In the annals of anime history, a select number of studios might come to mind as being among the best. To some, studios like MAPPA, Kyoto Animation, or Science Saru might be worthy of discussion. To others, studios like Lerche, A-1 Pictures, or SHAFT might be more deserving of accolades.
Today, we’re not going to be focusing on any of the aforementioned studios, though they’re all fantastic in their own way. No, today we’re going to be singling out an anime studio that has been around since the early ‘70s and continues to blow audiences away with brilliant and mind-bending works. That’s right, we’re going to be talking about MADHOUSE.
In 2023 alone, MADHOUSE has given us titles like My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, an insightful and beautiful story of found family and love, as well as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, an epic tale of life and the fragility of humankind. But, here’s a list of all of their other works. See if there are any that you recognize, and let us know in the comments what you thought about them!
MADHOUSE anime list
Anime series’ produced by MADHOUSE
- Aim for the Ace! (1973-1974)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Tokyo Movie/TMS Entertainment Co.
- Gamba no Boken / Adventures of Gamba (1975)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Tokyo Movie/TMS Entertainment Co.
- Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi / Manga Fairy Tales of the World (1976-1979)
- Jetter Mars (1977)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Toei Animation.
- Nobody’s Boy: Remi (1977-1978)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Tokyo Movie/TMS Entertainment Co.
- Treasure Island (1978-1979)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Tokyo Movie/TMS Entertainment Co.
- Galactic Patrol Lensman (1984-1985)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Tatsunoko Productions.
- Yawara! (1989-1992)
- Yu Yu Hakosho: Ghost Files (1992-1995)
- DNA2 (1994)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio DEEN.
- Montana Jones (1994-1995)
- Azuki-chan (1995-1998)
- Trigun (1998)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998-2000)
- Master Keaton (1998-2000)
- Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden (1998-1999)
- Super Doll Licca-chan (1998-1999)
- Pet Shop of Horrors (1999)
- Jubei-chan: The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch (1999)
- Di Gi Charat (1999-2001)
- Reign: The Conqueror (1999)
- Magic User’s Club (1999)
- Bomberman B-Daman Bakugaiden V (1999-2000)
- Boogiepop Phantom (2000)
- Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran (2000)
- Hidamari no Ki / Tree in the Sun (2000)
- Sakura Wars (2000)
- Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (2000-2002)
- Beyblade (2001)
- Galaxy Angel (2001-2004)
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001)
- Chance Pop Session (2001)
- Magical Meow Meow Taruto (2001)
- X (2001-2002)
- Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (2001)
- Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution (2002)
- Chobits (2002)
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (2002)
- Note: This was a collaboration between MADHOUSE and Gainax.
- Pita-Ten (2002)
- Dragon Drive (2002-2003)
- Hanada Shonen Shi / The Record of Boy Hanada (2002-2003)
- Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (2002)
- Rizelmine (2002)
- Note: This was a collaboration with IMAGIN.
- Mirage of Blaze (2002)
- Ninja Scroll: The Series (2003)
- Texhnolyze (2003)
- Gungrave (2003-2004)
- Gunslinger Girl (2003-2004)
- Uninhabited Planet Survive! (2003-2004)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Telecom Animation Film.
- Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003-2004)
- Gokusen (2004)
- Jubei-chan: The Counter Attack of Siberia Yagyu (2004)
- Paranoia Agent (2004)
- Tenjho Tenge (2004)
- Monster (2004-2005)
- BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004-2005)
- Black Jack (2004-2006)
- Sweet Valerian (2004)
- Strawberry 100% (2005)
- Akagi (2005-2006)
- Paradise Kiss (2005)
- Oku-sama wa Joshi Kosei / My Wife is a High School Girl (2005)
- Kiba (2006-2007)
- Strawberry Panic! (2006)
- NANA (2006-2007)
- The Story of Saiunkoku (2006-2008)
- Black Lagoon (2006)
- Yume Tsukai (2006)
- Otogi-Jushi Akazukin (2006-2007)
- Kemonozume (2006)
- Death Note (2006-2007)
- Tokyo Tribe 2 (2006-2007)
- Claymore (2007)
- Oh! Edo Rocket (2007)
- Princess Resurrection (2007)
- Denno Coil (2007)
- Devil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007)
- Shigurui (2007)
- Gyakkyo Burai Kaiji / Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji (2007-2008)
- Neuro: Supernatural Detective (2007-2008)
- Mokke (2007-2008)
- MapleStory (2007-2008)
- Chi’s Sweet Home (2008-2009)
- Allison & Lillia (2008)
- Kamen no Maid Guy (2008)
- Himitsu: Top Secret ~The Revelation~ (2008)
- Kaiba (2008)
- Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008)
- Casshern Sins (2008-2009)
- Kurozuka (2008)
- Moryo no Hako (2008)
- One Outs (2008-2009)
- Stitch! (2008-2010)
- Chaos;Head (2008)
- Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (2009)
- RideBack (2009)
- Beyond the Heavens (2009)
- Needless (2009-2010)
- Kobato (2009-2010)
- Blue Literature Series (2009)
- Rainbow (2010)
- The Tatami Galaxy (2010)
- Highschool of the Dead (2010)
- Marvel Anime (2010-2011)
- Kaiji: Against All Rules (2011)
- Hunter x Hunter (2011)
- Chihayafuru (2011-2020)
- The Ambition of Oda Nobuna (2012)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Gokumi.
