3Hz
Appearance
Native name | 株式会社3Hz |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha San Herutsu |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | March 2013 |
Founder | Yūichirō Matsuka |
Defunct | June 17, 2024 |
Fate | Operations acquired by A-1 Pictures and folded |
Successor | A-1 Pictures |
Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yūichirō Matsuka (CEO) |
Website | Official website |
3Hz Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社3Hz, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha San Herutsu) was a Japanese animation studio established by ex-Kinema Citrus animators. Yuichiro Matsuka founded the studio in March 2013. The company is referred to as Studio 3Hz in anime credits.
On June 17, 2024, 3Hz announced that it has transferred its animation planning and production business to A-1 Pictures. The company added that its business will continue at A-1 Pictures. Studio 3Hz and the official X account for the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II anime confirmed the same staff who have been working on the anime will continue to work on the anime at A-1 Pictures.[1][2][3]
Works
[edit]Television series
[edit]Year | Title | Director(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
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2014 | Celestial Method | Masayuki Sakoi | Original work | 13 | [4] |
2016 | Dimension W (co-animated with Orange) | Kanta Kamei | Manga | 12 | [5] |
Flip Flappers | Kiyotaka Oshiyama | Original work | 13 | [6] | |
2017 | Princess Principal (co-animated with Actas) | Masaki Tachibana | Original work | 12 | [7] |
2018 | Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online | Masayuki Sakoi | Light novel | 12 | [8] |
2020 | Chidori RSC | Masanori Takahashi | Manga | 12 | [9] |
A3! (co-animated with P.A. Works) | Masayuki Sakoi[a] Makoto Nakazono[b] Keisuke Shinohara[b] |
Mobile game | 24 | [10] | |
2022 | Healer Girl | Yasuhiro Irie | Original work | 12 | [11] |
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! | Daisuke Tsukushi | Light novel | 12 | [12] | |
2023 | The Marginal Service | Masayuki Sakoi | Original work | 12 | [13] |
Original video animations
[edit]Year | Title | Director(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
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2015 | Celestial Method | Masayuki Sakoi | Original work | 1 | |
2016 | Dimension W (co-animated with Orange) | Kanta Kamei | Manga | 1 | |
2019 | Celestial Method: One More Wish | Masayuki Sakoi | Original work | 1 |
Films
[edit]Year | Title | Director(s) | Source | Refs. |
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2019 | Blackfox | Kazuya Nomura Keisuke Shinohara |
Original work | [14] |
Video games
[edit]Title | Publisher | Release date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Tokyo Xanadu | Nihon Falcom | September 30, 2015 | Opening animation. | [15] |
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana | Nihon Falcom | July 21, 2016 | Opening animation. | [15] |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III | Nihon Falcom | September 28, 2017 | Opening animation. | [15] |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | Nihon Falcom | September 27, 2018 | Opening animation. |
Notable staff
[edit]A list of notable staff currently or formerly belonging to the studio.
Representative staff
[edit]- Yūichirō Matsuya (founder and president)
Animation producers
[edit]- Hideaki Kubo (2014~2019)
Directors
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz". Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "【Studio 3Hz 事業譲受のお知らせ】 | NEWS". A-1 Pictures オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Studio 3Hz Transfers Animation Planning, Production Business to A-1 Pictures". Anime News Network. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Sora no Method Anime's 2nd Visual, More Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. March 19, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Yuuki Kaji Joins Dimension W Anime Cast". Anime News Network. February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Flip Flappers Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Animation, Voice Cast". Anime News Network. March 26, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Princess Principal Original TV Anime Revealed With Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Summer 2017 Debut". Anime News Network. March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Reveals Visual, Studio 3Hz". Anime News Network. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ^ "Rifle is Beautiful TV Anime Reveals Visual, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
- ^ "A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood's Yasuhiro Irie, Studio 3Hz Make Musical Healing TV Anime Healer Girl". Anime News Network. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ "The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, July 14 Debut". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ "The Marginal Service Anime's Video Reveals April 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 22, 2019). "Blackfox Anime Revealed as Theatrical Project Debuting This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz". Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- 3Hz at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- 3Hz on Twitter(in Japanese)