Private company

Studio 4°C

Logo: © STUDIO 4C., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese animation studio

Studio 4°C Co., Ltd. (株式会社STUDIO 4°C, Kabushiki-Gaisha Sutajio Yondo Shī; stylized as STUDIO4°C) is a Japanese independent animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Kōji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1986Founded1
  • Industryanime industry, video game industry1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Founded inTokyo1
  • Websitewww.studio4c.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

Studio 4°C Co., Ltd. (株式会社STUDIO 4°C, Kabushiki-Gaisha Sutajio Yondo Shī; stylized as STUDIO4°C) is a Japanese independent animation studio founded by Eiko Tanaka and Kōji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at which water is most dense.2

The story

Founded by Eiko Tanaka in 1986, in Tokyo.1

Studio 4°C has produced numerous feature films, OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles include Memories (1995), Spriggan (1998), and Princess Arete (2001). In 2003, through a joint production with Warner Bros., Studio 4°C created five segments of The Animatrix. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde film Mind Game. Studio 4°C's next film Tekkon Kinkreet (2006), won six awards, including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia 2007, Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival, and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. It was also submitted for 2007 Oscar in Animated Feature Film category of Academy Award in USA.

The year 2007 saw the release of the anthology film Genius Party, a collection of seven short films. Genius Party Beyond, a collection of five short films, was released the following year, as was Batman's side story Gotham Knight, and the OVA series Detroit Metal City. The following year First Squad: The Moment of Truth was awarded at the Moscow International Film Festival. In February 2010, they contributed two shorts to the anthology Halo Legends: "Origins", and "The Babysitter".

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Leadership

Who has led Studio 4°C, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Eiko Tanaka1986–now
1990200020102020

Products and brands

  • anime

Listed on Wikidata.1

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (2001)

Tube Slider (2003)

Summon Night 3 (2003)

Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed (2004)

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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (2004)

Rogue Galaxy (2005)

Lunar Knights (2006)

Jeanne D'Arc (2006)

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (2006)

Street Fighter IV (2008)

.hack//Link (2010)

Zack & Ombra: The Phantom Amusement Park (2010)

Catherine (2011)

Hard Corps: Uprising (2011)

Asura's Wrath (2012)

Toukiden (2013)

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (2015)

Guardian's Violation (2015)

Doodle Champion Island Games (2021)

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Timeline

  1. 1986New chief executive Eiko Tanaka becomes CEO1
  2. 1986Founded Founded in Tokyo1

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