1997 – May 28, 1999) (co-animated with HBO Animation, [[Todd McFarlane#Todd McFarlane Entertainment|Todd McFarlane Entertainment]], with [[Mook Animation]], [[DR Movie]], and [[CNK International|Koko Enterprises Ltd.]])
* ''[[Todd McFarlane's Spawn]]'' (トッド・マクファーレンのスポーン) (May 16, 1997 – May 28, 1999) (co-animated with HBO Animation, [[Todd McFarlane#Todd McFarlane Entertainment|Todd McFarlane Entertainment]], with [[Mook Animation]], [[DR Movie]], and [[CNK International|Koko Enterprises Ltd.]])
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' (X-メン:進化論) (November 4, 2000 – October 25, 2003) (co-animated with [[Film Roman]], [[Marvel Studios]], with [[Mook Animation]], [[DR Movie]], and WHITE LINE)
* ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'' (X-メン:進化論) (November 4, 2000 – October 25, 2003) (co-animated with [[Film Roman]], [[Marvel Studios]], with [[Mook Animation]], [[DR Movie]], and WHITE LINE)
* ''[[Hood of Horror]]'' (恐怖のフード) (November 4, 2006) (co-production with [[Social Capital Films]], BloodWorks, and [[Snoopadelic Films]]; animated prologue and sequences only)
* ''[[Micah Wright|Constant Payne]]'' (コンスタントペイン) (May 22, 2001) (co-production with [[Nickelodeon Animation Studios]], [[NickToons]], and Pacifica Sound Group)
* ''[[Megas XLR]]'' (メガXLR) (August 23, 2002 – January 15, 2005) (co-animated with [[Cartoon Cartoons]] and [[Cartoon Network Studios]]; LowBrow pilot only)
* ''[[Hellboy Animated]]'' (ヘルボーイアニメ化) (October 28, 2006 – March 10, 2007) (co-animated with [[Film Roman]], [[Revolution Studios]], and [[Starz Distribution]])
* ''[[Hellboy Animated]]'' (ヘルボーイアニメ化) (October 28, 2006 – March 10, 2007) (co-animated with [[Film Roman]], [[Revolution Studios]], and [[Starz Distribution]])
* ''[[Hood of Horror]]'' (恐怖のフード) (November 4, 2006) (co-production with [[Social Capital Films]], BloodWorks, and [[Snoopadelic Films]]; animated prologue and sequences only)
* ''[[Marvel Animated Features#Hulk vs.|Hulk Vs. Wolverine]]'' (ハルク対ウルヴァリン) (January 27, 2009) (co-animated with [[Marvel Animation]] and MOI Animation)
* ''[[Marvel Animated Features#Hulk vs.|Hulk Vs. Wolverine]]'' (ハルク対ウルヴァリン) (January 27, 2009) (co-animated with [[Marvel Animation]] and MOI Animation)
* ''[[Marvel Animated Features#Hulk vs.|Hulk Vs. Thor]]'' (ハルク対トール) (January 27, 2009) (co-animated with [[Marvel Animation]] and MOI Animation)
* ''[[Marvel Animated Features#Hulk vs.|Hulk Vs. Thor]]'' (ハルク対トール) (January 27, 2009) (co-animated with [[Marvel Animation]] and MOI Animation)
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Madhouse, Inc.
Native name
株式会社マッドハウス
Kabushiki-gaisha Maddohausu
Company typeJoint venture
IndustryAnimation studio and production enterprise
FoundedOctober 17, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-10-17)
Founders
Headquarters
Honchō, Nakano, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
  • Sanae Tashiro (president and CEO)
  • Satoki Toyoda (managing director)
  • Yuuzou Kuwahara (board)
  • Toshiya Gotou (board)
Owner
Number of employees
70 (including contractors)[2]
SubsidiariesMadbox Co., Ltd.
Websitewww.madhouse.co.jp

Madhouse, Inc. (株式会社マッドハウス, Kabushiki-gaisha Maddohausu) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1972 by ex–Mushi Pro staff, including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri.

