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Founded by Sugito Atsuhiko in 1985, '''Studio OX''' (スタジオ OX) is a feelance art studio that produced more "anime styled" Transformers art for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' throughout the early years of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generatiion 1]] in Japan.  They continue to provide production and conceptual artwork to this day, primarily for feature film animation, such as ''Gunhead'' and ''Android Kikaider''.  
Founded by [[Atsuhiko Sugita]] in 1985, '''Studio OX''' (スタジオ OX) was originally a freelance art studio that produced more "anime styled" ''Transformers'' art for ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' throughout the early years of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] in Japan.  In 1991 they became a company, providing production and conceptual artwork for various anime, primarily for reboots of older franchises, such as ''Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier'', ''Tekkaman Blade'', and ''Getter Robo: Armageddon''. They also created some short OVA series like ''Idol Project'' and ''Wild Cardz''. Sugita left the studio in 2000, which was defunct in 2003.


Their Transformer character designs are notable for being far more detailed than [[Floro Dery]]'s models, as well as borrowing visual elements from Japanese mecha designs.  Being an actual ''studio'' comprised of numerous artists (most of whom went without individual credits), the quality and details of Studio OX's ''Transformers'' often fluctuated wildly. Both scale and proportions were often brutalized to horrific effect, while other pieces boasted more technically pleasing, dynamic action.
Their ''Transformers'' character designs are notable for being far more detailed than [[Floro Dery]]'s models, as well as borrowing visual elements from Japanese mecha designs.  Being an actual ''studio'' composed of numerous artists (most of whom went without individual credits, until the artwork was reprinted), the art direction of Studio OX's ''Transformers'' work was quite loose. Artists utilized their own unique styles, resulting in some pieces being very mechanically accurate, while others were more overtly stylized, in a manner popular for many mecha anime in the mid to late 80s.  


Studio OX's participation in the ''Transformers'' franchise was gradually phased out as the popularity of the series died down.  By the time of ''[[Zone (franchise)|Zone]]'', nearly all [[story page]]s and magazine artwork was provided by [[Ban Magami]] with additional pieces of box artwork from [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] to round out the decreased page space.
Studio OX's participation in the ''Transformers'' franchise was gradually phased out as the popularity of the series died down.  By the time of ''[[Transformers: Zone (franchise)|Zone]]'', nearly all [[story page]]s and magazine artwork was provided by [[Ban Magami]] with additional pieces of box artwork from [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] to round out the decreased page space.


=="Call of the Primitives"==
==Artists==
 
Although not all members of Studio OX were properly credited when their work originally appeared in magazines or reprints, most if not all did receive individual credits for the later art collections. Known contributors on the studio's ''Transformers'' work include:
Although the character designs created by Floro Dery and the animators at [[Toei]] were typically the ones used in the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Transformers]]'' animated series, a lone exception was made for the episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]".  For reasons unknown, this single episode chose to use the more detailed Studio OX character designs and is often praised for its beauty.  A long-standing rumor is that the episode was animated by [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], who only worked on this single episode for the series, which might lend an explanation as to why they used alternate character models from the other studios.  Regardless, no proof has surfaced to explain this oddity.
{{collist|2|
 
*[[Shin Matsuo]]
The folks at [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] were very excited about this episode, in large part due to the impressive visuals. "Call of the Primitives" was heavily promoted in the pages of ''[[TV Magazine]]'', boasting a full-color two-page spread filled with still frames of the episode.  Most episode promotions in ''TV Magazine'' were simply one-page collections of art by [[Ban Magami]], usually two to four pieces per page, and always in black and white.  "Call of the Primitives" received what can only modestly be described as "preferential treatment".
*[[Morifumi Naka]]
*[[Tsuyoshi Nonaka]]
*[[Masami Ōbari]]
*[[Shinya Ohira]]
*[[Akihide Saitō]]
*[[Hirotoshi Sano]]
*[[Atsuhiko Sugita]]
*[[Asao Takahashi]]
*[[Koichi Usami]]
*[[Noritaka Suzuki]]<ref>Did not work on the ''Transformers'' brand until after the studio was closed.</ref>
}}


==Artwork collections==
==Artwork collections==
Several resource books have been printed in Japan collecting large portions of Studio OX artwork: 


Several resource books have been printed in Japan collecting large portions of Studio OX artwork.  ''[[Transformers Generations]]'' boasted a large collection of both color and line art by Studio OX in both its original and ''Deluxe'' printings.  Perhaps most comprehensive, though, would be ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]'', which dedicated an even larger section to spotlighting the work of Studio OX.
*''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' (Original and Deluxe printings)
*''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
<center><gallery>
Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|Devastatingly handsome.
Image:DevastatorManga1.jpg|Devastatingly handsome.
Image:PredakingTVMag1.jpg|Not a very fair fight? Those Autobots are pussies.
Image:PredakingTVMag1.jpg|
Image:Springerstudiooxcharactermodel.jpg|He never looked that good in the cartoon.
Image:Springerstudiooxcharactermodel.jpg|He never looked that good in the cartoon.
Image:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|Yeah, Studio OX had their ups and downs...
Image:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|
</gallery>
</gallery>


*''[[:Category:Images by Studio OX|Extended Studio OX gallery]]''</center>
''[[:Category:Images by Studio OX|Extended Studio OX gallery]]''</center>


==External link==
==Footnotes==
{{reflist}}


*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AAOX Studio OX at Wikipedia (Japanese)]
==External links==
*{{w|スタジオOX|lang=ja|Studio OX at Wikipedia (Japanese)}}
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20110217044000/http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8453/37/ Comic BomBom coverage at TFPulp] (archived, images defunct)


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[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Studio OX]]

Latest revision as of 01:16, 25 January 2025

Founded by Atsuhiko Sugita in 1985, Studio OX (スタジオ OX) was originally a freelance art studio that produced more "anime styled" Transformers art for TV Magazine and Comic BomBom throughout the early years of Generation 1 in Japan. In 1991 they became a company, providing production and conceptual artwork for various anime, primarily for reboots of older franchises, such as Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier, Tekkaman Blade, and Getter Robo: Armageddon. They also created some short OVA series like Idol Project and Wild Cardz. Sugita left the studio in 2000, which was defunct in 2003.

Their Transformers character designs are notable for being far more detailed than Floro Dery's models, as well as borrowing visual elements from Japanese mecha designs. Being an actual studio composed of numerous artists (most of whom went without individual credits, until the artwork was reprinted), the art direction of Studio OX's Transformers work was quite loose. Artists utilized their own unique styles, resulting in some pieces being very mechanically accurate, while others were more overtly stylized, in a manner popular for many mecha anime in the mid to late 80s.

Studio OX's participation in the Transformers franchise was gradually phased out as the popularity of the series died down. By the time of Zone, nearly all story pages and magazine artwork was provided by Ban Magami with additional pieces of box artwork from Hidetsugu Yoshioka to round out the decreased page space.

Artists

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Although not all members of Studio OX were properly credited when their work originally appeared in magazines or reprints, most if not all did receive individual credits for the later art collections. Known contributors on the studio's Transformers work include:

Artwork collections

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Several resource books have been printed in Japan collecting large portions of Studio OX artwork:

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  • Devastatingly handsome.
    Devastatingly handsome.
  • He never looked that good in the cartoon.
    He never looked that good in the cartoon.
Extended Studio OX gallery

Footnotes

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  1. ↑ Did not work on the Transformers brand until after the studio was closed.
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