A.C.G.T
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Native name | Zhu Shi Hui She e-*shi-*zi-*tei- |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha E shi ji ti |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | Triangle Staff |
| Founded | December 19, 2000; 25 years ago (December 19, 2000) |
| Founder | Shojiro Abe |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Shojiro Abe (CEO) Takeshi Baba |
| Website | acgt |
A.C.G.T Inc. (Japanese: Zhu Shi Hui She e-*shi-*zi-*tei-, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha E shi ji ti; stylized as A*C*G*T) is a Japanese animation studio established on December 19, 2000, by former Triangle Staff members in Suginami, Tokyo. It has been involved in the development of many series, predominantly contributing to other studios and adapting works based on light novels and manga. It is a subsidiary of OB Planning, which handles executive production on many of its series. A.C.G.T also works regularly with production company Genco, which at times provides executive production while A.C.G.T completes animation production. In 2006, the studio's headquarters was moved from Suginami to Nerima.
Works
[edit]Television series
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Seven of Seven | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 25 | |
| Duel Masters (co-animated with Studio Hibari) | Waruro Suzuki | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Seiji Mitsunobu (Studio Hibari) |
Card game | 26 | ||
| 2003 | Human Crossing | Kazunari Kume | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 13 | |
| Kino's Journey | Ryutaro Nakamura | Shojiro Abe | Light novel | 13 | ||
| Dear Boys | Susumu Kudo | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 26 | ||
| 2004 | Initial D Fourth Stage | Tsuneo Tominaga | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 24 | |
| Koi Kaze | Takahiro Omori | Shojiro Abe ("produce"[sic]) | Manga | 13 | ||
| 2005 | Lime-iro Ryukitan X | Tsuneo Tominaga | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Yasunori Muratake (Softgarage) |
Eroge | 13 | |
| 2006 | Project Blue Earth SOS | Tensai Okamura | N/a | Novel | 6 | |
| 2007 | GR: Giant Robo | Ren Usami Masahiko Murata |
Unknown | Manga | 13 | |
| Wangan Midnight | Tsuneo Tominaga | N/a | Manga | 26 | ||
| 2008 | Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de | Susumu Kudo | Shojiro Abe | Eroge | 13 | |
| Monochrome Factor | Yu Ko | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 24 | [1] | |
| 2011 | Freezing | Takashi Watanabe | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 12 | |
| 2013 | Freezing Vibration | Takashi Watanabe | Shojiro Abe | 12 | ||
| 2014 | Dai-Shogun - Great Revolution (co-animated with J.C.Staff) |
Takashi Watanabe | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Masao Ohashi (J.C.Staff) |
Original work | 12 | |
| 2017 | Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club (co-animated with J.C.Staff) |
Susumu Kudo | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Yuji Matsukura (J.C.Staff) |
Manga | 13 | [2] |
| Dies Irae | Susumu Kudo | Shojiro Abe | Visual novel | 12 | ||
| 2022 | Orient | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Seiji Suzuki (S-Wood) |
Manga | 24 | |
| 2023 | Berserk of Gluttony | Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Seiji Suzuki (S-Wood) |
Light novel | 12 | [3] |
| 2026 | Roll Over and Die | Nobuharu Kamanaka | TBA | Light novel | TBA | [4] |
Original video animations
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | New Fist of the North Star | Takashi Watanabe | Shojiro Abe | Manga | 3 | |
| 2005 | Kino's Journey: Tower Country | Ryutaro Nakamura | Shojiro Abe | Light novel | 1 | |
| 2007 | Initial D Battle Stage 2 | Tsuneo Tominaga | N/a | Manga | 1 | |
| 2008 | Initial D Extra Stage 2: Tabidachi no Green | Tsuneo Tominaga | N/a | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Dies irae: The Dawning Days | Susumu Kudo | Shojiro Abe | Visual novel | 1 | |
| 2018 | Dies Irae: To the Ring Reincarnation | Susumu Kudo | Shojiro Abe | 6 |
Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kino's Journey: Life Goes On | Takashi Watanabe | Shojiro Abe (A.C.G.T) Nobuhiro Osawa (Genco) |
Light novel |
Gross outsource works
[edit]Works in which ACGT served as a "gross outsource" (full outsource) studio, either for the entire series or an episode.
- A Certain Scientific Accelerator (J.C.Staff, 2019)[5]
- Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? (J.C.Staff, 2019)[5]
Notable staff
[edit]Representative staff
[edit]- Shojiro Abe (founder and president)
Animators
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Monochrome Factor Manga to End in Japan in June". Anime News Network. May 13, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club Anime's Cast, Staff, Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "Berserk of Gluttony Anime's Trailer Announces More Cast, Staff, October Debut, Crunchyroll Streaming". Anime News Network. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "Roll Over and Die TV Anime's Trailer Reveals Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
- ^ a b "Works:Zuo Pin Shao Jie ". acgt.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-22.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official website at OB Planning (in Japanese)
- A.C.G.T at Anime News Network's encyclopedia