Doga Kobo

Doga Kobo, Inc. (株式会社動画工房, Kabushiki-gaisha Dōga Kōbō, literally "Video Workshop") is a Japanese animation studio formed by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro, located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973, and is a subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation.

Doga Kobo, Inc.

Head office in Nerima, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社動画工房
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Founded	July 11, 1973; 51 years ago (July 11, 1973)
Founder	Megumu Ishiguro
Headquarters	Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Ryuu Ishiguro (president) Kei Ishiguro (director) Tazuko Fukudo (director) Hajime Kamata (director)
Number of employees	62 (as of June 2024)
Parent	Kadokawa Corporation
Divisions	Photography Department[lower-alpha 1]
Website	www.dogakobo.com

Although the studio gained significant commercial success from their adaptations of Koihime Musō and especially YuruYuri, the studio is also known for more traditional romantic shows such as Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Plastic Memories, and Tada Never Falls in Love, and for slice of life comedy series such as Gabriel DropOut and Himouto! Umaru-chan.

In recent times the studio gained a wide popularity due to the anime adaptation of Oshi no Ko, a manga series written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari.

In July 2024, Kadokawa announced that it had acquired Doga Kobo.^[1]

Productions

Television series

Year	Title	Director(s)	Animation producer(s)	Source	Eps.	Refs.
2007	Myself ; Yourself	Yasuhiro Kuroda Tetsuaki Matsuda (chief episode director)	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Visual novel	13
2008	Ryoko's Case File	Tarō Iwasaki	Tazuko Fukudo Ryuu Ishiguro	Light novel	13
	Koihime†Musō	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	12	[2]
2009	Shin Koihime†Musō	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	12
	11eyes	Masami Shimoda	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Visual novel	12
2010	Shin Koihime†Musō: Otome Tairan	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	12
2011	A Bridge to the Starry Skies	Takenori Mihara	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	12	[3]
	YuruYuri	Masahiko Ohta	Tazuko Fukudo	Manga	12	[4]
2012	YuruYuri♪♪	Masahiko Ohta	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12
	Natsuyuki Rendezvous	Kō Matsuo	Hajime Kamata	Manga	11	[5]
2013	Mangirl!	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Hajime Kamata	Manga	13	[6]
	GJ Club	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Hajime Kamata	Light novel	12	[7]
	Majestic Prince (co-animated with Orange)	Keitaro Motonaga	Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	24	[8]
	Love Lab	Masahiko Ohta	Producer: Hajime Kamata	Manga	13	[9]
	Devils and Realist	Chiaki Kon	Yoshiya Asato	Manga	12	[10]
2014	Engaged to the Unidentified	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12	[11]
	Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun	Mitsue Yamazaki	Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	12	[12]
	Laughing Under the Clouds	Hiroshi Haraguchi	Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	12	[13]
2015	Plastic Memories	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Producer: Hajime Kamata	Original work	13	[14]
	Mikagura School Suite	Tarō Iwasaki	Yousuke Nakamura	Light novel	12	[15]
	Himouto! Umaru-chan	Masahiko Ohta	Hajime Kamata Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	12	[16]
	Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA	Takashi Kawabata	Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	12	[17]
2016	Luck & Logic	Koichi Chigira	Kenichi Motohashi	Original work	12	[18]
	Three Leaves, Three Colors	Yasuhiro Kimura	Shouta Umehara	Manga	12	[19]
	New Game!	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12	[20]
	Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru	Takashi Naoya	Yousuke Nakamura	Online game	12	[21]
