Entertainment content management company Dwango, animation studio Khara, and the Aso College Group announced on Wednesday that they have established an animation and CG production company named Project Studio Q.

Based in the city of Fukuoka in western Japan, Project Studio Q aims to foster talent development in the CG animation industry. The decision to establish the headquarters of the new company in the Kyushu region was made because its employment market is less competitive than in Tokyo, which is home to 87 percent of animation production companies.

At a press conference, representatives of the three founding companies indicated that discovering young creators in Japan's outer regions will be a major goal of the studio. "Thanks to the effort of these three companies, we are fortunate to be able to contribute to the local industry while making the best use of local talent," said anime director Hideaki Anno, who will supervise creative development. "We will be happy if we can help the CG animation industry and push forward the quality of their works even a little."

Project Studio Q will be led by Toyoki Oota, who is also president of game development company MAGES. Aso College Group president Takeshi Asou and Khara director Hiroyasu Kobayashi join Oota on the company's board. Shinnosuke Suzuki, who led development of streaming platform Niconico Douga at Dwango, will supervise technical development at the studio.

Project Studio Q's logo (pictured) is designed by Masashi Ichiko, who also designed the title logos of Afro Samurai and Kill la Kill. The logo stands for the company's location in Kyushu, as well as the values of Quick and Quality.

On the official website, Project Studio Q has opened applications for modelers, animators, directors, CG programmers, and system engineers in contract positions with monthly salaries starting at 180,000 yen.

Official site: https://studio-q.co.jp/
Official Twitter: @Project_StudioQ

Source: Anime! Anime! Biz