Shaft

Shaft, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社シャフト, Kabushiki-gaisha Shafuto) is a Japanese animation studio founded on September 1, 1975 by Hiroshi Wakao. In 2005 they began working exclusively with the director Akiyuki Shinbo, who is best known for his unique use of gags, references, and avant garde cinematography notably in Pani Poni Dash!, Maria Holic, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Hidamari Sketch, Bakemonogatari, and Puella Magi Madoka ★ Magica.

Notable works

 * 3-gatsu no Lion (March Comes in Like a Lion, 2016)
 * Nisekoi (2014)
 * Puella Magi Madoka ★ Magica (2011)
 * Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010)
 * Bakemonogatari (2009, and pretty much all the Monogatari Series)
 * Maria†Holic (2009)
 * ef: A Tale of Memories. (2007)
 * Sayonara, Zetsubō-Sensei (2007)
 * Hidamari Sketch (2007)
 * REC (2006)
 * Pani Poni Dash! (2005)