Satelight, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社サテライト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sateraito) is a Japanese animation studio. Aside from several stand-alone projects, the studio is well known for producing the Aquarion and Symphogear franchises, as well as later installments of the Macross franchise. The company's Representative Director is Michiaki Satō. The noted anime director and creator Shōji Kawamori is a special adviser at the studio. The name Satelight consists of S for Sapporo, A for Animate, T for Technology, and E for Entertainment.

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^ "About us". Satelight. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2021.

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The studio was founded in late 1995, in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, their first project being Bit the Cupid, the world's first fully digitally-animated television series.

In August 2006, Satelight was acquired by pachinko maker Sankyo and served as its subsidiary until July 2020, when the capital alliance between Sankyo and the studio ended. In October that same year, Satelight announced a capital and business alliance with NetEase.^[1]

In November 2022, Satelight and audio production company Dax Production jointly announced the establishment of audio production studio Studio Sound Bee.^[2]

^ "About | SATELIGHT Inc". www.satelight.co.jp. 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
^ "Studio Sound Bee｜Dolby Atmos®に対応の音響スタジオ". Studio Sound Bee｜Dolby Atmos®に対応の音響スタジオ (in Japanese). 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2025-01-29.

Related studios

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Debris Sapporo - A studio founded by former members.
GoHands - A studio founded by the staff of Satelight's former Osaka branch.
Eight Bit - A studio founded by former members.

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