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is a Japanese anime studio and production enterprise, founded on December 15, 1987 by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan.〔"(Map )." ''Production I.G''. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.〕 Production I.G has been involved in the creation of numerous anime television series, OVAs, theatrical films, and is further involved in video game design and development, as well as music publishing and management. Among its prominent works are ''Guilty Crown'', ''Psycho-Pass'', ''Eden of the East'', and the ''Ghost in the Shell'' series. It is known in the video game industry for developing intros, cut-scenes, and artwork for games such as the Namco Tales Studio's title, ''Tales of Symphonia''. The letters I and G derive from the names of the company founders, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and popular character designer Takayuki Goto.〔[http://www.productionig.com/contents/about_us/01_/index.html Production I.G [ABOUT US]]〕 The company is a member of The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA), an association of over 50 Japanese anime studios. ==History== Initially founded as "IG Tatsunoko Limited" in 1987, it was a break-off branch-studio of Tatsunoko Productions which created ''Zillion''. Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, the producer of ''Zillion'', founded the studio to obstruct the dispersing of the excellent staffs of the Tatsunoko branch.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A night with Mitsuhisa Ishikawa )〕
On July 4, 2007, the company announced merger with Mag Garden, forming a new holding company called IG Port.〔cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-07-05/production-i.g-announces-mag-garden-merger|title=Production I.G Announces Mag Garden Merger|accessdate=2007-10-22|language=Japanese}}〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Production I.G」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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