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Animation studio best known for adding an almost constant stream of references and [[Shout -Out|shouts out]] to other series in the backgrounds of their shows. This usually manifests itself as writing on blackboards and posters which change with every cut. Also known for having a somewhat minimalist yet oddly stylish bent to their own productions. One of the more divisive anime studios. People either love the style or hate it. Middle ground is rare. Oh, and keep one thing in mind: whether the adapted work was originally a [[Widget Series]] or not, the Shaft anime will most likely be one. They were also one of the animation studios behind ''[[Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors (Animation)|Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors]]''.
 
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]] has been their primary director since 2004, and is responsible for much of their present image.
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* ''[[Le Chevalier Deon]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'' (In-Between Animation; first season)
* ''[[The CastleofCastle of Cagliostro (Anime)|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' (Ink & Paint)
* ''[[Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual (Anime)|Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure]]'' (Co-Producer with [[AIC]])
* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' (In-Between Animation; ''Gemini of the Meteor'' season)
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* [[Enhanced On DVD]]: Their by-now infamous scrambling to meet deadlines during a show's original airing season generally means improved animation for the eventual DVD release. They've become so notorious for it that this practice of revising art and animation has come to be known as "Shafting", as in "''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]'' was Shafted".
* [[Harem Genre]]: Most of their series have at most [[The One Guy]].
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Akiyuki Shinbo has directed a good number of Shaft's productions.
** [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Hiroshi Kamiya]] and [[Chiwa Saitou]] are often present in many of their shows, and sometimes even share the same show. Other Shaft regulars include [[Ai Nonaka]], [[Aoi Yuki]], [[Asami Sanada]], [[Chiaki Omigawa]], [[Emiri Katou]], [[Eri Kitamura]], [[Kana Hanazawa]], [[Marina Inoue]], [[Miyu Matsuki]], [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], [[Ryoko Shintani]], [[Ryoko Shiraishi]], [[Takahiro Sakurai]], [[Tomokazu Sugita]], [[Yui Horie]], [[Yuko Goto]], [[Yuu Kobayashi]] and [[Yuuichi Nakamura]], among others.
* [[Medium Blending]]
* [[Mind Screw]]
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* [[Schedule Slip]]: They're becoming increasingly infamous for this, due to a company policy of not rejecting work. Though they're generally relied upon to [[Enhanced On DVD|fix any error]] on their TV release come the DVD/BD release.
** Justified in the case of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. Due to [[Too Soon|certain real life events]], the final two episodes airing was delayed for over a month. [[Nitroplus|Gen Urobuchi]], who wrote for the series, explained that the slip came as a bit of a relief because they'd been having trouble animating them. When they finally ''did'' air on April 21st, fans could see why. Shaft ''loves'' its surreal art, after all.
* [[Shout -Out]]
* [[Signature Style]]: Part from the studio, part from Akiyuki Shinbo, but there are a lot of those:
** [[Unreadably Fast Text]]
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