Madhouse has created and helped to produce many well-known shows, OVAs and films, starting with TV anime series Ace o Nerae! (produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha) in 1973, and including Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, Perfect Blue, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Trigun, Di Gi Charat, Black Lagoon, Death Note, Paprika, Wolf Children, Parasyte: The Maxim, the first season of One-Punch Man, the second adaptation of Hunter X Hunter, Overlord, and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Unlike other studios founded at this time such as AIC and J.C.Staff, their strength was and is primarily in TV shows and theatrical features. Expanding from the initial Mushi Pro staff, Madhouse recruited important directors such as Morio Asaka, Masayuki Kojima, and Satoshi Kon during the 1990s. Their staff roster expanded in the 2000s to include Mamoru Hosoda, Takeshi Koike, and Mitsuo Iso, as well as many younger television directors. The studio was also responsible for the first Beyblade anime series as well as the Dragon Drive anime and the 2011 anime adaptation of Hunter × Hunter.

The studio often collaborates with known manga artists, including Naoki Urasawa and Clamp. Madhouse produced adaptations of Urasawa's Yawara!, Master Keaton, and Monster, with Masayuki Kojima helming the latter two. The company has animated a number of CLAMP's titles, including Tokyo Babylon, two versions of X (a theatrical movie and a TV series), Cardcaptor Sakura and its sequel Clear Card, and Chobits.

History

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Madhouse was established in 1972 by ex–Mushi Production animators, including Masao Maruyama, Osamu Dezaki, and Yoshiaki Kawajiri, with funding from Yutaka Fujioka, the founder of Tokyo Movie, and co-produced its earliest series with Tokyo Movie. In February 2004, Madhouse became a subsidiary of Index Corporation.[3] On February 8, 2011, Nippon TV became Madhouse's primary stockholder (replacing Index Corporation), via a third-party allocation of new shares.[4] NTV bought 128,667 new shares (each ¥7,772) issued by Madhouse for ¥999,999,924 total (about $12.4 million), raising its stake in the company from 10.4% to 84.5%. Index Corporation's stake in Madhouse fell from 60.91% to 10.54%.[5][6] In January 2012, Madhouse announced their acquisition of the animation rights to the Peanuts comic strip.[7] In March 2014, NTV bought all the shares belonging to Index Corporation, increasing its stake in Madhouse to 95%.[3]

Representative staff

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Current

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  • Sanae Tashiro (Sixth president and CEO, 2021–)
  • Yuuzou Kuwahara (Board member, 2024–)
  • Toshiya Gotou (Board member, 2024–)
  • Hidetoshi Tomonari (Auditor, 2024–)

Former

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  • Yasuo Oda (First president and CEO, 1972–1980)
  • Masao Maruyama (Second president and CEO, 1980–2000; COO, 2000–2011)
  • Jungoo Murata (Third president and CEO, 2000–2009)
  • Hiroyuki Okada (Fourth president and CEO, 2010–2015)
  • Masahiro Takahashi (Fifth president and CEO, 2015–2020; also chairman of the board)
  • Akira Shinohara (Managing director, ?–2024)
  • Tsuneo Takayama (Board member)
  • Kako Kuwahara (Board member, ?–2024)
  • Hitoshi Nishioka (Board member, ?–2024)

Business

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The studio employs approximately 70 employees, with employment levels varying depending on the number of productions currently underway. Additionally, the company has invested in the animation studio DR Movie.[8] Madhouse has a subsidiary, Madbox Co., Ltd., that mainly focuses on computer graphics.[9]

Works

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Television

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1973–2000

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Television specials

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Film

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Madhouse's early theatrical work included assistance on the Barefoot Gen films, and Lensman, an anime movie based on the space opera series by pulp science fiction author E.E. "Doc" Smith.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, director Yoshiaki Kawajiri produced a string of action films including Wicked City, Demon City Shinjuku, and Ninja Scroll.

In the late 1990s, the studio aimed at a younger female audience with Morio Asaka's two Cardcaptor Sakura films, based on the popular television series.

