VFX Schools in Japan

Digital Hollywood University

Where Digital Meets Creativity

Tokyo's leading digital content university with ~1,150 students across 8 specializations including anime, 3DCG, game design, and film. Nearly 92% employment rate and approximately 90,000 alumni active across Japan's cont…

Kyoto Seika University

Home of Japan's First Faculty of Manga

The first and only university in Japan with a dedicated Faculty of Manga, offering bachelor's programs in Animation, Character Design, and Comic Art. Co-established the Kyoto International Manga Museum with the city of K…

Kyoto University of the Arts

Art and design education rooted in Kyoto's cultural heritage.

Chartered in 1977 with roots dating to 1934, Kyoto University of the Arts covers 10 art departments including animation, manga, and film, serving over 4,000 on-campus and 14,000 distance-learning students.

Tokyo Design Academy

A progressive, international institute that specializes in the teaching of design.

Established in 1966 in Tokyo's Harajuku district, TDA is a certified specialist school training animators, character designers, and art designers for Japan's TV, film, and anime industries.

Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai)

Japan's Premier Arts University Since 1887

Japan's most prestigious national arts university. Geidai's Graduate School of Film and New Media features a Department of Animation led by world-renowned animator Koji Yamamura. Students have won awards at Annecy, Ottaw…