MAPPA

MAPPA Co., Ltd. (株式会社MAPPA, Kabushiki-gaisha Mappa) is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo. Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works such as Terror in Resonance, Yuri!!! on Ice, In This Corner of the World, Kakegurui, Banana Fish, Zombie Land Saga, Dororo, Dorohedoro, The God of High School, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan: The Final Season, Vinland Saga Season 2, Chainsaw Man and Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku. MAPPA is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association.
==History==
The studio was founded on June 14, 2011 by Masao Maruyama, co-founder and former producer of Madhouse, at the age of 70. Maruyama was the company's first representative director, and the studio's initial goal was to produce Sunao Katabuchi's In This Corner of the World. Due to financial difficulties at Madhouse, Maruyama and Katabuchi established MAPPA in hopes of producing the film; however, despite switching studios, the film ran into many production problems and was not released until 5 years later. Maruyama began working with Katabuchi for the film in 2010 during the Madhouse era, but it took three years for them to begin production due to difficulties raising funds.
In April 2016, Maruyama stepped down as CEO of the studio and became president. Studio animation producer Manabu Otsuka, a founding member and former employee of Studio 4 °C, became CEO following Maruyama's official departure.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAPPA
==Gallery==
MAPPA EXPO 3.jpg|MAPPA EXPO 2019 
Anista.jpg|Expo “Anista” MAPPA Ibaraki Tsukuba 
ＭAPPA 10th ANNIVERSARY Since2011.jpeg|MAPPA 10th ANNIVERSARY 
MAPPA SHOWCASE.jpg|MAPPA SHOWCASE 
Franchouchou MAPPA.png|Illustration of Franchouchou
==References==
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