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[[Image:TMSLogo1.jpg|right|300px|thumb|They'd make more money if they changed the name to "T n' A".]]
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'''TMS Entertainment, Ltd.''' (株式会社トムス エンタテインメント, ''Kabushiki-gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento''), formerly known as '''Tokyo Movie Shinsha''' (東京ムービー新社, ''Tōkyō Mūbī Shinsha''), is a Japanese animation studio.  TMS is known for producing animation for both American and Japanese markets, including ''Bionic Six'', ''Mighty Orbots'', ''Lupin III'', ''Sonic X'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''[[Batman]] the Animated Series'', ''Justice League: Doom'', the 1994 ''[[Spider-Man]]'' cartoon, ''Bakugan'' and lots more.
'''TMS Entertainment, Ltd.''' (株式会社トムス エンタテインメント, ''Kabushiki-gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento''), formerly known as '''Tokyo Movie Shinsha''' (東京ムービー新社, ''Tōkyō Mūbī Shinsha''), is a Japanese animation studio.  Some of their domestic productions include nearly every ''Lupin III'' series and movie since the '70s, ''Sonic X'', ''The New Adventures of Gigantor'', ''Bakugan'', ''Detective Conan'', ''Space Cobra'' and five decades worth of other stuff.


It is widely believed in the Transformers fandom that TMS animated the episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]", although there is no evidence to support this.  "Call" is frequently praised by fans for being one of the best-looking episodes of the entire series.  [[Masami Ōbari]] is frequently cited as animation director for that episode, though he has no affiliation with TMS, further bringing the studio's credit for the episode into question.
As both TMS and their sub-studio '''Telecom''', they have done a LOT of work for foreign animation, including the Hasbro series ''[[Visionaries]]'', ''Inspector Gadget'', ''The Real Ghostbusters'', ''Bionic Six'', ''Mighty Orbots'', ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Animaniacs'', ''[[Batman]] the Animated Series'', ''Justice League: Doom'', the 1994 ''[[Spider-Man]]'' cartoon, and you wouldn't believe how much more.
 
It is widely believed in the Transformers fandom that TMS animated the episode "[[Call of the Primitives]]", although there is no evidence to support this beyond the fact that TMS was often outsourced by [[Sunbow Productions]] in the mid-80s.


In terms of ''cited'' work on ''Transformers'', TMS provided background artwork for two episodes of ''[[Transformers:_Cybertron_(cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.
In terms of ''cited'' work on ''Transformers'', TMS provided background artwork for two episodes of ''[[Transformers:_Cybertron_(cartoon)|Transformers: Cybertron]]''.

Revision as of 18:04, 12 November 2014

They'd make more money if they changed the name to "T n' A".

TMS Entertainment, Ltd. (株式会社トムス エンタテインメント, Kabushiki-gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento), formerly known as Tokyo Movie Shinsha (東京ムービー新社, Tōkyō Mūbī Shinsha), is a Japanese animation studio. Some of their domestic productions include nearly every Lupin III series and movie since the '70s, Sonic X, The New Adventures of Gigantor, Bakugan, Detective Conan, Space Cobra and five decades worth of other stuff.

As both TMS and their sub-studio Telecom, they have done a LOT of work for foreign animation, including the Hasbro series Visionaries, Inspector Gadget, The Real Ghostbusters, Bionic Six, Mighty Orbots, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Batman the Animated Series, Justice League: Doom, the 1994 Spider-Man cartoon, and you wouldn't believe how much more.

It is widely believed in the Transformers fandom that TMS animated the episode "Call of the Primitives", although there is no evidence to support this beyond the fact that TMS was often outsourced by Sunbow Productions in the mid-80s.

In terms of cited work on Transformers, TMS provided background artwork for two episodes of Transformers: Cybertron.