ENGI

ENGI Co., Ltd., also known as Entertainment Graphic Innovation, or Studio ENGI, is a Japanese animation studio founded by Kadokawa, Sammy Corporation, and Ultra Super Pictures, and is a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation.

WWW Official Site 𝕏 ENGI_inc

History

On April 4, 2018, Kadokawa established ENGI, while Sammy and Ultra Super Pictures invested on the company as well. It began operation on June 1, 2018. The studio is based in Suginami, Tokyo. Former Qtec representative director Tohru Kajio is serving as representative director for the new company. Board members include Kadokawa's Hiroshi Horiuchi and Takeshi Kikuchi, Kadokawa subsidiary Glovision's Shun'ichi Okabe, and Sammy's Ken'ichi Tokumura.
ENGI is an animation studio that mainly works within the anime industry for its shareholders Kadokawa, Sammy and Ultra Super Pictures, including but not limited to TV productions, game animations, Pachinko animations and theatrical films. The studio is responsible for producing the 2nd Kantai Collection anime, and is working on the upcoming animated comic series Okamoto Kitchen.
On March 25, 2020, it was announced ENGI opened its second studio ENGI Kurashiki Studio in Kurashiki, Okayama.
The company's original objective was mainly 2D projects, and its CGI department was launched for the 2023 Netflix series Gamera Rebirth. Building of the department and the production of the Gamera anime were simultaneously progressed, and their workloads were significantly increased.

Works

Television series

Title	Director	First run start date	First run end date	Eps	Note	Ref
Kemono Michi: Rise Up	Kazuya Miura			12	Based on a manga written by Natsume Akatsuki.
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!	Kazuya Miura			12	Based on a manga written by Take.
Full Dive	Kazuya Miura			12	Based on a light novel written by Light Tuchihi.
The Detective Is Already Dead	Manabu Kurihara			12	Based on a light novel written by Nigojū.
Trapped in a Dating Sim: [The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs]	Kazuya Miura Shin'ichi Fukumoto			12	Based on a light novel written by Yomu Mishima.
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! ω	Kazuya Miura			13	Sequel to Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!.
Management of a Novice Alchemist	Hiroshi Ikehata			12	Based on a light novel written by Mizuho Itsuki.
Kantai Collection: Someday in that Sea	Kazuya Miura			8	Based on the video game of the same name developed by C2 and Kadokawa Games, and published by DMM.com; alternative story to Kantai Collection.
Our Dating Story: The Experienced You and the Inexperienced Me	Hideaki Ōba			12	Based on a light novel written by Makiko Nagaoka.
Unnamed Memory	Kazuya Miura			12	Based on a light novel written by Kuji Furumiya.
Medalist	Yasutaka Yamamoto			13	Based on a manga written by Tsurumaikada.
Unnamed Memory	Kazuya Miura			12	Sequel to Unnamed Memory.
Medalist	Yasutaka Yamamoto			9	Sequel to Medalist.
The Detective Is Already Dead	Manabu Kurihara				Sequel to The Detective Is Already Dead.
Ghost Concert: Missing Songs	Masato Jinbo				Based on a music project by Aria Entertainment.
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs	Kazuya Miura				Sequel to Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs.