| Type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | 3D CGI Animation |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Key people | Motonori Sakakibara Junichi Yanagihara |
Number of employees | 28 (December 2014) |
| Website | www.spriteanimation.com |
Sprite Animation Studios is a Los Angeles, CA-based CGI animation studio founded in 2002 by former members of Square USA led by Motonori "Moto" Sakakibara, co-director of Square Pictures and Columbia Pictures’ feature film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The studio specializes in the design and creation of 3D computer animation for film and television productions, video games, and commercial advertising, and its short productions have screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival,[1] the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater,[2] the Ottawa International Animation Festival,[3] and other venues.
In 2009, Sprite entered into a partnership with OLM, Inc., a famous Japanese animation studio, producer of Pokémon.[4]
Television series
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (2013–2016) (co-production Arad Productions Inc., 41 Entertainment, Bandai Namco Entertainment,and Namco and OLM, Digital)
- Sushi Ninja (2014) (co-production with Genco)
- Yo-Kai Watch (2015–2018) (co-production with OLM, Digital)
- Kong: King of the Apes (2016–2018) (co-production Arad Animation, 41 Entertainment and OLM, Digital)
Films
- Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2016)