El TV Kadsre Animation

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El TV Kadsre Animation, formerly known as Islands Animation (Japanese: 諸島アニメーション, Hepburn: Shotō Animēshon) and often abbreviated as ETVKA, is an El Kadsreian animation studio based in El Kadsre City, El Kadsre. It is currently owned and operated by the El TV Kadsre Television Network, who mainly air their productions on all their channels. The company mainly participates in the production of anime series, animated series, as well as films and video games.

El TV Kadsre Animation is mainly famous for producing numerous kadsreanime adaptations and animated series mainly on works of El Kadsreian literature and manga, such as Jamie's got Tentacles!, The Romanya Chronicles, Planet Ripple and Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror. Original programming is also part of their spectrum as well. El TV Kadsre is also known for Warrior Cats. El TV Kadsre Animation has also produced anime adaptations of a few video game series, such as Touhou Project: The Animated Series and Onmyoji: The Animated Series. One of Seymour Games' founders, Hitoshi Tomoyuki, directed several of these series. WatchMojo.com ranked the studio as #2 on the Top Ten Animation Studios of El Kadsre.

The company also has international offices in Minecraftia, and satellite studios in Madwyn and Eirabourne, El Kadsre as well as in Sweden (ETVKA Gothenburg), Cambodia (Cambodian ETVKA Studios), and China (ETVKA Dragon). The company also has a budget studio in Glonisla called Glonisla Animation and a Tokyo-based subsidiary called Tsukuda Animation Studios.

History[]

The company was founded on May 4, 1937, as Islands Animation. The studio was founded after two of its followers watched various animated shorts by the works of Disney and Fleischer Studios, and produced various series of theatrical shorts. In May 1957, El TV Kadsre purchased the studio and in 1964, it was renamed as El TV Kadsre Animation.

After the success of Hanna-Barbera's The Huckleberry Hound Show, Islands Animation began shifting their resources to television in the early 1960s.

In 1984, the Vlokozu Union government opened a satellite studio for ETVKA in Sweden. Named ETVKA Gothenburg (legal name Gothenburg Animeringfabrik El TV Kadsre AB), it is nicknamed "The Swedish Backup" by animators and staff.

In 1990, ETVKA opened their second subsidiary, this one in Minecraftia, and titled El TV Kadsre Animation Minecraftia. It is based in Coronary Falls, New Saitama.

One of their most well-known series throughout the 1990s was the anime adaptation Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror, based on Hinata Kazunori's novel of the same name. The anime adaptation is more popular than the novel and was a hit in Japan, leading to more than 200,000 Japanese fans to visit El Kadsre City every year since the late 1990s. In the mid-1990s, ETVKA began animating cutscenes for video games, with their first being the 1996 arcade game Akari Kagamine and the Luminous Bricks.

In 2003, Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk and then-El TV Kadsre head Shirou Matsushita opened a new satellite studio for ETVKA in Cambodia, Cambodian ETVKA Studios. The opening made Cambodia a new entrant in overseas animation production.

In 2017, another satellite studio, ETVKA Dragon (legal name Shanghai El TV Kadsre Animation Film & Television Technology Co., Ltd.), opened in China.

As of 2018, they have headed production of over 302 animated series and more than 400 films.

Productions[]

TV series[]

1980s[]

Name	Genre	Original Run	Episodes	Note(s)
The Given Takers	Musical, Comedy	September 17, 1981 - February 3, 1988	98	Episodes 99 - 101 were unaired. Co-produced by Nelvana.
Princess Felicia	TBA	October 2, 1982 - September 24, 1983	52	Co-produced by Rahimtoola Films Bahezki, CinéGroupe, and Group TAC.
101 Dalmatians: The Series	Comedy, Drama, Musical, Adventure	February 14, 1986 - December 18, 1991	122	Based on the 1961 animated film. Co-produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, Kitty Films, Studio Deen (1985 pilot and Seasons 1-4), Nelvana (1985 pilot and Season 1), Pacific Animation (Seasons 2 and 3), Film Roman (Seasons 4-6) and Magic Bus (Seasons 5-6).
Dog Prince Epan-kun	TBA	1986 - TBA	65	Spin-off of Princess Felicia. Co-produced by Rahimtoola Films Bahezki, CinéGroupe, and Group TAC.
Kotaku Wars	Action, Adventure, Fantasy	November 5, 1989 - September 26, 1992	112	Co-produced by STN Productions

1990s[]

