Kino Production

Kino Production
Japanese Name	有限会社きのプロダクション
Founded	July 1965
Industry	Animation studio and production enterprise
Headquarters	Nerima-ku, Tokyo
Phone Number	03-3922-3534
Key People	Toshio Kinoshita (Founder, President)
Website	kinopuro.jounin.jp

Kino Production Inc. (有限会社きのプロダクション, Yūgengaisha Kino Purodakushon) is a Japanese animation studio known for their key animation and 2nd key animation work on the anime television series adaptation for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

The studio is known for their production cooperation and outsource work on Sazae-san, One Piece, Gintama, and Folktales from Japan.

History

In July 1965, Toshio Kinoshita, a manga artist and head of Tatsunoko Production's animation department, founded the company as an animation studio. The company's main business was subcontracting animation for Mushi Production and Tatsunoko Production.

In the 1970s, the company expanded its order base to include finishing services, and in the 1980s, it began gross contracting, transforming itself into a production company.

The company is often credited as "Kino Production," "Kino Pro," or "Kino Productions".

They are located at 2-10-16 Oizumigakuen-cho, Nerima-Ku, Tokyo.

Staff

• Founder and President: Toshio Kinoshita

Credits

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 3
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 19Episode 20Episode 24Episode 25Episode 28Episode 30
  • In-Between Animation: Episode 48
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 3
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
  • 2nd Key Animation: Episode 38