Studio Pierrot

I have already covered much the documentaries about anime and manga on NHK World. There are two shows in particular that are of interest: first, Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki (talking about artists like Shigeru Mizuki or Yasuhiko Yoshikazu) and, second, Anime Manga Explosion (talking about the Patlabor Revival, Music in anime : Girl Band Anime or the Legendary Producer Maruyama Masao).

The latest episode of Anime-Manga Explosion is dedicated to Studio Pierrot. It is airing January 25th and 26th on NHK World and should be available soon as Video On Demand (VOD). Studio Pierrot (株式会社ぴえろ / Kabushiki-gaisha Piero) was created forty-five years ago, in May 1979, and produced several famous anime like Urusei Yatsura, Area 88, Kimagure Orange Road, YuYu Hakusho, Here is Greenwood, Fushigi Yûgi, Neo Ranga, GTO, Plastic Little, Key the Metal Idol, Hikaru no Go, The Twelve Kingdoms, Naruto, Bleach, etc., although the documentary focuses only on those last two titles.

If you are interested into anime and its history, you should have a look…