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Japanese animation studio

Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd. (株式会社スタジオぴえろ, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Piero), known as Pierrot Co., Ltd.^[i] between 2002 and 2025,^[3] is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, Mitsuo Kaminashi and Masami Annou, previously animators for Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo.^[4] Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as Naruto, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Underground, YuYu Hakusho, Mr. Osomatsu, Black Clover, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Ghost Stories, Great Teacher Onizuka, and Gensomaden Saiyuki. Aside from animation production, the company also handles character licensing.

Yu Yu Hakusho and Saiyuki, two of the company’s anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively.

The studio was founded in 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, Mitsuo Kaminashi (ja), and Masami Annou (ja). Prior to the studio’s founding, all four animators previously worked at Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Nunokawa was the studio’s first president and CEO, a position which he held until 2012. That year, Nunokawa retired and was elected as chairman of the board; and Michiyuki Honma, the senior managing director, succeeded him as president. Nunokawa remained with the company as chairman until his death in 2022, and two years later in July 2024, Honma retired from his position as CEO in which he was also elected to chairman. Pierrot’s director of sales, Kazumichi Ueda, succeeded Honma as CEO and president. The company took on a dual representative structure and Keiro Itsumi, the company’s senior managing director, was promoted as a second president to the company (with Ueda).^[5]

On April 18, 2025, the company entered into a capital and business partnership with Asahi Production.^[6]

Title	Years	Network	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)
Heisei Tensai Bakabon	Jan. 1990 – Dec. 1990	Fuji TV	Hiroshi Sasagawa	46	Third television adaptation of the manga Tensai Bakabon by Fujio Akatsuka, previously adapted twice by TMS Entertainment in 1971 and 1975 respectively, the second series being titled as Ganso Tensai Bakabon.
Musashi, the Samurai Lord	Oct. 1990 – Sep. 1991	NTV	Akira Shigino	50	Original work.
Tasuke, the Samurai Cop	Oct. 1990 – Mar. 1991	TV Tokyo	Takeshi Mori	22	Adaptation of the manga by Manavu Kashimoto.
Chokkaku, the Stubborn Samurai Boy	Jan.–Oct. 1991	Fuji TV	Masami Anno	36	Adaptation of the manga by Yu Koyama.
Little Ghosts, There, Here and Where	Apr. 1991 – Apr. 1992	NTV	Osamu Kobayashi	50	Adaptation of children’s picture books by Eiko Kadono and Yoko Sasaki.
Marude Dameo	Nov. 1991 – Sep. 1992	Fuji TV	Akira Shigino	47	Adaptation of the manga by Kenji Morita.
Nontan	Oct. 1992 – Mar. 1994			263	Adaptation of children’s picture books by Sachiko Kiyono.
Yu Yu Hakusho	Oct. 1992 – Jan. 1995		Noriyuki Abe	112	Adaptation of the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Tottemo! Luckyman	Apr. 1994 – Mar. 1995	TV Tokyo	Osamu Nabeshima	50	Adaptation of the manga by Hiroshi Gamo
Ninku	Jan. 1995 – Feb. 1996	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	55	Adaptation of the manga by Koji Kiriyama.
Fushigi Yûgi	Apr. 1995 – Mar. 1996	TV Tokyo	Hajime Kamegaki	52	Adaptation of the manga by Yuu Watase.
Midori no Makibaō	Mar. 1996 – Jul. 1997	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	61	Adaptation of the manga by Tsunomaru.
Gon, the Stone-Age Boy	Apr. 1996 – Jan. 1997	NHK	Yutaka Kagawa	39	Adaptation of the manga by Shunji Sonoyama.
Baby and Me	Jul. 1996 – Mar. 1997	TV Tokyo	Takahiro Omori	35	Adaptation of the manga by Marimo Ragawa.
Hyper Police	Apr. 1997 – Sep. 1997			25	Adaptation of the manga by Minoru Tachikawa.
Clamp School Detectives	May 1997 – Oct. 1997		Osamu Nabeshima	26	Adaptation of the manga by Clamp.
Flame of Recca	Jul. 1997 – Jul. 1998	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	42	Adaptation of the manga by Nobuyuki Anzai.
Takoyaki Mantoman	Apr. 1998 – Sep. 1999	TV Tokyo	Akira Shigino	77	Adaptation of children’s picture book by Hiroo Takada and Yasutoshi Nakamura.
Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage	Apr. 1998 – Sep. 1998	TV Osaka	Takahiro Omori	26	Original work.
Neo Ranga	Apr. 1998 – Sep. 1999	WOWOW	Jun Kamiya (eps 1–24) Toshiyuki Tsuru (eps 25–48)	48	Original work.
Dokkiri Doctor	Oct. 1998 – Jun. 1999	Fuji TV	Kazunori Mizuno	26	Adaptation of the manga by Fujihiko Hosono.
Yoiko	Nov. 1998 – Mar. 1999	TBS	Takahiro Omori	20	Adaptation of the manga by Yugo Ishikawa.
Microman, the Little Giant	Jan. 1999 – Dec. 1999	TV Tokyo	Noriyuki Abe	52	Adaptation of the manga by Hisashi Matsumoto.
Power Stone	Apr. 1999 – Sep. 1999	TBS	Takahiro Omori	26	Adaptation of the video game by Capcom.
I’m Gonna Be An Angel!	Apr. 1999 – Sep. 1999	TV Tokyo	Hiroshi Nishikiori	26	Original work.
Great Teacher Onizuka	Jun. 1999 – Sep. 2000	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	43	Adaptation of the manga by Tooru Fujisawa.
Guru Guru Town Hanamaru-kun	Oct. 1999 – Sep. 2001	TV Osaka	Jun Kamiya	101	Original work.
Rerere no Tensai Bakabon	Oct. 1999 – Mar. 2000	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date	24	Fourth television adaptation of Tensai Bakabon following Heisei Tensai Bakabon, which was already produced by Pierrot.

