Forum Settings
Forums

Production Studio of Prince of Tennis Goes Bankrupt

New
May 8, 2012 8:29 AM
#1

Offline
Feb 2008
4384
The procurator of anime production studio Trans Arts has announced that the studio has ceased business due to insolvency. The process for the bankruptcy will be carried out soon. Trans Arts was founded in 1967 and had been producing anime mainly as the subcontractor of Production I.G. From 2001 - 2005, Trans Arts produced Prince of Tennis in cooperation with I.G. Last year, they have participated in the production of Mirai Nikki, Persona 4 The Animation and Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko.

Source: Notice from Trans Arts
This topic has been locked and is no longer available for discussion.
May 8, 2012 8:43 AM
#2

Offline
Apr 2010
2026
RIP.

May 8, 2012 8:57 AM
#3

Offline
Sep 2009
3007
Strange. Most of last titles in their least were successful enough. Why so?
May 8, 2012 9:07 AM
#4

Offline
Apr 2007
68
Nachtwandler_21 said:
Strange. Most of last titles in their least were successful enough. Why so?


Titles they've assisted on with the animation, not titles they produced themselves. The latest work they're listed for as Animation Producer is Loups=Garous, and that proved to be a major bomb.

It's just a shame they didn't get to participate in the production of Shin Tennis no Oujisama to get them back into shape (considering it's not selling too badly, though I don't think they've ever ended up on the production committee themselves so this might not actually matter) - I guess they've been in a disastrous state for a while and couldn't get the work force to do so anymore.
KatapanMay 8, 2012 12:27 PM
May 8, 2012 9:19 AM
#5
noiz cancelling

Offline
Jan 2008
1012
Well, that feels weird to learn.
May 8, 2012 9:21 AM
#6

Offline
Jul 2010
133
Well that sucks, seeing as they've been around since 1967. I didn't think Loups=Garous was actually that bad, but it could've been alot better
May 8, 2012 9:46 AM
#7

Offline
May 2008
2310
Wow this...really blows..

May 8, 2012 10:13 AM
#8

Offline
Jan 2011
145
Always sad to see a company/studio go bankrupt, even if I might not of been a big fan of them in the first place. Hopefully other studios learn from these mistakes.
[color=#993300]
"I commend your courage, but I will show you no mercy."[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlCIPj1ZoM0]
[/color]
[/url]



May 8, 2012 10:30 AM
#9

Offline
May 2010
2559
That's too bad !!
May 8, 2012 10:39 AM
Offline
Mar 2011
25073
another old guardsman gone
"If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine"

When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run
There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun
Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one
For the Union makes us strong
May 8, 2012 11:34 AM

Offline
Jun 2009
870
It's sad thing to see. :( Even though I never saw anything from them, it's still very sad considering that it was founded back in 1967. :(
May 8, 2012 11:47 AM
Offline
Jul 2018
564074
Failures said:
Always sad to see a company/studio go bankrupt, even if I might not of been a big fan of them in the first place. Hopefully other studios learn from these mistakes.


Sums it up :(
May 8, 2012 11:59 AM

Offline
Oct 2008
130
Flamereel17 said:
Failures said:
Always sad to see a company/studio go bankrupt, even if I might not of been a big fan of them in the first place. Hopefully other studios learn from these mistakes.


Sums it up :(
Same here. I guess it is true.
May 8, 2012 12:04 PM
Offline
May 2009
131
Katapan said:


Titles they've assisted on with the animation, not titles they produced themselves. The latest work they're listed for as Animation Producer is Loups=Garous, and that proved to be a major bomb. (It may be about time producers realized movies are just not working for original franchises...)


Eh, Loups=Garous was an adaption. Which was the reason why it wasn't a good movie. It tried to adapt too much, in turn things made a lot less sense than it should for those who don't know the original. As an example: The manga adaption seems to be 5 volumes. That's about the amount you need for a 13episode (4 hour) anime adaption. +- obviously, depends on how much text there is.
So, the movie isn't even half of that and it is a mystery.. where every little thing might be important. It was a stupid idea to make a movie out of it.

