Studio Hibari, Co., Ltd. (株式会社スタジオ雲雀) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1979, in Ōizumi, Gunma Prefecture.
History
Studio Hibari was founded in July 1979 in Ōizumi by former Tsuchida Production cel-colorist Sachiko Mitsunobu and her husband, anime director Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu.[1] In 1985, the couple's son, Seiji, was appointed managing director of the company. In 1998, the head office moved from Ōizumi to Nerima Ward in Tokyo.[2] The next year, the studio debuted its first television animation production, Sensual Phrase.[2] In 2002, the company moved offices to accommodate for the expansion of departments in order to integrate them into the company's production system, and Seiji became president of the company; and a year later set up its own 3DCG department.[2]