is a Japanese animation studio established in 1978 by Satoshi Dezaki. The studio is perhaps best known for its Bloodier and Gorier efforts in the late 1980s OVA market. They also operated a satellite studio in Niigata.
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Not to be confused with the trope Magic Bus.
The Anime Magic Bus Produced:
- Beast Fighter The Apocalypse
- Big Wars
- Burn Up! Excess (With AIC)
- Carol
- Cinderella Boy (2003)
- Cipher
- Cobra the Animation
- Cobra the Animation: The Psychogun
- Cobra the Animation: Time Drive
- Crazy Over His Fingers
- Damekko Doubutsu
- Demon Lord Dante
- Even A Dad Still Wants It...
- Fujiko F Fujio No SF Tanpen Theater (with Studio Gallop)
- Grey: Digital Target
- Happy Birthday: Inochi Kagayaku Toki
- Hayou No Ken Shikkoku No Mashou
- Hurdle
- Kasei Yakyoku
- Kizuoibito, a.k.a. Wounded Man
- Knight Hunters (First season onlynote with episodes 18 and 24 co-animated by Plum; Verbrechen & Strafe handled by Triangle Staff and the second season, Glühen was handled by ufotable, all distributed internationally by TMS Entertainment.)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes (also did retakes)
- Lovely★Complex (With Toei Animation and Mushi Productions)
- Mad Bull 34
- Momoko, Kaeru no Uta ga Kikoeru yo. (a.k.a. My Sister Momoko)
- Ninja Senshi Tobikage (With Studio Pierrot, also animated the show's opening/ending themes)
- Play Ball
- A Predator In A Skirt
- Patalliro Saiyuki!
- Riki-Oh (the OVAs)
- Shinshuu Sudamahen
- Surf Side High School
- Sweet Punishment Im The Guards Personal Pet
- They Were Eleven
- Tobira O Akete
- Tracing The Gray Summer
- Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage (with Visual 80)
- Wonder Beat Scramble (With Mushi)
- XL Boss
Sub-contracted work:
Anime- 3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon (In-Between Animation)
- A Channel (2nd Key Animation)
- Agent Aika (In-Between Animation)
- Ah! My Goddess (First OVA series; Animation Assistance)
- Ai Yori Aoshi (Production Cooperation, eight episodes total)List"Separation", "The Way of the House", "One Night", "Kiss", "Feelings", "Sharing a Bed", "Aoi" (First series), "Phantom" (Enshi)
- Aishiteruze Baby (Key Animation; Animation Production Cooperation)
- AKIRA (Animation Cooperation)
- Alien Nine (In-Between Assistance)
- And Yet the Town Moves (Animation Assistance; Production Assistance for two episodes)List"The Cat Boy", "Pandora Maid Service"
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS (Key & In-Between Animation; Opening and Ending Animations)
- Astro Boy (In-Between Animation for the 1980 series, Key & Finish Animation and Production Support for 2003 series)List"Reviving Jumbo", "Geo Raider", "Dawn of the Techno-Revolution" (with Tama Productions and others), "Atlas Strikes Back"
- Arakawa Under the Bridge × Bridge (Key Animation; Production Assistance for episode 8)
- Bastard!! (1988) (In-Between Animation)
- Batman vs. Robin (Animation Cooperation, uncredited)
- Battle Athletes (Production Cooperation)
- Beelzebub (In-Between Animation)
- Big Windup! (Production Cooperation, one episode)List"Bit by Bit/Step by step"
- Black Clover (Production Cooperation)
- Bleach (Animation; Production Assistance, five episodes)List"Renji Surprised?! The Two Zabimarus", "Stray Snake, Tortured Monkey", "Connected Hearts! The Left Fist Prepared for Death!", "One Hit Kill, Soi Fon, Bankai!", "Chain of Sacrifice...Halibel's Past"
- Blood: The Last Vampire (In-Between Animation)
- Blood+ (In-Between Animation)
- Bodacious Space Pirates (Finish & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance for two episodes)List"A Surprising Client", "Pirate Hunting"
- Boogiepop Phantom (Animation; Key & In-Between Animation)
- The Brave of Gold Goldran (Animation)
- Broken Blade (In-Between Animation)
- Btooom! (Key, Finish & In-Between Animation; Animation Production Assistance for three episodes)List"The Bloodstained High School Girl", "Night of Sacrifice", "High Level"
- Campione! (In-Between Animation)
- Case Closed: A Challenge from Agasa (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint; Animation Cooperation)
- [C] – Control (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Celestial Method (Line Test; Production Cooperation, five episodes)List"Where Memories Live", "A Fragment of Emotions", "True Friends", "What She Believes", "Where Wishes Go"
- Chihayafuru (Key & 2nd Key Animation; Production Assistance for both series, seven episodes total)List"But for Autumn's Coming", "For You, I head Out", "World Offers No Escape", "The Night is Nearly Past" (first series). "Feel Love Deepen", "My Only Thought", "No Matter Where I Stand" (second series)
- Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter (In-Between Animation; Production Assistance for seven episodes)List"The Stolen Gyro Commander", "Nice To Meet You, Dolphine!", "Birth of the Comedy Hero!", "Soar! Triple Twist Jump!", "Guiltice's Challenge", "A Heart-Pounding Rainy Drive", "Opening! Arcadia GP!"
