Studio Ponoc (株式会社スタジオポノック, Kabushiki-gaisha Sutajio Ponokku) is a Japanese animation studio based in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Yoshiaki Nishimura in April 15, 2015 with several animators formerly with Studio Ghibli. Its first feature film, Mary and the Witch's Flower, was released in 2017.
The studio name "Ponoc" is the Serbo-Croatian word for "midnight" ("pónoć"), which was chosen by producer Yoshiaki Nishimura to signify "the beginning of a new day".
Visuals: Each film features a different character in profile, but beneath that profile is the text "STUDIO PONOC", with the first O in PONOC having a red arrow pointing to the top like a clock.
Variants: Each film uses a different variant:
Trivia:
Technique: A hand-drawn illustraton with digital text graphics.
Audio: None or opening theme to the movie.
Availability: It debuted on Mary and the Witch's Flower, and has made an appearance on Modest Heroes, The Imaginary, and on the Olympic short film Tomorrow's Leaves as an in-credit logo.
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