DMM Launches GLEESTONE Studio to Develop and Animate New Projects
Anime producer Kensuke Tateishi joins as chief operating officer.
DMM.com has established GLEESTONE, an animation studio handling TV series, films, and shorts from planning through production. DMM Group content creative unit head Naokazu Tsuruta serves as president and CEO.
DMM.com announced on Tuesday that it has established a new animation studio, GLEESTONE. The studio will handle projects from initial planning through animation production, including television series, movies, and shorts.
The company’s leadership includes:
- Naokazu Tsuruta, head of DMM Group’s content creative unit, as president and CEO.
- Anime producer Kensuke Tateishi as chief operating officer.
- Kō Shimizu as producer.
- Kōya Takami as producer.
GLEESTONE’s name combines “Glee,” expressing its wish to make audiences’ hearts race, with “Stone,” representing the desire to preserve that feeling like an engraving.
Its philosophy centers on making works that stay in people’s hearts even a decade later. It aims to resonate with audiences across eras rather than chase trends.
DMM established its DMM Pictures animation label in March 2017. The label works as a licensing company and participates in anime production committees.
DMM Pictures has helped produce more than 120 projects, including:
- Fire Force (En En no Shōbōtai)
- Inuyashiki Last Hero (Inuyashiki)
- Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)
- Blue Period
The label also holds the original planning credit for TROYCA’s original anime series Shinobi no Ittoki, which premiered in October 2022.
DMM established animation production company CUE in 2023. Former Production I.G executive board officer and production head Rui Kuroki became its president and CEO.
At the time, DMM said CUE aimed to deliver higher-quality animation in response to anime’s growing worldwide popularity.
