Satelight
Satelight is a Japanese Anime studio mostly known for the Animated Adaptation of Fairy Tail and Macross Frontier.
First established in 1995, the company is the second Japanese studio (TMS was the first due to Akira and Toshihiko Masuda's Hooked on a Ceiling, from Animaniacs, when Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel) to utilize digital Animation (Production I.G, Wang Film Productions and AKOM would follow shortly after. Mainly due to CG usage). The company also uses CG in many (if not all) of their works.
Compare Rough Draft Studios, Toon City, GONZO, DR Movie and Digital E Mation, who also use CG in their animation.
Shows Animated by Satelight:
- Macross Frontier
- Earth Maiden Arjuna
- Fairy Tail
- Noein
- Heat Guy J
- Shugo Chara
- Guin Saga
- Basquash
- Macross Zero
- Genesis of Aquarion
- Galaxy Angel Rune
- Geneshaft
- Hellsing Ultimate (Episodes 1-4)
- Bodacious Space Pirates
- AKB0048
Other shows worked on by Satelight:
- Ergo Proxy (Key Animation)
- Bleach (2nd Key Animation)
- Cowboy Bebop (CG, Paint)
- Code Geass (In-Between Animation)
- Durarara!! (In-Between Animation)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (In-Between Animation)
- Gosick (2nd Key Animation)
- Heroman (In-Between Animation)
- Michiko to Hatchin (In-Between Animation)
- Mind Game (In-Between Animation)
- Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (In-Between Animation)
- Pumpkin Scissors (Key Animation)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2nd Key Animation)
- Toradora! (In-Between Assistance)
- White Album (2nd Key Animation, Photography Assistance)
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes (Key Animation)
- Real Drive (In-Between Animation)
- Eden of the East (2nd Key Animation)
- Cardfight Vanguard (Production Assistance, Photography)
- Zettai Karen Children (Animation Production Assistance)
- Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (In-Between Animation)
- Gantz (Paint, CG, Production Support)
- Blue Exorcist (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Angel Sanctuary (Digital Animation)
- 07-Ghost (In-Between Animation)
- Time Jam: Valérian and Laureline (Animation Production)
Satelight provides examples of the following tropes:
- Animation Bump: Certain episodes of Macross Frontier, often the CG is of far higher quality. This can quality for most of their anime, including Basquash!! and Genesis of Aquarion.
- Conspicuous CG: Often called upon by other companies to do so. Also present in their own work.
- Deranged Animation: They worked with Hong Ying on Basquash!!, which is an odd series in and of itself. Fairy Tail also has its moments.
- Off-Model