Typical anime problem, happens all the time.
May 8, 2012 12:06 PM

Offline
Mar 2011
1141
R.I.P.
May 8, 2012 12:17 PM

Offline
Apr 2007
68
Kiru_im_Ufo said:
Eh, Loups=Garous was an adaption.


Right, it was. Kyougoku and all too, brain fart here, sorry for the confusion.
May 8, 2012 12:22 PM

Offline
Jan 2010
667
Don't like the Prince of Tennis ~
not surprised...

R.I.P.
May 8, 2012 12:32 PM
Offline
Jul 2018
564074
Well, this sucks. Losing an anime company is always a bad thing. And I loved Mirai Nikki, it was amazing.

RIP
May 8, 2012 12:32 PM

Offline
Sep 2008
59
This is sad news for anime fans out here :'( :-(.
May 8, 2012 12:48 PM

Offline
Mar 2010
35
R.I.P. Trans Arts
May 8, 2012 1:00 PM
Anime DB Admin
BACK FOR MORE?

Offline
Jan 2007
12700
Failures said:
Always sad to see a company/studio go bankrupt, even if I might not of been a big fan of them in the first place. Hopefully other studios learn from these mistakes.
Indeed. I hope the artists affected by this find a new job, soon.

staff.applications  
guidelines.faq 
 

report.abuse  

thx.skittles  
thx.kina 
 

[H+] ³  
May 8, 2012 1:14 PM

Offline
Sep 2008
7062
Nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu no more tennis causing the extinction of dinosaurs...
Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines.
May 8, 2012 2:02 PM
Offline
Jun 2011
384
There goes another company.
May 8, 2012 2:03 PM

Offline
Jun 2010
3696
That's sad. R.I.P
May 8, 2012 2:28 PM

Offline
Jul 2011
4415
Yankun said:
Failures said:
Always sad to see a company/studio go bankrupt, even if I might not of been a big fan of them in the first place. Hopefully other studios learn from these mistakes.


This x2.


Especially a studio that produces anime that I'm quite familiar of. :(
May 8, 2012 2:35 PM

Offline
Jun 2009
692
Wow this is sad. Maybe somebody will buy them and be saved.
May 8, 2012 3:01 PM

Offline
Jun 2009
8736
better that way, and no more gay tennis anime!
May 8, 2012 4:02 PM

Offline
Apr 2012
35
Good Game..rest in peace
May 8, 2012 4:54 PM

Offline
Feb 2010
2298
All I can say is wow. O.O
May 8, 2012 5:09 PM

Offline
Jul 2010
1852
aw, that really sucks. :(

May 8, 2012 6:55 PM

Offline
Feb 2010
2179
RIP. T_T

"Your taste is shit cause you like what I hate. Believe me I have 1000 cartoons that I rated with less than 5."


May 8, 2012 7:07 PM

Online
Jan 2009
101105
another one bites the dust
May 8, 2012 8:23 PM

Offline
Apr 2012
158
Mada mada dane.it just means they weren't good enough.still it sucks to loose an anime studio
brimskebMay 8, 2012 8:28 PM
May 8, 2012 9:47 PM
Offline
May 2011
12
R.I.P. Trans Arts though I've never heard much about this studio.

May 8, 2012 11:13 PM
Offline
Mar 2010
3041
R.I.P :(
Check out the News Club for daily rankings, discussion on future CD and BD releases, manga and novels. New members are welcome!
May 9, 2012 2:42 AM

Offline
Aug 2010
1286
Noooo...! To think that that was where POT was produced...I feel sad..! And they've been around for so long too..