Name	Genre	Original Run	Episodes	Note(s)
Mixels	Comedy, Fantasy	February 12, 1994 - October 1, 1996	31	Co-produced by Treet Television
Gumball	Comedy, Fantasy	March 9, 1995 - February 12, 2005	250	Co-produced by InterArts Studios and B-Jack Productions.
Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror	Slice of Life, Magical Girl, Fantasy	July 9, 1994 - July 1, 1995	52	Based on Hinata Kazunori's novel of the same name.
Keio Flying Squadron	Magical Girl, Action-Adventure	August 15, 1995 - May 3, 1996	77	Co-produced by Arnold Shapiro Productions and Studio Pierrot and based off the video game by JVC of the same name
Akari and Haruki's Child	Slice of Life, Magical Girl, Fantasy	April 6, 1997 - August 16, 1998	72	Sequel to Akari Kagamine and the Rainbow Mirror and another adaptation of the novel by the same author.
Touhou Project: The Animated Series	Fantasy	August 28, 1999 - August 4, 2001	102	Based on the Drillimation game series of the same name. Co-produced by Drillimation Studios.

2000s[]

Name	Genre	Original Run	Episodes	Note(s)
It's Jerry and Harry	Slice of Life, Comedy	September 1, 2001 - August 25, 2007	311	Based on the comic book series of the same name. Produced by the Minecraftia subsidiary. One episode was unaired due to the 9/11 attacks.
The Roboroach: Bio-Enhanced Armor	Science-fiction, Superhero	June 10, 2000 - April 25, 2003	90	Co-produced by Drillimation Studios and Silver Bullet Television. Based on the Exclamation Comics character by Akira Hisashi.
Cracks in the Reflection	Drama	January 2002 - April 2005		Co-produced by Octagon Studios.
Monster Jam Heroes	Action, Adventure	April 5, 2002 - January 7, 2004	65	Co-produced by Clear Channel Entertainment and animated overseas by Beochan na hÉireann in Ireland.
Bubbles in the School	Action, Comedy, Fantasy	September 21, 2003 - March 25, 2012	200
Boku-chan	N/A	May 4, 2006 - present	300	Based on the NHK character Boku-chan. Co-produced by Xilam Animation, NHK, Mediaset, Medusa Film and Takara Tomy
Gracie The Church Cat	Comedy	March 4, 2007 - January 11, 2015	245	Based off the furry webcomic "Gracie".
Warrior Cats	Action	May 2, 2007 - present	230	Co-produced by HarperCollins and Redlands Entertainment and based on the Warriors (book series) novels by Erin Hunter
Super Trains	Action	November 1, 2009 - August 28, 2016	177	Co-produced by Euskal Irrati Telebista and Portfolio Entertainment

2010s[]

Name	Genre	Original Run	Episodes	Note(s)
Esaïe	Comedy, adventure	March 26, 2010 - June 3, 2022	275	Co-produced by EsaïeGregoryPrickett
Jamie's Got Tentacles!	Science fiction, comedy	September 18, 2011 - September 16, 2012, January 8 - October 13, 2016	104	Based on the book series of the same name.
Monster Raiders	Action, Fantasy	October 11, 2012 - May 29, 2014	135	Co-produced by Television New Zealand
Seeker Bears	Action, Adventure	June 20, 2013 - present	185	Produced by the Cambodian division in association with Redlands Entertainment and HarperCollins and based on the novels by Erin Hunter
Wings of Fire	Action, Adventure	May 5, 2014 - present	105	Co-production with Redlands Entertainment and Scholastic and based on the novels by Tui Sutherland
The Heathcliff & Riff-Raff Show	Comedy	January 9, 2016 - present	2	Co-production with Figgelmünch Film Animation of Puerto Chango.
Magic Vari	Slice of Life, Magical Girl, Fantasy	March 7, 2016 - present	11
Vampire Pixel in The Neon City	Action, Comedy	May 29, 2016 - present	24
Joy of the World	Comedy, Drama	June 9, 2016 - present	23	Based on Johnathan Wrathborne's of the same name. Co-produced by Ultra Productions.
Countryballs: The Animated Series	Comedy, Satire	September 29, 2016 - present	203	Based on the "Polandball" Internet meme.
The New Star Trigon	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Satire, Slice of Life	February 26, 2017 - present	124	Originally animated by Kyoto Animation, animation for the second half of season 3 taken over by ETVKA after the terrorist attack on Kyoto Animation.
Survivor Dogs	Action, Adventure	March 5, 2017 - present	62	Co-produced by HarperCollins and Redlands Entertainment and based on the novels by Erin Hunter
Calimero and Friends	Adventure Comedy	April 17, 2017 - present	88	Base on Calimero created by Nino Pagot, Toni Pagot and Ignazio Colnaghi, Co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A, Rai Fiction, Studio Campedelli and Animoka.
The Kindergarten Detectives: Animated Series	Comedy	April 29, 2017 - present	12	Based on Loreal Harris' work of the same name.
The Countryhumans	Comedy	June 1, 2017 - August 30, 2019		Co-produced by Octo Company (season 1), Pancake Studio (season 2), and Drillimation Studios.
Life in Susie	Comedy	June 15, 2017 - present	5
LazyTown Forever	Educational Musical Comedy	January 2018		A live-action/animated series that is a continuation of LazyTown. Co-production with LTS Garðbær Studios, Figgelmünch Film Animation, RÚV, Turner Broadcasting System Europe, and DHX Media
Companyballs	Comedy	February 8, 2018 - present	32	Co-produced by Animation NW (season 1), Ink Pen Films (season 2-present), and Grandimation Sanbe.
Onmyoji: The Animated Series	Fantasy, Adventure	February 25, 2018 - present		Based on NetEase's video game of the same name. Co-produced by Drillimation Studios.
Stellaluna: The Animated Series	Adventure, Educational	March 5, 2018 - present		Based on the book of the same name by Janell Cannon.
Sherlock Hound Returns	Mystery	June 15, 2018 - present		Sequel to the 1980's anime Sherlock Hound. Co-produced by RAI, TMS Entertainment, and Motion Pictures S.A.
Fluffarella	Comedy	October 2, 2018 - present		Produced mainly by the Gothenburg division.
Bravelands	Action, Adventure	January 2, 2019 - present	50	Co-produced by HarperCollins and Redlands Entertainment and based on the novels by Erin Hunter.
Koof	Edutainment	March 5, 2019 - present	96
We Are Triplets	Comedy, Musical	August 1, 2019 - present		Spin-off of Chuck's Choice. Co-produced by DHX Media, Corus Entertainment and YTV Canada.
All About Lucas	Comedy	December 27, 2019 - present		Overseas animation studio. Co-produced by Disney Television Animation.

