Pierrot (company)

Pierrot Co., Ltd.

Pierrot headquarters in Mitaka, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社ぴえろ
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Piero
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Media and entertainment
Founded	May 1972; 51 years ago (1972-05)
Founder	Yuji Nunokawa^[1]
Headquarters	Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Michiyuki Honma (CEO)
Products	Anime, film, television, OVA, video games
Number of employees	158 (as of November 2019)
Subsidiaries	Studio Signpost
Website	en.pierrot.jp

Pierrot Co., Ltd. (株式会社ぴえろ, Kabushiki-gaisha Piero) is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1972 by Yuji Nunokawa, previously an animator and director for Tatsunoko Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo.^[2] Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as Naruto, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, Yu Yu Hakusho, Black Clover, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Ghost Stories, Great Teacher Onizuka, and Saiyuki.

The company's logo is the face of a clown. "Piero" is a Japanese loanword for clown, adopted from the classical character of Pierrot.

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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Productions

TV series

1980s

Title	Years	Network	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)
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.^[3]
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.^[4] 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.^[5]
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–Mar. 1987	NTV	Akira Shigino	23	Adaptation of the manga by Noriaki Nagai.
Kimagure Orange Road	Apr 1987–Mar. 1988	NTV	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	Fuji TV	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.

1990s

Title	Years	Network	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)
Heisei 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		Akira Shigino	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		Takahiro Omori	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. 1998	TV Tokyo	Akira Shigino	77	Adaptation of children's picture book by Hiroo Takada and Yasutoshi Nakamura.
Fancy Lala, the Magic Stage	Apr. 1998–Sep. 1998	TV Osaka	Takahiro Omori	26	Original work.
Neo Ranga	Apr. 1998–Sep. 1999	WOWOW	Jun Kamiya (eps 1–24) Toshiyuki Tsuru (eps 25–48)	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.
Rerere no 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.

2000s

Title	Years	Network	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)
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 (eps 1–15) Jun Kamiya (eps 16–58) Tetsuya Endo (eps 59–75)	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	TV Tokyo	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	TV Tokyo	Tetsuya Endo	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.
Naruto: Shippuden	Feb. 2007–Mar. 2017	TV Tokyo	Hayato Date (eps 1–479) Osamu Kobayashi (eps 480–483) Chiaki Kon (eps 484–488) Toshinori Watanabe (eps 489–493) Masahiko Murata (eps 494–500)	500	Sequel to Naruto.
Blue Dragon	Apr. 2007–Mar. 2008	TV Tokyo	Yukihiro Matsushita	51	Based on a video game by Mistwalker and Artoon.
Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows	Apr. 2008–Mar. 2009	TV Tokyo	Yukihiro Matsushita	51	Sequel to Blue Dragon.
Hanasakeru Seishōnen	Apr. 2009–Feb. 2010	NHK	Hajime Kamegaki	39	Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki.

