Tear Studio

Tear Studio Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社ティアスタジオ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Teia Sutajio) was a Japanese animation studio founded on March 15, 2013. The studio filled for bankruptcy in December 2019 with about 43 million yen in debt, including about 8 million yen to approximately 50 animators.^[1]

Tear Studio

Native name	株式会社ティアスタジオ
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Teia Sutajio
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Animation studio
Founded	March 15, 2013; 12 years ago (March 15, 2013)
Defunct	December 13, 2019; 5 years ago (December 13, 2019)
Fate	Bankruptcy
Headquarters	4-36-15 Narita-Higashi, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Jun Katō (Chairman)
Website	tear-studio.com

Establishment

Tear Studio was established in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan by Jun Katō.^[2] On March 15, 2013, Teartribe was founded as Tear Studio's overseas production department, aiming to work in partnership with Chinese studios experienced in the animation industry to achieve stable economic and production quality.^[3]

Works

Television series

Title	Director(s)	First run start date	First run end date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King	Eiji Suganuma Satoshi Takafuji	July 13, 2018	September 28, 2018	12	Based on the Lord of Vermilion series by Square Enix. Co-production with Asread.	[4][5]
Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?	Hiraku Kaneko Toshikatsu Tokoro	April 8, 2019	June 24, 2019	12	Based on a manga series written by Soborou.	[6][7]

Films

Title	Director(s)	Release date	Note(s)	Ref(s)
The Royal Tutor	Katsuya Kikuchi	February 16, 2019	A new project based on a Japanese series written by Higasa Akai.	[8][9]

Original video animations

Title	Director(s)	Release date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Fragtime	Takuya Satō	November 22, 2019	1	Based on a manga series written by Sato. Co-produced with East Fish Studio.	[10][11]
Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?	Hiraku Kaneko Toshikatsu Tokoro	December 11, 2019	1	OVA episode for Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?.	[12]