3Hz

3Hz Inc.

Native name	株式会社3Hz
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha San Herutsu
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Founded	March 2013;12 years ago (2013-03)
Founder	Yūichirō Matsuka
Defunct	June 17, 2024;9 months ago (2024-6-17)
Fate	Operations acquired by A-1 Pictures and folded
Successor	A-1 Pictures
Headquarters	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Yūichirō Matsuka (CEO)
Website	Official website

3Hz Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社3Hz, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha San Herutsu) was a Japanese animation studio established by ex-Kinema Citrus animators. Yuichiro Matsuka founded the studio in March 2013. The company is referred to as Studio 3 Hz in anime credits.

On June 17, 2024, 3 Hz announced that it had transferred its animation planning and production business to A-1 Pictures. The company added that its business will continue at A-1 Pictures. Studio 3 Hz and the official X account for the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II anime confirmed the same staff who have been working on the anime will continue to work on the anime at A-1 Pictures. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Works

Television series

Year	Title	Director(s)	Source	Eps.	Refs.
2014	Celestial Method	Masayuki Sakoi	Original work	13	[4]
2016	Dimension W (co-animated with Orange)	Kanta Kamei	Manga	12	[5]
	Flip Flappers	Kiyotaka Oshiyama	Original work	13	[6]
2017	Princess Principal (co-animated with Actas)	Masaki Tachibana	Original work	12	[7]
2018	Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online	Masayuki Sakoi	Light novel	12	[8]
2020	Chidori RSC	Masanori Takahashi	Manga	12	[9]
	A3! (co-animated with P.A. Works)	Masayuki Sakoi [a] Makoto Nakazono [b] Keisuke Shinohara [b]	Mobile game	24	[10]
2022	Healer Girl	Yasuhiro Irie	Original work	12	[11]
	The Devil Is a Part-Timer!!	Daisuke Tsukushi	Light novel	12	[12]
2023	The Marginal Service	Masayuki Sakoi	Original work	12	[13]

Original video animations

Year	Title	Director(s)	Source	Eps.	Refs.
2015	Celestial Method	Masayuki Sakoi	Original work	1
2016	Dimension W (co-animated with Orange)	Kanta Kamei	Manga	1
2019	Celestial Method: One More Wish	Masayuki Sakoi	Original work	1

Films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Source	Refs.
2019	Blackfox	Kazuya Nomura Keisuke Shinohara	Original work	[14]

Video games

Title	Publisher	Release date	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Tokyo Xanadu	Nihon Falcom	September 30, 2015	Opening animation.	[15]
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana	Nihon Falcom	July 21, 2016	Opening animation.	[15]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III	Nihon Falcom	September 28, 2017	Opening animation.	[15]
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV	Nihon Falcom	September 27, 2018	Opening animation.

Notable staff

A list of notable staff currently or formerly belonging to the studio.

Representative staff

• Yūichirō Matsuya (founder and president)

Animation producers

• Hideaki Kubo (2014~2019)

Directors

• Yasuhiro Irie

Notes

1. Credited as Series Director (シリーズディレクター, Shirīzu Direkutā) for Seasons Spring & Summer, and Director (監督, Kantoku) for Seasons Autumn & Winter.
2. Credited as Director (監督, Kantoku) for Seasons Spring & Summer only.

References

1. "Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz". Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
2. "【Studio 3Hz 事業譲受のお知らせ】 | NEWS". A-1 Pictures オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-17.
3. "Studio 3Hz Transfers Animation Planning, Production Business to A-1 Pictures". Anime News Network. 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
4. "Sora no Method Anime's 2nd Visual, More Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. March 19, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
5. "Yuuki Kaji Joins Dimension W Anime Cast". Anime News Network. February 12, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
6. "Flip Flappers Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Animation, Voice Cast". Anime News Network. March 26, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
7. "Princess Principal Original TV Anime Revealed With Cast, Staff, Promo Video, Summer 2017 Debut". Anime News Network. March 24, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
8. "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online Reveals Visual, Studio 3Hz". Anime News Network. January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
9. "Rifle is Beautiful TV Anime Reveals Visual, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
10. "A3! Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
11. "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood's Yasuhiro Irie, Studio 3Hz Make Musical Healing TV Anime Healer Girl". Anime News Network. April 30, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
12. "The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, July 14 Debut". Anime News Network. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
13. "The Marginal Service Anime's Video Reveals April 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
14. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 22, 2019). "Blackfox Anime Revealed as Theatrical Project Debuting This Fall (Updated)". Anime News Network . Retrieved March 22, 2019.
15. "Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz". Studio 3Hz | スタジオ3Hz.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• 3Hz at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia
• 3Hz on Twitter (in Japanese)