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Animation studio best known for adding an almost constant stream of references and [[Shout-Out|shouts out]] to other series in the backgrounds of their shows. This usually manifests itself as writing on blackboards and posters which change with every cut. Also known for having a somewhat minimalist yet oddly stylish bent to their own productions. One of the more divisive anime studios. People either love the style or hate it. Middle ground is rare. Oh, and keep one thing in mind: whether the adapted work was originally a [[Widget Series]] or not, the Shaft anime will most likely be one. They were also one of the animation studios behind ''[[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]]''.

 

Note that some fans refer to this just as "Shaft". Do not confuse this with [[Shaft|a bad mother-]] ([[Curse Cut Short|SHUT YO' MOUTH]]!), or a minor character of the same name in two ''[[Castlevania]]'' games.

* ''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''

* ''[[Arcade Gamer Fubuki]]''

* ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' short "Paultena's Revolting Dinner"

 

* ''[[He Is My Master]]''

* ''[[Mahoromatic]]''

* ''[[This Ugly Yet Beautiful World]]''

 

* ''[[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]]'' (With [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]], KK C&D Asia and others)

* ''[[Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling]]'' (With [[Hanho Heung Up]] and [[Wang Film Productions]])

* ''ALF Tales'' (With [[Mook DLE]] and KK C&D)

 

* ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' (Digital Paint; Digital Coloring for ''Enishi'')

* ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' (In-Between Animation)

* ''[[The Big O]]'' (Finish Animation)

* ''[[Bleach]]'' (Animation)

* ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]'' (In-Between Animation)

* ''[[Code Geass]]'' (In-Between Animation; first season)

* ''[[Darker than Black]]'' (In-Between Animation; ''Gemini of the Meteor'' season)

* ''[[Eden of the East]]'' (In-Between Animation)

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (In-Between Animation)

 

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* [[Deconstruction]]

* [[Deranged Animation]]

* [[Enhanced on DVD]]: Their by-now infamous scrambling to meet deadlines during a show's original airing season generally means improved animation for the eventual DVD release. They've become so notorious for it that this practice of revising art and animation has come to be known as "Shafting", as in "''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' was Shafted".

* [[Harem Genre]]: Most of their series have at most [[The One Guy]].

* [[Medium Blending]]

* [[Mind Screw]]

* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Their [[Deranged Animation]] can get ''really'' deranged at times.

* [[Retraux]]: They'll often add old-timey film effects or use old-timey orthography.

* [[Shout-Out]]

* [[Signature Style]]: Part from the studio, part from Akiyuki Shinbo, but there are a lot of those:

 

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