Satelight, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社サテライト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sateraito) is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the Aquarion and Symphogear franchises, as well as later installments of the Macross franchise. The company's Representative Director is Michiaki Satō. The noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori is a special adviser at the studio. The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology, and E for Entertainment.
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History
The studio was founded in late 1995, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series.
In August 2006, Satelight was acquired by pachinko maker Sankyo and served as its subsidiary until July 2020, when the capital alliance between Sankyo and the studio ended. In October that same year, Satelight announced a capital and business alliance with NetEase.
In November 2022, Satelight and audio production company Dax Production jointly announced the establishment of audio production studio Studio Sound Bee.
Works
Games
Heavy Metal Thunder (2005, Cell Animation Production)
Persona 2: Innocent Sin (2011, Opening Animation Production)
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (2012, Nintendo 3DS Opening Animation Production)
E.X. Troopers (2013, Promotional Anime)
Time and Eternity (2012, 2013 animation movies and characters)
Aquarion Evol (PlayStation VR)
Daemon X Machina (2019, "Order Zero" prologue animation & in-game opening animation production)
Related studios
Debris Sapporo - A studio founded by former members.
GoHands - A studio founded by the staff of Satelight's former Osaka branch.
Eight Bit - A studio founded by former members.
Tsumugi Akita Animation Lab - A studio founded by former animator Tsukasa Sakurai after working at Graphinica.
Studio Kai - A studio founded by ADK Emotions with former staff transferring to the said company.
Nagomi - A studio founded by former members under Twin Engine group after working at Studio Kai.