All The Tropes

Shaft (company): Difference between revisions

Page Discussion

Shaft (company) (view source)

Revision as of 22:33, 1 July 2023

1,854 bytes removed ,  10 months ago
m
no edit summary
VisualWikitext
m (Mass update links)
mNo edit summary
 
(21 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{tropecreator}}
{{quote| Who's the studio that baits otaku dick<br />
By adding sex appeal to all the underage chicks?<br />
SHAFT! }}
 
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 (Animation)|Jayce and Thethe Wheeled Warriors]]''.
 
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]] has been their primary director since 2004, and is responsible for much of their present image.
 
Note that some fans refer to this just as "Shaft". Do not confuse this with [[Shaft|a badassbad mother-]] ([[Curse Cut Short|SHUT YO' MOUTH]]!), or a minor character of the same name in two ''[[Castlevania]]'' games.
== Productions ==
 
=== Studio SHAFT soloSolo productions: ===▼
----
▲=== Studio SHAFT solo productions: ===
* ''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''
* ''[[Arcade Gamer Fubuki]]''
* ''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]''
** ''Nisemonogatari''
** ''Kizumonogatari''
* ''[[Dance in Thethe Vampire Bund]]''
* ''[[Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko]]''
* ''[[Ef: aA Fairy Tale of Thethe Two.]]'' series
* ''[[G -On Riders]]''
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''
* ''[[Katteni Kaizo]]''
Line 28 ⟶ 24:
** ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Mahou Sensei Negima!: Ala Alba]]''
** ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Mahou Sensei Negima!: Another World]]''
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]''
* ''[[Popotan]]''
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' (the studio's first [[Anime First|original]] series)
* ''Rec'' - Not to be confused with the Spanish zombie movie ''<nowiki>~[REC]~</nowiki>[[REC]]]''.
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei-sensei]]''
* ''[[Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru]]''
* ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (Anime)|Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]''
* ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' short "Paultena's Revolting Dinner"
 
=== In cooperationCooperation withWith [[Studio Gainax]]: ===
* ''[[He Is My Master]]''
* ''[[Mahoromatic]]''
* ''[[This Ugly Yet Beautiful World]]''
 
=== Shows for [[DiDiC CEntertainment]]: ===
* ''[[Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors (Animation)|Jayce and Thethe Wheeled Warriors]]'' (With [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]], KK C&D Asia and others)
* ''[[Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling (Animation)|Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling]]'' (With [[Hanho Heung Up]] and [[Wang Film Productions]])
* ''[[Popples]]'' (With [[KKC and D Asia]], [[Madhouse]], [[Studio Junio]] and [[Studio Korumi]])
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis The Menace]]'' (Color Styling)
* ''ALF Tales'' (With [[Mook DLE]] and KK C&D)
 
=== Other projectsProjects as support include:Support ===
* ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' (Digital Paint; Digital Coloring for ''Enishi'')
* ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[ArctheArc the Lad]]'' (Animation)
* ''[[Ashita no Joe]]'' (Finish Animation; Second series)
* ''[[Beck]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[The Big O (Anime)|The Big O]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[Bleach]]'' (Animation)
* ''[[Blood Plus+]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Le Chevalier Deond'Eon]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'' (In-Between Animation; first season)
* ''[[The CastleofCastle Cagliostro (Anime)|The Castleofof Cagliostro]]'' (Ink & Paint)
* ''[[Darker Thanthan Black]]'' (In-Between Animation; ''Gemini of the Meteor'' season)▼
* ''[[Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual (Anime)|Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure]]'' (Co-Producer with [[AIC]])▼
▲* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' (In-Between Animation; ''Gemini of the Meteor'' season)
* ''[[Eden of the East]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
* ''[[Excel Saga (Animeanime)|Excel Saga]]'' (Production Cooperation)
* ''[[Eyeshield 21 (Manga)|Eyeshield 21]]'' (Animation; Finish Animation)
* ''[[FLCL (Anime)|FLCL]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Generator Gawl]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[Ghost Hunt]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''[[Gundam 00: a WakeningAwakening of Thethe Trailblazer (Film)|Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (Cel Painting)
* ''[[Noein]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' (In-Between Animation)
▲* ''[[Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual (Anime)|Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure]]'' (Co-Producer with [[AIC]])
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (In-Between Animation)
 
