Studio · Animation house
Shaft
シャフト
151 animated productions (plus 5 producer credits) — working primarily in comedy, romance, and school, active since 1982.
151
Studio productions
5
Producer credits
7.1
Avg score
1982
Active since (catalogue-derived)
On air · this week
2 active titles
01 · Identity
What we know
Aggregated from the catalogue. Nothing in this section is curated copy.
Genre fingerprint
Comedy
73 titles · 47%
Romance
37 titles · 24%
School
36 titles · 23%
Supernatural
33 titles · 21%
Shounen
30 titles · 19%
Drama
29 titles · 19%
At a glance
Active years
1982–2026
Avg score
7.1
Dominant role
Animation studio
Catalogue
156 titles
02 · Catalogue
The body of work
156 titles across 3 chronological windows. Filter by role or hold for the prestige tier.
1982–1996
6 titles
Avg ★ 6.3
1997–2011
71 titles
Avg ★ 7.1
★ 6.3
studio
Katte ni Kaizou Specials
2011 · 3 ep
★ 8.4
studio
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2011 · 12 ep
★ 7.0
studio
Maria†Holic Alive
2011 · 12 ep
★ 7.8
studio
Hidamari Sketch x SP
2011 · 2 ep
★ 5.6
studio
Maria†Holic: Runrun Riru Ranran Rara
2011 · 1 ep
★ 7.1
studio
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl
2011 · 12 ep
★ 6.9
studio
Katte ni Kaizou
2011 · 6 ep
★ 6.8
studio
Mahou Sensei Negima! Movie: Anime Final
2011 · 1 ep
★ 6.5
studio
Dance in the Vampire Bund: Special Edition
2010 · 1 ep
★ 7.7
studio
Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge
2010 · 13 ep
★ 7.6
studio
Arakawa Under the Bridge
2010 · 13 ep
2012–2026
79 titles
Avg ★ 7.1
studio
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie - Walpurgisnacht: Rising
2026 · 1 ep
★ 7.3
studio
Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl
2025 · 1 ep
★ 7.6
studio
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof
2025 · 12 ep
★ 7.7
studio
Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season - A Cruel Fairy Tale: The Beautiful Princess
2024 · 1 ep
★ 8.7
studio
Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season
2024 · 14 ep
★ 7.3
studio
Undead
2024 · 1 ep
★ 7.9
studio
Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp
2024 · 1 ep
★ 7.9
studio
The Quintessential Quintuplets~
2023 · 2 ep
★ 6.4
studio
RWBY: Ice Queendom
2022 · 12 ep
★ 6.8
studio
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Final Season
2022 · 4 ep
★ 7.2
studio
Bakemonogatari Shaft Special Production PV
2022 · 1 ep
03 · People
Top collaborators
Ranked by credit count across this company's catalogue, weighted toward senior positions (Director · Series Composition · Character Design · Music).
AS
Akiyuki Shinbou
Director
86
credits in this catalogue
+3 roles
MK
Mitsutoshi Kubota
Producer
84
credits in this catalogue
+5 roles
YM
Yukihiro Miyamoto
Director
52
credits in this catalogue
+4 roles
YI
Yoshiaki Itou
Character Design
51
credits in this catalogue
+7 roles
The long bench
KK
Kensuke Katsu
Special Effects
AT
Akihisa Takano
Key Animation
MO
Miku Ooshima
Assistant Producer
RM
Rie Matsubara
Editing
GA
Genichirou Abe
Character Design
AI
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Producer
KS
Kazuya Shiotsuki
Episode Director
GM
Genki Matsumoto
Animation Director
YT
Youta Tsuruoka
Sound Director
KM
Kousuke Murayama
Animation Director
NS
Naoaki Shibuta
In-Between Animation
YN
Yoshito Narimatsu
Key Animation
04 · Where they live
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