Lapin Track

Lapin Track (Japanese: 株式会社ラパントラック, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Rapan Torakku) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nishiogikubo, Tokyo.

Lapin Track

Native name	株式会社ラパントラック
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Rapan Torakku
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Anime
Founded	June 30, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-06-30)
Founder	Teruko Utsumi Masakazu Watanabe
Headquarters	Nishiogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Teruko Utsumi Masakazu Watanabe
Number of employees	24[a]
Website	lapintrack.com

History

Lapin Track was established on June 30, 2014^[1] by ex-Brain's Base member Teruko Utsumi and ex-Brain's Base/MAPPA member Masakazu Watanabe.

Works

Television series

Title	Director	Start Date	End Date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Endride	Keiji Gotoh	April 3, 2016	September 24, 2016	24	Part of a multimedia franchise. Co-animated with Brain's Base.	[2]
Sarazanmai	Kunihiko Ikuhara Nobuyuki Takeuchi	April 11, 2019	June 20, 2019	11	Original work. Co-animated with MAPPA.	[3]
Uchitama?! Have you seen my Tama?	Kiyoshi Matsuda	January 9, 2020	March 19, 2020	11	Based on a franchise by Sony Creative Products Inc. Co-animated with MAPPA.	[4]
I'm Kodama Kawashiri	Shingo Kaneko	January 14, 2022	August 12, 2022	24	Based on a manga written by Kodama Kawashiri.	[5]
Undead Girl Murder Farce	Mamoru Hatakeyama	July 6, 2023	September 28, 2023	13	Based on a novel series written by Yugo Aosaki.	[6]
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary	Mamoru Kanbe	July 7, 2024	September 15, 2024	10	Based on a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa	[7]
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary 2	Mamoru Kanbe	April 6, 2025	TBA	12	Based on a novel series written by Honobu Yonezawa	[8]
You and I Are Polar Opposites	Takayoshi Nagatomo	January 2026	TBA	TBA	Based on a manga written by Kōcha Agasawa.	[9]

Original video animations

Title	Director	Start Date	End Date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku	Yayoi Takano	February 26, 2021	October 14, 2021	2	Related to Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku.	[10]
Onna no Sono no Hoshi	Mamoru Hatakeyama	December 8, 2022		1	Based on a manga written by Yama Wayama.	[11]

Films

Title	Director	Release Date	Runtime	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Re:cycle of Penguindrum	Kunihiko Ikuhara	April 29, 2022 (part 1) July 22, 2022 (part 2)	124m (part 1) 142m (part 2)	Recap of Penguindrum.	[12]

Notes

1. Includes both employees and contracted outsource workers.^[1]