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Satelight

Logo: Satelight, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese animation studio

Satelight, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社サテライト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sateraito) is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the Aquarion and Symphogear franchises, as well as later installments of the Macross franchise. The company's Representative Director is Michiaki Satō.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1995Founded1

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Satelight, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社サテライト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sateraito) is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the Aquarion and Symphogear franchises, as well as later installments of the Macross franchise. The company's Representative Director is Michiaki Satō. The noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori is a special adviser at the studio. The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology, and E for Entertainment.2

The story

The studio was founded in late 1995, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series.

In August 2006, Satelight was acquired by pachinko maker Sankyo and served as its subsidiary until July 2020, when the capital alliance between Sankyo and the studio ended. In October that same year, Satelight announced a capital and business alliance with NetEase.

In November 2022, Satelight and audio production company Dax Production jointly announced the establishment of audio production studio Studio Sound Bee.

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

Products and brands

Heavy Metal Thunder (2005, Cell Animation Production)

Persona 2: Innocent Sin (2011, Opening Animation Production)

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (2012, Nintendo 3DS Opening Animation Production)

E.X. Troopers (2013, Promotional Anime)

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Time and Eternity (2012, 2013 animation movies and characters)

Aquarion Evol (PlayStation VR)

Daemon X Machina (2019, "Order Zero" prologue animation & in-game opening animation production)

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

Timeline

  1. Dec 1995Founded Founded in Sapporo1

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