Sprite Animation Studios

Sprite Animation Studios is an American computer animation studio founded in 2002 by former members of Square USA led by Motonori "Moto" Sakakibara, co-director of Square Pictures and Columbia Pictures’ feature film Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The studio specializes in the design and creation of 3D computer animation for film and television productions, video games, and commercial advertising, and its short productions have screened at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival,^[1] the SIGGRAPH Electronic Theater,^[2] the Ottawa International Animation Festival,^[3] and other venues.

Sprite Animation Studios

Company type	Privately held
Industry	CG Animation
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Key people	Motonori Sakakibara Junichi Yanagihara
Owner	Imagica Group
Number of employees	4 (March 2023)
Parent	OLM (studio)
Website	www.spriteanimation.com

In 2009, Sprite entered into a partnership with OLM, Inc., a famous Japanese animation studio, producer of the Pokémon anime.^[4]

Television series

• Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (2013–2015) (co-production Arad Productions, 41 Entertainment, Bandai Namco Entertainment, and OLM Digital)
• Yo-Kai Watch (2015–2018) (co-production with OLM Digital)
• Kong: King of the Apes (2016–2018) (co-production Arad Animation, 41 Entertainment and OLM Digital)
• Tinpo (2018–2019) (co-production with Cloudco Entertainment, CBeebies, Dentsu and OLM Digital)
• Hot Wheels Let's Race (2024–2025) (co-production with Mattel Television and OLM Digital)^[5]

Films

• Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2016)
• Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back – Evolution (2019)