CloverWorks
CloverWorks, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社CloverWorks, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha KurōbāWākusu) is a Japanese animation studio that was rebranded from A-1 Pictures' Kōenji Studio. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex.[3]
Native name
株式会社CloverWorks
Kabushiki-gaisha KurōbāWākusu
October 1, 2018
Nakano-Sakaue Sunbright Twin 30F, 2-46-1, Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
- Hiroyuki Shimizu (chairman)
- Akira Shimizu (president)
¥ 100,000,000
189 (As of February 2024)
Establishment[edit]
On April 1, 2018, A-1 Pictures rebranded its Kōenji Studio as CloverWorks, which has a unique brand identity, distinguishable from its main Asagaya Studio.[4][5] The studio is based in Suginami, Tokyo.[1]
Four anime productions have changed the studio credited from A-1 Pictures to CloverWorks after the rebranding. They are Slow Start, Darling in the Franxx, Persona 5: The Animation and Ace Attorney Season 2. Slow Start changed the credited studio after the original run ended, while Darling in the Franxx changed the credited studio during production.[6][7]
On October 1, 2018, CloverWorks announced that it had separated from A-1 Pictures, although it remained as a subsidiary of Aniplex.[8]