Studio Pierrot
Logo used since 2025 | |
Headquarters in Mitaka, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社スタジオぴえろ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Piero |
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| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | Pierrot Project |
| Founded | May 1979 |
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| Headquarters | Shimorenjaku, , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
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Number of employees | 240 (as of April 2025) |
| Divisions | Pierrot DAR Pierrot Design Room Pierrot Animation Room Pierrot Films |
| Subsidiaries | Studio Signpost |
| Website | pierrot |
| 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.