Pierrot (company)

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Kabushiki-gaisha Piero, previously known as group=lower-alpha until 2002, is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, previously an animator and director for Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as Naruto, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Underground, Yu Yu Hakusho, Black Clover, , Ghost Stories, Great Teacher Onizuka, and Gensomaden Saiyuki.

Yu Yu Hakusho and Saiyuki, two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively.

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History The studio was founded in 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, , and . Prior to the studio's founding, all four animators previously worked at Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Nunokawa was the studio's first president and CEO, a position which he held until 2012. That year, Nunokawa retired and was elected as chairman of the board; and Michiyuki Honma, the senior managing director, succeeded him as president. Nunokawa remained with the company as chairman until his death in 2022, and two years later in July 2024, Honma retired from his position as CEO in which he was also elected to chairman. Pierrot's director of sales, Kazumichi Ueda, succeeded Honma as CEO and president. The company took on a dual representative structure and Keiro Itsumi, the company's senior managing director, was promoted as a second president to the company (with Ueda).

On April 18, 2025, the company entered into a capital and business partnership with Asahi Production.

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Productions

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TV series

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1980s

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils	Jan. 1980 – Mar. 1981	NHK	Hisayuki Toriumi	52	Adaptation of the 1906 novel The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by the Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf.Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. . Revised and Expanded Edition. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 450. —
Miss Machiko	Oct. 1981 – Oct. 1983	TV Tokyo	Masami Anno	95	Adaptation of the manga by Takeshi Ebihara.
Urusei Yatsura	Oct. 1981 – Mar. 1986	Fuji TV	Mamoru Oshii Kazuo Yamazaki	194	Adaptation of the manga by Rumiko Takahashi. Episodes 1-106 only, Studio Deen took over the animation role starting with episode 107.
Esteban, Child of the Sun ( The Mysterious Cities of Gold)	Jun. 1982 – Jun. 1983	NHK Antenne 2	Hisayuki Toriumi	39	Very loosely based on the 1966 novel The King's Fifth by Scott O'Dell. Co-produced with DIC.
Mrs. Pepper Pot	Apr. 1983 – Mar. 1984	NHK	Keiji Hayakawa	130	Adaptation of children's books by Alf Prøysen. Co-produced with Studio Gallop.
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel	Jul. 1983 – Jun. 1984	Nippon TV	Osamu Kobayashi	52	Original work.
Chikkun Takkun	Apr. 1984 – Sep. 1984	Fuji TV	Keiji Hayakawa (eps. 1–14) Masami Anno (eps. 15–23)	23	Adaptation of the manga by Shotaro Ishinomori.
Persia, the Magic Fairy	Jul. 1984 – May 1985	Nippon TV	Takashi Anno	48	Adaptation of the manga Persia ga Suki! by Takako Aonuma.
Star Musketeer Bismark	Oct. 1984 – Sep. 1985		Masami Anno	51	Original work. Dubbed and rewritten in the United States by World Events Productions under the name Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.
Magical Emi, the Magic Star	Jun. 1985 – Feb. 1986		Takashi Anno	38	Original work.
Ninja Robot Tobikage	Oct. 1985 – Jul. 1986		Masami Anno	43	Original work.
Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol	Mar. 1986 – Aug. 1987		Akira Shigino	26	Original work.
Anmitsu Hime	Oct. 1986 – Sep. 1987	Fuji TV	Masami Anno	51	Adaptation of the manga by Shosuke Kurakane. A remake of the manga by Izumi Takemoto is serialized simultaneously with the anime adaptation.
Ganbare, Kickers!	Oct. 1986 – Jan. 1988	NTV	Akira Shigino	26	Adaptation of the manga by Noriaki Nagai.
Kimagure Orange Road	Apr 1987 – Mar. 1988		Osamu Kobayashi	48	Adaptation of the manga by Izumi Matsumoto.
Norakuro-kun	Oct. 1987 – Oct. 1988	Fuji TV	Masami Anno	50	Second television adaptation of the manga Norakuro by Suiho Tagawa, with the first being in 1970 by TCJ.
Osomatsu-kun	Feb. 1988 – Dec. 1989		Akira Shigino	86	Second television adaptation of the manga by Fujio Akatsuka, with the first being in 1966 by Children's Corner and Studio Zero.
The Burning Wild Man	Mar. 1988 – Sep. 1988	Nippon TV	Osamu Kobayashi	24	Adaptation of the manga by Tadashi Sato.
Magical Hat	Oct. 1989 – Jul. 1990	Fuji TV	Akira Shigino	33	Adaptation of the manga by Yōji Katakura.

