Kyoto Animation
 The current Kyoto Animation logo used since 2006, based on the flag and emblem of Kyoto Prefecture | |
 Kyoto Animation headquarters in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture | |
Native name | 株式会社京都アニメーション |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon |
| Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation Print media publisher (mainly light novels) |
| Predecessor | Mushi Production |
| Founded | 1981 July 12, 1985 (As a limited company) |
| Headquarters | 32 Oseto, Kohata, Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan 611-0002 |
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Number of employees | 180 (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | Animation Do (2010–2020, absorbed) |
| Website | kyotoanimation.co.jp/en/ |
Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社京都アニメーション, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kyōto Animēshon), often abbreviated KyoAni (京アニ, Kyōani), is a Japanese animation studio and light novel publisher located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It was founded in 1981 by husband and wife Hideaki Hatta, who remained as president until his death in 2026, and Yoko Hatta, who remains as vice president, along with a number of Mushi Production staff members; although the present enterprise dates to July 12, 1985.
Kyoto Animation has produced anime films and series including The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), Clannad (2007), K-On! (2009), Nichijou (2011), Free! (2013), Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2014), Sound! Euphonium (2015), A Silent Voice (2016), Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017), and Violet Evergarden (2018).