| P.A. Works, Inc. | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社ピーエーワークス |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Kabushiki-gaisha Pī Ē Wākusu |
| Former Name: | P.A. Works Corporation (2000–2002) |
| Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Key People: | Kenji Horikawa (founder and president) Nobuhiro Kikuchi (representative director) |
| Num Employees: | 98 (as of April 2017) |
| Location: | Nanto, Toyama, Japan |
| Industry: | Japanese animation |
| Founder: | Kenji Horikawa |
is a Japanese animation studio founded on November 10, 2000, in Nanto, Toyama. The company's founder and president Kenji Horikawa once worked for Tatsunoko Production, Production I.G, and Bee Train Production, before forming P.A. Works Corporation. The studio changed its name to P.A. Works in 2002. The main office is located in Toyama Prefecture, where drawings and digital photography take place, and production and direction in the studio. The company is also involved with video games, as well as collaborating in the past with Production I.G and Bee Train for anime. In January 2008, P.A. Works produced True Tears, their first anime series as the main animation studio involved in the production process.[1] On April 20, 2018, P.A. Works announced a new e-book label named P.A. Books, with the first release being a novel adaptation of their first anime, True Tears.[2]
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Tears | Junji Nishimura | 13 | Loose adaptation of La'cryma's visual novel True Tears. | |||
| Canaan | Masahiro Andō | 13 | Sequel to a scenario in visual novel conceptualized by Type-Moon.[3] | |||
| Angel Beats! | Seiji Kishi | 13 | A collaboration project with Key, Aniplex, and Dengeki G's Magazine. Original work. Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda.[4] | |||
| Hanasaku Iroha | Masahiro Andō | 26 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.[5] | |||
| Another | Tsutomu Mizushima | 12 | Based on the novel by Yukito Ayatsuji.[6] | |||
| Tari Tari | Masakazu Hashimoto | 13 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Evergreen.[7] | |||
| Red Data Girl | Toshiya Shinohara | 12 | Based on the novel by Noriko Ogiwara.[8] | |||
| Koitabi: True Tours Nanto | Junji Nishimura | 6 | Original work. Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.[9] | |||
| The Eccentric Family | Masayuki Yoshihara | 13 | Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi.[10] | |||
| Toshiya Shinohara | 26 | A collaboration project with Buriki and Dengeki Daioh. Original work. Story originally conceived by Mari Okada.[11] | ||||
| Glasslip | Junji Nishimura | 13 | Original work.[12] | |||
| Shirobako | Tsutomu Mizushima | 24 | Original work.[13] | |||
| Charlotte | Yoshiyuki Asai | 13 | A second collaboration project with Key, Aniplex, and Dengeki G's Magazine. Original work. Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda.[14] | |||
| Haruchika | Masakazu Hashimoto | 12 | Based on the novel by Sei Hatsuno.[15] | |||
| Kuromukuro | Tensai Okamura | 26 | Studio's 15th anniversary project. Original work.[16] | |||
| Sakura Quest | Sōichi Masui | 25 | Original work.[17] | |||
| The Eccentric Family 2 | Masayuki Yoshihara | 12 | Based on the novel by Tomihiko Morimi and sequel to The Eccentric Family. | |||
| Uma Musume Pretty Derby | Kei Oikawa | 13 | Based on the smartphone game by Cygames.[18] | |||
| Sirius the Jaeger | Masahiro Andō | 12 | Original work.[19] | |||
| Toshiya Shinohara | 13 | Original work.[20] | ||||
| Fairy Gone | Kenichi Suzuki | 24 | Original work.[21] | |||
| A3! | Masayuki Sakoi Makoto Nakazono Keisuke Shinohara | 24 | Based on the smartphone game by Liber Entertainment. Co-animated with 3Hz.[22] | |||
| Appare-Ranman! | Masakazu Hashimoto | 13 | Original work.[23] | |||
| The Day I Became a God | Yoshiyuki Asai | 12 | A collaboration project with Key and Aniplex. Original work. Story originally conceived by Jun Maeda.[24] | |||
| The Aquatope on White Sand | Toshiya Shinohara | 24 | Original work.[25] | |||
| Ya Boy Kongming! | Shū Honma | 12 | Based on the manga by Yūto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa.[26] | |||
| Akiba Maid War | Sōichi Masui | 12 | A collaboration project with Cygames. Original work.[27] | |||
| Buddy Daddies | Yoshiyuki Asai | 12 | Original work.[28] | |||
| Skip and Loafer | Kotomi Deai | 12 | Based on the manga by Misaki Takamatsu.[29] | |||
| Masayuki Yoshihara | 13 | Based on the video game by Edelweiss.[30] | ||||
| Kōdai Kakimoto | 12 | A collaboration project with DMM.com. Original work.[31] | ||||
| Mayonaka Punch | Shū Honma | 12 | Original work.[32] | |||
| Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi | Tadahito Matsubayashi | Based on the manga by Aya Hirakawa.[33] |
| width=250 | Title | width=120 | Director | width=130 | Release date | width=400 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | Masakazu Hashimoto | Co-produced with OLM, Inc. and Robot Communications. Continuation of the Professor Layton video game series.[34] | |||||
| Mai no Mahō to Katei no Hi | Masayuki Yoshihara | TV film.[35] | |||||
| Bannou Yasai Ninninman | Masayuki Yoshihara | Collaboration with the Japanese Animation Creators Association young animators training project.[36] | |||||
| Masahiro Andō | Sequel to Hanasaku Iroha.[37] | ||||||
| Mari Okada | Original work. Shortlisted for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[38] [39] | ||||||
| Tsutomu Mizushima | Sequel to Shirobako.[40] | ||||||
| Masayuki Yoshihara | Original work.[41] | ||||||
| Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing | Hiroyuki Hata | Based on the smartphone game by Colorful Palette.[42] |