is a
Japanese animation studio established on November 10, 2000 and is located in
Nanto, Toyama,
Japan. The company's president and founder
Kenji Horikawa once worked for
Tatsunoko Production,
Production I.G, and
Bee Train before forming P.A.Works in 2000. The main office is located in
Toyama, Japan, which is where the drawing and digital photography take place, and production and direction takes place in their
Tokyo office. The company is also involved with animation in video games, along with collaborating in the past with Production I.G and Bee Train with anime. In January 2008, P.A.Works produced
True Tears, their first anime series as the main animation studio involved in the production process.