2010s

Title	Years	Network	Director(s)	Eps.	Note(s)
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	TV Tokyo	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–Sept. 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 Season 2	Apr. 2015–Sep. 2015	NHK	Masahiko Murata	25	Season 2 of Baby Steps.
Mr. Osomatsu	Oct. 2015–Mar. 2021	TV Tokyo	Yoichi Fujita	75	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	TV Tokyo	Hajime Kamegaki	89	Based on a 3DS game by GungHo Online.
Tsukiuta. The Animation	Jul. 2016–Sept. 2016	Tokyo MX	Itsuro Kawasaki	13	Based on a media mix project by Movic.^[a]
Soul Buster	Oct. 2016–Dec. 2016		Toshinori Watanabe	12	Based on a manhua by Bai Mao.^[a]
ēlDLIVE	Jan. 2017-Mar. 2017		Joji Furuta	12	Based on a manga by Akira Amano.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Apr. 2017–Mar. 2023	TV Tokyo	Hiroyuki Yamashita (eps 1–66) Toshiro Fujii (eps 67–104) Masayuki Kouda (eps 105–281, 287–293) Noriyuki Abe (eps 282–286)	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.^[a]
Black Clover	Oct. 2017–Mar. 2021	TV Tokyo	Tatsuya Yoshihara (eps 1–152) Ayataka Tanemura (eps 153–170)	170	Based on a manga by Yuki Tabata.
Dynamic Chord	Oct. 2017–Dec. 2017	TBS	Shigenori Kageyama	12	Based on a visual novel by Honeybee Black.^[a]
Sanrio Boys	Jan. 2018–Mar. 2018	Tokyo MX	Masashi Kudo	12	Based on a media mix project by Sanrio.^[a]
Puzzle & Dragons	Apr. 2018–present	TV Tokyo	Hajime Kamegaki	TBA	Based on a smartphone game by GungHo Online.
Tokyo Ghoul:re	Apr. 2018–Jun. 2018	Tokyo MX	Toshinori Watanabe	12	Based on Tokyo Ghoul manga sequel by Sui Ishida.^[a]
Tokyo Ghoul:re Season 2	Oct. 2018–Dec. 2018	Tokyo MX	Toshinori Watanabe	12	Season 2 of Tokyo Ghoul:re.^[a]

2020s

Title	Years	Network	Director	Eps.	Note(s)
Kingdom Season 3	Apr. 2020–Oct. 2021	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi	26	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.
Kingdom Season 4	Apr. 2022–Oct. 2022	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi	26	Season 4 of Kingdom. Co-produced with Studio Signpost.
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	Oct. 2022–TBA	TV Tokyo	Tomohisa Taguchi	TBA	Sequel to Bleach.
Play It Cool, Guys	Oct. 2022–Mar. 2023	TV Tokyo	Chiaki Kon	24	Based on a manga by Kokone Nata.
Kingdom Season 5	Jan. 2024–TBA	NHK	Kenichi Imaizumi	TBA	Season 5 of Kingdom. Co-produced with Studio Signpost.^[6]
Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master	Apr. 2024–TBA	NHK	Yoshiaki Kyōgoku	TBA	Based on a novel by Chisato Abe.

Anime films

Year	Title	Director	Dur.
1983	Urusei Yatsura: Only You	Mamoru Oshii	89m
1984	Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer	Mamoru Oshii	97m
1987	Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella	Motosuke Takahashi	52m
1987	Bari Bari Densetsu	Osamu Uemura	84m
1988	Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day	Tomomi Mochizuki	69m
1989	Osomatsu-kun: Greetings from the Watermelon Planet!	Akira Shigino	24m
1990	Maroko	Mamoru Oshii	90m
1991	The Earring of Moonlight	Takeshi Mori	70m
1993	Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie	Noriyuki Abe	25m
1994	Yu Yu Hakusho: Poltergeist Report	Masakatsu Iijima	93m
1994	Ninku: Tomb of Knives	Noriyuki Abe	34m
1995	Ninku: The Movie	Noriyuki Abe	25m
1996	Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning	Kunihiko Yuyama	95m
1999	Daigekisen! Microman vs. Saikyou Senshi Gorgon	Noriyuki Abe	30m
2001	Saiyuki: Requiem	Hayato Date	95m
2003	Ryoukan-san	Masami Anno	70m
2004	Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow	Tensai Okamura	83m
2005	Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel	Hirotsugu Kawasaki	97m
2006	Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom	Toshiyuki Tsuru	95m
2006	Bleach: Memories of Nobody	Noriyuki Abe	93m
2007	Naruto Shippuden the Movie	Hajime Kamegaki	95m
2007	Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion	Noriyuki Abe	92m
2008	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds	Hajime Kamegaki	93m
2008	Bleach: Fade to Black	Noriyuki Abe	94m
2009	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire	Masahiko Murata	95m
2010	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower	Masahiko Murata	99m
2010	Bleach: Hell Verse	Noriyuki Abe	94m
2011	Legend of the Millennium Dragon	Hirotsugu Kawasaki	98m
2011	Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison	Masahiko Murata	94m
2012	Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie	Hayato Date	110m
2014	The Last: Naruto the Movie	Tsuneo Kobayashi	162m
2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Hiroyuki Yamashita	96m
2019	Mr. Osomatsu: The Movie	Yoichi Fujita	108m
2022	Mr. Osomatsu: The Hipipo Tribe and the Glistening Fruit	Yoshinori Odaka	75m
2023	Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King	Ayataka Tanemura	113m
2023	Mr. Osomatsu: The Soul's Takoyaki Party and the Legendary Sleepover Party	Hikaru Yamaguchi	59m

