Sega Animation Studios

Sega Animation Studios is a Japanese animation studio based in Tokyo, Japan, created by Rockville Worldwide Studios staff members, including Sam Johnson and Gregory Mellers, to begin development of future "Puyo Puyo" theatrical films. The studio was later restructured as Sega Sammy Animation by Takeshi Ito, Toru Nakahara, Toby Ascher, and Dan Jevons, who were producers of the 2020 film Sonic the Hedgehog, on May 1, 2021 and became creative lead with Mireillie Soria, Christopher Jenkins and Suzanne Buirgy for the severe film production. The studio was rebranded as Sega Animation Studios on July 23, 2022, with Chris Wedge (co-founder of Blue Sky Studios and director of Ice Age, Robots, Epic and Monster Trucks) serving as CEO/CCO for the studio. Its first film, Puyo Puyo: The Movie, is scheduled to be released by Toho on October 28, 2022 in Japan and by Lionsgate on November 4, 2022 in the United States. Its first original film, Tama, is scheduled for its release on June 16, 2023.
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