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Xebec (studio)

Xebec, Inc. (株式会社ジーベック) was a Japanese animation studio based in Kokubunji, Tokyo, founded by former Tatsunoko Production animators on May 1, 1995. They worked on the anime series, such as Nadesico, Love Hina, D.N.Angel, Keijo, Shaman King, Fafner, To Love Ru, and Space Battleship Yamato remakes (2199 and 2202).

The company logotype includes the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription, which represents not the Japanese pronunciation using syllabification for Hepburn romanization but rather a presumed "English" pronunciation.

Closure

On November 20, 2018, Xebec's parent company, IG Port, sold the studio to Sunrise after constant deficits that the subsidiary had in different years.[2][3]

On January 12, 2019, Xebec Zwei, a subsidiary of Xebec, was transferred to Production I.G, becoming a subsidiary and changing its name to IG Zwei accordingly.[4]

On March 5, 2019, Sunrise announced that they established a new company, Sunrise Beyond, at Xebec's address, with Xebec's operations being transferred to it.[5]

Xebec ceased to exist as a business entity on May 31, 2019. Its post-production teams, which were not part of the sale to Sunrise, were broken up and consolidated into several IG Port companies, but Production I.G inherited the company's assets. Copyright of Xebec's past works reverted to the IG Port group as a whole.[6]

Works

Television series

Original video animation

Films

Game animation

Divisions

In 2003, the subsidiary Xebec M2 was established, which focuses in providing animation assistance for their main studio and other companies (including OLM, as in Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys). It has also produced three full series: Petopeto-san, ZOMBIE LOAN and Hitohira. Its last activity was in 2009/2010.[7]

In 2010, it was followed by Xebeczwei, which handled in-between, key, and 2nd key animation for Xebec's main studio and other anime studios. It later produced the full series Fafner in the Azure: Exodus, which ran throughout 2015.[8]

In late 2018, it was announced the coloring department of Xebec would be transferred to Signal.MD following the release of the former from IG Port. In addition, Xebeczwei would be transferred to Production I.G as a subsidiary and subsequently be renamed IGzwei.[9]

External links

References

  1. Xebec Company, Inc. Xebec, retrieved September 30, 2009^
  2. Anime Studio Xebec's Production Operations to Be Transfered to Sunrise Anime News Network, November 20, 2018, retrieved November 20, 2018^
  3. Ｉｇポート[3791]：連結子会社の事業譲渡に関するお知らせ 2018年11月20日(適時開示) ：日経会社情報Digital：日本経済新聞 retrieved November 20, 2018^
  4. Egan Loo. Fafner Production Stays With IG Port as XEBECzwei Studio Is Renamed AnimeNewsNetwork, January 12, 2019, retrieved January 12, 2019^
  5. Sunrise Establishes Sunrise Beyond Studio at Xebec's Current Address Anime News Network, March 5, 2019, retrieved July 7, 2020^
  6. プロダクションI.gがジーベックを吸収合併 24年の歴史を閉じる | アニメーションビジネス・ジャーナル April 5, 2019, retrieved April 7, 2019^
  7. XEBEC M2（エムツー） Xebec, retrieved September 22, 2014^
  8. 蒼穹のファフナー EXODUS XEBECzwei, XEBEC, retrieved September 22, 2014^
  9. Loo, Egan. Fafner Production Stays With IG Port as XEBECzwei Studio Is Renamed Anime News Network, January 12, 2018, retrieved January 12, 2018^