Diomedéa, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ディオメディア, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Diomedia), previously known as Studio Barcelona (Japanese: 有限会社スタジオバルセロナ, Hepburn: Yūgen gaisha Sutajio Baruserona), is a Japanese animation studio located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded on November 28, 2007, following an earlier foundation of its predecessor Studio Barcelona on October 5, 2005.

Diomedéa, Inc.
Native name
株式会社ディオメディア
Kabushiki-gaisha Diomedia
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
PredecessorStudio Barcelona
FoundedNovember 28, 2007
FounderMakoto Kohara
HeadquartersNerima, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Makoto Kohara (CEO)
Masakazu Ishikawa [ja] (director)
Number of employees
60 (2022)
Divisions
  • Photography Department[a]
  • Coloring Department[b]
  • Editing Department[c]
Websitewww.diomedea.co.jp
Studio Barcelona
Native name
株式会社スタジオバルセロナ
Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Baruserona
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
PredecessorGroup TAC
FoundedOctober 5, 2005
FounderNobuyuki Suga
Defunct2007
SuccessorDiomedéa
HeadquartersNerima, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Nobuyuki Suga (CEO)

History

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Studio Barcelona was founded on October 5, 2005, by Nobuyuki Suga following a split from Group TAC. Following unknown circumstances, the company technically went defunct and was recreated as Diomedéa by Makoto Kohara, who was previously an employee of Studio Barcelona, on November 28, 2007. The company's headquarters and much of the staff remained the same following the transition.

Between 2018 and 2020, Diomedéa collaborated with Studio Blanc under the brand name Ezóla.[1] According to director Ryousuke Shibuya, Diomedéa was mainly in charge of the digital side (such as photography/compositing and digital coloring) while Studio Blanc's staff focused on the rest.

Productions

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Television series

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2007 Nanatsuiro Drops Takashi Yamamoto Kawai Ueno Eroge visual novel 12
Kodomo no Jikan Eiji Suganuma Line producer:
Akihiro Sekiyama
Manga 12
2008 Haruka Nogizaka's Secret Munenori Nawa Light novel 12
2009 Polyphonica Crimson S Toshimasa Suzuki Line producer:
Nobuhiro Okuhara
Visual novel 12
Haruka Nogizaka's Secret: Purezza Munenori Nawa Light novel 12
2010 Squid Girl Tsutomu Mizushima Atsushi Urushiyama Manga 12
2011 Astarotte no Omocha! Fumitoshi Oizaki Kenichi Kobayashi
Yousuke Shiroishi
Manga 12
Shinryaku!? Ika Musume Tsutomu Mizushima (chief)
Yasutaka Yamamoto
Asushi Urushiyama Manga 12 [2]
2012 Campione! Keizō Kusakawa Kenichirou Yamamoto Light novel 13
2013 Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? Keizou Kusakawa (chief)
Yasutaka Yamamoto
Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 10
Gingitsune Shin Misawa Makoto Kohara
Akihiro Sekiyama
Manga 12
Noucome Takayuki Inagaki Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 10
2014 Riddle Story of Devil Keizou Kusakawa Akihiro Sekiyama Manga 12 [3]
2015 Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Shinji Takamatsu Akihiro Sekiyama Original work 12 [4][5]
Kantai Collection Keizou Kusakawa Shouta Amano Online game 12 [6]
Unlimited Fafnir Keizou Kusakawa (chief)
Jun Takahashi
Takeshi Eriguchi Light novel 12 [7]
World Break: Aria of Curse for a Holy Swordsman Takayuki Inagaki Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 12 [8]
Sky Wizards Academy Takayuki Inagaki Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 12 [9]
2016 The Lost Village Tsutomu Mizushima Hiroaki Kojima Original work 12 [10]
Handa-kun Yoshitaka Koyama Shouta Amano
Takeshi Eriguchi
Manga 12 [11]
Girlish Number Shouta Ihata Shouta Amano Multi-media project 12 [12]
2017 Fuuka Keizou Kusakawa Shouta Amano Manga 12 [13][14]
Aho-Girl Keizou Kusakawa
Shingo Tamaki
Shouta Amano Manga 12 [15]
Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Keizou Kusakawa Shouta Amano Original work 12 [16]
My Girlfriend Is Shobitch (co-animated with Studio Blanc) Nobuyoshi Nagayama Takeshi Eriguchi Manga 10 [17][18]
2018 Beatless Seiji Mizushima Shouta Amano Novel 24 [19]
Chio's School Road Takayuki Inagaki Takuma Mizukoshi Manga 12 [20]
2019 Domestic Girlfriend Shouta Ihata Shouta Amano Manga 12 [21]
2019–2020 Ahiru no Sora Keizou Kusakawa
Shingo Tamaki
Kenjirou Kawando Manga 50 [22][23]
2021 The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Shouta Ihata Shouta Amano Light novel 12 [24]
2022 Futsal Boys!!!!! Yukina Hiiro Shouta Amano Multi-media project 12 [25][26]
Parallel World Pharmacy Keizou Kusakawa Shouta Amano Light novel 12 [27]
2023 The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady Shingo Tamaki Mizuki Takeoka Light novel 12 [28]
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Shouta Ihata Mizuki Takeoka Manga 13 [29]
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent 2nd Season Shouta Ihata Shouta Amano Light novel 12 [30]

