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Background

Kitty was a Japanese media conglomerate with companies and ventures in film, television and music, founded in 1972 as the Kitty Music Corporation by former Polydor Japan producer Hidenori Taga. Kitty was known for producing a number of works such as the works of Rumiko Takahashi (Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ½ and Maison Ikoku), a number of live-action films and also becoming one of Japan's independent record labels. Following a series of major financial difficulties during the early 90s, culminating with a scandal regarding Hidenori Taga, PolyGram purchased Kitty Enterprises in 1995 and its non-music library (including their television shows) were later sold off to other companies while the remnants of the Kitty name currently remain with Kitty Corporation, a talent agency.

Animated Logo

Logo (Late 1980s-Late 1990s)

Visuals: On a blue starfield, several blue lights spin around, and while they are zooming out they reveal three copies of the light blue-outlined word "KITTY" in blocky text. The copies then merge together and clear up.

Variant:

At the end of their releases, the text zooms out after its formation and before fading out.
On some japanese releases, "ENTERPRISES" appears chyroned in, with the whole logo fading out or the logo zooming out into the starfield as it all fades out together.

Technique: A combination of camera-controlled and traditional cel animation. Done by Studio Deen.

Audio: A series of reverberating synthesized flute notes, with a synth chord as the word "KITTY" is formed. There are two shining sounds after that in the zoom-out variants.

Availability: Can be seen on VHS and DVD releases of Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½. The "ENTERPRISES" variant appears on some Japanese releases.

In-Credit Logos

Logo (March 31, 1983-April 20, 1984)

Visuals: There are the words "キティ・フィルム" in bold, on a superimposed white text.

Technique: Superimposed animation.

Audio: The opening or ending theme of the show.

Availability: Only seen in Miyuki.

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-===(Late 1980s-Late 1990s)===
+===Background===
+'''Kitty''' was a Japanese media conglomerate with companies and ventures in film, television and music, founded in 1972 as the Kitty Music Corporation by former Polydor Japan producer Hidenori Taga. Kitty was known for producing a number of works such as the works of Rumiko Takahashi (''Urusei Yatsura'', ''Ranma ½'' and ''Maison Ikoku''), a number of live-action films and also becoming one of Japan's independent record labels. Following a series of major financial difficulties during the early 90s, culminating with a scandal regarding Hidenori Taga, PolyGram purchased Kitty Enterprises in 1995 and its non-music library (including their television shows) were later sold off to other companies while the remnants of the Kitty name currently remain with Kitty Corporation, a talent agency.
+===Animated Logo===
+====Logo (Late 1980s-Late 1990s)====
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+{{YouTube|id=OTVK-WAyhe8|id2=L9lvnBNsKQ4}}
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-'''Logo:''' On a blue starfield, several blue lights spin around and then zoom out. After getting to a comfortable spot, the lights reveal themselves to be three copies of the blocky text "KITTY". The copies then merge together and clear up.
+'''Visuals:''' On a blue starfield, several blue lights spin around, and while they are zooming out they reveal three copies of the light blue-outlined word "KITTY" in blocky text. The copies then merge together and clear up.
 '''Variant:'''
 *At the end of their releases, the text zooms out after its formation and before fading out.
-*At one point if it's a VHS or Laserdisc, "ENTERPRISES" appears chyroned in, with the whole logo fading out or the logo zooming out into the starfield as it all fades out together.
+*On some japanese releases, "ENTERPRISES" appears chyroned in, with the whole logo fading out or the logo zooming out into the starfield as it all fades out together.
 '''Technique:''' A combination of camera-controlled and traditional cel animation. Done by Studio Deen.
-'''Audio:''' A series of reverberating synthesized flute notes, with a synth chord as the word "KITTY" is formed. We hear shining sounds after that in the zoom-out variants.
+'''Audio:''' A series of reverberating synthesized flute notes, with a synth chord as the word "KITTY" is formed. There are two shining sounds after that in the zoom-out variants.
+'''Availability:''' Can be seen on VHS and DVD releases of ''Urusei Yatsura'' and ''Ranma ½''. The "ENTERPRISES" variant appears on some Japanese releases.
+===In-Credit Logos===
+==== Logo (March 31, 1983-April 20, 1984) ====
+<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
+File:Kitty Films - Fuji TV (1983 - Miyuki, Opening).png
+File:Kitty Films - Fuji TV (1983 - Miyuki) (Episode 1-13; 20-22, Closing).png
+File:Kitty Films - Fuji TV (1983 - Miyuki) (Episode 14-19, Closing).png
+File:Kitty Films - Fuji TV (1983 - Miyuki) (Episode 23-37, Closing).png
+</gallery>
+'''Visuals:''' There are the words "キティ・フィルム" in bold, on a superimposed white text.
+'''Technique:''' Superimposed animation.
+'''Audio:''' The opening or ending theme of the show.
+'''Availability:''' Only seen in ''Miyuki''.
-'''Availability:''' Can be seen on VHS and DVD releases of ''Urusei Yatsura'' and ''Ranma ½''. The "ENTERPRISES" variant appears on Japanese releases and another with the logo zooming out into the starfield that's appearing to be at the end of their releases. A warning screen also appears following that.
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