, stylized as WIT Studio, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 1, 2012, by producers at Production I.G as a subsidiary of IG Port. It is headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, with Production I.G producer George Wada as president and Tetsuya Nakatake, also a producer at Production I.G, as a director of the studio. The studio gained notability for producing Attack on Titan (the first three seasons), Great Pretender, Ranking of Kings, Spy × Family, My Deer Friend Nokotan, and the first seasons of The Ancient Magus' Bride and Vinland Saga.
History The studio was founded by George Wada, a former employee of Production I.G, in 2012. After its founding, Tetsuya Nakatake was placed as the representative director of the studio. Several other former Production I.G staff members joined Wit after its founding, including animation directors Kyōji Asano and Satoshi Kadowaki, and director Tetsurō Araki, all of whom worked together on Attack on Titan.
Wit Studio was funded with an initial investment of in capital from IG Port, Wada and Nakatake, who are reported to own 66.6%, 21.6% and 10.0% equity in the studio respectively.
In December 2020, Wit Studio established a stop motion studio in partnership with Pui Pui Molcar director Tomoki Misato.
In May 2022, Wit Studio in partnership with Aniplex, CloverWorks and Shueisha formed a new company called JOEN. The company's objective is to facilitate the planning and production of television anime series, anime films, and short clips.
Works Television series Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source 2013–2019 Attack on Titan (seasons 1–3) Tetsurō ArakiMasashi Koizuka Tetsuya Nakatake Manga 59 2014–2015 Hozuki's Coolheadedness Hiro Kaburaki Tetsuya Nakatake Manga 13 2015 The Rolling Girls Kotomi Deai Tetsuya Nakatake Original work 12 Seraph of the End Daisuke Tokudo Tetsuya Nakatake Manga 24 2016 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Tetsurō Araki Maiko Okada Original work 12 2017–2018 The Ancient Magus' Bride (season 1) Norihiro Naganuma Hiroya Hasegawa Manga 24 2018 After the Rain Ayumu Watanabe Maiko Okada Manga 12 2019–2020 Kedama no Gonjirō(co-animated with OLM and Signal.MD) Kenshirō Morii Shou OotaniHiroshi UtsumiTakatoshi Chino 52 2019 Vinland Saga (season 1) Shuhei Yabuta Hiroya Hasegawa Manga 24 2020–2021 GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy(co-animated with OLM) Hiroaki AkagiNorihito Takahashi Hiroyuki Katou Original work 50 2021 Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song Shinpei Ezaki Shou Ootani Original work 13 2021–2022 Ranking of Kings Yōsuke HattaMakoto Fuchigami Maiko Okada Manga 23 2022– Spy × Family (co-animated with CloverWorks) Kazuhiro FuruhashiTakahiro HaradaYukiko Imai Kazue HayashiKazuki YamanakaTaito Itou Manga 50 2022 Onipan! Masahiko Ohta Shouyou Shishido Original work 12 2023 Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage Yōsuke HattaMakoto Fuchigami Maiko Okada Manga 10 Kizuna no Allele (co-animated with Signal.MD) Kenichiro Komaya Shou OotaniTakatoshi ChinoKeita Yoshinobu Virtual YouTuberKizuna AI 24 2024 My Deer Friend Nokotan Masahiko Ohta Shou OotaniDaisuke NishiokaLu XingchengKazuaki Mochikawa Manga 12 Suicide Squad Isekai Eri Osada Shou Ootani DC Comics characters 10 2025– Yaiba: Samurai Legend Takahiro Hasui Maiko Okada Manga 2026 Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Ken Yamamoto Shou OotaniKeisuke Satou Light novel 14 Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke Yoshiaki Iwasaki Keita Yoshinobu Light novel 24 2027 LONA Takashi Katagiri Kazuki Yamanaka Original work Ascendance of a Bookworm: Founder of the Royal Academy's So-Called Library Committee Light novel