2017	Gabriel DropOut	Masahiko Ohta	Kenichi Motohashi	Manga	12	[22]
	Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~	Hiroaki Akagi	Kenichi Motohashi	Original work	12	[23]
	New Game!!	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12
	Himouto! Umaru-chan R	Masahiko Ohta	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12
2018	Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru	Tomoaki Koshida	Hajime Kamata	Video game	12
	Tada Never Falls in Love	Mitsue Yamazaki	Hajime Kamata	Original work	13	[24]
	Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!	Masahiko Ohta	Hajime Kamata Shingo Saitou	Manga	12	[25]
	Anima Yell!	Masako Sato	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12	[26]
2019	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me	Daisuke Hiramaki	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12	[27]
	The Helpful Fox Senko-san	Tomoaki Koshida	Hajime Kamata Taiki Sekine	Manga	12	[28]
	How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?	Mitsue Yamazaki	Hajime Kamata Shingo Saitou	Manga	12	[29]
2020	Asteroid in Love	Daisuke Hiramaki	Ryou Kobayashi	Manga	12	[30]
	Sing "Yesterday" for Me	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Hajime Kamata	Manga	12	[31]
	Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater	Takaharu Okuma	Taiki Sekine	Manga	12	[32]
	Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle	Mitsue Yamazaki	Shingo Saitou	Manga	12	[33]
	Ikebukuro West Gate Park	Tomoaki Koshida	Ryou Kobayashi Shingo Saitou	Novel	12	[34]
2021	Osamake	Takashi Naoya	Taiki Sekine	Light novel	12	[35]
	Selection Project	Daisuke Hiramaki	Ryou Kobayashi	Multi-media project	13	[36]
	My Senpai Is Annoying	Ryota Itoh	Ryou Kobayashi Shingo Saitou	Manga	12	[37]
2022	Chiikawa	Takenori Mihara	Hajime Kamata Saori Wakabayashi	Manga	TBA	[38]
	RPG Real Estate	Tomoaki Koshida	Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	12	[39]
	Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie	Ryota Itoh	Ryou Kobayashi Shingo Saitou	Manga	12	[40]
2023	Technoroid Overmind	Ka Hee Im	Hajime Kamata Shingo Saitou	Multi-media project	12	[41]
	Oshi no Ko	Daisuke Hiramaki	Ryou Kobayashi	Manga	11	[42]
	Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence	Sumie Noro	Ryou Kobayashi	Manga	12	[43]
2024	Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night	Ryohei Takeshita	Shingo Saitou	Original work	12	[44]
	Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian	Ryota Itoh	Ryou Kobayashi	Light novel	12	[45]
	Oshi no Ko 2nd Season	Daisuke Hiramaki	Ryou Kobayashi	Manga	13	[46]
2025	The Shiunji Family Children	Ryouki Kamitsubo	TBA	Manga	TBA	[47]
TBA	Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 2nd Season	Ryota Itoh	Ryou Kobayashi	Light novel	TBA	[48]
	Möbius Dust	TBA	TBA		TBA	[49]

OVA/Short series

Year	Title	Director(s)	Animation producer(s)	Source	Eps.	Refs.
1988	Space Family Carlvinson	Kimio Yabuki		Manga	1
2005	Kahey no Umi	Hiroshi Hariguchi Toshirou Kuni		Biography	1	[50]
2006	Memories Off 5: Togireta Film	Tarou Iwasaki	Hajime Kamata Tazuko Fukuchi	Visual novel	1	[51]
2010	Shin Koihime†Musō LIVE Revolution	Nobuaki Nakanishi	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	1
	11eyes	Masami Shimoda	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	1	[52]
2011	A Bridge to the Starry Skies	Takenori Mihara	Hajime Kamata Ryuu Ishiguro	Eroge visual novel	1	[53]
2013	Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco!	Takenori Mihara		Manga	21
2014	GJ Club@	Yoshiyuki Fujiwara	Hajime Kamata	Light novel	1	[54]
	Lovely Movie: Lovely Muuuuuuuco! Season 2	Takenori Mihara		Manga	22
2014–2015	Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun	Mitsue Yamazaki	Yousuke Nakamura	Manga	6	.[55]
2015–2017	Himouto! Umaru-chan	Masahiko Ohta	Hajime Kamata Yousuke Nakamura (1)	Manga	2	[56][57]
2019	Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!	Masahiko Ohta	Hajime Kamata Shingo Saitou	Manga	1	[58]
	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me	Daisuke Hiramaki	Hajime Kamata	Manga	1	[59]

