OLM (studio)

OLM, Inc.
Native name
株式会社オー・エル・エム
Kabushiki-gaisha Ō Eru Emu
FormerlyOriental Light and Magic, Inc. (1990–2006)
Company typeSubsidiary
Industry
Founded
  • October 3, 1990 (1990-10-03) (as Oriental Light and Magic)
  • June 1994 (1994-06) (as OLM)
Founder
  • Toshiaki Okuno
  • Shūkichi Kanda
  • Shōji Ōta
  • Kunihiko Yuyama
  • Naohito Takahashi
  • Yuriko Chiba
  • Tsukasa Koitabashi
  • Nobuyuki Wasaki
  • Takaya Mizutani
HeadquartersWakabayashi, ,
Japan
Key people
  • Hideki Kama (CEO)
  • Chikara Ōkubo (vice-president)
Number of employees
  • OLM, Inc.: 204 (as of March 2025)
  • OLM Digital, Inc.: 138 (as of March 2025)
  • OLM Asia SDN BHD: 66 (as of March 2023)
  • Viracocha Inc.: 7
  • Sprite Animation Studios: 4 (as of March 2023)
ParentImagica Group
Subsidiaries
Websiteolm.co.jp

OLM, Inc. (formerly Oriental Light and Magic) is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, founded on October 3, 1990, by former Studio Gallop and OB Planning employees. They are best known for producing children's anime series such as Pokémon, Yo-kai Watch, and Beyblade Burst. They have also produced many series for older audiences, such as Berserk, Odd Taxi, and The Apothecary Diaries.