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)
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More (1984)
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Lovely Serenade (1985)
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (1985)
Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (November 23, 1985) — Short film
Fire Tripper (December 16, 1985)
Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Song Special 2: Curtain Call (1986)
Maris the Chojo (May 21, 1986)
Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Finale! Finale! (1986)
Bari Bari Densetsu (May 10, 1986 – December 16, 1986) — 2 episodes
Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Semishigure (1986)
Laughing Target (March 21, 1987)
Lily C.A.T. (September 1, 1987)
Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-Round (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
Beyond the Tide of Time [ja] (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
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizo Hakusho (September 21, 1994 – February 7, 1996) — 6 episodes
Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita (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)
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You (1999) — 2 episodes
Tenamonya Voyagers (1999) — 4 episodes
Fushigi Yuugi: Eikouden (2001–2002) — 4 episodes
Hikaru no Go Special, Match of Justice! The Ancient Flower Blooms!! (2002)
Gensoumaden Saiyuuki: Kibou no Zaika (2002)
I"s (2002–2003) — 2 episodes
I"s Pure (2002–2003, with ARMS) — 6 episodes
Hikaru no Go: Memories (2004)
Bleach: Memories in the Rain (2004)
Gakkou no Kaidan (2005–2009) — 10 episodes
Naruto: Finally a Clash!! Jounin vs. Genin! (2005)
Bleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (2006)
Saiyuki Reload: Burial (2007–2008) — 3 episodes
Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space (2007)
Naruto x UT (2011)
Yona of the Dawn (2015) — 3 episodes
Tokyo Ghoul [JACK](2015)
Tokyo Ghoul [PINTO](2015)
The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)
Road of Naruto (2022)

ONAs

Year	Title	Director	Eps.	Note(s)
2018	Hero Mask	Hiroyasu Aoki	15	Original work. Released on Netflix.
2019	Hero Mask Season 2	Hiroyasu Aoki	9	Season 2 of Hero Mask. Released on Netflix.
2021	Mr. Osomatsu: Valentine's Day Shorts	Yoichi Fujita	3	Short series of Mr. Osomatsu. Released on dTV.
2021	Mr. Osomatsu: White Day Shorts	Yoichi Fujita	3	Short series of Mr. Osomatsu. Released on dTV.
2024	WcDonald's^[7]		4	In collaboration with McDonald's

Video games

Note: This may not be a complete list.

Title	Years	Publisher	Notes
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
Rami-chan no Ōedo Sugoroku: Keiō Yūgekitai Gaiden	1998	Victor Interactive Software	Animated cutscenes
Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament	2004	Digital Fiction	Animated cutscenes
Flame of Recca: Final Burning	2004	Konami	Animated cutscenes
Battle Stadium D.O.N	2005	Bandai Namco Games	Animated cutscenes
Bleach: Soul Resurrección	2011	Sony Interactive Entertainment	Animated cutscenes
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations	2012	Bandai Namco Games	Animated cutscenes

Outsourced Western animation

Title	Years	Network	Notes
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	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

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Animation Production Cooperation (アニメーション制作協力) – Pierrot Plus

