Shin-Ei Animation

シンエイ動画

Shin-Ei Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: シンエイ動画株式会社, Hepburn: Shīn'eī Dōga Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi. It was founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A Production by Daikichirō Kusube, a former animator at Toei Animation.
The studio's history traces back to December 1965, when Daikichirō Kusube established A Production (Aプロダクション, Ei Purodakshon) while still working as an animator at Toei Animation.
Frustrated by the strict hierarchy at Toei Animation, Kusube and a few colleagues launched A Production. They immediately entered a partnership with the newly formed Tokyo Movie, on the condition that Kusube would retain his independence.
For a decade, A Production acted as Tokyo Movie's main subcontractor for animation and co-production work.
In 1976, after Tokyo Movie established Telecom Animation Film, they proposed that Kusube head the new division. Realizing this would compromise his independence, he declined, severed all connections with Tokyo Movie, and reorganized his company into Shin-Ei Animation (シンエイ動画, Shin-ei Douga).
Shin-Ei Animation is best known for producing two anime series, Doraemon and Crayon Shin-chan, which have broadcast on TV Asahi since 1979 and 1992, respectively. The studio has since produced television series and films for both franchises.
TV Asahi acquired the animation studio in 2010.
In April 2017, SynergySP became a subsidiary of the company.