GEMBA_(studio) Knowpia

GEMBA
Native name	株式会社ゲンバ
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Genba
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Founded	April 6, 2006; 18 years ago
Headquarters	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Hideki Kuraka (representative director)
Number of employees	70 (as of April 2016)
Parent	Digital Frontier
Website	www.gemba.co.jp

GEMBA Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ゲンバ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Genba) is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of Digital Frontier that specializes in the production of 3DCG animation and anime.

Establishment edit

The company was established in 2006 as a sub-contracting studio that specialized in 3DCG production, and was involved with various works such as Psycho-Pass and Noblesse. In 2016, Gemba released its first major production, an iteration of Kentaro Miura's Berserk co-animated with 2D studio Millepensee. Despite a decade of experience with 3DCG, the series received harsh criticism towards its CG animation from viewers and critics alike.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Reception to the studio's second major production, The Magnificent Kotobuki, has been more positive, contrastly.^[6]

Works edit

Anime television series edit

Title	Director(s)	First run start date	First run end date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Berserk	Shin Itagaki	July 1, 2016	June 23, 2017	24	Adaptation of a manga by Kentaro Miura. Co-animated with Millepensee. Production co-operation by Liden Films. Sequel to Berserk: The Golden Age Arc.	^[7]^[8]
The Magnificent Kotobuki	Tsutomu Mizushima	January 13, 2019	March 31, 2019	12	Original work. Production co-operation by Digital Frontier.	^[9]

Films edit

Title	Director(s)	Released	Runtime	Note(s)	Ref(s)
The Magnificent Kotobuki Complete Edition	Tsutomu Mizushima	September 11, 2020	119 minutes	Original work. Compilation film of the TV series.	^[10]

References edit

^ Jacob Chapman (July 17, 2016). "Review: Berserk Episodes 1-3". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ Tristan Gallant a.k.a. Glass Reflection (July 28, 2016). "Is Berserk (2016) Worth Watching? - First Reaction of Eps 1-4". YouTube. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ Meghan Sullivan (July 1, 2016). "Berserk Episode 1 - "The Branded Swordsman" Review". IGN. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ "Berserk (2016) – Anime Review". NefariousReviews. September 25, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ Miguel (September 8, 2016). "Is Berserk 2016 Worth Watching? Fan Thoughts and Review". FunCurve. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ "The Winter 2019 Anime Preview Guide - The Magnificent Kotobuki". AnimeNewsNetwork. January 13, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ Raphael Antonio Pineda (March 22, 2016). "New Berserk TV Anime's Cast, Staff, July Premiere Unveiled". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
^ Raphael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2017). "Berserk TV Anime's Next Arc Premieres in April". AnimeNewsNetwork. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
^ Raphael Antonio Pineda (October 25, 2018). "Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai Anime Reveals New Video, Characters, Story". AnimeNewsNetwork.
^ "The Magnificent KOTOBUKI TV Anime Gets Compilation Film With New Footage this Fall". Anime News Network. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.