== Creator Tropes ==
----
{{creatortropes}}
=== Tropes associated with Shaft: ===
* [[Anime First]]: ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is their first ever original work (read: not based on any pre-existing material).
* [[Deconstruction]]
* [[Deranged Animation]]
** To quote a random blogger: ''Whenever I watch a SHAFT anime, I feel like I’m on acid. Not just a little bit of acid, a tanker truck filled with it.''
* [[Design Student's Orgasm]]
* [[Enhanced Onon 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 (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]'' was Shafted".
* [[Harem Genre]]: Most of their series have at most [[The One Guy]].
* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Akiyuki Shinbo has directed a good number of Shaft's productions.
** [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Hiroshi Kamiya]] and [[Chiwa Saitou]] are often present in many of their shows, and sometimes even share the same show. Other Shaft regulars include [[Ai Nonaka]], [[Aoi Yuki]], [[Asami Sanada]], [[Chiaki Omigawa]], [[Emiri Katou]], [[Eri Kitamura]], [[Kana Hanazawa]], [[Marina Inoue]], [[Miyu Matsuki]], [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], [[Ryoko Shintani]], [[Ryoko Shiraishi]], [[Takahiro Sakurai]], [[Tomokazu Sugita]], [[Yui Horie]], [[Yuko Goto]], [[Yuu Kobayashi]] and [[Yuuichi Nakamura]], among others.
* [[Medium Blending]]
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Their [[Deranged Animation]] can get ''really'' deranged at times.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121212072358/http://imgur.com/0j7Vkl This summary] (possibly NSFW) of Nisemonogatari Episode 5 by a Fansub. It notes all of the [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made Onon Drugs?|weirdness]] that is a part of Shaft.
* [[Retraux]]: They'll often add old-timey film effects or use old-timey orthography.
* [[Shout -Out]]▼
* [[Schedule Slip]]: They're becoming increasingly infamous for this, due to a company policy of not rejecting work. Though they're generally relied upon to [[Enhanced On DVD|fix any error]] on their TV release come the DVD/BD release.
** Justified in the case of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. Due to [[Too Soon|certain real life events]], the final two episodes airing was delayed for over a month. [[Nitroplus|Gen Urobuchi]], who wrote for the series, explained that the slip came as a bit of a relief because they'd been having trouble animating them. When they finally ''did'' air on April 21st, fans could see why. Shaft ''loves'' its surreal art, after all.
▲* [[Shout Out]]
* [[Signature Style]]: Part from the studio, part from Akiyuki Shinbo, but there are a lot of those:
** [[Unreadably Fast Text]]
** [[Unmoving PlaidPattern]]
** Camera showing whatever instead of the characters that are talking at the moment
** Pictures of real life objects
Line 104 ⟶ 95:
** [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Shaft will often, and for no reason, up the framerate and animation quality ''immensely'', and can focus on incredibly mundane things.
* [[Surreal Theme Tune]]: ''All'' of them {{spoiler|Madoka Magica's makes complete sense, you just don't get context until the end}}
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made Onon Drugs?|What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]
** As one Youtuber commented the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDrjgbKayo Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei OVA Opening]: ''"Oh SHAFT, you and your LSD."''
* [[Widget Series]]: Everything that they are a part of turns into this.
 
{{reflist}}
{{Puella Magi Madoka Magica}}
[[Category:Names to Know In Anime]]
 
[[Category:Producers]]
[[Category:StudioAnime ShaftStudios]]
[[Category:Trope{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Production Companies]]
Retrieved from "https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/497569...2018373"