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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 (Animation)|Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors]]''.
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]]''.


[[Akiyuki Shinbo]] has been their primary director since 2004, and is responsible for much of their present image.
[[Akiyuki Shinbo]] has been their primary director since 2004, and is responsible for much of their present image.
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* ''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''
* ''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]''
* ''[[Arcade Gamer Fubuki]]''
* ''[[Arcade Gamer Fubuki]]''
* ''[[Bakemonogatari (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]''
* ''[[Bakemonogatari]]''
** ''Nisemonogatari''
** ''Nisemonogatari''
** ''Kizumonogatari''
** ''Kizumonogatari''
* ''[[Dance in The Vampire Bund]]''
* ''[[Dance in the Vampire Bund]]''
* ''[[Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko]]''
* ''[[Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko]]''
* ''[[Ef a Fairy Tale of The Two]]'' series
* ''[[Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.]]'' series
* ''[[G On Riders]]''
* ''[[G-On Riders]]''
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''
* ''[[Katteni Kaizo]]''
* ''[[Katteni Kaizo]]''
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** ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Mahou Sensei Negima!: Ala Alba]]''
** ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Mahou Sensei Negima!: Ala Alba]]''
** ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Mahou Sensei Negima!: Another World]]''
** ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima|Mahou Sensei Negima!: Another World]]''
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash]]''
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]''
* ''[[Popotan]]''
* ''[[Popotan]]''
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' (the studio's first [[Anime First|original]] series)
* ''[[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'' - Not to be confused with the Spanish zombie movie ''<nowiki>~[REC]~</nowiki>''.
* ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]''
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''
* ''[[Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru]]''
* ''[[Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru]]''
* ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase (Anime)|Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]''
* ''[[Tsukuyomi Moon Phase]]''
* ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' short "Paultena's Revolting Dinner"
* ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' short "Paultena's Revolting Dinner"


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=== Shows for [[Di C]]: ===
=== Shows for [[Di C]]: ===
* ''[[Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors (Animation)|Jayce and The Wheeled Warriors]]'' (With [[Sunrise]], KK C&D Asia and others)
* ''[[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]]'' (With [[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]])
* ''[[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]])
* ''[[Popples]]'' (With [[KKC and D Asia]], [[Madhouse]], [[Studio Junio]] and [[Studio Korumi]])
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis The Menace]]'' (Color Styling)
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis The Menace]]'' (Color Styling)
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=== Other projects as support include: ===
=== Other projects as support include: ===
* ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' (Digital Paint; Digital Coloring for ''Enishi'')
* ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' (Digital Paint; Digital Coloring for ''Enishi'')
* ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Angel Sanctuary]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Arcthe Lad]]'' (Animation)
* ''[[Arc the Lad]]'' (Animation)
* ''[[Ashita no Joe]]'' (Finish Animation; Second series)
* ''[[Ashita no Joe]]'' (Finish Animation; Second series)
* ''[[Beck]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[Beck]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[The Big O (Anime)|The Big O]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[The Big O]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[Bleach]]'' (Animation)
* ''[[Bleach]]'' (Animation)
* ''[[Blood Plus]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Blood Plus]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Le Chevalier Deon]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Le Chevalier d'Eon]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]'' (In-Between Animation; first season)
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' (In-Between Animation; first season)
* ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro (Anime)|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' (Ink & Paint)
* ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro|The Castleof Cagliostro]]'' (Ink & Paint)
* ''[[Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual (Anime)|Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure]]'' (Co-Producer with [[AIC]])
* ''[[Parallel Trouble Adventure Dual|Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure]]'' (Co-Producer with [[AIC]])
* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' (In-Between Animation; ''Gemini of the Meteor'' season)
* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' (In-Between Animation; ''Gemini of the Meteor'' season)
* ''[[Eden of the East]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Eden of the East]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'' (In-Between Animation; Digital Paint)
* ''[[Excel Saga (Anime)|Excel Saga]]'' (Production Cooperation)
* ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' (Production Cooperation)
* ''[[Eyeshield 21 (Manga)|Eyeshield 21]]'' (Animation; Finish Animation)
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' (Animation; Finish Animation)
* ''[[FLCL (Anime)|FLCL]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[FLCL]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Generator Gawl]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[Generator Gawl]]'' (Finish Animation)
* ''[[Ghost Hunt]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Ghost Hunt]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''[[Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer (Film)|Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer]]'' (In-Between Animation)
** ''[[Gundam 00: Awakening of the Trailblazer|Gundam 00 a Wakening of The Trailblazer]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (Cel Painting)
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (Cel Painting)
* ''[[Noein]]'' (In-Between Animation)
* ''[[Noein]]'' (In-Between Animation)
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** 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.''
** 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]]
* [[Design Student's Orgasm]]
* [[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 (Light Novel)|Bakemonogatari]]'' was Shafted".
* [[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]].
* [[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 Guy!]]: Akiyuki Shinbo has directed a good number of Shaft's productions.
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* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Mind Screw]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Their [[Deranged Animation]] can get ''really'' deranged at times.
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: Their [[Deranged Animation]] can get ''really'' deranged at times.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: [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 On Drugs?|weirdness]] that is a part of Shaft.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: [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 on Drugs?|weirdness]] that is a part of Shaft.
* [[Retraux]]: They'll often add old-timey film effects or use old-timey orthography.
* [[Retraux]]: They'll often add old-timey film effects or use old-timey orthography.
* [[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.
* [[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.
** 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]]
* [[Shout-Out]]
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** [[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.
** [[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}}
* [[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 On Drugs?|What Do You Mean, It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]]
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on 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."''
** 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.
* [[Widget Series]]: Everything that they are a part of turns into this.

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SHAFT!

Animation studio best known for adding an almost constant stream of references and 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.

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 a badass mother- (SHUT YO' MOUTH!), or a minor character of the same name in two Castlevania games.

Studio SHAFT solo productions:

In cooperation with Studio Gainax:

Shows for Di C:

Other projects as support include:

Tropes associated with Shaft:

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