Marza Animation Planet

Marza Animation Planet Inc. (株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット, Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto) is a Japan-based CGI animation studio dedicated to making full-length feature films and video game cutscenes. Their extensive résumé includes CGI add-ins for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the Tennoz Ocean Square (天王洲オーシャンスクエア, Tennōzu Ōshan Sukuea) in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo near Tennozu Isle Station.^[2]

Marza Animation Planet Inc.

Native name	株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshonpuranetto
Formerly	Sega VE Animation Studio (2005–2009) Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment (2009–2010)[1]
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	CGI animation for film, CGI animation for television, CGI animation for video games
Founded	January 21, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-01-21) (as Sega VE Animation Studio/Visual Entertainment R&D Dept.) June 2009 (as Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment)
Headquarters	Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yukio Sugino (chairman of the board) Akira Sugano (president & representative director)
Number of employees	150
Parent	Sega Corporation
Divisions	Marza Animation Planet USA Inc.
Website	marza.com/en/

The company was formed through Sega spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the Sonic the Hedgehog games. Marza Animation Planet is also known for being one of the production companies for the film Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and its sequels.

Films

Year	Title	Director	Co-produced with	Distributor
2013	Space Pirate Captain Harlock[3]	Shinji Aramaki	Toei Animation	Toei Company
2016	Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV	Takeshi Nozue	Visual Works	Aniplex
2017	Resident Evil: Vendetta[4]	Takanori Tsujimoto	Capcom[5]	Kadokawa (Japan) Sony Pictures Entertainment
2019	Lupin III: The First [6]	Takashi Yamazaki	TMS Entertainment	Toho
2020	Sonic the Hedgehog[7]	Jeff Fowler	Original Film Blur Studio Sega	Paramount Pictures
2022	Sonic the Hedgehog 2[8][9]
2024	Sonic the Hedgehog 3[10]

Short films

• Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008)
• GAMERA (2015) (In association with Omnibus Japan and Kadokawa.)^[a][11]
• The Gift (2016) (Created using Unity)^[12]
• The Peak (2019) (Created using Unity)^[13]
• Sonic Drone Home (2022)
• Samurai Frog Golf (2022)^[14]
• Ghost Tale (2023) ^[15]
• Robodog (discontinued project)

Video game cutscenes

• Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
• Sonic Riders (2006)
• Oshare Majo: Love and Berry (2007)
• Nights: Journey of Dreams (2007)
• Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008)
• Phantasy Star Portable (2008)
• Samba de Amigo (2008)
• Sonic Unleashed (2008)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009)
• Phantasy Star Portable 2 (2009)
• Resonance of Fate (2010)
• Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (2010)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd (2010)
• Sengoku Taisen (2010)
• Sonic Colors (2010)
• Sonic Free Riders (2010)
• Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
• Sonic Generations (2011)
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012)
• Phantasy Star Online 2 (2012)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2012)
• Kingdom Conquest II (2013)
• Phantasy Star Online 2 2nd OP (2012)
• Demon Tribe (2013)
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012)
• Phantasy Star Online 2 3rd OP (2012)
• Sonic Lost World (2013)
• The World of Three Kingdoms (2013)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (2014)
• Phantasy Star Nova (2014)
• Yakuza 0 (2015)
• Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (2016)
• VR Zone Shinjuku - Winged Bicycle (2017)
• Resident Evil Vandetta: Z Infected Experience (2017)
• Sonic Forces (2017)
• Team Sonic Racing (2019)
• Sonic Frontiers (2022)^[16]

Other

• Hatsune Miku Live Party 2012 (MIKUPA♪) (2012) (Stage Event)
• Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2013 (2013) (Stage Event)
• Mario Kart 8 (2014 (original), 2017 (Deluxe)) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
• Splatoon (2015) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
• Happy Forest (2015) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4)
• Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 (2016) (Stage Event)
• Ultimate Bowl (2015 (v1), 2017 (v2)) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4 (v1) and Unity (v2))
• Splatoon 2 (2017) (3-D models for artwork illustration)
• The Last Guardian (2016) (Animations)
• Ninjala (2020) (Animations)
• Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) (Lighting)^[17]
• Earwig and the Witch (2020) (Production partner)
• Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022) (Animation)
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) (Lighting)^[18]

Notes

1. Made in conmemoration of the 50th anniversary of the franchise.