Private company
Robot Communications
Logo: © 2024 ROBOT COMMUNICATIONS INC., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese animation and visual effects studio
Robot Communications Inc. (株式会社ロボット, Kabushikigaisha Robotto) is a Japanese production company founded on June 3, 1986, by Shūji Abe, and based in Tokyo. It won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for La Maison en Petits Cubes.2 It is part of Imagica Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1986Founded1
- Industryanime industry1
- HeadquartersEbisu-Minami1
- Founded inTokyo1
- Websitewww.robot.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
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Robot Communications Inc. (株式会社ロボット, Kabushikigaisha Robotto) is a Japanese production company founded on June 3, 1986, by Shūji Abe, and based in Tokyo. It won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for La Maison en Petits Cubes.2
Corporate structure
Robot Communications is part of a group headed by Imagica Group. 9 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Imagica Group Tokyo, Japan
- Robot Communications Ebisu-Minami
- IMAGICA Subsidiary · Tokyo
- Imagica Entertainment Media Services Subsidiary · Minato, Japan
- Imagica Infos Subsidiary · Chiyoda, Japan
- OLM, Inc. Subsidiary · Setagaya
- P.I.C.S. Subsidiary · Shibuya, Japan
- Photron Subsidiary · Tokyo
- フォトニックラティス Subsidiary
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Robot Communications, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Products and brands
- television program
Listed on Wikidata.1
July 7th, Sunny Day (1996)
Parasite Eve (1997)
Juvenile (2000)
Satorare (2001)
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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (2002)
Returner (2002)
Bayside Shakedown 2 (2003)
Zoo Keeper (2003; browser game)
Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004)
Umizaru (2004)
Fantastipo (2005)
Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005)
Midnight Sun (2006)
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007)
K-20: Legend of the Mask (2008)
Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
Wild 7 (2011)
Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2011)
The Eternal Zero (2013)
Stand by Me Doraemon (2014; with Shin-Ei Animation)
Little Forest: Summer/Autumn (2014)
Parasyte: Part 1 (2014)
Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)
Assassination Classroom (2015)
Parasyte: Part 2 (2015)
Chihayafuru Part 1 (2016)
Chihayafuru Part 2 (2016)
A Man Called Pirate (2016)
Terra Formars (2016)
March Comes in Like a Lion (2017)
Chihayafuru Part 3 (2018)
Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)
Alice in Borderland (2020)
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020; with Shin-Ei Animation)
Motokare Retry (2022)
Godzilla Minus One (2023; with Toho Studios)
YuYu Hakusho (2023)
Chastity High (2024)
Glass Heart (2025)
Soul Mate (2026; with Gtist)
Godzilla Minus Zero (2026; with Toho Studios)
Kidnap Game (2026; with MakerVille Pictures, SIMSTORY, Viu, Fuji Television)
From Wikipedia’s article on Robot Communications, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1986Founded Founded in Tokyo1
Links
- Websitewww.robot.co.jp/index_en.html1
- Websitewww.robot.co.jp1
- X (Twitter)x.com/ROBOT_movie1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/robot.communications.inc1
- WikipediaRobot Communications
- WikidataQ5386523
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataRobot Communications on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRobot Communications on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsRobot Communications photo by Syced, CC0