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Studio elle Co., Ltd.
Native name
有限会社スタジオエル
Yūgen-gaisha Sutajio Eru
Company typeYūgen gaisha
IndustryAnimation studio
Founded1961 (as Leo Production)
1988 (as a corporate organization)
FounderLeo Nishimura (as Leo Production)
HeadquartersKagisanomiya,
Nakano, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Tasunori Nishimura[a]
Ryouei Nishimura[b]
Tetsuya Nishimura[c]
Suguru Shakagoori[d]
Masami Abe[e]
Websitestudioelle.jp

Studio elle Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 有限会社スタジオエル, Hepburn: Yūgen-gaisha Sutajio Eru) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo originally founded in 1961.

History

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The company's predecessor, Leo Productions, founded by Leo Nishimura in 1961, was primarily involved with TV and film production. They very briefly entered the anime cel-photography business in 1970 before closing that department in 1973. In 1975, the company's name was changed to the current Studio Elle and a cel-painting department was established. In 1988, the company officially registered as a yūgen gaisha. In 1999, the company shifted all cel-painting production to digital and did the same with its photography department in 2001. In 2005, the studio opened an animation department and merged with animation studio Jec E. The different departments were located in different buildings until 2007 when Studio Elle purchased a building in Kamisaginomiya and reorganized all of its departments into it. The studio opened a 3DCG department in 2012, but it was disbanded in 2017. The company had a second merger with another animation studio, Masami Abe's Anime Spot, in 2012 and Abe subsequently became the head of Studio Elle's animation department; and in 2018 they opened an overseas department.[1]

Works

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Television series

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Title Director(s) First run
start date 		First run
end date 		Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Gibiate Masahiko Komino July 15, 2020 September 30, 2020 12 Original work.
Co-produced with Lunch Box. 		[2]
Summoned to Another World for a Second Time Motoki Nakanishi April 9, 2023 June 25, 2023 12 Based on a light novel by Kazuha Kishimoto. [3]
The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest Keisuke Ōnishi October 6, 2024 December 22, 2024 12 Based on a light novel by Kagekinoko. [4]
My Awkward Senpai Ayumu Kotake October 2, 2025 TBA TBA Based on a manga by Makoto Kudo. [5]

Films

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Title Director(s) Release date Note(s) Ref(s)
Maruhi Gekki Ukiyo-e Senichiya  [ja] Leo Nishimura October 29, 1969 Original work.
First and only work produced by Leo Productions. 		[6][7]
Rock'n Oyone Akira Shigino [ja] April 30, 2022 Original work.
Official entry for the Agency of Cultural Affairs' 2022 Anime no Tane program. 		[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ President and CEO.
  2. ^ Senior managing director.
  3. ^ Director and chief of the photography department.
  4. ^ Director and producer.
  5. ^ Chief of the animation department.

References

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  1. ^ "Company". Studio Elle (in Japanese). Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Yoshitaka Amano Unveils Gibiate Survival Action Anime Series for Summer 2020". Anime News Network. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Isekai Shōkan wa Nidome Desu TV Anime Confirmed With Main Lead, Main Staff". Anime News Network. August 9, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 26, 2024). "'Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsuwa Saikyō ni Tsuki' Novels Get TV Anime This Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (September 10, 2025). "My Awkward Senpai Anime Premieres on October 2". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "(秘)劇画 浮世絵千一夜". eiga.com. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  7. ^ "(秘)劇画　浮世絵千一夜". Movie Walker. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2021-07-18). "'Anime no Tane' Animator Training Program Reveals 4 Projects for 2021". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-02-14.
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