Production I.G

is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. Headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo Production I.G was founded on December 15, 1987, by producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and character designer Takayuki Goto as "I.G Tatsunoko", a branch studio of the animation giant Tatsunoko Production, changing its name to the current Production I.G in September 1993. The letters I and G derive from the names of the company founders. Since 2007, Production I.G is a subsidiary of the IG Port holding company. Ishikawa was president and CEO of the studio until August 2022 when that position was given to George Wada with Ishikawa remaining as chairman of the company. Since its inception, Production I.G has been involved in the creation of theatrical films such as Patlabor 2, Ghost in the Shell (which would spawn a media franchise), Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, animated sequences in Kill Bill Vol. 1, among other works. It has also worked on anime television series such as Blood+, Guilty Crown, Kuroko's Basketball, Psycho-Pass, Haikyu!! among others. The studio has been involved in the production of numerous original video animations (OVAs) and original net animations (ONAs). It is also known in the video game industry for developing intros, cut-scenes and artwork for games such as Bandai Namco's Tales series. History Founding and early history (1987–1993) Production I.G was founded on December 15, 1987, by producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa and character designer Takayuki Goto. Prior to the founding of Production I.G, Ishikawa worked for Tatsunoko Production and, in 1987, he was tasked to produce the series Zillion for which he gathered staff from Tatsunoko into a separate studio called the "Tatsunoko Production Branch" that would become Production I.G's "core team." After completing Zillion, Ishikawa, persuaded by the staff to continue working together, founded a studio to prevent the staff from dispersing naming it "I.G Tatsunoko Limited". The letters "I.G" in the name of the studio refer to Ishikawa and Goto's initials as Ishikawa explained in a lecture held at the University of Colorado, Boulder, on March 24, 2006: