Tear Studio

Japanese animation studio

Tear Studio

Native name

| 株式会社ティアスタジオ

Romanized name

| Kabushiki-gaisha Teia Sutajio
Company type| Kabushiki gaisha
Industry| Animation studio
Founded| March 15, 2013; 12 years ago (March 15, 2013)
Defunct| December 13, 2019; 5 years ago (December 13, 2019)
Fate| Bankruptcy
Headquarters| 4-36-15 Narita-Higashi, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan

Key people

| Jun Katō (Chairman)
Website| tear-studio.com

Tear Studio Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ティアスタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Teia Sutajio) was a Japanese animation studio founded on March 15, 2013. The studio filled for bankruptcy in December 2019 with about 43 million yen in debt, including about 8 million yen to approximately 50 animators.[1]

## Establishment

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Tear Studio was established in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan by Jun Katō.[2] On March 15, 2013, Teartribe was founded as Tear Studio's overseas production department, aiming to work in partnership with Chinese studios experienced in the animation industry to achieve stable economic and production quality.[3]

## Works

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### Television series

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Title  | Director(s)  | First run
start date  | First run
end date  | Eps  | Note(s)  | Ref(s)

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Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King | Eiji Suganuma
Satoshi Takafuji  | July 13, 2018 | September 28, 2018 | 12  | Based on the Lord of Vermilion series by Square Enix.
Co-production with Asread.  | [4][5]
Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? | Hiraku Kaneko
Toshikatsu Tokoro  | April 8, 2019 | June 24, 2019 | 12  | Based on a manga series written by Soborou.  | [6][7]

### Films

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Title  | Director(s)  | Release date  | Note(s)  | Ref(s)

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The Royal Tutor | Katsuya Kikuchi  | February 16, 2019 | A new project based on a Japanese series written by Higasa Akai.  | [8][9]

### Original video animations

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Title  | Director(s)  | Release date  | Eps  | Note(s)  | Ref(s)

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Fragtime | Takuya Satō | November 22, 2019 | 1  | Based on a manga series written by Sato.
Co-produced with East Fish Studio.  | [10][11]
Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? | Hiraku Kaneko
Toshikatsu Tokoro  | December 11, 2019 | 1  | OVA episode for Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?.  | [12]

## References

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1. ^ "Fragtime Anime's Tear Studio Plans to File for Bankruptcy". Anime News Network. December 26, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. ^ "company". tear-studio.com. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
3. ^ "ティアトライブとは". tear-studio.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 29, 2019.
4. ^ "Lord of Vermilion Anime Reveals New Visual, July 13 Premiere". Anime News Network. June 10, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
5. ^ "Lord of Vermilion Arcade Card Game Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
6. ^ "Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!? Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
7. ^ "'Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?' Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals April 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
8. ^ "The Royal Tutor Anime Gets All New Anime Film in February". AnimeNewsNetwork. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
9. ^ "Lord of Vermilion Arcade Card Game Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. March 25, 2018. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
10. ^ "Fragtime Theatrical OVA Reveals November Debut, Staff, Visuals". Anime News Network. June 10, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
11. ^ "Fragtime Yuri Anime Debuts This Year". Anime News Network. March 25, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
12. ^ "'Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?' Anime's Blu-ray Box to Include Unaired Episode". Sentai Filmworks. April 6, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2019.

## External links

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* Anime and manga portal

* Official website (in Japanese)
* Tear Studio at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Tear Studio

Television series|

* Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King (2018)
* Why the Hell Are You Here, Teacher!? (2019)

Films|

* The Royal Tutor (2019)

OVAs|

* Fragtime (2019)
* Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? (2019)

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