About DLE Inc:

The Company:

DLE Inc. is a Tokyo-based entertainment company with a track record spanning animation, live-action, and digital content production. Founded in Japan, DLE has built a reputation for creative innovation and commercial output across broadcast television and beyond – with properties that have reached audiences domestically and internationally.

The Workflow:

DLE operates a proprietary Alternative Animation methodology – a structured production system that defines how episodes are built from animatic to delivery. Partner studios work within this system. Adaptability to it is a requirement.

The Opportunity:

What’s Being Offered:

A production partnership on an upcoming 30-minute Japanese TV animation series. DLE handles the creative and editorial pipeline. The partner studio owns the production execution.

DLE handles:

Scriptwriting · Animatic · Character Design · Sound Production · Editing · Final Delivery

Partner Studio Handles:

Layout · Animation Production · Coloring · Background Art · Compositing

Format & Scope:

1 cour · 12 Episodes · 22-min main episode + 1:30 OP +
1:30 ED per episode

Requirements:

Who Qualifies:

Studios with demonstrated experience in vector-based 2D animation workflows. Production discipline, cross-border communication infrastructure, and a verifiable TV animation track record are non-negotiable.

Required Tool Experience:

Abode Animate · Toon Boom Harmony · Moho · Adobe Character Animator

Most Interesting Project For:

Mid-size Animation Studios:

TV series production experience and capacity to handle a full 12-episode pipeline within an established workflow

Vector-Based 2D specialists:

Studios already fluent in the tools – looking to expand into Japanese broadcast co-production

International Studios Seeking JP Access:

Southeast Asian, European, or Korean studios with anime-adjacent workflows and cross-border collaboration experience

Long-term Partnership Seekers:

DLE’s production pipeline is ongoing. The right partner has opportunity beyond a single series

Interested in this project, please submit your interest through the form.