Company: Studio Zero

Studio Zero was an animation production studio established in 1963 by the famed animators and mangaka Suzuki Shin'ichi, Ishinomori Shoutarou, Tsunoda Jirou, Tsunoda Kiyokazu, Abiko Motou, Fujimoto Hiroshi and Akatsuka Fujio. As its first headquarters an old boxing gym was rented in Nakano, Tokyo.

Some of the works produced by Studio Zero include episodes of Astro Boy, Cyborg 007 and the much-loved robot cat Doraemon (or "Xiao Ding-Dang" to some). However, the anime boom of the 60s led to many artists being unable to cope with the demand. Many of the original artists at Studio Zero, including Fujiko F. Fujiro, Doraemon's creator, left to focus on drawing comics instead of animation.

The studio had at its peak about 100 employees but in the end, the lack of new sponsors and its high debts forced the studio to close down.

The studio has seen three presidents during its life-time, Suzuki Shin'ichi (1964-65), Fujimoto Hiroshi (1966-67) and Ishinomori Shoutarou (1968-71). After it closed down, Suzuki continued to use the name and building as his private office.