RIP Trans Arts
May 9, 2012 3:02 AM

Offline
Jan 2012
274
Goodness I'll miss you Trans Arts
May 9, 2012 4:49 AM

Offline
Sep 2010
6759
Never heard of them

R.I.P anyways
"What has two arms, two legs, and is alive? Not your favorite character lol! xD"
May 9, 2012 5:02 AM

Offline
Oct 2009
510
Imagine the reactions if this happened to KyoAni or Shaft...
May 9, 2012 6:44 AM

Offline
Dec 2009
3338
R.I.P.
May 9, 2012 7:57 AM

Offline
Nov 2008
3339
what a shock well RIP
May 9, 2012 9:49 AM

Offline
Mar 2012
440
R.I.P :(
May 9, 2012 11:34 AM

Offline
Aug 2007
202
The heading is a bit misleading. Should say "original" Prince of Tennis. Because the current studio is NAS. I was worried there a bit because of that. For the record, I'm not a particular fan of PoT, but am of NAS.
Team Leader & Manager of ray=out.
A non-profit independent Japanese and Chinese anime/manga translation and subtitle provider.
http://rayout.org/ - Browse through our site to get to know us better.
May 10, 2012 11:53 AM

Offline
Apr 2011
311
Sad to see them go, especially since they've been around for so long.
It seems like there could be so much potential for future series this studio might have animated, but now won't get the opportunity.
May 11, 2012 9:42 AM

Offline
Jul 2008
779
Katapan said:
Nachtwandler_21 said:
Strange. Most of last titles in their least were successful enough. Why so?


Titles they've assisted on with the animation, not titles they produced themselves. The latest work they're listed for as Animation Producer is Loups=Garous, and that proved to be a major bomb.

It's just a shame they didn't get to participate in the production of Shin Tennis no Oujisama to get them back into shape (considering it's not selling too badly, though I don't think they've ever ended up on the production committee themselves so this might not actually matter) - I guess they've been in a disastrous state for a while and couldn't get the work force to do so anymore.


but i love Loups=Garous
May 15, 2012 12:51 AM
Offline
Jan 2012
24
Stuff like this happens I’m not a fun but i did like some of the anime that they put up there but life goes on. It will not stop the endless time but its death will be remembered
Jun 18, 2013 7:16 AM

Offline
Oct 2012
7189
R.I.P
They already done their job very well
*Salute

SurferDude said:
Imagine the reactions if this happened to KyoAni or Shaft...

Well maybe in a far..faraway future?
But I hope not, there's so many great anime from them... I'll be very sad :(
"Signature removed"
Jun 18, 2013 7:56 AM

Offline
Jan 2008
1933
As a production house, nothing was lost. They never made anything really outstanding by themselves. Hope that P.IG won't be affected to much by this.
Jul 26, 2013 2:34 PM

Offline
May 2013
466
blue-y said:
Noooo...! To think that that was where POT was produced...I feel sad..! And they've been around for so long too..

RIP Trans Arts


Just read this thread today. This sums up how I feel. PoT was one of my all-time favourites.
This topic has been locked and is no longer available for discussion.

More topics from this board

» Novel 'Anne of Green Gables' Gets New TV Anime in Spring 2025

DatRandomDude - Nov 19

44 by Mirorin »»
2 hours ago

» 'Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu' Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Teaser for Summer 2025

Vindstot - Nov 26

17 by Mirorin »»
2 hours ago

» 'Yami Shibai' Gets 14th Season in Winter 2025

DatRandomDude - Yesterday

11 by GakutoDeathGlare »»
6 hours ago

» 'Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.' Reveals Additional Staff, Second Promo

DatRandomDude - Nov 27

2 by MegamiRem »»
6 hours ago

» Manga 'Cat's Eye' Gets New Anime Adaptation in 2025

Vindstot - Nov 20

45 by ZtramRa »»
Yesterday, 3:30 PM
It’s time to ditch the text file.
Keep track of your anime easily by creating your own list.
Sign Up Login