Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd.(Japanese: シンエイ動画株式会社, Hepburn: Shīn'eī Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation.

History

Logo used from 1976 to 2021.
Logo used from 2021 to 2026.

Shin-Ei Animation's history begins in December 1965 as A Production(Aプロダクション, Ei Purodakshon) by Daikichirō Kusube who was then a former animator at Toei Animation.

Disgruntled by the rigid hierarchy prevalent in Toei Animation he, and a couple of his colleagues, formed A Production, and immediately got into a partnership with the newly-formed Tokyo Movie, under the condition that Kusube would remain independent.

For ten years, A Production served as Tokyo Movie's primary subcontractor for animation as well as co-production.

In 1976, after Tokyo Movie founded Telecom Animation Film, they offered Kusube to lead the division. However, knowing that he would lose his independence, he refused, cut all ties with Tokyo Movie and restructured his company to Shin-Ei Animation(シンエイ動画, Shin-ei Douga).

Shin-Ei Animation is best known as the animation studio behind two anime series, Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, which have aired on TV Asahi since 1979 and 1992 respectively; Shin-Ei Animation has since produced television series and films of the two anime series.

In 2010, TV Asahi announced it had acquired the animation studio.

In April 2017, SynergySP became a subsidiary of the company.

Work list

Works currently airing on Japanese television are in bold.

Television

As A-Production (i.e. co-produced with Tokyo Movie)

1960s

1970s

(Co-produced with Tokyo Movie)

As Shin-Ei Animation

1970s

  • Doraemon (1979–2005)
  • Heart of the Red Bird (1979)

1980s

1990s

  • Gatapishi (1990–91)
  • Fujio Fujiko A's Mumako (1990)
  • 808 Cho Hyori Kewaishi (1990)
  • Dororonpa! (1991)
  • 21 Emon (May 2, 1991 – March 26, 1992)
  • Crayon Shin-chan (April 13, 1992 – present)
  • Sasurai-kun (1992)
  • Manmaru the Ninja Penguin (1997–98)
  • Yoshimoto Muchikko Monogatari (1998)
  • Weekly Storyland (1999–2001)

2000s

2010s

2020s

Films

1980s

1990s

2000s

  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (March 4, 2000)
  • Doraemon: A Grandmother's Recollections (March 4, 2000) - short film
  • The Doraemons: Doki Doki Wildcat Engine (March 4, 2000) - short film
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Jungle That Invites Storm (April 22, 2000)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (March 10, 2001)
  • Doraemon: Ganbare! Gian!! (March 10, 2001) - short film
  • Dorami & Doraemons: Space Land's Critical Event (March 10, 2001)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (April 21, 2001)
  • Doraemon: Nobita in the Robot Kingdom (March 9, 2002)
  • Doraemon: The Day When I Was Born (March 9, 2002) - short film
  • The Doraemons: Goal! Goal! Goal!! (March 9, 2002) - short film
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Battle of the Warring States (April 20, 2002)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (March 8, 2003)
  • Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman (March 8, 2003)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Honor (April 19, 2003)
  • Pa-Pa-Pa the Movie: Perman: Tako de Pon! Ashi wa Pon! (March 6, 2004)
  • Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey (March 6, 2004)
  • Doraemon's 25th Anniversary (March 6, 2004)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (April 17, 2004)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (April 16, 2005)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006 (March 4, 2006)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (April 15, 2006)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld (March 10, 2007)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb (April 21, 2007)
  • Summer Days with Coo (July 28, 2007)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (March 8, 2008)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko (April 19, 2008)
  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Spaceblazer (March 7, 2009)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom (April 18, 2009)

2010s

  • Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (March 6, 2010)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (April 17, 2010)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels (March 5, 2011)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy (April 16, 2011)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (March 3, 2012)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Me and the Space Princess (April 14, 2012)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (March 9, 2013)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (April 20, 2013)
  • Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (March 8, 2014)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back (April 19, 2014)
  • Stand by Me Doraemon (with Shirogumi and Robot Communications) (August 8, 2014)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Space Heroes (March 7, 2015)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (April 18, 2015)
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (March 5, 2016)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on Dreamy World! (April 16, 2016)
  • Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi (March 4, 2017)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (April 15, 2017)
  • Doraemon the Movie 2018: Nobita's Treasure Island (March 3, 2018)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (April 13, 2018)
  • Doraemon the Movie 2019: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (March 1, 2019)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (April 19, 2019)

2020s

  • Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (August 7, 2020)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (September 11, 2020)
  • Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (November 20, 2020)
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (July 30, 2021)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (March 4, 2022)
  • Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (June 10, 2022)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Sky Utopia (March 3, 2023)
  • New Dimension! Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Battle of Supernatural Powers ~Flying Sushi~ (August 4, 2023)
  • Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window (December 8, 2023)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony (March 1, 2024)
  • Ghost Cat Anzu (July 19, 2024) (co-production with Miyu Productions)
  • Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary (August 9, 2024)
  • Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure (August 16, 2024) (animated segments)
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales (March 7, 2025)
  • Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Magnificent! Scorching Kasukabe Dancers (August 8, 2025)
  • Toritsukare Otoko (November 7, 2025)
  • Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (December 5, 2025) (co-production with Fugaku)
  • Doraemon: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil (February 27, 2026)
  • Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Spooky! My Yokai Vacation (31 July 2026)

Television specials

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