Swara Productions (株式会社スワラ・プロダクション Kabushiki gaisha Suwārā Purodakushon) is a Japanese post sound company primarily active in the field of anime. It was founded in 1976 by a former employee of Fizz Sound Creation, and as such uses a lot of the same sound effects of that company, while also creating many of its own.
Despite its name, the company is known for its usage of various stock sound effects libraries FirstCom - Production Elements album has put by the anime sound effects from since 1985.
Staff[]
Employees[]
- Katsumi Itō (伊藤克己 )
- Junichiro Suzuki (鈴木潤一朗 )
- Toshiya Wada (和田俊也 )
- Yuji Furuya (古谷友二 )
- Maki Takuma (宅間麻姫 )
- Shota Yaso (八十正太 )
- Katsuhiro Nakajima (中島勝大 )
- Nagisa Asakura (朝倉渚 )
- Ryūta Nakahara (中原隆太 )
- Yoko Sakurai (櫻井陽子 )
- Kyōhei Akezuma (明妻恭平 )
- Miyuki Sasaki (佐々木美行 )
- Takumi Hamamoto (濱本拓海 )
- Sayaka Mizuno (水野さやか )
Former employees[]
- Daisuke Jinbo (神保大介 ) (later joined Rakuonsha, and would later become freelance until his passing in 2023)
- Eiko Morikawa (森川永子 ) (later formed Chura Sound)
- Kenji Koyama (小山健二 ) (now with Sound Box)
- Ijo Okuda (奥田維城 )
- Noriko Izumo (出雲範子 )
- Kiyotaka Kawada (川田清貴 )
- Makiko Kayahara (茅原万起子 )
- Yasuyuki Konno (今野康之 ) (later formed Hummingbird with Yui Ando)
- Yui Ando (安藤由衣 ) (later formed Hummingbird with Yasuyuki Konno)
- Yasushi Inomata (猪俣泰史 )
- Mizue Yoshizawa (吉澤美寿恵 )
- Tsutomu Ueno (上野 励) (later formed SOUND COMPASS)
Shows utilizing their services[]
- Akazukin Chacha
- Anime Shūkan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu
- Aria the Scarlet Ammo
- Birth (1984)
- Bubblegum Crisis (the aborted sequel series, Bubblegum Crash, used Anime Sound Production instead)
- Cyborg Kuro-chan
- New Cutie Honey
- Cutie Honey Flash
- Cutie Honey Universe
- Digimon Adventure 01
- Digimon Adventure 02
- Digimon Tamers
- Digimon Frontier
- Digimon Data Squad
- Digimon Fusion
- Dragon Half
- Fushigiboshi no Futagohime
- Gantz
- GeGeGe no Kitaro (2018)
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
- Goldfish Warning
- Gridman the Hyper Agent
- Grimms Notes The Animation
- Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor
- Harbor Light Monogatari: Fashion Lala Yori
- High School DxD
- Himitsu no Akko-chan (1988)
- A Journey Through Fairyland
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (most sound effects are replaced in the dub)
- Kodocha
- Love Live! School Idol Project
- Love Live! Sunshine!!
- Megazone 23
- Majokko Tickle
- Nurse Angel Ririka SOS
- One Punch Man (first season only, second season done by Yasumasa Koyama)
- Ox Tales (1987)
- Phantom Thief Jeanne
- Pokémon
- Powerpuff Girls Z
- Petite Princess Yucie
- Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody (1988)
- Project A-ko 4: FINAL (1989)
- Project A-ko: Uncivil Wars (1990)
- Re: Cutie Honey
- Robot Carnival (1987) (Cloud only)
- Sally the Witch (1989)
- Sailor Moon
- Sailor Moon Crystal (Season 3 only, first two seasons done by Sound Box)
- Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie
- Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie
- Saint Seiya
- Shimajiro (with Anime Sound Production)
- Slayers (Premium and Revolution only)
- Spirit Warrior: Peacock King (OVA) (episode 1 only)
- Sword Art Online
- Thumbelina: A Magical Story
- Toriko
- Ultraman
- Wedding Peach
- Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (most previous entries were done by Anime Sound Production, while the Toei series was done by Sound Ring)
- Zatch Bell!
Sounds created by this company[]
- Anime Body Fall Sound 9
- Anime Body Fall Sound 10
- Anime Dog Howl Sound
- Anime Electronic Sound 10
- Anime Electronic Sound 11
- Anime Electronic Sound 12
- Anime Electronic Sound 21
- Anime Laser Sound 2
- Anime Magic Sound 12
- Anime Poof Sound 2
- Anime Pop Gun Sound
- Anime Sparkle Sound 3
- Anime Sparkle Sound 6
- Anime Sparkle Sound 13
- Anime Surprised Sound 1
- Anime Surprised Sound 4
- FirstCom, Jews Harp Note
- LEGO Pick-Up Minikit SFX
- Miscellaneous Anime Sound 3