| [Pacific Animation Corporation]] | |
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| Details | |
| Country | Japan |
| Years Active | 1984 - 2006 |
| Industry | Animation |
| Headquarters | Tokyo |
| Licensed Properties | ThunderCats, SilverHawks |
Pacific Animation Corporation (PAC) was a Japanese animation studio that produced the Rankin/Bass animated series ThunderCats and SilverHawks.
PAC was born when "Topcraft", another Japanese animation studio, went bankrupt and dissolved in the mid 1980s. While most of the animators working at Topcraft, including Hayao Miyazaki, left to form Studio Ghibli, the remaining animators formed PAC. The production manager of the newly formed PAC was Masaki Iizuka.
Pacific Animation Corporation was one of two animation firms that formed after the end of Topcraft in 1984, with the other being Studio Ghibli.
Pacific Animation did three TV series and 1 television film for Rankin/Bass. In 1988, the Walt Disney Company purchased Pacific Animation Corporation, which was renamed as Walt Disney Animation Japan.[53]
Rankin/Bass, whose TV animated specials "The Last Unicorn", "The Flight of Dragons", and "The Hobbit" were produced by Topcraft, decided to employ the services of PAC for their animated TV show ThunderCats. After the enormous success of ThunderCats, Rankin/Bass continued their collaboration with PAC when they produced SilverHawks.
PAC closed down in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004-2005 and 2006 when Walt Disney bought it to form "Walt Disney Animation Japan".
Template:FAC Template:Japan Template:Tokyo, Japan Founded in 1973-1984