Studio PRAYER

Prayer Inc., also known as Studio PRAYER and stylized as praYer, is a Japanese-American collaborative animation studio located in Los Angeles, United States and Kyoto, Japan.
Formerly known as Dragonoid Productions, the studio was rebranded after finishing their debut franchise District Zero to focus on branching out their storytelling brand, as well as expanding their media repertoire.
== Style ==
Before their rebrand, PRAYER had a single franchise, causing them to not only be associated with that franchise, but they also honed their skills on that specific style, which carried over after the rebrand. Iconic fundamentals of the District Zero franchise included its top-down world-building, meaning that as the show progressed, the world expanded and more information got revealed to the viewer.
The studio employs multiple animation styles, both in 2D and 3D. Originally a 3D animation studio along the lines of Blur studios when called Dragonoid, the team opened a classic 2D animation department in Kyoto, Japan. Their DIRECTFX Tech, developed for DZ, allows them to animate 3D models with realistic physics, cutting down on animation time and allowing them to produce at a higher pace through the use of motion capture and fast rendering. Their 2D animations are traditionally made, with CG only being used to supplement the animation.
Besides the art style, PRAYER specializes in high octane animation, using fast-paced animations and camera angles at breakneck speed for their trademark action scenes, favoring stylization over realism. The use of colors is also extremely functional in PRAYER's animations, with DZ being known for their dark and gritty colors, while Xenon Cherry Blossoms feature a lush and varied colorscheme.
As for writing, the studio is known for their sci-fi influence. While blending genres at points, almost everything has a scientific basis explained in-world, as well as real world equivalents and implication. Due to the Top-down worldbuidling, most of these rules are explained as the story progresses instead of exposition at the start. However, the Fantasy genre became more and more an inspiration for the studio, with science-fantasy and hard sci-fi blending together in productions.
== Works ==
=== TV-Series ===
* District Zero: 2014 - 2021
* District One: 2023 - 2028
* Xenon Cherry Blossoms: 2029