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1990s

Tensai Bakabon	Jan. 1990 – Dec. 1990	Fuji TV	Hiroshi Sasagawa	46	Third television adaptation of the manga Tensai Bakabon by Fujio Akatsuka, previously adapted twice by TMS Entertainment in 1971 and 1975 respectively, the second series being titled as Ganso Tensai Bakabon.
Musashi, the Samurai Lord	Oct. 1990 – Sep. 1991	NTV	Akira Shigino	50	Original work.
Tasuke, the Samurai Cop	Oct. 1990 – Mar. 1991	TV Tokyo	Takeshi Mori	22	Adaptation of the manga by Manavu Kashimoto.
Chokkaku, the Stubborn Samurai Boy	Jan.–Oct. 1991	Fuji TV	Masami Anno	36	Adaptation of the manga by Yu Koyama.
Little Ghosts, There, Here and Where	Apr. 1991 – Apr. 1992	NTV	Osamu Kobayashi	50	Adaptation of children's picture books by Eiko Kadono and Yoko Sasaki.
Marude Dameo	Nov. 1991 – Sep. 1992	Fuji TV	Akira Shigino	47	Adaptation of the manga by Kenji Morita.
Nontan	Oct. 1992 – Mar. 1994			263	Adaptation of children's picture books by Sachiko Kiyono.
Yu Yu Hakusho	Oct. 1992 – Jan. 1995		Noriyuki Abe	112	Adaptation of the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi.
Tottemo! Luckyman	Apr. 1994 – Mar. 1995	TV Tokyo	Osamu Nabeshima	50	Adaptation of the manga by Hiroshi Gamo
Ninku	Jan. 1995 – Feb. 1996	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	55	Adaptation of the manga by Koji Kiriyama.
Fushigi Yûgi	Apr. 1995 – Mar. 1996	TV Tokyo	Hajime Kamegaki	52	Adaptation of the manga by Yuu Watase.
Midori no Makibaō	Mar. 1996 – Jul. 1997	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	61	Adaptation of the manga by Tsunomaru.
Gon, the Stone-Age Boy	Apr. 1996 – Jan. 1997	NHK	Yutaka Kagawa	39	Adaptation of the manga by Shunji Sonoyama.
Baby and Me	Jul. 1996 – Mar. 1997	TV Tokyo	Takahiro Omori	35	Adaptation of the manga by Marimo Ragawa.
Hyper Police	Apr. 1997 – Sep. 1997			25	Adaptation of the manga by Minoru Tachikawa.
Clamp School Detectives	May 1997 – Oct. 1997		Osamu Nabeshima	26	Adaptation of the manga by Clamp.
Flame of Recca	Jul. 1997 – Jul. 1998	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	42	Adaptation of the manga by Nobuyuki Anzai.
Takoyaki Mantoman	Apr. 1998 – Sep. 1999	TV Tokyo	Akira Shigino	77	Adaptation of children's picture book by Hiroo Takada and Yasutoshi Nakamura.
Fancy Lala	Apr. 1998 – Sep. 1998	TV Osaka	Takahiro Omori	26	Original work.
Neo Ranga	Apr. 1998 – Sep. 1999	Wowow	Jun Kamiya Toshiyuki Tsuru	48	Original work.
Dokkiri Doctor	Oct. 1998 – Jun. 1999	Fuji TV	Kazunori Mizuno	26	Adaptation of the manga by Fujihiko Hosono.
Yoiko	Nov. 1998 – Mar. 1999	TBS	Takahiro Omori	20	Adaptation of the manga by Yugo Ishikawa.
Microman, the Little Giant	Jan. 1999 – Dec. 1999	TV Tokyo	Noriyuki Abe	52	Adaptation of the manga by Hisashi Matsumoto.
Power Stone	Apr. 1999 – Sep. 1999	TBS	Takahiro Omori	26	Adaptation of the video game by Capcom.
I'm Gonna Be An Angel!	Apr. 1999 – Sep. 1999	TV Tokyo	Hiroshi Nishikiori	26	Original work.
Great Teacher Onizuka	Jun. 1999 – Sep. 2000	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	43	Adaptation of the manga by Tooru Fujisawa.
Guru Guru Town Hanamaru-kun	Oct. 1999 – Sep. 2001	TV Osaka	Jun Kamiya	101	Original work.
Tensai Bakabon	Oct. 1999 – Mar. 2000	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date	24	Fourth television adaptation of Tensai Bakabon following Heisei Tensai Bakabon, which was already produced by Pierrot.

