Yui Animation

Yui Animation was a Japanese animation company created in 2004, mainly to continue the Corrector Yui anime. The animation company worked almost exclusively with TV Tokyo and sometimes Fuji TV and TV Asahi. The company was shuttered in August 2018 after a lawsuit involving over 15 different companies. Toei Animation, NickFamily Studios, and Seikunime gathered up the master licenses for the productions immediately following its collapse. NickFamily Studios Japan would later take over the building that formerly housed Yui Animation in August 2018.
From 2006 to 2012, Yui Animation had a weekly children's block for TV Tokyo; this ended in 2012 due to a lawsuit filed by Toei Animation.
Following the lawsuit, DHX Media (now WildBrain) bought Yui Animation in 2012 and gave control of it to Seikunime two years later. In 2017, DHX divested Seikunime to focus on the acquisition of Iconix; Yui Animation was also divested in the process. Two months after the divestiture, Seikunime spun-off Yui Animation as a separate company.
==List of works==
===TV anime===
*Corrector Yui Technology Hack (2004 - 2005; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Um Jammer Lammy: The Animation (2004 - 2005; Fuji TV; 30 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Cooking Papa II (2004 - 2005; Fuji TV; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Jetix Cymru in 2005. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Ned and a Secret Newt (2004 - 2005; TV Tokyo; 39 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Nelvana in 2007. Rights currently held by NickFamily Studios outside of Japan.
*Corrector Yui Technology Hack II (2005 - 2006; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Cooking Papa III (2005 - 2006; Fuji TV; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Jetix Cymru during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Oak Town: A Maple Town Story (2006 - 2007; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; Toei Animation now distributes the anime within Asia, with NickFamily Studios licensing the anime outside of Asia. NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Cooking Papa IV (2006 - 2007; Fuji TV; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Jetix Cymru during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Bomberman Blast (2006 - 2007; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub. Unrelated to the videogame of the same name.
*The Return of Sweet Valerian (2006 - 2007; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Sonic Blast (2006 - 2007; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Given an English dub by Sega of America's voice-acting division in 2011, but wasn't licensed in the West prior to 2018. NickFamily Studios currently owns the master license and will use the existing dub for North American distribution.
*B-Daman Victors (2006 - 2007; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**The entire series was dubbed by Cartoon Network Studios, with a brief run on Cartoon Network in 2008; though all 52 episodes were dubbed, only 10 were aired. The episodes previously aired were rerun on Boomerang in 2013. Rescued by NickFamily Studios upon Yui Animation's closure. NickFamily Studios currently distributes the existing dub.
*Virtua Fighter Extreme (2007 - 2008; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**The entire series was dubbed by Cartoon Network Studios, with a brief run on Cartoon Network in 2009; though all 52 episodes were dubbed, only 10 were aired. Disney XD would later air it in full in January 2013. Rescued by NickFamily Studios upon Yui Animation's closure. NickFamily Studios currently distributes the existing dub.
*Cooking Papa V (2007 - 2008; Fuji TV; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Jetix Cymru during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Webkinz: The Animation (2007 - 2008; never aired within Japan; 52 episodes)
**Dubbed by Viz Media in 2008 for distribution in North America. Viz dropped the license in 2015. Rescued by NickFamily Studios upon Yui Animation's closure. NickFamily currently distributes the Viz dub.
*Bomberman Land: The Animation (2008 - 2009; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Sonic Riders (2008 - 2009; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Given an English dub by Sega of America's voice-acting division in 2010, but wasn't licensed in the West prior to 2018. NickFamily Studios currently owns the master license and will use the existing dub for North American distribution.
*Bomberman Ultra: The Animation (2009 - 2010; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub.
*Kingdom Warfare (2009 - 2010; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; NickFamily Toronto is currently giving the anime an English dub. One of only two Yui Animation anime to be based on an original property.
*The Secret Saturdays Return (2010 - 2011; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was created at Cartoon Network Studios in 2015. Rights reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
*Super Mario Sunshine (2010 - 2011; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Yui Animation's only anime series to have been produced entirely in English; however, a Japanese dub was created for TV Tokyo. The English dub is currently being distributed by NickFamily Studios internationally.
