MAPPA Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo. It was founded in 2011 at Suginami, Tokyo by Masao Maruyama, a co-founder of Madhouse and a producer. The name is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association. The studio has produced anime television series including Terror in Resonance, Yuri!!! on Ice, Kakegurui, Banana Fish, Zombie Land Saga, Dororo (made with Tezuka Productions), Dorohedoro, Jujutsu Kaisen, the fourth season of Attack on Titan, the second season of Vinland Saga, Chainsaw Man, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku and the 2024 Ranma 1/2 series. Its catalogue makes it one of the better known contemporary producers of television anime.
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headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo
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Kabushiki-gaisha MAPPA
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562 (as of April 2026)
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Japanese animation
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"status": "ACTIVE"
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