is a
Japanese animation company owned by
TV Asahi Corporation. Founded in
Tokyo in 1976, it is the successor to
A Production, a previous animation venture by its founder, Daikichiro Kusube, who was previously an animator for
Toei Animation. Shin-Ei is the animation studio behind the biggest hit anime television series,
Doraemon and
Crayon Shin-chan, which still run on Japanese TV since 1979 and 1992 respectively.