Films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Animation producer(s)	Source	Refs.
2017	Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Makuai Kaisōroku~	Takashi Naoya		Video game	[60]
2022	Toku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Setsugetsuka~ (3 films)	Takashi Naoya (1) Tomoaki Koshida (2) Sumie Noro (3)		Video game	[61]
	Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me: Precious Friends	Daisuke Hiramaki	Ryuu Kobayashi	Manga	[62]

Notable staff

Representative staff

• Megumu Ishiguro (founder, first president from 1973~2006)
• Ryuu Ishiguro (second president since 2006)
• Kei Ishiguro (director/board member)
• Tazuko Fukudo (director/board member)
• Hajime Kamata (director/board member)

Animation producers

• Kenichi Motohashi (2003~2017)
• Yousuke Nakamura (2007~present)
• Shouta Umemhara (2010~2016)
• Taiki Sekine (2010~present)
• Saori Wakabayashi (2010~present)
• Shingo Saitou (2013~present)
• Ryou Kobayashi (2016~present)

Production staff

• Satoko Sekine [ja] (2005~??, production assistant and scriptwriter)

Animators

• Akihiko Nishiyama [ja] (1983~1987)
• Katsuichi Nakayama [ja] (1983~??)
• Masafumi Satou [ja] (1985~??)
• Hiroyuki Kanbe [ja] (1988~??)
• Hisashi Mori (animator) [ja] (1989~??)
• Noboru Koizumi [ja] (1989~??)
• Susumu Mitsunaka [ja] (2001~??)
• Megumi Kagawa [ja] (??)
• Junichirou Taniguchi [ja] (??~present)
• Takenori Mihara [ja] (??~present)

