About the studio
Genco is the kind of production company whose name you might not recognize even if you've watched half its catalog. Founded March 3, 1997 and based in Roppongi, Tokyo, and headed by producer Tarō Maki, Genco has quietly organized and financed some genuinely beloved anime: Honey and Clover, Nodame Cantabile, Toradora!, and the considerably darker Elfen Lied all carry its involvement, alongside a producing credit on Sword Art Online. *Range like that doesn't happen by accident.* As a production company rather than an animation studio, Genco's job is less about drawing frames and more about assembling the right studio, the right funding, and the right production committee to get a project made. Nearly three decades in, its catalog reads like a genuinely eclectic playlist, warm romantic comedy sitting right next to psychological horror, which says a lot about the range Genco has been willing to bet on.