- City Hunter (In-Between Animation; Production Cooperation)
- City Hunter: .357 Magnum (Animation)
- Angel Heart (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint; Production Cooperation for three episodes)List"My sister...Kaori", "Pure Heart", "Get My Life"
- Code:Breaker (Production Assistance, one episode)List"The King and His Troops, Children and Homes"
- Coyote Ragtime Show (In-Between Animation)
- Cross Ange (Photography Assistance)
- Dagashi Kashi (2nd Key Animation for the season 2 opening)
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (Production Assistance, one episode)List"Underworld"
- Dancougar (Key Animation)
- Dancougar: Requiem for Victims (Key Animation)
- God Bless Dancougar (Key Animation; Animation Assistance)
- Deadman Wonderland (Key & 2nd Key Animation)
- Demon King Daimao (Key & 2nd Key Animation; Production Assistance, two episodes)List"Akuto's Imperial Capital War", "All Done?"
- Diamond no Ace (In-Between Animation; Paint; Production Assistance for eleven episodes)note "Not Qualified to Be a Pitcher?", "Head to Head", "Target"
- Doraemon (In-Between Animation, 2005 series)
- Dragon Ball Z (Production Cooperation for Movie 12)
- Durarara!! (In-Between Animation)
- Eden of the East (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance for two episodes)List"Real Reality, Fictional Reality", "Search for a Fore-Lost Journey"
- El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (Co-Production)
- Fang of the Sun Dougram (Opening Animation)
- The Five Star Stories (Animation Cooperation)
- Fractale (2nd Key Animation)
- Future GPX Cyber Formula (In-Between Animation, Zero and Saga, also provided Key Animation, Paint, Paint Check and Production Cooperation for the former)
- Ga-Rei -Zero- (2nd Key Animation)
- Galilei Donna (Production Cooperation, one episode)List"Salt Fish"
- Gall Force: The Revolution (In-Between Animation)
- Glass Mask (Production Cooperation)
- GoShogun: The Time Étranger (Production Assistance)
- Golgo 13: The Professional (Animation Assistance)
- Guilty Crown (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- GunBuster (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Gundam
- Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer (In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (In-Between Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (In-Between Animation)
- Halo Legends (In-Between Animation, "The Babysitter")
- Hamtaro (Animation Cooperation)
- Hard Corps: Uprising (Animation Support for Studio 4°C)
- HaruChika (Finish Animation; Production Cooperation, three episodes)List"Exit Game", "Elephant's Breath", "The Jabberwock's License"
- Hi-Drivers!👁 Image
(In-Between Animation) - Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Idol Defense Force Hummingbird (In-Between Animation)
- Initial D (In-Between Animation and Production Coordination, Extra Stage)
- Kikaider (Key Animation)
- LBX: Little Battlers eXperience (Finish & In-Between Animation; Production Assistance for eleven episodes)
- Lensman (Animation Cooperation, series and movie)
- Love Hina Again (In-Between Animation)
- Lupin III:
- The Mystery of Mamo (Animation)
- Lupin III: The Italian Adventure (Animation Assistance; Production Cooperation, two episodes)List"Lovestruck Pig", "To Hear You Sing Again"
- Macross: Do You Remember Love? (In-Between Animation)
- Magical Idol Pastel Yumi (Opening & Ending animations)
- Mahoromatic (In-Between Animation)
- Magi: Labyrinth of Magic (Production Assistance, one episode)List"A New Visitor"
- Magic User's Club (Coloring; Final Line; Production Cooperation, first three episodes)List"I'll Follow You", "We Leave A Magic Club", "Magic is so Easy, Isn't It?"
