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Native name
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株式会社スタジオポノック |
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Romanized name
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Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku |
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| Industry | Anime |
| Founded | April 15, 2015 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
| Founder | Yoshiaki Nishimura |
| Headquarters | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan |
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Number of locations
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1 |
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Key people
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Yoshiaki Nishimura |
| Services | animation studio |
| Website | ponoc |
Studio Ponoc (株式会社スタジオポノック Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku?) is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura in April 2015. Its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, will be released in 2017.
Yoshiaki Nishimura founded Studio Ponoc on April 15, 2015 with several animators formerly with Studio Ghibli. The name of the studio comes from the Croatian word for "midnight", meant to signify "the beginning of a new day".
The studio worked on an advertisement for JR West for its 2015 summer campaign.Mary and the Witch's Flower, the studio's first feature film, is scheduled for a 2017 release. The film is based on The Little Broomstick by Mary Stewart. Several former employees of Studio Ghibli have joined the studio to work on the film.