Palm Studio

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]

History

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 Gonzo and animated the film Tetsujin 28-go: Hakuchū no Zangetsu.^[8]^[9]

Kujibiki Unbalance (2004–2005; production, animated by Ajia-do Animation Works)

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^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. p. 3223. ISBN 9781611729092.
^ "Programm 2002" (in German). Berlin Film Festival. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ "Staff & Cast" (in Japanese). Tetsujin 28-go official website. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ Smith, G.B. (December 23, 2014). "Ten Years Later: Genshiken Anime Series". The Fandom Post. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ "Staff & Cast" (in Japanese). Kujibiki Unbalance official website. Archived from the original on July 6, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ バーテンダー - フジテレビ (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
^ "Staff • Cast" (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
^ "Tetsujin 28-go the Movie" (in Japanese). tetsujin28-movie.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2015.