*Jewel Quest: The Animation (2011 - 2012; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Dubbed by Viz Media in 2013 for distribution in North America. Viz dropped the license in 2015. Rescued by NickFamily Studios upon Yui Animation's closure. NickFamily currently distributes the Viz dub.
*Jewel Quest II: The Animation (2012 - 2013; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Dubbed by Viz Media in 2014 for distribution in North America. Viz dropped the license in 2015. Rescued by NickFamily Studios upon Yui Animation's closure. NickFamily currently distributes the Viz dub.
*Shugo Chara Finale! (2012 - 2013; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Dubbed by CN XD Studios during its original run; the dub has not yet been released. North American rights are currently with NickFamily Studios outside of Japan.
*The Voice of the Wind (2013 - 2014; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was created at Cartoon Network Studios in 2015. The English dub is currently being distributed by NickFamily Studios internationally. One of only two Yui Animation anime to be based on an original property.
*Shugo Chara Finale! II (2013 - 2014; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Dubbed by CN XD Studios during its original run; the dub has not yet been released. North American rights are currently with NickFamily Studios outside of Japan.
*Totoro! (2013; TV Tokyo; 12 episodes)
**Dubbed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television in 2014; the English dub is currently being distributed by NickFamily Studios internationally. Also Yui Animation's first 12-episode TV anime, and only anime based on a Studio Ghibli property.
*Splatoon: The Animation (2015 - 2016; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was created at Cartoon Network Studios in 2017. The English dub is currently being distributed by NickFamily Studios internationally. Unrelated to the American/Canadian Splatoon animated series.
*Codename: Sailor V (2015; TV Asahi; 12 episodes; collaboration with Toei Animation)
**Licensed by Viz Media before the anime started; outrighted to Toei upon Yui Animation's closure.
*Space Brothers II (2016; Fuji TV; 12 episodes)
**Licensed and dubbed by Sentai Filmworks before the anime started; outrighted to Sentai upon Yui Animation's closure.
*King of Prism Paradise (2016; TV Tokyo; 12 episodes)
**Given an English dub by NickFamily Studios in 2017, but was never licensed. The rights went back to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
*Revolution: The Animation (2017 - 2018; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a simuldub was created at Universal Television during its run. The English dub is currently being distributed by NickFamily Studios outside of Asia (the Asian rights are currently held by Toei Animation). Yui Animation's only TV anime based on an American live-action series (in this case, Revolution).
*Tiger Mask X (2017 - 2018; TV Tokyo; 52 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a simuldub was created at Universal Television during its run. The English dub is currently being distributed by NickFamily Studios outside of Asia (the Asian rights are currently held by Toei Animation). Yui Animation's final anime to air before the 2018 class-action lawsuit filed against the company.
TBA.
===OVAs===
*AmiYumi (2005; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios in 2009. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*XLR-san (2006; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original release. The rights were reverted to Seikunime in late-October 2018.
*Time Squad: The Anime (2006; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios in 2009. Rights are currently held by NickFamily Studios outside of Japan.
*The Return of Robot Jones (2007; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios in 2009. Rights are currently held by NickFamily Studios outside of Japan.
*Cooking Papa VI (2008 - 2009; 13 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Jetix Cymru during its original release. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Beware the Rowdyruff Boys (2009; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios in 2010. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Tower Prep: The Animation (2010; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*KND: Boys Next Door (2010; 13 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*KND: Girls Next Door (2011; 13 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Sym-Bionic Titan: Form Titan! (2011; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Generator Rex Anime (2012; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original run. The rights were reverted to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets getting divided.
*Ben 10 Anime (2013; 12 episodes)
**Dubbed by NickFamily Studios in 2017, but was never licensed. The rights went back to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
*Ben 10 Anime: Alien Force (2014; 12 episodes)
**Dubbed by NickFamily Studios in 2017, but was never licensed. The rights went back to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
*Clarence: The Over-imaginative Boy (2015; 12 episodes)
**Unlicensed until 2018; however, a dub was recorded at Cartoon Network Studios during its original run. Rights are currently with NickFamily Studios outside of Japan.
