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Nomad (animation studio)

Japanese animation studio

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ2546072 ↗
Source-derived summary

Nomad, Inc. (有限会社ノーマッド, Yūgen-gaisha Nōmaddo) is a Japanese animation studio located in Suginami, Tokyo formed by former Pierrot staff and Madhouse producer Tatsuya Ono in July 2003.

Produced series

Television series

Rozen Maiden (2004)

Rozen Maiden: Träumend (2005–2006)

Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre (2006)

Hime-sama Goyōjin (2006)

Chocotto Sister (2006)

Sola (2007)

Kyōran Kazoku Nikki (2008)

Yozakura Quartet (2008)

Modern Magic Made Simple (2009)

Kämpfer (2009)

We Without Wings (2011)

Kämpfer für die Liebe (2011)

Chronicles of the Going Home Club (2013)

Futari wa Milky Holmes (2013, with J.C.Staff)

Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD (2015, with J.C.Staff)

Venus Project: Climax (2015)

Dropkick on My Devil! (2018–2022)

Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (2021–present, with Bones)

Koikimo (2021)

Alice Gear Aegis Expansion (2023)

Pseudo Harem (2024)

Cultural Exchange with a Game Centre Girl (2025)

OVA/ONAs

Strawberry 100% (2005, episodes 1–3; co-animated with Madhouse, DR TOKYO, and Office Take Off (episode 3))

Sola (2007)

Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel (2008)

T.P. Sakura - Time Paladin Sakura - Jikū Bōeisen (2011)

We Without Wings (2011)

Dropkick on My Devil! (2019)

Alice Gear Aegis: Heart Pounding! Actress Packed Mermaid Grand Prix!

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Nomad (animation studio)” as japanese animation studio. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2003, 2004, 2005, 2006—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2003-07-01. The account is most persuasive where Nomad, animation and studio can be independently traced.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2546072. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006.

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This entry incorporates text from “Nomad (animation studio)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.