- Corporation name:Science SARU
- Official name:サイエンスSARU
- Chinese name:Science SARU
- Other names:株式会社サイエンス SARU / ScienceSARU / 科学猴
- Birthday:February 4, 2013
- Region:Japan
- Representative:Eunyoung Choi
- Twitter:@sciencesaru
- Official website:http://www.sciencesaru.com/
『Science SARU』
Science Saru Inc.(Japanese: 株式会社サイエンスSARU, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Saiensu SARU), stylized as Science SARU, is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Kichijōji, Tokyo. Established on February 4, 2013 by producer Eunyoung Choi and director Masaaki Yuasa, the studio has produced four feature films and five animated series, as well as co-productions, a compilation film, and episodes of series for other studios. Science Saru's first animation was the"Food Chain" episode of the American animated series Adventure Time(2014);its most recent projects are the animated feature film Inu-Oh(2021), two short films for the animated anthology project Star Wars: Visions(2021), and the animated series The Heike Story(2021) and Yurei Deco(2022).
The studio's work has received critical acclaim both within Japan and internationally, winning awards from Annecy, the Japan Academy Film Prize, the Mainichi Film Awards, and the Japan Media Arts Festival.
Science Saru utilizes a hybrid animation production method which combines hand-drawn and digital animation(including Flash animation), a technique not previously used in Japanese animation. The studio is currently led by Eunyoung Choi(President and CEO).