*Ben 10 Anime: Ultimate Alien (2015; 12 episodes)
**Dubbed by NickFamily Studios in 2017, but was never licensed. The rights went back to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
*Ben 10 Anime: Omniverse (2016; 12 episodes)
**Dubbed by NickFamily Studios in 2017, but was never licensed. The rights went back to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
*Mysterious Joker-san (2016 - 2017; 13 episodes)
**Dubbed by NickFamily Studios in 2017, but was never licensed. The rights went back to Seikunime upon Yui Animation's assets being divided.
===Anime Time===
Anime Time was an hour-and-a-half long block that aired on JAITS stations across Japan. The project was a collaboration between Yui Animation and other animation companies. The block first aired in Japan at the beginning of the Winter 2009 anime season and was discontinued at the end of the Fall 2013 anime season. Most of the anime airing on Anime Time were based off of pre-existing anime and video games. Excluding Winter 2009 and Winter 2013, no new anime from Anime Time premiered during the Winter anime season. Beginning Winter 2018, Anime Time was revived by Seikunime without any involvement from Yui Animation; the Seikunime run of the block was mostly anime parodies of series from the Nicktoons Family Universe during its first year.
Funimation simulcasted every series from Anime Time as they aired in Japan. In 2018, upon Yui Animation's closure, the licenses (except for Lucky Star II-IV, mostly due to Funimation also having licensed the first anime adaptation) were reverted to Seikunime.
====Winter 2009====
*Cave Story: Toroko-chan (2009; 13 episodes)
*Aqua Kids II (2009; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster II (2009; 13 episodes)
====Spring 2009====
*Croket! Banker Survival of Dream! (2009; 13 episodes)
*Dan Doh! Next Generation (2009; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster III (2009; 13 episodes)
====Summer 2009====
*Crash Bandicoot: The Animation (2009; 13 episodes)
*Cosmic Baton Girl Princess Comet II (2009; 13 episodes)
*Duel Masters: Fighting Edge (2009; 13 episodes)
====Fall 2009====
*Webdiver-kun (2009; 13 episodes)
*Ratchet & Clank: The Animation (2009; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster IV (2009; 13 episodes)
====Spring 2010====
*Idaten Jump II (2010; 13 episodes)
*Dodge Danpei II (2010; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster V (2010; 13 episodes)
====Summer 2010====
*Duel Masters: Fighting Edge II (2010; 13 episodes)
*Dodge Danpei III (2010; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster VI (2010; 13 episodes)
====Fall 2010====
*Baki Hanma (2010; 13 episodes)
*Genji Tsūshin Agedama II (2010; 13 episodes)
*Cutie Honey SEED (2010; 13 episodes)
====Spring 2011====
*Idaten Jump III (2011; 13 episodes)
*Duel Masters: Fighting Edge III (2011; 13 episodes)
*Dodge Danpei IV (2011; 13 episodes)
====Summer 2011====
*Puriri! Lilpri (2011; 13 episodes)
*Genji Tsūshin Agedama III (2011; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster VII (2011; 13 episodes)
====Fall 2011====
*Lucky Star II (2011; 13 episodes)
*The Racing Brothers Let's & Go! Last (2011; 13 episodes)
*Baki Hanma II (2011; 13 episodes)
====Spring 2012====
*Lucky Star III (2012; 13 episodes)
*Puriri! Lilpri II (2012; 13 episodes)
*Idaten Jump IV (2012; 13 episodes)
====Summer 2012====
*Duel Masters: Fighting Edge IV (2012; 13 episodes)
*Genji Tsūshin Agedama IV (2012; 13 episodes)
*Dodge Danpei V (2012; 13 episodes)
====Fall 2012====
*Cutie Honey SEED II (2012; 13 episodes)
*Webdiver-kun II (2012; 13 episodes)
*Baki Hanma III (2012; 13 episodes)
====Winter 2013====
*Lucky Star IV (2013; 13 episodes)
*Puriri! Lilpri III (2013; 13 episodes)
*Beet the Vandel Buster VIII (2013; 13 episodes)
====Spring 2013====
*Duel Masters: Fighting Edge V (2013; 13 episodes)
*Genji Tsūshin Agedama V (2013; 13 episodes)
*Dodge Danpei VI (2013; 13 episodes)
====Summer 2013====
*The Racing Brothers Let's & Go! Last II (2013; 13 episodes)
*Baki Hanma IV (2013; 13 episodes)
*Idaten Jump Finale (2013; 13 episodes)
====Fall 2013====
*Cutie Honey SEED III (2013; 13 episodes)
*Webdiver-kun III (2013; 13 episodes)
*Cave Story: Sue-chan (2013; 13 episodes)
==Legal issues==
Over its 14-year lifespan, it has attracted various lawsuits, including from Toei Animation, Madhouse, and Jetix Cymru. Almost every case involving Yui Animation prior to 2018 was thrown out.
