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MAPPA

Logo: ™/®MAPPA Co., Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Japanese animation studio

MAPPA Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社MAPPA, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha MAPPA) is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo.² It was founded by Masao Maruyama.¹ It employed 360 people in 2023.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jun 14, 2011Founded¹

Industryanime industry¹
HeadquartersNakano¹
Founded inTokyo¹
Websitewww.mappa.co.jp
Legal formkabushiki gaisha¹

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MAPPA Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社MAPPA, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha MAPPA) is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Nakano, Tokyo.²

Corporate structure

MAPPA sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

MAPPA Nakano
- Contrail Subsidiary · Nakano, Japan

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Masao Maruyama on Jun 14, 2011, in Tokyo.¹

Leadership

Who has led MAPPA, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderMasao Maruyama¹

Products and brands

anime
music

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Contrail

From Wikidata.¹

Employees over time

MAPPA employees by year¹360 in 2023+44% since 2021

2023360¹
2022310¹
2021250¹

Timeline

Jun 14, 2011Founded Founded in Tokyo¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataMAPPA on Wikidata
2
WikipediaMAPPA on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsMAPPA logo by ™/®MAPPA Co., Ltd., Public domain
4
Wikimedia CommonsMAPPA photo by Souka Kinmei, CC0