In the early 2000s, an ambitious collaboration with Tezuka Productions resulted in Metropolis, directed by Rintaro and adapted from the manga by Osamu Tezuka. Earlier collaborations with Tezuka productions included two feature-length films made for Sanrio starring Tezuka's unicorn character Unico.

Director Satoshi Kon produced all four of his films with the studio: Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika, as well as his TV series Paranoia Agent. Kon was also making his fifth film the Dreaming Machine with Madhouse, although it was left incomplete at his death in 2010.

In 2003, Madhouse produced Nasu: Summer in Andalusia, which was adapted from the seinen manga Nasu by Iou Kuroda and directed by Studio Ghibli veteran Kitarō Kōsaka. Nasu was the first Japanese animated film ever selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival.[10] Kōsaka followed up his film with an OVA sequel in 2007.

In 2006, director Mamoru Hosoda began his career with the studio by directing The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.

Recent productions included Masayuki Kojima's theatrical debut Forest of Piano (2007), Hosoda's acclaimed Summer Wars (2009), Sunao Katabuchi's Mai Mai Miracle (2009), the company's first CG animated film, Yona Yona Penguin (2009), Takeshi Koike's feature film debut Redline (2009), a theatrical version of the Trigun series, Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010), and The Tibetan Dog, a co-production with China (2011).

The first film in the Hunter × Hunter franchise, Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge premiered on January 12, 2013.

After producing and animating Mamoru Hosoda's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars, Madhouse co-produced Wolf Children (2012) with Hosoda's newly-founded Studio Chizu.

Collectively, Madhouse films have won a total of two Japan Academy Prizes, four Grand Prizes in the Animation Division at Japan Media Arts Festival, two Gertie Awards, six Mainichi Film Awards (three Ōfuji Noburō Awards, and three Animation Grand Awards), two Tokyo Anime Awards for Animation of the Year, and five Animation Kobe Feature Film Awards.

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Madhouse designed the characters for Hudson Soft's game Virus (the first installment of the Virus Buster Serge franchise).[12] Madhouse worked with Square Enix on the OVA Last Order: Final Fantasy VII as well as Capcom for the mini series of Devil May Cry: The Animated Series.

They collaborated with Studio Ghibli by contributing key animation assistance to Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Spirited Away (2001), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), and The Secret World of Arrietty (2010), as well as Tomomi Mochizuki's I Can Hear the Sea (1993) and Goro Miyazaki's Tales from Earthsea (2006).

Madhouse also collaborated with Disney for the anime Stitch! for its first and second arcs (equal to 56 episodes total), between 2008 and 2010. They also animated the intro cutscene to PlayStation video game Wild Arms and the opening movie to PlayStation Vita video game Persona 4 Golden (Persona 4: The Golden in Japan), along with opening to the PSP remake of Persona 2: Eternal Punishment.

Madhouse collaborated with professional rapper Snoop Dogg in the 2006 horror-comedy anthology movie Hood of Horror, in which they assisted in the animated sections of the movie.[13] They also worked with the Wachowskis and other famed Japanese animators and studios to create The Animatrix, an animated anthology adaptation of the Matrix franchise; Madhouse particularly worked on its short films "Program" and "World Record."[14]

In 2010 to 2014, Madhouse collaborated with Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures to create adaptations of Blade, Iron Man, Wolverine, X-Men, Black Widow, and Punisher,[15][16] and then in 2017, collaborated again with Marvel Entertainment, Disney+, and Walt Disney Japan to create an adaptation of the Avengers.[17][18][19] Conversely, they worked with Marvel's rival company, DC Entertainment, Warner Premiere, and Warner Brothers to create an anthology adaptation of Batman.[20] Madhouse had also worked with Warner Brothers and Sony on separate occasions to create adaptations of Ultraviolet [21][22][23] and Supernatural.[24][25] Additionally, they were commissioned by Top Cow Productions, an imprint of Image Comics, to provide an anime adaptation of Aphrodite IX. However, the project was suddenly canceled without any explanation.[26][27][28]

2010 also saw the publication of Devil, a manga intended specifically for the American market; the property is a collaboration with Dark Horse Comics, and is written and drawn by Torajiro Kishi.[29]

Madhouse also participated in animating the Wakfu TV special Ogrest, la légende in collaboration with Ankama Japan.[30]

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In addition to Madhouse creating anime of Western media, they were also responsible for making a few notable American cartoons, particularly through collaborations with Western companies such as Hanna-Barbera, Film Roman, and HBO.

