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Toei Animation
Toei Animation was founded in 1948 in Tokyo, making it one of the oldest continuously operating animation studios in Japan, and the company became particularly significant for producing some of the longest-running and most commercially successful anime franchises in the medium's history. The studio produced "Dragon Ball," "One Piece," and "Sailor Moon," each of which became major international franchises spanning decades of continuous television production, extensive merchandise licensing, and significant influence on the broader development of anime as a globally exported entertainment category. Toei's earlier feature film work in the 1950s and 1960s, sometimes referred to as "Toei Doga" during that period, played a foundational role establishing Japanese theatrical animation before the studio's later pivot toward the long-running television series format that came to define much of its subsequent output. Toei Animation's combination of its status as one of Japan's oldest animation studios and its production of some of anime's longest-running global franchises has made it one of the most historically and commercially significant anime studios in the industry.
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MAPPA
MAPPA was founded in 2011 by producer Masao Maruyama after he departed Madhouse, the studio he had previously helped lead, and MAPPA's name is an acronym for "Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association," directly reflecting its founder's central role establishing the studio. MAPPA grew rapidly into one of the most prominent anime studios of the late 2010s and 2020s, producing high-profile series including "Attack on Titan's" later seasons, "Jujutsu Kaisen," and "Chainsaw Man," each of which became major internationally successful franchises during MAPPA's production. The studio drew significant industry attention and some controversy over reported demanding production schedules and working conditions during its rapid growth period, a broader issue affecting much of the anime production industry that MAPPA's high-profile projects brought increased public scrutiny toward. MAPPA's combination of its founder's direct lineage from Madhouse and its rapid rise producing some of the 2020s' most internationally successful anime franchises has made it one of the most commercially significant contemporary anime studios in the industry.
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