In January 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Yui Animation by the following companies:
*Toei Company (for making Maple Town and Tiger Mask reboots without their permission)
*Jetix Cymru (for copyright infringement)
*Madhouse (for alleged copyright infringement (Yui Animation was rumored to have infringed upon the Sweet Valerian anime))
*Ganz (for allegedly making a Webkinz anime without their permission, which is why they were involved with Webkinz: The Animated Series)
*TV Tokyo (for an alleged "breach of contract", referring to several series from the company instead airing on Fuji TV)
*Sega of Japan (for allegedly making a Sonic the Hedgehog anime without their permission)
*Funimation (for alleged copyright infringement (Yui Animation allegedly tried to claim the "Funimation" name within Japan, but failed))
*Studio Comet (for allegedly trying to develop a reboot of Whistle! without their approval)
*NickFamily Studios (for copyright infringement (Yui Animation tried to make a Friendly Competition anime which was not approved by NickFamily))
*Sanrio (for allegedly trying to make a reboot of Onegai My Melody without their permission)
*OLM (for allegedly trying to make a Wedding Peach reboot without their permission)
*Takara Tomy (for allegedly making a B-Daman anime without their permission)
*Corus Entertainment (for allegedly attempting a Grossology anime without their permission)
*Saban Capital Group (for alleged copyright infringement (Yui Animation was rumored to have tried to make a Power Rangers anime; that anime eventually became Power Rangers: The Animated Series without Yui's involvement))
*Nintendo (for alleged copyright infringement (Yui Animation was rumored to have infringed upon the Mario franchise))
In February 2018, Takara Tomy, Nintendo, and Funimation dropped their involvement with the lawsuit after it was revealed that Yui Animation, in fact, did sublicense the animation rights to B-Daman Victors from then-B-Daman animation company 
Nippon Animation, as well as revealing that they have gotten the OK to make a Mario anime from Nintendo of Japan, and that they have not said anything related to Funimation.
TV Tokyo dropped its involvement in March after it was revealed that Yui Animation had no clear contract with any television company.
Saban Capital Group, OLM, and Ganz would later drop their involvement in May following the release of evidence that proved that the Power Rangers anime in development was going to be a licensed Super Sentai anime, as well as evidence that stated that Yui Animation did, in fact, get the OK from Ganz in a conference call and that Yui Animation never wrote anything about a Wedding Peach reboot.
Corus, Sega of Japan, Madhouse, and Studio Comet dropped their involvement in June following reports that Yui Animation never intended to make an anime adaptation of Grossology, among reports that Yui Animation had gotten the OK to make a Sonic anime from TMS Entertainment and that Yui Animation never intended to make a Whistle! reboot, in addition to Yui Animation getting the OK from the original Sweet Valerian mangaka to make a sequel.
In July 2018, Sanrio dropped its involvement in the suit due to evidence that suggests that Yui Animation never intended to infringe upon any of their characters.
In August 2018, the United States District Court ruled against Yui Animation; Yui Animation was ordered to pay $1 billion each to the 3 companies that still had involvement in the suit. However, Yui Animation was unable to make the payments and thus sold its assets to and was closed by Studio Trigger, with its library being split between Toei Animation and NickFamily Studios internationally; NickFamily Studios still owns the rights to all of Yui's first-party catalog within North America under license from the other winning parties involved in the class-action lawsuit (and in the case of Sonic the Hedgehog adaptations, shares the master license with Sega of America).
In December 2018, it was revealed that Toei's animation branch was never directly involved in the lawsuit and that they were directly involved in an adaptation of Codename: Sailor V three years prior.