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Native name | 株式会社STUDIO 4°C |
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| Industry | Animation studio |
| Founded | 1986; 39 years ago (1986) |
| Founder | Eiko Tanaka |
| Headquarters | Kichjoji Kitamachi,, Japan |
Key people | Eiko Tanaka (president) Kōji Morimoto (director, animator) |
| Products | Anime (television,film,OVA) |
| Website | studio4c |
Studio 4°C Co., Ltd. (株式会社STUDIO 4°C,Kabushiki-Gaisha Sutajio Yondo Shī; stylized as STUDIO4°C) is a Japaneseanimation studio founded byEiko Tanaka andKōji Morimoto in 1986. The name comes from the temperature at whichwater is most dense.[1]
Studio 4°C has produced numerous feature films,OVAs, and shorts. Early film titles includeMemories (1995),Spriggan (1998), andPrincess Arete (2001). In 2003, through a joint production with Warner Bros., Studio 4°C created five segments ofThe Animatrix. The following year, they created the award-winning avant-garde filmMind Game. Studio 4°C's next filmTekkon Kinkreet (2006), won six awards, including Best Animated Film at the Fantasia 2007, Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the Future Film Festival, and Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. It was also submitted for 2007 Oscar in Animated Feature Film category of Academy Award in USA.
The year 2007 saw the release of the anthology filmGenius Party, a collection of seven short films.Genius Party Beyond, a collection of five short films, was released the following year, as wasBatman's side storyGotham Knight, and the OVA seriesDetroit Metal City. The following yearFirst Squad: The Moment of Truth was awarded at theMoscow International Film Festival. In February 2010, they contributed two shorts to the anthologyHalo Legends: "Origins", and "The Babysitter".
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