Lapin Track

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Lapin Track
Native name
ラパントラック 合同会社
Rapan Torakku Gōdō-gaisha
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedJune 30, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-06-30)
Founder
  • Teruko Utsumi
  • Masakazu Watanabe
HeadquartersNishiogikubo,
Suginami, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
  • Teruko Utsumi
  • Masakazu Watanabe
Number of employees
24[a]
Websitelapintrack.com

Lapin Track (Japanese: ラパントラック合同会社, Hepburn: Rapan Torakku Gōdō-gaisha) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nishiogikubo, Tokyo.

History

Lapin Track was established on June 30, 2014[1] by ex-Brain's Base member Teruko Utsumi and ex-Brain's Base/MAPPA member Masakazu Watanabe.

Works

Television series

Title Director Start Date End Date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Endride Keiji Gotoh April 3, 2016 September 24, 2016 24 Part of a multimedia franchise.
Co-animated with Brain's Base.		 [2]
Sarazanmai Kunihiko Ikuhara
Nobuyuki Takeuchi		 April 11, 2019 June 20, 2019 11 Original work.
Co-animated with MAPPA.		 [3]
Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama? Kiyoshi Matsuda January 9, 2020 March 19, 2020 11 Based on a franchise by Sony Creative Products Inc.
Co-animated with MAPPA.		 [4]
I'm Kodama Kawashiri Shingo Kaneko January 14, 2022 August 12, 2022 24 Based on a manga written by Kodama Kawashiri. [5]
Undead Girl Murder Farce Mamoru Hatakeyama July 6, 2023 September 28, 2023 13 Based on a novel series written by Yugo Aosaki. [6]
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary Mamoru Kanbe July 7, 2024 September 15, 2024 10 Based on a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa. [7]
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary 2 Mamoru Kanbe April 6, 2025 June 22, 2025 12 Sequel to Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary. [8]
You and I Are Polar Opposites Takayoshi Nagatomo January 2026 TBA TBA Based on a manga written by Kōcha Agasawa. [9]

Original video animations

Title Director Start Date End Date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku Yayoi Takano February 26, 2021 October 14, 2021 2 Related to Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku. [10]
Onna no Sono no Hoshi Mamoru Hatakeyama December 8, 2022 1 Based on a manga written by Yama Wayama. [11]

Films

Title Director Release Date Runtime Note(s) Ref(s)
Re:cycle of Penguindrum Kunihiko Ikuhara April 29, 2022 (part 1)
July 22, 2022 (part 2)		 124m (part 1)
142m (part 2)		 Recap of Penguindrum. [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes both employees and contracted outsource workers.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Lapin Track. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "エンドライド". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sarazanmai Anime Reveals New Promo Video, Ending Theme Artist". Anime News Network. March 14, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Uchi Tama Anime's 2nd TV Ad Reveals Theme Song Artist, January 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 9, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Atasha Kawajiri Kodama Da Yo Anime Reveals Main Staff, January 13 Debut". Anime News Network. December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Undead Girl Murder Farce Anime's Main Promo Video Previews Theme Songs, Reveals More Staff, July 5 Debut". Anime News Network. June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin Mystery Novel Series Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary (TV 2) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  9. ↑ "You and I Are Polar Opposites Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visuals, Staff". Anime News Network. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  10. ↑ "ふじた「ヲタクに恋は難しい」10巻特装版に尚哉＆光のエピソード収録したOAD" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Yama Wayama's Onna no Sono no Hoshi Comedy Manga Gets Anime Blu-ray". Anime News Network. August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Penguindrum 10th Anniversary" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2021.