Kamikaze Douga

Kamikaze Douga
Japanese Name	有限会社神風動画
Founded	May 21, 2003
Industry	CG·Animation studio and production enterprise
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo
Key People	Mizusaki Junpei (Founder)
Website	kamikazedouga.co.jp

Kamikaze Douga Co., Ltd. (神風動画, Kamikaze Dōga) is a Japanese animation company known for its production of animated shorts. Located at Jingumae in Shibuya, Kamikaze Douga prides itself as a "half-breed studio" specializing in blending CG production with traditional 2D Cel animation.

Creators of several commercials, promotional videos, game cinematic, and anime openings, the company boasts the largest number of supervised animated music videos. Kamikaze Douga is responsible for the openings of season one and two of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime, as well as the JoJo-related Ultra Jump commercials.

Summary

The company was originally founded by Mizusaki Junpei in Kyoto as a private business, but was incorporated later on with the motto, "Compromise is death". Kamikaze Douga focuses on animation with cell style shading using 3DCG, elaborate design mechanics, and camera work with a sense of realism.

Works

Anime

• Amanatsu (OAV) : Animation Production
• Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter (TV) : Avant CG Imaging *Assistance (ep. 27)
• Connected (OAV) : Animation
• Gatchaman Crowds (TV) : Opening Animation (2013)
• SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation (TV) : Ending 8 Animation (2014)
• Terraformars (TV) : Ending Animation (2014)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV) : Opening Animation OP 1-2 (2012)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (TV) : Opening Animation (2014)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Egypt Arc (TV) : Opening Animation (2014)
• Gatchaman Crowds insight (TV) : Opening Animation (2015)
• (The) Last Piece (OAV) : Animation Production
• Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (TV) : Ending Animation (2016)
• Pop Team Epic (2018)
• Batman Ninja (Movie): Animation Production (TBA)

Game

• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter: Opening/Ending Animation (2004)
• Mega Man Command Mission: Opening/Ending Animation (2004)
• Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity: Opening Animation (2004)
• Megaman X8: Opening/Ending Animation (2005)
• Fire Emblem Awakening: Cutscene Supervision/Animation (2012)
• Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Cutscene Animation (2015)

CM

• AXEBUSTERS ( AXE 's web PV, 2007)
• DAIWA 50th Anniversary TVCM (2008 - 2009)
• MIZUNO FOOTBALL (Sports maker Mizuno 's web PV, 2009)
• Mobile game "UTOPIA ~ Utopia ~" TVCM (2011)
• Ultra Jump　TVCM (2012, 2015)
• TerraFormers TVCM (2012)
• Sharp AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH TVCM (2013)
• Kubota "From the Viewpoint of Life" TVCM (2014)
• Shueisha "Shonen Jump +" (2015)
• Aquarion × Kamikaze Video Union Collaboration CM (2015)

Music

• Namie Amuro "Defend Love" PV (2009)
• EXILE "Aisubeki Mirai e" PV (2009)
• Namie Amuro "Dr." PV (2009)
• Base Ball Bear "Cross You and I" (2010)
• EXILE "BOW & ARROWS" PV (2012)

Trivia

• The studio temporarily enrolled in STUDIO 4 ℃.