Naz (studio)

NAZ Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社NAZ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Nazu) is a Japanese animation studio located in Musashino, Tokyo. It animated the first season of Hamatora, as well as adapting Nitro+chiral's visual novel Dramatical Murder into an anime series.

NAZ Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社NAZ
Kabushiki-gaisha Nazu
Company typeAnimation studio
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedApril 19, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-04-19)
FounderYasuo Suda
HeadquartersMusashino, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Yasuo Suda (CEO)
ParentAnima&Co.
Websitewww.naz.co.jp

Works

Television series

TitleDirector(s)First run start dateFirst run end dateEpsNote(s)
Hamatora: The AnimationSeiji Kishi
Hiroshi Kimura
January 8, 2014March 26, 201412A part of the Hamatora multimedia project.[1]
DRAMAtical MurderKazuya MiuraJuly 6, 2014September 21, 201412Based on a BL visual novel by Nitro+chiral.[2]
My First Girlfriend Is a GalHiroyuki FurukawaJuly 12, 2017September 13, 201710Adaptation of a manga series written by Meguru Ueno.[3]
Angolmois: Record of Mongol InvasionTakayuki KuriyamaJuly 11, 2018September 26, 201812Adaptation of a manga series written by Nanahiko Takagi.[4]
My Sister, My WriterHiroyuki FurukawaOctober 10, 2018December 19, 201810Adaptation of a light novel series written by Seiji Ebisu.
Co-produced with Magia Doraglier.[5]
Id:InvadedEi AokiJanuary 5, 2020March 22, 202013Original work.[6]
Infinite DendrogramTomoki KobayashiJanuary 9, 2020April 16, 202013Adaptation of a light novel series written by Sakon Kaidō.[7]
Gloomy the Naughty GrizzlyTakehiro KubotaApril 12, 2021June 28, 202112Original work.[8]
Lucifer and the Biscuit HammerNobuaki NakanishiJuly 9, 2022December 24, 202224Adaptation of a manga series written by Satoshi Mizukami.[9]
Special Kid FactoryAtsushi IkariyaTBATBATBAOriginal work.[10]

ONAs

TitleDirector(s)First run start dateFirst run end dateEpsNote(s)
Id:IndeedEi Aoki (chief)
Atsushi Ikariya
January 8, 2021March 26, 202112Comedic spin-off of Id:Invaded
Thermae Romae NovaeTetsuya TatamitaniMarch 28, 2022March 28, 202211Adaptation of a manga series written by Mari Yamazaki.[11]
Good Night WorldKatsuya KikuchiOctober 12, 2023October 12, 202312Adaptation of a manga series written by Uru Okabe.[12]
Garouden: The Way of the Lone WolfAtsushi IkariyaMay 23, 2024May 23, 20248Adaptation of a novel series written by Baku Yumemakura.[13]

OVAs

TitleDirector(s)ReleasedEpsNote(s)
DRAMAtical Murder: Data_xx_TransitoryKazuya MiuraDecember 24, 20141
My First Girlfriend is a Gal: My First Cultural FairHiroyuki FurukawaDecember 26, 20171
My Sister, My Writer: My Little Sister and I in a Virtual WorldHiroyuki FurukawaFebruary 27, 2019 – March 27, 20192

Other projects

TitleDirector(s)ReleasedNote(s)
It GirlFantasista UtamaroSeptember 30, 2014Music video based on the song by Pharrell Williams.[14]
IDOLiSH7: MONSTER GENERATiONJuly 23, 2015Music video for the virtual idol group Idolish7.
Match ShoujoFebruary 10, 2016Commercial promoting the Match Shoujo manga series by Sanami Suzuki.
TRIGGER: Leopard EyesDecember 16, 2015Music video for the virtual idol group Trigger based on the Idolish7 mixed-media project.
Blood Lad: Kanketsu-henJanuary 11, 2017Commercial promoting the final volume of the Blood Lad manga series by Yūki Kodama.
Mr. FixerTakehiro KubotaJuly 4, 2020Music video for Mr. Fixer, the opening theme for Id:Invaded

References