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PAWORKS Headquarters Damaged Following Noto Peninsula Earthquake

Anime production companyPAWORKS(PA Works) announced damage to its headquarters in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture, following the Noto Peninsula earthquake on January 1.

representativeKenji HorikawaAccording to Mr. X’s post, there are no reports of employee injuries. At the moment there is no significant damage.

PAWORKS, who worked on “SHIROBAKO” and “Paripi Komei”

PAWORKS is an anime production company founded in 2000. It is known for its work in “SHIROBAKO”, “Paripi Komei”, “A3!” and “Uma Musume Pretty Derby (1st season)”.

The original television anime “Nanare Hana Nare”, produced in collaboration with DMM.com, is scheduled to air in 2024.

PAWORKS Representative: “Avoid glass frames”

Last January 1, an earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of 7 occurred, with its epicenter in the Noto region, in Ishikawa prefecture.

Toyama Prefecture, which borders Ishikawa Prefecture, is home to PAWORKS’ headquarters and an animator training school run by the company, and concerns have been expressed on social media.

Regarding the current situation of the headquarters building, see Kenji Horikawa’s post on X (External Link), the bookcase and DVD rack that had been fixed to the wall were spared, but the objects that had not been fixed and the poster frames that had been hung on the wall were scattered.

Kenji Horikawa wrote about the lesson learned: “Avoid glass frames. The materials were scattered all over the area around the drawing table, but I made the right decision not to put a paint box on the desk.”

[Foto]Damage to the PAWORKS headquarters due to the earthquake on the Noto Peninsula

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