- Maison Ikkoku (Production Cooperation)
- Maria†Holic (Production Cooperation, one episode)List"The Tainted Holy Mother・Part 1"
- Mao-chan (In-Between Animation)
- MegaMan NT Warrior (In-Between Animation)
- Moldiver (In-Between Animation)
- Mushishi (In-Between Animation)
- My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with My School Romantic Comedy (Production Cooperation for episode 2)
- Naruto (In-Between Animation)
- Negima! Magister Negi Magi Anime Final (2nd Key Animation; Animation Assistance)
- New Dominion Tank Police (Paint Cooperation)
- Night Raid 1931 (2nd Key Animation)
- Nodame Cantabile: Finale (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Digital paint)
- Occult Academy (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
- One Piece (Production Cooperation)
- Osomatsu-san (Production Cooperation)
- Ouran High School Host Club (In-Between Animation; Production Assistance, one episode)List"Honey-senpai's Three Unsweet Days"
- Panzer World Galient (In-Between Animation, OVA)
- Persona 4: The Animation (In-Between Animation)
- Photo Kano (Production Assistance, one episode)List"A Star's Smile"
- Photon (Co-Production, episode 3)
- Pokémon
- Pokémon: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice (In-Between Animation)
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (Animation Assistance)
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (Animation Assistance)
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (In-Between Animation Assistance)
- Poketoon: Chase the Beans👁 Image
(Animation Assistance)
- The Prince of Tennis II (Finish Animation)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2nd Key Animation)
- Pururun! Shizuku-chan (Production Assistance for ten episodes)
- RahXephon (In-Between Animation)
- Reborn! (2004) (Clean-Up Animation)
- Rebuild of Evangelion (In-Between Animation, You Can (Not) Redo)
- RIN-NE (Digital Paint and Production Cooperation for season 2, uncredited)
- Robot Carnival (Production Cooperation)
- Robotics;Notes (2nd Key Animation)
- R.O.D the TV (Finish Animation)
- Ronin Warriors (In-Between Animation)
- The Rose of Versailles (Animation)
- Rurouni Kenshin (Final Line)
- School Rumble (In-Between Animation; Paint and Production Cooperation, four episodes total)List"Blazing First Love!/Blazing Tea Party!/Blazing Soft Ball!" (first season), "When I Turned Around, There He Was/In Karasuma’s Name/All Mysteries Revealed!", "More Than Friends… Less Than Lovers… Up Until Then.", "It’s So Romantic, Harima! Get Published in Zinegama, Harima! Come On, Harima!" (Second Semester)
- Sakura Wars 4: Fall in Love, Maidens (In-Between Animation; anime sequences)
- Senran Kagura (Line Test; Digital Paint; Production Cooperation, three episodes)List"Seaside Training - Shinobi Island", "Shinobi Class Memories", "Yin and Yang"
- Shaman King (In-Between Animation)
- Silver Spoon (2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Paint; Production Assistance, one episode)List"Hachiken Meets Pork-Bowl"
- Sol Bianca: The Legacy (In-Between Animation)
- Space Pirate Mito (Production Cooperation)
- Special Armored Battalion Dorvack (Opening Animation)
- Starship Troopers (In-Between Animation)
- Strike Witches (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation, second season)
- Super Dimension Century Orguss (Opening Animation)
- Orguss 02 (In-Between Animation for episode 3)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2nd Key Animation; Animation Production Cooperation)
- Tales of Symphonia (Animation Support)
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (2nd Key Animation; Production Assistance)
- Tenchi Muyo!
- Tenchi Muyo! GXP (In-Between Animation)
- Tenchi in Love (Key & In-Between Animation; Paint)
- Tenchi Forever (Key Animation Cooperation; Paint Cooperation)
- Tenchi Muyo: War on Geminar (2nd Key Animation)
- Tenchi Universe (In-Between Animation; Animation Co-Production, three episodes)List"No Need for Monsters!", "Time and Space Adventures: Part 1", "No Need for Hunger!"
- Urusei Yatsura (Key Animation, series; Production/Animation assistance, movies; Animation Production for Episodes 4 & 5 of the OVA)
- Vampire Princess Miyu (In-Between Animation, OVA)
- Violence Jack 2 (In-Between Animation)
- Wagnaria!! (2nd Key & In-Between Animation, second season)
- Wild 7 (Production Cooperation for episode 2note alongside Nakamura Productions, Madhouse, Artland and J.C. Staff)
- Wild Knights Gulkeeva (Production Cooperation)
- The World God Only Knows (Key, 2nd Key & In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
- Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (2D Animation Services)
- Zettai Muteki Raijin-Oh (In-Between Animation)
- Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger (Production Cooperation)List"Three Great Satan, Revival!"
- Nekketsu Saikyo Gosaurer (Key Animation and Production Cooperation, nine episodes)List"Sunday of the End of Earth", "War of the Electromagnetic Barrier!", "Sublime! King Cogwheel's Death", "Yohji, a Man's Journey", "Namida no SHINDERERABOUI", "Gekitotsu! HIIROU Kettei Sen", "Senkou no GIRUTAABO!", "Sayonara Kyouryuu Jidai", "Shutsudou! SAIBOUGU Ken Ichi"
- Zetman (In-Between Animation)
- Zettai Shonen (Production Assistance, two episodes)List"It Is Always The Problem of Priorities", "The Two Competing Powers"
- Zillion (In-Between Animation)
- Zoids Genesis (Production Assistance, one episode)List"Secret Meeting"
- Zombie Land Saga (Photography Cooperation)
- The Little Mermaid (1992) (For Walt Disney Animation Japan, one episode)List"Double Bubble"
Tropes:
- Bloodier and Gorier: Much of their most notable work like Mad Bull and Sword of Truth are hyper-violent to the point of it being their trademark.
- Limited Animation: An infamous offender of this trope.