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Manglobe

Logo: © 2003-2015 manglobe Inc., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese animation studio

Manglobe Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社マングローブ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mangurōbu) was a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo and formed on February 7, 2002, by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama. Manglobe filed for bankruptcy in September 2015, having accumulated an estimated debt of ¥350 million.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2002Founded1
  • Industryanime industry1
  • HeadquartersSuginami1
  • Founded inTokyo1
  • Websitewww.manglobe.net
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Manglobe Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社マングローブ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Mangurōbu) was a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo and formed on February 7, 2002, by Sunrise producers Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama. Manglobe filed for bankruptcy in September 2015, having accumulated an estimated debt of ¥350 million.2

Products and brands

Manglobe made its name producing original shows such as Samurai Champloo and Ergo Proxy, rather than adaptations of existing works. Since 2010, the studio had been responsible for multiple seasons of the anime adaptation of The World God Only Knows. Writer of The World God Only Knows manga Tamiki Wakaki became good friends with Manglobe's managing director Takashi Kochiyama during this period, and had stated that working closely with Manglobe's staff resulted in "a truly fortunate work."

From Wikipedia’s article on Manglobe, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Geno Studio1

Timeline

  1. Sep 30, 2015Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2002Founded Founded in Tokyo1

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