Anime production studios A-1 Pictures and CloverWorks (formerly A-1 Pictures’ Koenji Studio) have teamed up to establish FLINT BASE, a Tokyo-based animation outfit that’s aimed at providing newcomers with training and experience.
Entrants’ time at FLINT BASE (up to two years) will begin with them learning the basics of the animation medium and picking up in-between animation skills. The work there is primarily related to in-betweening (though the intent is for trainees to aim to become key animators and other types of animators), with a focus on CloverWorks and A-1 Pictures projects.
FLINT BASE will open its doors in April 2026. Recruitment is scheduled to begin within that year, with plans to take on more than 10 people. FLINT BASE is a part of CloverWorks, so those who get in will be signed on as contracted employees of the latter.
When explaining the background for FLINT BASE’s creation, its website states that CloverWorks and A-1 Pictures have been striving to take on new graduates and cultivate in-house staff. However, there was the problem of having limited manpower to provide training, which limited their scope.
A-1 Pictures and CloverWorks are subsidiaries of the Sony Music Entertainment-owned Aniplex.
Source: @CloverWorks