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2000s

OH! Super Milk-chan	Jan. 2000 – Apr. 2000	WOWOW	Takahiro Omori	12	Sequel to Super Milk-chan.
Gensomaden Saiyuki	Apr. 2000 – Mar. 2001	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date	50	Based on a manga by Kazuya Minekura.
Ceres, Celestial Legend	Apr. 2000 – Sep. 2000	WOWOW	Hajime Kamegaki	24	Based on a manga by Yuu Watase.
Ghost Stories	Oct. 2000 – Mar. 2001	Fuji TV	Noriyuki Abe	20	Based on a manga by Toru Tsunametsu.
Super Gals!	Apr. 2001 – Mar. 2002	TV Tokyo	Tsuneo Kobayashi	52	Based on a manga by Mihona Fujii.
Kaze no Yojimbo	Oct. 2001 – Mar. 2002	NTV	Hayato Date	25	Based on Akira Kurosawa's film Yojimbo.
Hikaru no Go	Oct. 2001 – Mar. 2003	TV Tokyo	Susumu Nishizawa Jun Kamiya Tetsuya Endo	75	Based on a manga by Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata.
Kogepan	Nov. 2001	Animax	Hidekazu Ohara	10	Based on a media mix project by San-X.
Tokyo Underground	Apr. 2002 – Sep. 2002	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date	26	Based on a manga by Akinobu Uraku.
Tokyo Mew Mew	Apr. 2002 – Mar. 2003	TV Aichi	Noriyuki Abe	52	Based on a manga by Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi.
The Twelve Kingdoms	Apr. 2002 – Aug. 2003	NHK	Tsuneo Kobayashi	45	Based on a light novel by Fuyumi Ono and Akihiro Yamada.
Naruto	Oct. 2002 – Feb. 2007	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date	220	Based on a manga by Masashi Kishimoto.
E's Otherwise	Apr. 2003 – Sep. 2003		Masami Shimoda	26	Based on a manga by Satoru Yuiga.
Detective School Q	Apr. 2003 – Mar. 2004	TBS	Noriyuki Abe	45	Based on a manga by Shin Kibayashi and Fumiya Satō.
Saiyuki Reload	Oct. 2003 – Mar. 2004	TV Tokyo	Tetsuya Endo	25	Based on Saiyuki manga sequel by Kazuya Minekura.
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock	Apr. 2004 – Sep. 2004			26	Sequel to Saiyuki Reload.
Midori Days	Apr. 2004 – Jun. 2004	TV Kanagawa	Tsuneo Kobayashi	13	Based on a manga by Kazurou Inoue.
Bleach	Oct. 2004 – Mar. 2012	TV Tokyo	Noriyuki Abe	366	Based on a manga by Tite Kubo.
Emma – A Victorian Romance	Apr. 2005 – Jun. 2005	TBS	Tsuneo Kobayashi	12	Based on a manga by Kaoru Mori.
Sugar Sugar Rune	Jul. 2005 – Jun. 2006	TV Tokyo	Yukihiro Matsushita	51	Based on a manga by Moyoco Anno.
	Feb. 2007 – Mar. 2017	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date Osamu Kobayashi Chiaki Kon Toshinori Watanabe Masahiko Murata	500	Sequel to Naruto.
Blue Dragon	Apr. 2007 – Mar. 2008	TV Tokyo	Yukihiro Matsushita	51	Based on a video game by Mistwalker and Artoon.
	Apr. 2008 – Mar. 2009			51	Sequel to Blue Dragon.
Hanasakeru Seishōnen	Apr. 2009 – Feb. 2010	NHK	Hajime Kamegaki	39	Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki.

