ufotable

ユーフォーテーブル

ufotable is a Japanese animation studio located in Suginami, Tokyo. Hikaru Kondou, who previously worked as a production assistant at Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now TMS Entertainment) and Telecom Animation Film, and later as a producer at Step Eizou, established the studio in October 2000. The studio's name derives from a UFO-shaped table Kondou encountered while formulating the company's vision. He later purchased the table and named the studio after it.
Upon its founding, the studio mainly produced adaptations of novels, manga, and original projects by ASCII Media Works (now Kadokawa), most of which featured zany comedy and eccentric plot developments. Following the release of the Kara no Kyoukai (The Garden of Sinners) film series, ufotable gained significant attention.
Contrary to popular belief, the high quality of ufotable's shows stems from their unusual degree of production independence, in-house talent, and exceptional organization, rather than from having significantly larger budgets than other animation studios.
As of February 2023, the company employs approximately 240 full-time staff members across its Suginami and Tokushima studios, with the latter having been established in April 2009.