- Btooom! (2012)
- Photo Kano (2013)
- Sunday Without God (2013)
- Hajime no Ippo: Rising (2013-2014)
- Note: This was a collaboration with MAPPA.
- Ace of Diamond (2013-2016)
- Magical Warfare (2014)
- The Irregular at Magic High School (2014)
- No Game No Life (2014)
- Hanayamata (2014)
- Parasyte -the maxim- (2014-2015)
- Death Parade (2015)
- My Love Story!! (2015)
- Overlord (2015)
- One-Punch Man (2015)
- Prince of Stride: Alternative (2016)
- Alderamin on the Sky (2016)
- All Out!! (2016-2017)
- Note: This was a collaboration with TMS Entertainment Co.
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017)
- Marvel Future Avengers (2017)
- Overlord II (2018)
- A Place Further Than the Universe (2018)
- Overlord III (2018)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2018)
- Okko’s Inn (2018)
- Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues (2018)
- Boogiepop and Others (2019)
- Ace of Diamond Act II (2019-2020)
- Afterlost (2019)
- No Guns Life (2019-2020)
- Sonny Boy (2021)
- The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021-2023)
- Takt Op. Destiny (2021)
- Note: This was a collaboration with MAPPA.
- Overlord IV (2022)
- Police in a Pod (2022)
- Bibliophile Princess (2022)
- My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023)
- The Gene of AI (2023)
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End (2023)
Anime films produced by MADHOUSE
- The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981)
- Natsu e no Tobira (1981)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Toei Animation.
- Haguregumo (1982)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Toei Animation.
- Harmagedon (1983)
- Unico in the Island of Magic (1983)
- Barefoot Gen (1983)
- Lensman: Secret of the Lens (1984)
- The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
- Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
- Phoenix: Karma Chapter (1986)
- Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger (1986)
- Wicked City (1987)
- Neo Tokyo (1987)
- Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Artland.
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Ghibli.
- A Wind Named Amnesia (1990)
- Urusei Yatsura: Always, My Darling (1991)
- Yawara! Soreyuke Koshinuke Kids!! (1992)
- Ocean Waves (1993)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Ghibli.
- Ninja Scroll (1993)
- Rail of the Star (1993)
- Kattobase! Dreamers —Carp Tanjo Monogatari— (1994)
- The Diary of Anne Frank (1995)
- Memories: Stink Bomb (1995)
- X (1996)
- Black Jack: The Movie (1996)
- Perfect Blue (1997)
- Clover (1999)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000)
- Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)
- Metropolis (2001)
- Spirited Away (2001)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Ghibli.
- Millennium Actress (2001)
- Di Gi Charat – A Trip to the Planet (2001)
- WXIII: Patlabor the Movie 3 (2002)
- Hajime no Ippo: Champion Road (2003)
- Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
- Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
- Howl’s Moving Castle (2004)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Ghibli.
- The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
- Tales from Earthsea (2006)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Ghibli.
- Paprika (2006)
- Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007)
- Forest of Piano (2007)
- Cinnamon the Movie (2007)
- Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Toho Company and Pierrot.
- Hells (2008)
- Summer Wars (2009)
- Redline (2009)
- Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
- Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Ghibli.
- The Tibetan Dog (2011)
- The Princess and the Pilot (2011)
- Note: This was a collaboration with TMS Entertainment Co.
- Wolf Children (2012)
- Note: This was a collaboration with Studio Chizu.
- Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
- Death Billiards (2013)
- Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)
- No Game No Life Zero (2017)
- Kimi no Koe wo Todoketai (2017)
- Okko’s Inn Movie (2018)
- Note: This was a collaboration with DLE.
- Goodbye, Don Glees! (2022)
- Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom (2023)