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2010s

Level E	Jan. 2011 – Apr. 2011	TV Tokyo	Toshiyuki Kato	13	Based on a manga by Yoshihiro Togashi. Co-produced with David Production.
Kingdom	Jul. 2012 – Feb. 2013	NHK	Jun Kamiya	38	Based on a manga by Yasuhisa Hara.
Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals	Apr. 2012 – Mar. 2013	TV Tokyo	Masahiko Murata	51	Based on Naruto spin-off manga by Kenji Taira
Polar Bear Café	Apr. 2012 – Mar. 2013		Mitsuyuki Masuhara	50	Based on a manga by Aloha Higa.
Kingdom Season 2	Jun. 2013 – Mar. 2014	NHK	Akira Iwanaga	39	Season 2 of Kingdom.
Gaist Crusher	Oct. 2013 – Oct. 2014	TV Tokyo	Yoshihiro Takamoto	51	Based on a video game by Capcom.
The World Is Still Beautiful	Apr. 2014 – Jun. 2014	NTV	Hajime Kamegaki	12	Based on a manga by Dai Shiina.
Baby Steps	Apr. 2014 – Sep. 2014	NHK	Masahiko Murata	25	Based on a manga by Hikaru Katsuki.
Tokyo Ghoul	Jul. 2014 – Sep. 2014	Tokyo MX	Shuhei Morita	12	Based on a manga by Sui Ishida.
Yona of the Dawn	Oct. 2014 – Mar. 2015	AT-X	Kazuhiro Yoneda	24	Based on a manga by Mizuho Kusanagi.
Tokyo Ghoul √A	Jan. 2015 – Mar. 2015	Tokyo MX	Shuhei Morita	12	Season 2 of Tokyo Ghoul.
Baby Steps	Apr. 2015 – Sep. 2015	NHK	Masahiko Murata	25	Season 2 of Baby Steps.
Mr. Osomatsu (season 1)	Oct. 2015 – Mar. 2016	TV Tokyo	Yoichi Fujita	25	Based on Fujio Akatsuka's 1962 manga series, Osomatsu-kun.
Divine Gate	Jan. 2016 – Mar. 2016	Tokyo MX	Noriyuki Abe	12	Based on a smartphone game by Acquire.
Twin Star Exorcists	Apr. 2016 – Mar. 2017	TV Tokyo	Tomohisa Taguchi	50	Based on a manga by Yoshiaki Sukeno.
Puzzle & Dragons X	Jul. 2016 – Mar. 2018		Hajime Kamegaki	89	Based on a 3DS game by GungHo Online.
Tsukiuta. The Animation	Jul. 2016 – Sep. 2016	Tokyo MX	Itsuro Kawasaki	13	Based on a media mix project by Movic.
Soul Buster	Oct. 2016 – Dec. 2016		Toshinori Watanabe	12	Based on a manhua by Bai Mao.
ēlDLIVE	Jan. 2017-Mar. 2017		Joji Furuta	12	Based on a manga by Akira Amano.
	Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2023	TV Tokyo	Hiroyuki Yamashita Toshiro Fujii Masayuki Kouda Noriyuki Abe	293	Based on Naruto manga sequel by Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto.
Convenience Store Boy Friends	Jul. 2017 – Sep. 2017	TBS	Hayato Date	12	Based on a media mix project by Kadokawa.
Black Clover (season 1)	Oct. 2017 – Sep. 2018	TV Tokyo	Tatsuya Yoshihara	51	Based on a manga by Yuki Tabata.
Mr. Osomatsu (season 2)	Oct. 2017 – Mar. 2018	TV Tokyo	Yoichi Fujita	25	Season 2 of Mr. Osomatsu
Dynamic Chord	Oct. 2017 – Dec. 2017	TBS	Shigenori Kageyama	12	Based on a visual novel by Honeybee Black.
Sanrio Boys	Jan. 2018 – Mar. 2018	Tokyo MX	Masashi Kudo	12	Based on a media mix project by Sanrio.
Puzzle & Dragons	Apr. 2018 – present	TV Tokyo	Hajime Kamegaki		Based on a smartphone game by GungHo Online.
(part 1)	Apr. 2018 – Jun. 2018	Tokyo MX	Toshinori Watanabe	12	Based on Tokyo Ghoul manga sequel by Sui Ishida.
(part 2)	Oct. 2018 – Dec. 2018			12	Part 2 of Tokyo Ghoul:re.
Black Clover (season 2)	Oct. 2018 – Sep. 2019	TV Tokyo	Tatsuya Yoshihara	51	Season 2 of Black Clover.
Black Clover (season 3)	Oct. 2019 – Dec. 2020			52	Season 3 of Black Clover.