Note: This may not be a complete list.

• Dallos (December 16, 1983 – August 5, 1984) — 4 episodes
• Area 88 (February 5, 1985 – August 15, 1986) — 3 episodes (2 international) (OVA production only)
• Cosmo Police Justy (July 20, 1985)
• Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More (1984)
• Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Lovely Serenade (1985)
• Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (1985)
• Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (November 23, 1985) — Short film
• Fire Tripper (December 16, 1985)
• Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Song Special 2: Curtain Call (1986)
• Maris the Chojo (May 21, 1986)
• Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Finale! Finale! (1986)
• Bari Bari Densetsu (May 10, 1986 – December 16, 1986) — 2 episodes
• Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Semishigure (1986)
• Laughing Target (March 21, 1987)
• Lily C.A.T. (September 1, 1987)
• Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-Round (1987)
• Salamander (February 25, 1988 – February 21, 1989) — 3 episodes
• Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori (March 11, 1988)
• Baoh (November 1, 1989)
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (August 5, 1989 – January 25, 1990) — 6 episodes
• Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (March 21, 1990) — Television film
• Shougakusei no Yuukai Boushi: Yumi-chan Abunai yo! (May 21, 1991) — Educational Film
• Beyond the Tide of Time (ja) (June 16, 1991) — Television film
• The Abashiri Family (May 21, 1991 – November 21, 1991) — 4 episodes
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (August 17, 1991 – September 21, 1995, episodes 3–4, co-animated with Daume) — 6 episodes
• Here Is Greenwood (November 22, 1991 – March 26, 1993) — 6 episodes
• Eternal Filena (December 21, 1992 – February 25, 1993) — 6 episodes
• Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (April 1, 1993 – December 21, 1996) — 10 episodes
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizo Hakusho (September 21, 1994 – February 7, 1996) — 6 episodes
• Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita (March 21, 1994)
• Key the Metal Idol (December 16, 1994 – August 7, 1996) — 13 episodes
• Street Fighter II: Return to the Fujiwara Capital (March 29, 1995) (animation)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (1996)
• My Dear Marie (1996) — 3 episodes
• Hunter x Hunter Pilot (1998)
• Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You (1999) — 2 episodes
• Tenamonya Voyagers (1999) — 4 episodes
• Fushigi Yuugi: Eikouden (2001–2002) — 4 episodes
• Hikaru no Go Special, Match of Justice! The Ancient Flower Blooms!! (2002)
• Gensoumaden Saiyuuki: Kibou no Zaika (2002)
• I”s (2002–2003) — 2 episodes
• I”s Pure (2002–2003, with ARMS) — 6 episodes
• Hikaru no Go: Memories (2004)
• Bleach: Memories in the Rain (2004)
• Gakkou no Kaidan (2005–2009) — 10 episodes
• Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin! (2005)
• Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (2006)
• Saiyuki Reload: Burial (2007–2008) — 3 episodes
• Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2007)
• Naruto x UT (2011)
• Yona of the Dawn (2015) — 3 episodes
• Tokyo Ghoul [JACK](2015)
• Tokyo Ghoul [PINTO](2015)
• The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)
• Road of Naruto (2022)

Note: This may not be a complete list.