xebec

A xebec ( or ), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that was used mostly for trading. It would have a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a small, fast vessel of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea.

is a subsidiary of IG Port (the holding company of anime studio Production I.G) that specialises in the production of television anime. They have worked on many popular series such as Love Hina, To Love-Ru and Martian Successor Nadesico. Their sound effects department uses sound effects similar to those distinctly identified with Sunrise.