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2020s

Kingdom Season 3	Apr. 2020 – Oct. 2021	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi	26	Studio Pierrot	Season 3 of Kingdom. Co-produced with Studio Signpost.
Akudama Drive	Oct. 2020 – Dec. 2020	AT-X	Tomohisa Taguchi	12		Original work. Co-produced with Too Kyo Games.
Mr. Osomatsu (season 3)	Oct. 2020-Mar. 2021	TV Tokyo	Yoichi Fujita	25		Season 3 of Mr. Osomatsu
Black Clover (season 4)	Dec. 2020 – Mar. 2021	TV Tokyo	Ayataka Tanemura	16		Season 4 of Black Clover
Kingdom Season 4	Apr. 2022 – Oct. 2022	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi	26		Season 4 of Kingdom. Co-produced with Studio Signpost.
(part 1)	Oct. 2022 – Dec. 2022	TV Tokyo	Tomohisa Taguchi	13		Sequel to Bleach.
Play It Cool, Guys	Oct. 2022 – Mar. 2023		Chiaki Kon	24		Based on a manga by Kokone Nata.
(part 2)	Jul. 2023 – Sep. 2023		Tomohisa Taguchi	13		Part 2 of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Kingdom Season 5	Jan. 2024 – Mar. 2024	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi	13		Season 5 of Kingdom. Co-produced with Studio Signpost.
	Apr. 2024 – Sep. 2024		Yoshiaki Kyōgoku	20		Based on a novel by Chisato Abe.
(part 3)	Oct. 2024 – Dec. 2024	TV Tokyo	Hikaru Murata	14	Pierrot Films	Part 3 of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
Mr. Osomatsu (season 4)	Jul. 2025 – scheduled		Yoshinori Odaka			Season 4 of Mr. Osomatsu
Kingdom Season 6	Oct. 2025 – scheduled	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi		Studio Pierrot	Season 5 of Kingdom. Co-produced with Studio Signpost.
Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly	2026–scheduled					Original work.

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Anime films

Bari Bari Densetsu	Osamu Uemura	84 m
Ninku: Tomb of Knives	Noriyuki Abe	34 m
	Noriyuki Abe	93 m
	Noriyuki Abe	92 m
	Noriyuki Abe	94 m
	Noriyuki Abe	94 m
	Masahiko Murata	94 m
	Hikaru Yamaguchi	59 m

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OVAs and specials Note: This may not be a complete list.

