is a Japanese animation studio that specializes in producing computer-animated sequences for television series and video games. Their head office is located on the 18th floor of the in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, near Tennozu Isle Station.
The company was formed through Sega spinning off its CGI division, and is best known for making the cutscenes for the Sonic the Hedgehog games. Marza Animation Planet is also known for producing the Sonic the Hedgehog film series (2020–present) and Chi's Sweet Adventure.
Animation Technology Marza Animation Planet has presented internal production tools at SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia. In 2023, Marza presented the studio's Time Filter system, an animation timing tool designed to give computer animation 2D-style timing control. In 2025, ShapeMeshing, a Marza-developed procedural framework for converting 2D animated drawings into sculpted 3D meshes, was presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2025.
Films Year Title Director Co-produced with Distributor 2013 Space Pirate Captain Harlock Shinji Aramaki Toei Animation Toei Company 2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Takeshi Nozue Visual Works Aniplex 2017 Resident Evil: Vendetta Takanori Tsujimoto Capcom Kadokawa (Japan)Sony Pictures Entertainment 2019 Lupin III: The First Takashi Yamazaki TMS Entertainment Toho 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog Jeff Fowler Original FilmBlur StudioSega Paramount Pictures 2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2024 Sonic the Hedgehog 32025 Tabekko DobutsuHitoshi TakekiyoKlockworx Co., Ltd. and TBS TVKlockworx Co., Ltd. and TBS TV
Short films Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008) GAMERA (2015) (In association with Omnibus Japan and Kadokawa.) The Gift (2016) (Created using Unity) The Peak (2019) (Created using Unity) Sonic Drone Home (2022) Samurai Frog Golf (2022) Ghost Tale (2023) Robodog (discontinued project)
Video game cutscenes Virtua Fighter 5 (2006) Sonic Riders (2006) Oshare Majo: Love and Berry (2007) Nights: Journey of Dreams (2007) Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) Phantasy Star Portable (2008) Samba de Amigo (2008) Sonic Unleashed (2008) Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009) Phantasy Star Portable 2 (2009) Resonance of Fate (2010) Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll (2010) Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA 2nd (2010) Sengoku Taisen (2010) Sonic Colors (2010) Sonic Free Riders (2010) Virtua Tennis 4 (2011) Sonic Generations (2011) Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (2012) Phantasy Star Online 2 (2012) Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F (2012) Kingdom Conquest II (2013) Phantasy Star Online 2 2nd OP (2012) Demon Tribe (2013) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) Phantasy Star Online 2 3rd OP (2012) Sonic Lost World (2013) The World of Three Kingdoms (2013) Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd (2014) Phantasy Star Nova (2014) Yakuza 0 (2015) Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X (2016) VR Zone Shinjuku - Winged Bicycle (2017) Resident Evil Vandetta: Z Infected Experience (2017) Sonic Forces (2017) Team Sonic Racing (2019) Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2019) Sonic Frontiers (2022) Shadow Generations (2024) Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (2025) Star Fox (2026)
Other Hatsune Miku Live Party 2012 (MIKUPA♪) (2012) (Stage event) Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2013 (2013) (Stage event) Mario Kart 8 (2014 (original), 2017 (Deluxe)) (3-D models for artwork illustration) Hatsune Miku Magical Mirai 2014 (2014) (Stage event) Splatoon (2015) (3-D models for artwork illustration) Happy Forest (2015) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4) Chi's Sweet Adventure (2016) (animation, models, lighting, ect. under director Kiminori Kusano) Hatsune Miku Expo 2016 (2016) (Stage event) Ultimate Bowl (2015 (v1), 2017 (v2)) (Tech Demo Trailer created using Unreal Engine 4 (v1) and Unity (v2)) Splatoon 2 (2017) (3-D models for artwork illustration) The Last Guardian (2016) (Animations) Ninjala (2020) (Animations) Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) (Lighting) Earwig and the Witch (2020) (Production partner) Oni: Thunder God's Tale (2022) (Animation) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) (Lighting) Hatsune Miku Expo 10th Anniversary (2024) (Stage event, partial production of character modeling, set-up, and animation)
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