Studio Pierrot

Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社スタジオぴえろ
Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Piero
Formerly
  • Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd. (1979–2002)
  • Pierrot Co., Ltd. (2002–2025)
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
PredecessorPierrot Project
FoundedMay 1979 (1979-05)
Founder
HeadquartersShimorenjaku, ,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Kazumichi Ueda
  • Kiero Itsumi
  • Michiyuki Honma
Number of employees
240 (as of April 2025)
DivisionsPierrot DAR
Pierrot Design Room
Pierrot Animation Room
Pierrot Films
SubsidiariesStudio Signpost
Websitepierrot.jp
Footnotes / references
Member of the Association of Japanese Animations.

Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd. (株式会社スタジオぴえろ, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Piero), known as Pierrot Co., Ltd. between 2002 and 2025, is a Japanese animation studio established in May 1979 by Yuji Nunokawa, Hisayuki Toriumi, Mitsuo Kaminashi and Masami Annou, previously animators for Tatsunoko Production and Mushi Production. Its headquarters are located in Mitaka, Tokyo. Pierrot is renowned for several worldwide popular anime series, such as Naruto, Bleach, Tokyo Ghoul, Creamy Mami, YuYu Hakusho, Urusei Yatsura, Fushigi Yûgi, and many others. Aside from animation production, the company also handles character licensing.

Yu Yu Hakusho and Saiyuki, two of the company's anime series, won the Animage Anime Grand Prix Award in 1994 and 1995, and 2000, respectively.