Original video animations

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2006–2008 Magical Witch Punie-chan Tsutomu Mizushima Nobuyuki Suga Manga 8
2007 Kodomo no Jikan Eiji Suganuma Manga 1
2009 Kodomo no Jikan 2 Gakki Eiji Suganuma Manga 4
2011 Kodomo no Jikan: A Child's Summer Time Eiji Suganuma Line producer:
Makoto Kohara
Manga 1
Astarotte no Omocha! EX Fumitoshi Oizaki Kenichi Kobayashi
Yousuke Shiroishi
Manga 1
2012 Haruka Nogizaka's Secret: Finale Munenori Nawa Makoto Kohara Manga 4
Yumekuri Hiroyuki Hata Akihiro Sekiyama Manga 1
2012–2014 Shinryaku!! Ika Musume Tsutomu Mizushima Akihiro Sekiyama Manga 3
2013 Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They? Keizou Kusakawa (chief)
Yasutaka Yamamoto
Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 1
2014 Noucome Takayuki Inagaki Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 1
Riddle Story of Devil Keizou Kusakawa Akihiro Sekiyama Manga 1
2016 Sky Wizards Academy Takayuki Inagaki Akihiro Sekiyama Light novel 1
2018 My Girlfriend is Shobitch (co-animated with Studio Blanc) Nobuyoshi Nagayama Takeshi Eriguchi Light novel 1

Films

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Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Refs.
2016 KanColle: The Movie Keizou Kusakawa Shouta Amano Online game [31]

Notable staff

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Representative staff

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  • Nobuyuki Suga (founder and president of Studio Barcelona)
  • Makoto Kohara (founder and president of Diomedéa)
  • Masakazu Ishikawa [ja] (company director, also animator at the studio since 2007)

Animation producers

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  • Akihiro Sekiyama [ja] (2007~2008)
  • Nobuhiro Okuhara (2007~, also an editor)
  • Kenichirou Yamamoto (2010~2012)
  • Yousuke Shiroishi (2010~)
  • Shouta Amano (2012~present)
  • Takuma Mizugochi (2013~2018)
  • Hiroaki Kojima (2015~2016)
  • Mizuki Takeoka (2015~present)
  • Kenjirou Kawando [ja] (2017~present, head of production department)[32]

Directors

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See also

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  • Group TAC—Studio Barcelona (Diomedéa) was originally split from Group TAC.

Notes

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  1. ^ Diomedea Photography Department (ディオメディア撮影部), the studio's compositing department.
  2. ^ Diomedea Coloring Department (ディオメディア彩色部), the studio's coloring department.
  3. ^ Diomedea Editing Department (ディオメディア編集部), the studio's editing department.

References

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  1. ^ Ryousuke Shibuya [@shibu_cat] (February 9, 2023). スタジオブランってディオメディア関連の会社だといまだに勘違いされてるけど、社長同士が友人って意外特に繋がりないんですよ|「Ezo'la」は共同制作時の名前で、それ以外はスタッフ間の交流も何もない別会社です [Studio Blanc is mistankely thought to be a Diomedéa-related company, but there is no particular connection between the two companies except for the fact that the presidents are friends. "Ezo'la" was the name of the collaboration between them, but other than that, it is a separate company with no interaction between staff.] (Tweet). Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "2nd Ika Musume/Squid Girl Season's Title, Staff Listed". Anime News Network. May 24, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Nanoha's Kusakawa Animates Kouga's Assassin Girl Manga Riddle Story of Devil". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Love! Anime's Staff, Cast, Promo Video Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Love! Anime With High School Boys Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Keizou Kusakawa Helms Kantai Collection Anime at Diomedea". Anime News Network. July 1, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  7. ^ "Unlimited Fafnir School Battle Light Novels Get Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "Seiken Tsukai no World Break Anime Premieres in January". September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Diomedea Animates Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan TV Anime With Director Takayuki Inagaki". Anime News Network. October 25, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  10. ^ "Girls & Panzer's Mizushima, Anohana's Okada Make Mayoiga TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 28, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Barakamon Spinoff Anime Handa-kun's Video Shows Cast, Staff, Song Artists, July 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. June 6, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "Girlish Number Anime's Promo Video Reveals Staff, October 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. August 14, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  13. ^ "Fuuka Manga Gets Anime Adaptation, PV and January Release Date". Nagame Digital. November 24, 2016. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  14. ^ "Kouji Seo's Fūka Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  15. ^ "Aho-Girl: Clueless Girl Manga Gets TV Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  16. ^ "Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, New Characters, Video". Anime News Network. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
  17. ^ "My Girlfriend is Shobitch Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  18. ^ "アニメ「しょびっち」PV公開、秋穂がスカートをたくし上げ". Natalie. August 11, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  19. ^ "Satoshi Hase's Beatless Sci-Fi Novel Gets TV Anime in January". Anime News Network. October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  20. ^ "Kadokawa Announces 2 New Anime Titles, Rising of the Shield Hero, Chio's School Road Staff". Anime News Network. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  21. ^ "Domestic Girlfriend Romance Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  22. ^ "Ahiru no Sora Basketball Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  23. ^ "Ahiru no Sora Basketball Anime Premieres in October". Anime News Network. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  24. ^ "Diomedea Animates The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  25. ^ "Bandai Namco, diomedéa Reveal Futsal Boys!!!!! Sports Project With Planned Anime, Game". Anime News Network. October 4, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  26. ^ "Futsal Boys!!!!! TV Anime Reveals New Visual, January 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  27. ^ "Isekai Yakkyoku Anime's 2nd Trailer Unveils More Cast & Staff, July 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  28. ^ "The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess Anime Premieres on January 4". Anime News Network. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  29. ^ "Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Ending Song, More Staff, October 2 Debut". Anime News Network. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  30. ^ "The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Theme Songs, October 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  31. ^ "KanColle Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artist". Anime News Network. August 8, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  32. ^ Kuze, Kaoru (January 1, 2019). "格好良くありたい。クリエイターである前に会社の顔である自覚を促す美学の重要性" (in Japanese). Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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