Ekachi Epilka

Ekachi Epilka Inc. was a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Hokkaido. Established in March 2017, the company operated primarily as an outsourcing and subcontracting partner for other animation studios rather than as a large, independently branded production house. Its work included television anime production, and it produced four series between 2018 and 2022. The studio's business model placed it within Japan's production ecosystem in which animation companies frequently divide work across planning companies, primary studios, subcontractors, and specialist vendors. This structure can allow a relatively small regional studio to contribute to nationally distributed productions while keeping its own public-facing brand less prominent than the titles on which it works. Ekachi Epilka's documented history is correspondingly concise: available reference material identifies its founding, Hokkaido base, production activity during 2018–2022, and later financial distress. In July 2025, the studio began bankruptcy proceedings. The available information does not establish the final legal outcome of those proceedings, the identity of a successor, or whether any operations continued under another entity. No reliable information is provided here about its founder, ownership, executive leadership, revenue, capitalization, or official website address. Because its known role was studio production and subcontracting, its brand significance is best understood as that of a Japanese animation-production company rather than a consumer-facing entertainment brand. Its association with four television series demonstrates active participation in anime production, but the supplied reference material does not identify the individual series titles or assign specific production credits. Accordingly, this dossier records the studio's corporate and production profile without attributing unverified works, personnel, partners, or financial figures.

Ekachi Epilka Inc. was founded in March 2017 in Hokkaido, Japan. It entered the Japanese animation industry as a studio whose principal role was outsourced and subcontracted production for other animation companies. Rather than being described primarily as a vertically integrated publisher or a consumer entertainment conglomerate, it functioned as part of the distributed production network common to television anime, where different studios and vendors handle portions of planning, animation, finishing, or other production tasks. The studio produced four television series between 2018 and 2022. These productions mark its documented period of active output, although the available reference material supplied for this dossier does not identify the titles, roles, or detailed credits associated with each series. It is therefore not possible to reliably distinguish between works for which Ekachi Epilka served as a principal studio and those in which it participated as an outsourced or subcontracted contributor. The studio's Hokkaido base also distinguished it geographically from the larger concentration of Japanese animation companies in the Tokyo area, while its business model connected it to the wider national anime-production market. Publicly documented information about Ekachi Epilka's internal organization, management, ownership, finances, and corporate relationships is limited. No founder or executive is identified in the supplied material, and no financial figures are included. The available record instead emphasizes the company's production role and its relatively short period of documented activity. Its output ended, or is at least last documented, in 2022. In July 2025, Ekachi Epilka began bankruptcy proceedings. This event represents the major known turning point in the company's corporate history. The supplied sources do not explain whether the proceedings followed a specific production, debt, or market event, and they do not establish whether the studio was formally dissolved, reorganized, acquired, or continued operating while the case proceeded. Consequently, its present status is recorded as unknown rather than definitively defunct. The bankruptcy filing also means that later claims about ongoing operations, successor entities, or continuing use of the brand would require additional verification.

• 2025

  Bankruptcy proceedings begin

  [1]Ekachi Epilkaen.wikipedia.org

  The studio began bankruptcy proceedings in July 2025.

• 2022

  Last documented production year

  [1]Ekachi Epilkaen.wikipedia.org

  Ekachi Epilka's four documented television-series productions fall within the 2018–2022 period, which ends in 2022.

• 2018

  Television production period begins

  [1]Ekachi Epilkaen.wikipedia.org

  The studio's documented period of television-series production began in 2018.

• 2017

  Studio founded

  [1]Ekachi Epilkaen.wikipedia.org

  Ekachi Epilka Inc. was established in March 2017 in Hokkaido, Japan.

A Hokkaido-based Japanese animation studio focused primarily on outsourced and subcontracted production work for other studios.

• Anime production · 2018

  Television anime series

  Ekachi Epilka produced four television anime series between 2018 and 2022. The available reference does not identify the titles or specify the studio's exact role in each production, so this entry records the category rather than attributing individual works.

• Animation production services · 2017

  Outsourced and subcontracted animation services

  The studio primarily worked as an outsourcing and subcontracting company for other animation studios. Its services formed part of the distributed production process used for Japanese television anime and related animation work.

• 2025

  Commencement of bankruptcy proceedingsOther

  Background

  The studio entered bankruptcy proceedings in July 2025 after its documented production period.

  Action taken

  Ekachi Epilka began formal bankruptcy proceedings.

  Aftermath

  The supplied reference does not report the final legal outcome, a restructuring, an acquisition, or the continuation of operations.

  Source

1. 1Ekachi Epilkaen.wikipedia.org