, formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan, founded on October 3, 1990 by former Studio Gallop and OB Planning employees.
Establishment
OLM was founded as Oriental Light and Magic, Inc. on October 3, 1990 by Toshiaki Okuno, Shūkichi Kanda, Shōji Ōta, Kunihiko Yuyama, Naohito Takahashi, Yuriko Chiba, Nobuyuki Wasaki, Tsukasa Koitabashi, and Takaya Mizutani, all of which were formerly affiliated with Studio Gallop or OB Planning. Their name is derived from the American special effects studio Industrial Light & Magic.
In 1995, OLM representative director Toshiaki Okuno founded OLM Digital, which became the main CG work company behind a majority of OLM's works. Toshiaki Okuno stands as both companies' representative director.
Studio structure
Similar to Bandai Namco Filmworks and Bones, OLM is divided into separate production lines that are typically named after the Animation Producer leading the production. As of 2023, the studio operates six separate production lines.
Works
Video games
TV series
Films
Original video/net animations
Specials
Pac's Scary Halloween (2015) Santa Pac's Merry Berry Day (2015)
Game
Pokémon Black and White 2 Animated Trailer (2012)
Distribution/dubbing
PAW Patrol (2019–present) Tinpo (2020–present) D.N. Ace