Palm Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社パルムスタジオ, Hepburn: Yūgen-gaisha Parumu Sutaijo) was a Japanese animation studio located in Suginami, Tokyo.[1]
Native name | 有限会社パルムスタジオ |
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Romanized name | Yūgen-gaisha Parumu Sutaijo |
Company type | Yūgen gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Predecessor | Triangle Staff |
Founded | March 1999 |
Founder | Katsumi Yamaguchi |
Defunct | 2007 |
Headquarters | , Japan |
The studio was founded in March 1999[1] by Triangle Staff former member Katsumi Yamaguchi[citation needed] and its first production was the film A Tree of Palme in 2001.[1][2] Directed by Takashi Nakamura, the film was an official selection of the 2002 Berlin Film Festival.[3] After having minor roles in 2002 TV series Saikano and Monkey Typhoon,[citation needed] Palm was the main studio under the production of Tetsujin 28-go and Genshiken, both in 2004.[4][5] The studio produced Genshiken spin-off OVA series Kujibiki Unbalance.[6] In 2006 it was the animation studio responsible for the TV version of Bartender.[7] In 2007 it co-produced the TV series Master of Epic: The Animation Age with Gonzino and animated the film Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchū no Zangetsu.[8][9]