OLM (studio)
OLM, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社オー・エル・エム, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Ō Eru Emu), (formerly Oriental Light and Magic), is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan,[2] founded on October 3, 1990, by former Studio Gallop and OB Planning employees.OLM was founded as Oriental Light and Magic, Inc. on October 3, 1990, by Toshiaki Okuno, Shūkichi Kanda, Shōji Ōta, Kunihiko Yuyama, Naohito Takahashi, Yuriko Chiba, Nobuyuki Wasaki, Tsukasa Koitabashi, and Takaya Mizutani, all of which were formerly affiliated with Studio Gallop or OB Planning.Their name is derived from the American special effects studio Industrial Light & Magic.Toshiaki Okuno stood as both companies' representative director since their establishment until 2024, when he elected to step down from his position.Hideki Kama, the vice president of the company at the time, was declared his successor at the main studio, while Misako Saka would succeed him as the representative director of OLM Digital.