Films Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source 2013 Hal Ryōtarō Makihara Tetsuya Nakatake Original work 2014–2015 Attack on Titan – Part 1: Crimson Bow and ArrowAttack on Titan – Part 2: Wings of Freedom Tetsurō Araki Tetsuya Nakatake Manga 2015 The Empire of Corpses Ryōtarō Makihara Tetsuya NakatakeMaiko Okada Novel series 2016–2017 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress – Part 1: Gathering LightKabaneri of the Iron Fortress – Part 2: Burning Life Tetsurō Araki Maiko Okada Original work 2017–2018 Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden (3 films) Tetsuya Wakano Shou OotaniNorio Yoshida Manga 2018 Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening Tetsurō ArakiMasashi Koizuka Tetsuya Nakatake Manga Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (co-animated with OLM) Tetsuo Yajima George WadaHiroyuki Katou Video game 2019 Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Unato Decisive Battle Tetsurō Araki Kazue Hayashi Original work 2020 Attack on Titan: Chronicle Tetsurō ArakiMasashi Koizuka Tetsuya Nakatake Manga 2022 Bubble Tetsurō Araki Kazue HayashiKazuki Yamanaka Original work 2023 Spy × Family Code: White (co-animated with CloverWorks) Takashi Katagiri Kazue HayashiKazuki YamanakaTaito Itō Manga
OVAs Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source 2013–2014 Attack on Titan Tetsurō Araki Tetsuya Nakatake Manga 3 2014–2015 Attack on Titan: No Regrets Tetsurō Araki Tetsuya Nakatake Visual novel/manga 2 2016 Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins Kyoji Asano Tetsuya Nakatake Video game 1 2016–2017 The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star Norihiro Naganuma Hiroya Hasegawa Manga 3 2017–2018 Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Masashi Koizuka Tetsuya Nakatake Novel 3 2019–2022 The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún Yūtarō KuboSatomi Maiya Kenta Yamada Manga 2
ONAs Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source 2020 Great Pretender Hiro Kaburagi Maiko Okada Original work 23 2021–2022 The Missing 8 Naoki Yoshibe Tetsuya NakatakeShou Ootani Music videos 8 2022 Vampire in the Garden Ryōtarō Makihara Shouyou Shishido Original work 5 Pokémon: Hisuian Snow Ken Yamamoto Shou Ootani Video game 3 2023 Colors Tetsurō Araki Kazuki Yamanaka Toho Animation MusicFilms Project 1 Pokémon: Paldean Winds Ryohei Takeshita Kazuki Yamanaka Video games 4 2024 Great Pretender: Razbliuto Hiro Kaburagi Maiko Okada Original work 4 The Grimm Variations Yōko KanamoriYasuhiro AkamatsuJun'ichirō HashiguchiYumi KamamuraMasato TakeuchiShintarou Nakazawa Tetsuya NakatakeGenta NinomiyaKeiko Matsushita Brothers Grimmfairy tales 6 2025 Moonrise Masashi Koizuka Ryouma Kawamura Original work 18 My Melody & Kuromi Tomoki Misato Kenta Yamada Sanrio characters 12 Star Wars: Visions Junichi Yamamoto Ryouma Kawamura 2026 Love Through a Prism Kazuto NakazawaTetsuya TakahashiSaki Fujii Keita Yoshinobu Original work 20 2027 The One Piece Masashi Koizuka Ryouma Kawamura Manga; remake of One Piece anime TBA Candy Caries Tomoki Misato Kenta Yamada Anime; television adaptation of 2021 stop-motion video
Video games Year Title Publisher Format Notes 2017 Tales of the Rays Bandai Namco Mobile game Opening animation and cutscenes 2018 Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri -Ran- Hajimaru Michiato DMM Games Mobile game Opening animation BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Arc System Works Console game Opening animation Princess Connect! Re:Dive Cygames Mobile game Opening animation and cutscenes 2024 Persona 3 Reload Sega Console game Opening animation and 2D cutscenes 2023 Street Fighter 6 Capcom Console game Spy x Family crossover content trailer 2026 Street Fighter 6 Capcom Console game Year 4 character trailer
Music videos Year Title Artist Director Notes 2019 "We're Still Underground" Eve Nobutaka Yoda "This World to You" Eve Nobutaka Yoda 2020 "Blue: Line Step Brush" Under Graph Kengo Saitō "Sakugasaku" Uchikubi Gokumon Dōkōkai Kyōji Asano 2024 "Go-Getters" Mori Calliope Takashi Horiuchi "Allegro" Midnight Grand Orchestra Yuki Kamiya 2026"Ittai Itsukara"Nao Ojika (as Temari Tsukimura from Gakuen Idolmaster)syo5"numb numb"TAKYuki Kamiya
Notable staff
Representative staff George Wada (founder and president) (founder and director)
Animation producers
Shou Ootani (2013–present) Kazuki Yamanaka (2013–present) Shouyou Shishido (2013–present) Kenta Yamada (2015–present; Ibaraki) (2015–2025) Hiroya Hasegawa (2016–2019) Keita Yoshinobu (2018–present) Ryouma Kawamura (2018–present) Kazue Hayashi (2019–present) Genta Ninomiya (2017–present) Keisuke Satou (2018–present) Daisuke Nishioka (2017–present) Daiya Shiraishi (2019–present) Kazuaki Mochikawa (2018–present) Kiyoshi Kumada (2025–present)
Animation department (2013–present) (2013–present) (2022–2025)
Notes
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