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  • Triangle Staff, an animation studio founded in 1987 by multiple former Madhouse animators.
  • Nomad, animation studio founded in 2003 by another former Madhouse producer Tatsuya Ono.
  • MAPPA, an animation studio founded in 2011 by former Madhouse producer Masao Maruyama.
  • Studio VOLN, an animation studio founded in 2014 by former Madhouse producer Keiji Mita.
  • CLAP, an animation studio founded in 2016 by former Madhouse producer Ryoichiro Matsuo after working freelance.
  • Nut, an animation studio founded in 2017 by former Madhouse producer Takuya Tsunoki.

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "madhouse.co.jp". www.madhouse.co.jp. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "madhouse.co.jp". www.madhouse.co.jp. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 沿革 (in Japanese). Madhouse Inc. Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "NTV to Make Madhouse Anime Studio Its Subsidiary". Anime News Network. February 8, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  5. ^ Schilling, Mark (February 8, 2011). "Japan's NTV to take over Madhouse". Variety. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  6. ^ 子会社の第三者割当による新株式発行に伴う子会社の異動に関するお知らせ (PDF) (in Japanese). Index Corp. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  7. ^ "Animation production for Peanuts begins!". Madhouse Inc. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
  8. ^ "DR Movie History". DR Movie. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  9. ^ 採用に関するご案内 - マッドボックス (in Japanese). Madhouse Inc. July 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  10. ^ Tom Mes (June 10, 2003). "Midnight Eye interview: Kitaro Kosaka". Midnight Eye. Retrieved July 5, 2007.
  11. ^ Romano, Sal (April 22, 2022). "Echoes of Mana launches April 27, animated trailer". Gematsu. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  12. ^ "TGS 1997 Spring". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 95. Ziff Davis. June 1997. p. 59.
  13. ^ Anderson, John (June 30, 2006). "Review: 'Snoop Dogg's Hood of Horror'". Variety. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "List Of Madhouse Projects Made In 2003". Madhouse. January 1, 2003. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
  15. ^ "Marvel Anime Heads to G4". marvel.com. July 29, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  16. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (January 22, 2014). "Black Widow and The Punisher Team For Animated Feature Film". IGN. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  17. ^ "Marvel creates a new Japanese original TV anime "Marvel Future Avengers" produced! Broadcast this summer". Animate Times (in Japanese). animateLAB Corporation. February 27, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  18. ^ Dinh, Christine (February 25, 2020). "'Marvel's Future Avengers' on Disney+ | Meet Our Heroes". Marvel.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  19. ^ Valdez, Nick (February 28, 2020). "Marvel Future Avengers Anime is Now Streaming on Disney+". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  20. ^ "Japanese Anime Studios Confirmed for Batman Video". Anime News Network. December 8, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  21. ^ "Ultraviolet Anime Announced". Animekon. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
  22. ^ "Madhouse Creates New Animation From Sony's Ultraviolet". Madhouse. July 1, 2008. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  23. ^ ANIMAX『ウルトラヴァイオレット コード044』アフレコレポート. animeanime.jp (in Japanese). May 29, 2008. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  24. ^ "Supernatural The Animation Project Launched in Japan". Anime News Network. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  25. ^ "Madhouse Makes Anime For Warners Supernatural TV Show". Anime News Network. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
  26. ^ "[Animation] Aphrodite IX chez Madhouse - News | Catsuka".
  27. ^ "Aphrodite IX Trailer". October 4, 2023.
  28. ^ "Aphrodite IX Anime Trailer Available – AnimeNation Anime News Blog".
  29. ^ "Devil #1 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics". Darkhorse.com. February 17, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  30. ^ "Ogrest says: Ogrest wants his new friends to come play!". kickstarter.com. Ankama. January 24, 2014. Archived from the original on January 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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