References

^ Rumic World
^ "Pierrot Official Website". en.pierrot.jp. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
^ Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Revised and Expanded Edition. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 450. — ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5
^ "Buried Treasure - Mysterious Cities of Gold". Anime News Network.
^ "Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
^ 『キングダム』5期が2024年1月6日よりNHK総合で放送開始。桓騎は伊藤健太郎、黒桜は永峰遙が演じる. Famitsu (in Japanese). September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
^ START, PÈSE SUR (2024-02-21). "Anime & manga: McDo donne vie au célèbre restaurant fictif WcDonald's". Pèse sur start (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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v t e Pierrot television series
1980s	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (1980–1981) Miss Machiko (1981–1983) Urusei Yatsura (1981–1984) The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982–1983) Mrs. Pepper Pot (1983–1984) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel (1983–1984) Chikkun Takkun (1984) Persia, the Magic Fairy (1984–1985) Star Musketeer Bismarck / Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs (1984–1985 / 1987–1988) Magical Emi, the Magic Star (1985–1986) Ninja Senshi Tobikage (1985–1986) Pastel Yumi, the Magic Idol (1986) Anmitsu Hime: From Amakara Castle (1986–1987) Ganbare, Kickers! (1986–1987) Kimagure Orange Road (1987–1988) Norakuro-kun (1987–1988) Osomatsu-kun (1988–1989) The Burning Wild Man (1988) Magical Hat (1989–1990)
1990s	Heisei Genius Bakabon (1990) Musashi, the Samurai Lord (1990–1991) Tasuke, the Samurai Cop (1990–1991) Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi (1991–1992) Marude Dameo (1991–1992) Yu Yu Hakusho (1992–1994) Tottemo! Luckyman (1994–1995) Ninku (1995–1996) Fushigi Yûgi (1995–1996) Midori no Makibaō (1996–1997) First Human Gon (1996–1997) Baby & Me (1996–1997) Hyper Police (1997) Clamp School Detectives (1997) Flame of Recca (1997–1998) Takoyaki Mantoman (1998–1999) Fancy Lala (1998) Neo Ranga (1998–1999) Dokkiri Doctor (1998–1999) Yoiko (1998–1999) Microman, The Little Giant (1999) Power Stone (1999) I'm Gonna Be An Angel! (1999) Great Teacher Onizuka (1999–2000) Rerere no Tensai Bakabon (1999–2000)
2000s	OH! Super Milk Chan (2000) Gensomaden Saiyuki (2000–2001) Ceres, Celestial Legend (2000) Ghost Stories (2000–2001) Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001–2002) Kaze no Yojimbo (2001–2002) Hikaru no Go (2001–2003) Kogepan (2001) Tokyo Underground (2002) Tokyo Mew Mew (2002–2003) The Twelve Kingdoms (2002–2003) Naruto (2002–2007) E's Otherwise (2003) Detective School Q (2003–2004) Saiyuki ReLoad (2003–2004) Hikaru no Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004) Saiyuki Reload Gunlock (2004) Midori Days (2004) Bleach (2004–2012) Emma – A Victorian Romance (2005) Sugar Sugar Rune (2005–2006) Naruto: Shippuden (2007–2017) Blue Dragon (2007–2008) Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows (2008–2009) Hanasakeru Seishōnen (2009–2010) Yumeiro Patissiere (2009–2010)
2010s	Yumeiro Patissiere SP Professional (2010) Level E (2011) Naruto: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012–2013) Polar Bear Café (2012–2013) Kingdom (2012–present) Gaist Crusher (2013–2014) Baby Steps (2014–2015) The World Is Still Beautiful (2014) Tokyo Ghoul (2014) Yona of the Dawn (2014–2015) Tokyo Ghoul √A (2015) Mr. Osomatsu (2015–2021) Divine Gate (2016) Twin Star Exorcists (2016–2017) Onigiri (2016) Puzzle & Dragons X (2016–2018) Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION (2016) Soul Buster (2016) ĒlDLIVE (2017) Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017–2023) Convenience Store Boy Friends (2017) Black Clover (2017–2021) Dynamic Chord (2017) Sanrio Boys (2018) Tokyo Ghoul:re (2018)
2020s	Akudama Drive (2020) Play It Cool, Guys (2022–2023) Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022–present) Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master (2024)
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v t e Pierrot theatrical features, OVAs, and ONAs