• Dallos (December 16, 1983 – August 5, 1984) — 4 episodes
• Area 88 (February 5, 1985 – August 15, 1986) — 3 episodes (2 international) (OVA production only)
• Cosmo Police Justy (July 20, 1985)
• (1984)
• (1985)
• (1985)
• (November 23, 1985) — Short film
• Fire Tripper (December 16, 1985)
• (1986)
• Maris the Chojo (May 21, 1986)
• (1986)
• Bari Bari Densetsu (May 10, 1986 – December 16, 1986) — 2 episodes
• (1986)
• Laughing Target (March 21, 1987)
• Lily C.A.T. (September 1, 1987)
• (1987)
• Salamander (February 25, 1988 – February 21, 1989) — 3 episodes
• Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori (March 11, 1988)
• Baoh (November 1, 1989)
• Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (August 5, 1989 – January 25, 1990) — 6 episodes
• Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (March 21, 1990) — Television film
• Shougakusei no Yuukai Boushi: Yumi-chan Abunai yo! (May 21, 1991) — Educational Film
• (June 16, 1991) — Television film
• The Abashiri Family (May 21, 1991 – November 21, 1991) — 4 episodes
• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (August 17, 1991 – September 21, 1995, episodes 3–4, co-animated with Daume) — 6 episodes
• Here Is Greenwood (November 22, 1991 – March 26, 1993) — 6 episodes
• Eternal Filena (December 21, 1992 – February 25, 1993) — 6 episodes
• Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (April 1, 1993 – December 21, 1996) — 10 episodes
• (September 21, 1994 – February 7, 1996) — 6 episodes
• (March 21, 1994)
• Key the Metal Idol (December 16, 1994 – August 7, 1996) — 13 episodes
• Street Fighter II: Return to the Fujiwara Capital (March 29, 1995) (animation)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (1996)
• My Dear Marie (1996) — 3 episodes
• Hunter x Hunter Pilot (1998)
• (1999) — 2 episodes
• Tenamonya Voyagers (1999) — 4 episodes
• (2001–2002) — 4 episodes
• Hikaru no Go Special, Match of Justice! The Ancient Flower Blooms!! (2002)
• (2002)
• I"s (2002–2003) — 2 episodes
• I"s Pure (2002–2003, with ARMS) — 6 episodes
• (2004)
• (2004)
• Gakkou no Kaidan (2005–2009) — 10 episodes
• (2005)
• (2006)
• (2007–2008) — 3 episodes
• Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2007)
• Naruto x UT (2011)
• (2015) — 3 episodes
• (2015)
• (2015)
• The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)
• Road of Naruto (2022)

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ONAs

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Video games Note: This may not be a complete list.

Keio Flying Squadron	1993	JVC Musical Industries	Animated cutscenes
TIZ: Tokyo Insect Zoo	1996	General Entertainment	Animated cutscenes
Keio Flying Squadron 2	1996	JVC Musical Industries	Animated cutscenes
	1998	Victor Interactive Software	Animated cutscenes
	2004	Digital Fiction	Animated cutscenes
	2004	Konami	Animated cutscenes
Battle Stadium D.O.N	2005	Bandai Namco Games	Animated cutscenes
	2011	Sony Interactive Entertainment	Animated cutscenes
	2012	Bandai Namco Games	Animated cutscenes

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Outsourced Western animation

	Jun. 2011	Warner Home Video	Co-animated with Studio 4°C and JM Animation
The Legend of Korra	Apr. 2012 – Dec. 2014	Nickelodeon	Eps. 13–18, 21

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Controversy Studio Pierrot has been the target of repeated criticism from fans, critics, and analysts in the animation industry. Among the main points are the inconsistent animation quality in popular titles such as Naruto Shippuden and , the extensive use of filler episodes (non-canonical content), and significant changes in relation to the source material, as observed in Tokyo Ghoul √A.

Episodes such as Naruto Shippuden 167 (Naruto vs. Pain) became notorious for their overly stylized animation, generating controversy and even memes. Boruto has received criticism for its basic animation, slow narrative pace, and negligent treatment of secondary characters.

Fans have also pointed out distortions in the representation of female characters. A recurring example is the character Sakura Haruno, whose appearance in the anime is frequently altered in relation to the original manga — with a thinner body, softened features, and reduced expressiveness — contrasting with her image of physical strength and medical ability. Critics also point out the presence of sexist jokes in the anime, such as the use of the nickname "Tábua", which does not exist in the manga, which reinforces stereotypes and weakens the character's development. As well as Haruno being portrayed as more aggressive and abusive towards Naruto, and furthermore having her scenes cut or reimagined in a worse way in countless episodes both in Classic Naruto, Shippuden or in the new anime, Boruto.

These criticisms are part of a broader discussion about how certain animation studios adapt popular works and the consequences of this on the public perception of the characters and the story.

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Notes

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