Video games[]

Name	Release date	Genre(s)	Original developer(s)	Note(s)
Akari Kagamine and the Luminous Bricks	August 1996	Arcade, Puzzle, Action	Seymour Games	Opening and ending cutscenes
Akari Kagamine and the Stick of Alchemy	March 1997	Arcade, Cute 'em up	Seymour Games	Opening and ending cutscenes
Patry: Smash It!	December 2010	Platformer	Seymour Games	Character animations, as well as the intro and ending cutscenes.

Films[]

Original[]

Name	Release date	Genre	Running time	Distributor(s)	Note(s)	RT	MC
Galactic Nature	May 22, 1997	Science fiction, Action	114 minutes	El TV Kadsre Films, Toei Company, Ltd.	Based on the manga series of the same name by Kichirou Tsukuda.
Queen Marisa: The Founding Mother of Minecraftia	December 7, 2001	Historical Drama	144 minutes	El TV Kadsre Films	Co-produced by the Minecraftia subsidiary, based on Sakura Koizumi's novel of the same name.	97	86
Toad Patrol: Destiny of Toad Hollow	April 15, 2004	Adventure	23 minutes	Latikuu	Direct-to-video animated film based on the Canadian animated series Toad Patrol.
Esaïe: The Movie	August 9, 2013	Comedy		El TV Kadsre Films	Based off the series of the same name.
Twinkle Zone: Curse of the Crystal	May 7, 2014	Magical girl, Music	115 Minutes	El TV Kadsre Films	Based off the animated series Idol Force Twinkle Zone.
Countryballs: The Movie	Winter 2019	Comedy, Satire	Unknown	Azara Pictures El TV Kadsre Films Treet Films 20th Century Fox	Based on the TV series and internet meme.

Redubbed[]

Name	Release date	Genre	Running time	Distributor(s)	Note(s)
The Magic Roundabout	July 8, 2005	Fantasy, Adventure	82 minutes	El TV Kadsre Films, Pathé
The Princess and The Cobbler	August 16, 2018	Fantasy, Adventure	88 minutes	El TV Kadsre Films, Allied FIlmmakers
Terkel in Trouble	January 4, 2019	Comedy	77 minutes	El TV Kadsre Films, Nordisk Film	Produced by A. Film A/S, TV 2 Denmark and Danish Film Instituite

Technology[]

El TV Kadsre Animation at first relied on cel animation to produce their series and movies, with animators working 15 hours a day to produce installments of series or movies. During the 1990s, ETVKA began animating their media using Alias PowerAnimator running on Silicon Graphics machines sent over by Drillimation Studios. Nowadays, ETVKA uses an in-house animation software named Fortress AnimationMaker running on Windows 10 workstations to animate its media, with production rates taking usually up to only 5-8 days.