Encourage Films

Encourage Films was founded in Japan on August 5, 2008, by Tōyō Ikeda and Fumitoshi Oizaki. Ikeda had previously worked as a producer at Gonzo, while Oizaki worked as an anime director. Their complementary backgrounds gave the new company both production-management and creative-direction experience. The studio established itself in Nerima, Tokyo, one of the principal areas associated with Japan’s animation industry. The company operated under the name Encourage Films Co., Ltd., using the Encourage Films identity in references to its animation activities. Its documented production scope includes television series, original net animations, and original video animations. The supplied reference material does not list specific titles or provide enough information to reconstruct a complete works chronology, so no individual productions are attributed here without further verification. The corporate entity was subsequently renamed Kachigarasu Co., Ltd. The Japanese legal name is 株式会社鵲, with the romanization Kabushiki-gaisha Kachigarasu. This change is significant because the later company name appears to represent a corporate successor or renamed entity rather than an unrelated organization. However, the available source does not clarify the exact date of the change, the reason for it, the status of the Encourage Films label after the change, or whether all animation operations continued under the new name. Because the available information is primarily a concise company overview, the studio’s ownership, financing, employee count, distribution partnerships, detailed executive succession, and current production slate cannot be established reliably. There are also no supplied sources documenting scandals, lawsuits, recalls, major campaigns, acquisitions, public listings, or financial results. Encourage Films is therefore best documented as a Japanese animation studio founded in 2008 and later associated with the Kachigarasu corporate name, with its current brand status requiring further verification.

• 2008

  Studio founded

  [1]Encourage Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  Tōyō Ikeda and Fumitoshi Oizaki established Encourage Films in Japan on August 5, 2008.

• Corporate name changed to Kachigarasu

  [1]Encourage Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  The company later became Kachigarasu Co., Ltd.; the available source does not specify the effective date or explain the change.

A Japanese animation-production studio combining producer and director expertise for television and direct-to-video or online animation projects.

• Television animation

  Television series

  Encourage Films is identified as a producer of television animation. The supplied reference confirms this production category but does not provide a sufficiently detailed or verified list of individual series for inclusion.

• Online animation

  Original net animations

  The studio’s documented work includes original net animations distributed through online channels. Specific titles, platforms, release dates, and distribution partners are not identified in the available material.

• Direct-to-video animation

  Original video animations

  Encourage Films is also associated with original video animation production, a format traditionally released directly for home-video or other non-broadcast distribution. The supplied sources do not identify individual releases.

• Corporate renaming to KachigarasuOther

  Background

  The company was previously known as Encourage Films Co., Ltd. and later used the legal name Kachigarasu Co., Ltd. The source does not state the business reason or exact date.

  Action taken

  The corporate entity adopted the Japanese name 株式会社鵲, romanized as Kabushiki-gaisha Kachigarasu.

  Aftermath

  The continuing relationship between the Encourage Films brand and the renamed entity is not fully documented.

  Source

1. 1Encourage Filmsen.wikipedia.org