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Satelight is best known for producing the Aquarion and Symphogear franchises, as well as later installments of the Macross franchise including Macross Frontier and Macross Delta. The studio has also co-produced long-running series such as Fairy Tail alongside A-1 Pictures.
Satelight was founded in late 1995 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. The name Satelight is an acronym standing for Sapporo, Animate, Technology, and Entertainment.
Satelight's first project was Bit the Cupid, which is recognised as the world's first fully digitally-animated television series. It was produced when Satelight launched in 1995.
Satelight was acquired by pachinko manufacturer Sankyo in August 2006 and remained its subsidiary until July 2020. Later that year, in October 2020, Satelight announced a capital and business alliance with NetEase.
Shōji Kawamori is a noted anime director and creator who serves as a special adviser at Satelight. He is closely associated with the Macross franchise, which Satelight has produced installments of including Macross Frontier and Macross Delta.
Three studios trace their origins to Satelight: Debris Sapporo, founded by former Satelight members; GoHands, founded by staff from Satelight's former Osaka branch; and Eight Bit, also founded by former members and later a co-producer on Aquarion Evol with Satelight.