Films	Urusei Yatsura: Only You (1983) Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984) Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special (1985) Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988) Osomatsu-kun: Suika no Hoshi Kara Konnichiwa zansu! (1989) Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990) MAROKO (1990) Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993) Yu Yu Hakusho the Movie: Poltergeist Report (1994) Ninku: Knife no Bohyō (1994) Ninku: The Movie (1995) Shin Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (1996) Hunter × Hunter - Jump Super Anime Tour 98 (1998) Saiyuki: Requiem (2001) Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2004) Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005) Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006) Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2007) Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007) Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds (2008) Bleach: Fade to Black (2008) Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire (2009) Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010) Bleach: Hell Verse (2010) Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011) Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison (2011) Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2012) The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) Mr. Osomatsu: The Movie (2019) Mr. Osomatsu: Hipipo-Zoku to Kagayaku Kajitsu (2022) Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023)
OVAs/ ONAs	Dallos (1983–1984) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Eien no Once More (1984) Area 88 (1985–1986) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Lovely Serenade (1985) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel: Long Goodbye (1985) Cosmo Police Justy (1985) Fire Tripper (1985) Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel Song Special 2: Curtain Call (1986) Bari Bari Densetsu (1986) Maris the Chojo (1986) Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Finale! Finale! (1986) Magical Emi, the Magic Star: Semishigure (1986) Laughing Target (1987) Lily C.A.T. (1987) Persia, the Magic Fairy: Merry-go-Round (1987) Salamander (1988–1989) Kimagure Orange Road (1989–1991) The Burning Wild Man (1989) Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (1989–1990) Baoh (1989) Shakotan Boogie (1991–1992) The Abashiri Family (1991) Here Is Greenwood (1991–1993) Eternal Filena (1992–1993) Kyō Kara Ore Wa!! (1993–1996) The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1993, #3–4) Eizo Hakusho (1994) Plastic Little (1994) Key the Metal Idol (1994–1997) Eizo Hakusho II (1995–1996) Sonic the Hedgehog (1996) My Dear Marie (1996) Fushigi Yûgi 1 (1996) Fushigi Yûgi 2 (1997–1998) Eight Clouds Rising (1997) Harbor Light Story Fashion Lala Yori (1998) Tokimeki Memorial (1999) Microman vs. Gorgon (1999) Fushigi Yûgi Eikoden (2001–2002) Gensomaden Saiyuki: Kibou no Zaika (2002) From I"s (2002–2003) I"s Pure (2005–2006) Saiyuki Reload: Burial (2007) Yumeiro Patissiere: Mune Kyun Tropical Island! (2010) Yona of the Dawn (2015–2016) Tokyo Ghoul: JACK (2015) Tokyo Ghoul: PINTO (2015) Yu Yu Hakusho: Two Shot & All or Nothing (2018) Hero Mask (2018–2019)
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From 1993–2008 as Studio Kikan; from 2008–2019 as Pierrot+; from 2019–present as Studio Signpost
Television series	Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (1993–2008) Chō Kuse ni Narisō (1994–1995) Karaoke Senshi Mike Jirō (1994–1995) Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō (2008–2010) Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (2009–2010) Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse (2010–2011) Shimajirō Hesoka (2010–2012) Beelzebub (2011–2012) Sabagebu! (2014) Re-Kan! (2015) The Morose Mononokean (2016) Magical Girl Ore (2018) Shinya! Tensai Bakabon (2018) The Morose Mononokean II (2019) Ultramarine Magmell (2019) Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga (2020) Kingdom Season 3 (2020–2021) Kingdom Season 4 (2022) My Clueless First Friend (2023) Kingdom Season 5 (2024) Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru (2024)
OVAs	Butt Attack Punisher Girl (1994) Butt Attack Punisher Girl R (1994) Wild 7 (1994–1995) Naisho no Tsubomi (2008) Master of Martial Hearts (2008–2009) Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee - Light and Blue Night Fantasy (2008) Letter Bee Academy (2010) Beelzebub (2010)
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