Marza Animation Planet

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Marza Animation Planet Inc.

Marza Animation Planet Inc. (株式会社マーザ・アニメーションプラネット, Kabushiki gaisha Māza Animēshon puranetto^?), formerly known as Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment (Sega Sammy VE Animation Studios), is a Japan-based CGI animation production company and Sega's wholly-owned subsidiary. Their extensive résumé includes CGI Add-ins for television series and video games. Their headquarters are on the 18th floor of Tennoz Ocean Square (天王洲オーシャンスクエア, Tennōzu Ōshan Sukuea^?) in Higashi-Shinagawa, Shinagawa, Tokyo, near Tennozu Isle Station.

They are currently known as the main CGI development group for Sega. Since 2008, they have been known to animate various CGI features in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. They were also responsible for creating the original characters, Su, Uh and Lah.

From its founding in January 2005 until April 2017, and again since April 2023, Marza Animation Planet has been subsidized directly under parent company Sega. Between April 2017 and April 2023, the studio was subsidized under TMS Entertainment, Sega's flagship anime subsidiary.

Credits

Video games

• Sonic Free Riders (2010) - Opening CGI Movie, CGI Animated Storyboard Inserts, Graphic Design
• Sonic Colors (2010) - Opening CGI Movie, CGI Cutscene Inserts, Ending CGI Movie, Graphic Design) (Co-Animated & Co-Produced with Animaroid, Inc.)
  • Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2021) - Opening CGI Movie, CGI Cutscene Inserts, Ending CGI Movie, Graphic Design (Co-Animated & Co-Produced with Animaroid, Inc.) (Original Game), CGI Upconverting (Co-Upconverted with Q-Tec, Inc. and Radius5 Inc.)

• Sonic Generations (2011) - Opening CGI Movie, CGI Cutscene Inserts, Ending CGI Movie, Graphic Design
  • Sonic X Shadow Generations (2024) - CG production of the trailer video, main image, character art

• Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) - Opening CGI Movie
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) - Opening CGI Movie
• Sonic Lost World (2013) - CG Movie Production
• Sonic Forces (2017) - Cooperation in production of promotion video and artwork material for publicity
• Team Sonic Racing (2019) - Production of promotional videos for the game and renders for publicity
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019)
• Sonic Frontiers (2022) - Various trailer video materials, in-game event video materials, Key visual for packaging and character art creation production
• Sonic Superstars (2023) - Production of key art materials and storyboards, animatics, rig adjustment, layout, animation, effects, lighting, composite for the CGI footage for the trailers

Under Sega Sammy VE / Visual Entertainment R&D Department

• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) - Opening CGI Movie
• Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (2008) - Opening CGI Movie, CGI Cutscene Inserts, Ending CGI Movie (Co-Animated & Co-Produced with Anima, GONZO and Neuron Age)
• Sonic Unleashed (2008) - Opening CGI Movie, CGI Cutscene Inserts, Graphic Design
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) - Opening CGI Movie

Short films

• Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008) - CGI Animation Production
• Sonic Drone Home (2022) - (in collaboration with Paramount Pictures)
• Sonic & Friends (2023) - Character models, BG models, prop models, rigs
• Ghost Tale (2023) - CGI Animation Production

Feature films

• Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) - Live-Action/CGI Animation Production (in partnership with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Sega Sammy Group, Original Film and Blur Studio)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) - (in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Original Film, Sega Sammy Group and Blur Studio)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) - (in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, Paramount Animation, Original Film, Sega Sammy Group and Blur Studio)

Television

• Sonic Prime - Producers (in collaboration with WildBrain)

Gallery

Logos

Ghost Tale (2023) logo.

Twitter Banner (2023).

Miscellaneous

Jeff Fowler thanks Marza Animation Planet.

External links

• Official website
• Marza Animation Planet at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Marza Staff on Twitter