| GEMBA | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社ゲンバ |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Kabushiki-gaisha Genba |
| Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Key People: | Hideki Kuraka (representative director) |
| Num Employees: | 70 (as of April 2016) |
| Location: | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Industry: | Japanese animation |
| Parent: | Digital Frontier |
is a Japanese animation studio subsidiary of Digital Frontier that specializes in the production of 3DCG animation and anime.
The company was established in 2006 as a sub-contracting studio that specialized in 3DCG production, and was involved with various works such as Psycho-Pass and Noblesse. In 2016, Gemba released its first major production, an iteration of Kentaro Miura's Berserk co-animated with 2D studio Millepensee. Despite a decade of experience with 3DCG, the series received harsh criticism towards its CG animation from viewers and critics alike.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Reception to the studio's second major production, The Magnificent Kotobuki, has been more positive, contrastly.[6]
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berserk | Shin Itagaki | July 1, 2016 | June 23, 2017 | 24 | Adaptation of a manga by Kentaro Miura. Co-animated with Millepensee. Production co-operation by Liden Films. Sequel to . | [7] [8] |
| The Magnificent Kotobuki | Tsutomu Mizushima | January 13, 2019 | March 31, 2019 | 12 | Original work. Production co-operation by Digital Frontier. | [9] |