Magic Bus, Inc. (株式会社マジックバス, Kabushiki-gaisha Majikku Basu) is a Japanese animation studio[1] headquartered in Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 1972 by producer and director Satoshi Dezaki, and the studio's first work was Shin Kyojin no Hoshi in 1977. In 1983, with Dezaki directing, Magic Bus collaborated in the animation production of Captain. Magic Bus has since become largely an animation subcontractor for other animation studios.

Magic Bus, Inc.
Native name
株式会社マジックバス
Kabushiki-gaisha Majikku Basu
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedApril 1972 (April 1972)
FounderSatoshi Dezaki
Headquarters,
Key people
Satoshi Dezaki (CEO)
Board members:
Keizou Shimizu
Tetsuo Mikami
Ryousuke Senbo
ProductsAnimated films, animated television series
Number of employees
63 (2019)
DivisionsMagic Bus Niigata

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Debut Series title Director Original network No. of episodes Notes
1986 Wonder Beat Scramble Satoshi Dezaki (#1–15)
Seiji Arihara (#16–26)
TBS 26 Co-produced with Mushi Production.
1996 Kiko-chan's Smile Setsuko Shibuichi TBS 51 Based on a manga of the same name by Tsubasa Nunoura.
Co-produced with Eiken.
1997 Burn-Up Excess Shinichiro Kimura DirecTV Japan 13 Remake of Burn Up! and Burn Up W by AIC.
1998 Sexy Commando Gaiden Akitaro Daichi TBS 48 Based on a manga of the same name by Tsubasa Nunoura.
1998 Knight Hunters: Weiß Kreuz Kiyoshi Egami (#1–15)
Kazunori Tanahashi (#16–25)
TV Tokyo 25 Co-produced with Animate Film.
Magic Bus animated Part 1 only (eps. 1–15); Part 2 (eps. 16–25) was animated by PLUM.
1998 Charge! Pappara Squad Kenichi Maejima TV Tokyo 25 Based on a manga of the same name by Natsuki Matsuzawa.
1998 Surfside High School Hiroyoshi Yoshida TBS 20
2001 Go! Go! Itsutsugo Land Setsuko Shibuichi TBS 50 Co-produced with Toei Animation.
2002 Demon Lord Dante Kenichi Maejima AT-X 13 Based on a manga of the same name by Go Nagai.
2003 Cinderella Boy Tsuneo Tominaga WOWOW 13 Based on a one-shot manga of the same name by Monkey Punch.
2003 Beast Fighter: The Apocalypse Kenichi Maejima AT-X 13 Based on The Demonic Beast Front manga by Ken Ishikawa.
2005 Damekko Dōbutsu Setsuko Shibuichi Kids Station 26 Based on a manga of the same name by Noriko Kuwata.
2005 Play Ball Satoshi Dezaki Animax 26 Based on a manga of the same name by Akio Chiba.
Co-produced with Eiken.
2005 Patalliro Saiyuki! Kenichi Maejima Kids Station 26 Based on a manga of the same name by Mineo Maya.
2008 Cobra the Animation Buichi Terasawa (#1–6)
Keizu Shimizu (#7–19)
BS11 (#7–19) 19 Based on Space Adventure Cobra manga by Buichi Terasawa.
The first 6 episodes were released direct-to-video.
2017 A Predator in a Skirt Mitsutaka Noshitani Tokyo MX 12 Based on The Beast Beneath the Skirt manga by Hanamaluo.
2019 Papa Datte, Shitai Mitsutaka Noshitani Tokyo MX 8 Based on a manga of the same name by Celina Seo.
2019 Yo-Kai Watch! Ryousuke Senbo TXN 36 Sequel to Yo-Kai Watch and prequel to Yo-Kai Watch Shadowside by OLM.
Based on a video game franchise of the same name by Level-5.
2019 XL Boss Mitsutaka Noshitani Tokyo MX 8 Based on Is My Boss's Penis XL Size?! It Has a Thick Tip! manga by Itō Kani.
2020 Crazy Over His Fingers Mitsutaka Noshitani Tokyo MX 8 Based on Go Crazy With My Fingers – Waiting Impatiently Until the Salon Closes manga by Neco.
2022 Shoot! Goal to the Future Noriyuki Nakamura AT-X 13 Sequel to Blue Legend Shoot! by Toei Animation.
Based on Shoot! manga by Tsukasa Ōshima.
Co-produced with EMT².
2023 The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far Mitsutaka Noshitani (chief)
Noriyuki Nakamura
AT-X 12 Based on Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World light novel by Yashu.
Co-produced with EMT².

OVAs/ONAs

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Films

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References

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  1. ^ "Crunchyroll Adds Cobra the Animation Videos, TV Series". Anime News Network. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
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