Studio Focus: FANWORKS

TALK

Studio Focus: FANWORKS

ワールドワイドな話題作を続々と手掛ける株式会社ファンワークスから、代表取締役社長の高山晃氏と、監督のラレコ氏を迎え、スタジオの歩みについてお話いただきます。（聞き手：TOCHKA）

Fanworks Inc.

Starting with the web animation “Yawaraka Sensha” released in 2005, they have produced and produced many TV anime series for NHK and commercial broadcasters, such as “Unfortunate Creatures Encyclopedia”. In 2018, Sanrio’s original “Aggressive Retsuko” was distributed worldwide as a Netflix original work. It became a worldwide hit and was distributed up to season 5. In November 2019, “Sumikko Gurashi Movie: The Pop-up Picture Book and the Secret Child” was a huge hit with box office revenue of approximately 1.5 billion yen, and the second movie “Sumikko Gurashi Movie: The Magical Child of the Blue Moonlit Night” also exceeded 1 million audience members! The third movie, “Sumikko Gurashi Movie: The Mysterious Child of the Patchwork Factory”, will be released in November 2023. This was also a huge hit! In October 2023, the world’s first! The company has been working on a series of popular projects, including the launch of the NFT character TV anime series “Cryptoninja Sakuya.”

https://fanworks.co.jp/

PROFILE

TAKAYAMA Akira

CEO, Fanworks Inc.（Founder）
He founded Funworks in 2005.Involved in planning and producing various KAWAII ANIME, “Yawaraka Tanks”, “Sumikkogurashi”series”,”CryptoNinja SAKUYA”,”Tom and Jerry Gokko”,”Chikip Dancers” and “ZANNENNAIKIMONO JITEN”.

Rarecho

He began his career with “Yawaraka Tanks” which became the first major hit web animation, followed by “Chi Sui Maru” (NTV), “Gakkatsu!”,“Sushi and Beyond”, “What’s the best timing to eat runny-yolk sunny side up fried eggs”and“Chickip Dancers”. In 2018, he directed the worldwide distribution of the Netflix series “Aggretsuko”, which became a worldwide hit and expanded to five series.

TALK

Studio Focus: FANWORKS

SCHEDULE

2024.11.03　13:20: Special venue at
Oasis Park
Admission Free