Notes

1. Doga Kobo Photography department (動画工房撮影部), the studio's photography department.

References

1. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 11, 2024). "Kadokawa Acquires Anime Studio Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
2. "Koihime Musō Moe Adventure Game Gets TV Anime, Manga". Anime News Network. February 27, 2008. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
3. "Feng's Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi Game Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 22, 2010. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
4. "Yuruyuri TV Anime to Premiere on July 4". Anime News Network. May 18, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
5. "Natsuyuki Rendezvous Manga Gets Anime in Noitamina in July". Anime News Network. March 30, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
6. "Mangirl! Manga About Editors' Lives Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. May 7, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
7. "Yuruyuri's Dogakobo to Produce GJ-bu TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 21, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
8. "Majestic Prince Space Robot Anime's Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. October 6, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
9. "Love Lab TV Anime's Staff, July Premiere, Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. March 23, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
10. "Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist Anime's 1st Promo, More Cast, Date Revealed". Anime News Network. April 27, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
11. "Mikakunin de Shinkōkei Comedy Anime's Characters, Song Previewed in Video". Anime News Network. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
12. "Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. March 21, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
13. "Dogakobo to Animate Donten ni Warau Anime". Anime News Network. February 25, 2014.
14. "GJ Club's Fujiwara to Helm Plastic Memories Anime at Dogakobo". Anime News Network. October 29, 2014.
15. "Mikagura Gakuen Kumikyoku Anime's Dogakobo Staff Announced". Anime News Network. December 12, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
16. "Masahiko Ohta to Direct Himōto! Umaru-chan Anime at Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. May 2, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
17. "Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Staff, Cast, October Premiere". Anime News Network. July 19, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
18. "Bushiroad Announces Luck and Logic Original Anime Project". Anime News Network. November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
19. "Sansha Sanyō Anime's Staff, Key Visual, Spring Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
20. "'Engaged to the Unidentified' Team Animates 'New Game' Show at Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. January 23, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
21. "Tōken Ranbu Browser Game Gets 2 Anime Adaptations". Anime News Network. March 25, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
22. "Gabriel Dropout Manga Gets Anime From Himoto! Umaru-chan Staff". Anime News Network. July 26, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
23. "Bushiroad's Luck & Logic Card Game Gets Hina Logi TV Anime in Summer". Anime News Network. January 30, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
24. "Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Staff Makes 2018 Original Romance TV Anime Tada-kun wa Koi o Shinai". Anime News Network. September 30, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
25. "Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! Comedy Manga Gets Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 10, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
26. "Anima Yell! Cheerleading Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. July 20, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
27. "Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Manga Gets TV Anime at Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. June 14, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
28. "Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san Manga About Fox Spirit Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. December 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
29. "'How much heavy dumbbells can you lift?' Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 15, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
30. "Koisuru Asteroid TV Anime Reveals Main Staff, January 2020 Premiere". Anime News Network. July 25, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
31. "Sing 'Yesterday' for Me Anime Reveals Staff, Visual, Spring 2020 Debut". Anime News Network. November 19, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
32. "Hōkago Teibō Nisshi Fishing Anime Reveals Staff, Visual, April 2020 Debut". Anime News Network. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
33. "Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. January 15, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
34. "Ikebukuro West Gate Park Mystery Novels Get 2020 TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 2, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
35. "Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come Teen Rom-Com Light Novels Get TV Anime in 2021". Anime News Network. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
36. "'Selection Project' Idol Reality Show Project Gets TV Anime in 2021". Anime News Network. December 4, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
37. "'My Senpai Is Annoying' TV Anime Reveals Visual, Main Staff". Anime News Network. February 6, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
38. "Twitter Manga Chiikawa Gets Anime by Doga Kobo Next Year". Anime News Network. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
39. "RPG Real Estate Anime Unveils Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. July 27, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
40. "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, April 2022 TV Debut". Anime News Network. October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
41. "Noriyasu Agematsu, Elements Garden, RUCCA Reveal Techno Roid Multimedia Project With Anime, Game, Music". Anime News Network. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
42. "Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
43. "Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
44. "Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Songs, April 6 Debut". Anime News Network. February 7, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
45. "Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Delayed to July 2024". Anime News Network. February 19, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
46. "Oshi no Ko Anime's 2nd Season to Air in 2024". Anime News Network. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
47. "The Shiunji Family Children Anime's Teaser Unveils Main Cast & Staff, 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
48. ""Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Gets 2nd Season"". Anime News Network. September 18, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
49. "Project Anima Announces Results of 'Kids/Game' Anime Contest". Anime News Network. March 6, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
50. "Kahei's Ocean | Doga Kobo inc". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
51. "株式会社 動画工房". Archived from the original on 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
52. "11Eyes Game Gets Original Video Anime Green-Lit". Anime News Network. December 23, 2009. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
53. "A Bridge to the Starry Skies Gets December OVA Special". Anime News Network. August 13, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
54. "GJ Club's New Anime Is a Special Airing in Spring". Anime News Network. December 18, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
55. "Sentai Filmworks to Release Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun OVA Shorts". Anime News Network. November 22, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
56. "Himōto! Umaru-chan Manga Inspires Video Anime". Anime News Network. June 13, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
57. "Himōto! Umaru-chan Gets Original Anime Disc in Spring 2017". Anime News Network. November 17, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
58. "Uzamaid! Anime's 4th BD/DVD Volume to Include Hot Spring Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. April 7, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
59. "WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me Anime's Last BD/DVD to Include Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. January 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
60. "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru Anime Gets Compilation Film in December". Anime News Network. September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
61. "Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru Anime Gets Compilation Film in December". Anime News Network. September 27, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
62. "WATATEN!: an Angel Flew Down to Me Film Unveils Title, Returning Cast & Staff, 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. October 16, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2021.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Doga Kobo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia