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Founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura on Apr 15, 2015, in Musashino.1
Private company
Logo: Studio Ponoc, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Japanese animation studio
Studio Ponoc (株式会社スタジオポノック, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku) is a Japanese independent animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli, with its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, being released on July 8, 2017, throughout Japan.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Studio Ponoc (株式会社スタジオポノック, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku) is a Japanese independent animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in April 2015 by Yoshiaki Nishimura, former lead film producer of Studio Ghibli, with its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, being released on July 8, 2017, throughout Japan.2
Founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura on Apr 15, 2015, in Musashino.1
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