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P.A. Works Marks 25th Anniversary with Animated Music Video
posted on by Anita Tai
"Run Run Lantern" short commemorates past projects
P.A. Works released a special animated video celebrating the studio's past projects on Wednesday to commemorate the studio's 25th anniversary.
The short features the song "Run Run Lantern" by Eiko Shimamiya.
The staff for the music video includes:
- Planning: Kenji Horikawa
- Character concept design: Tomomi Takada
- Story composition, storyboard direction, editing: Kazuo Eda
- Animation direction: Yuriko Abe
- Animation directors: Kōsuke Kawazura, Yūki Akiyama, Kazuko Amano, Yūsuke Inoue, Mirai Tanaka
- Animation check: Momoko Shirashiki
- Art director: Yūsuke Takeda
- Color key artist: Miyuki Satō
- 3D director: Motonari Ichikawa
- Compositing director of photography: Tomo Namiki
- Sound production: Heart Company
Kenji Horikawa founded P.A. Works in November 2000 in the western prefecture of Toyama, where it still remains. The studio's past works include Hana-Saku Iroha, Tari Tari, Shirobako, HaruChika, Uma Musume Pretty Derby, and Skip and Loafer.