P.A. Works Training Center Open Campus 2026 Spring Announced
The open campus gives prospective animators direct access to working industry professionals at P.A. Works, a studio known for original productions, and signals the company's continued investment in training its own talent pipeline.
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P.A. Works announced an open campus event for its in-house animation training center, set for May 23, 2026, at the studio's Toyama headquarters or a nearby facility. The event is designed for high school, university, vocational school students, and working professionals up to age 25, with limited spots available by reservation. Attendees will participate in two sample lectures, a Q&A session with instructors including director Masayuki Yoshihara (Uchouten Kazoku) and producer Soma (SHIROBAKO), plus current P.A. Works animators who serve as lecturers. The application deadline is May 18, 2026, at noon. The studio noted that the training center is not a school corporation, so it cannot handle visa procedures for foreign applicants. The open campus does not include a tour of the animation workspace, and photography inside the building is prohibited.
The open campus event on May 23, 2026, runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and includes a morning orientation, two hands-on sample lectures drawn from the training center's actual curriculum, a lunch break, and a Q&A session with the teaching staff. The instructors listed are director Masayuki Yoshihara, known for Uchouten Kazoku, producer Soma, credited on SHIROBAKO, and active P.A. Works animators. The training center's admission requirements cap applicants at age 25 and require at least a high school diploma; high school seniors graduating in March 2027 are also eligible. Foreign residents of Japan with conversational Japanese ability may apply, but the studio explicitly stated it cannot sponsor visas. The application period closed on May 18, and reservations are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. P.A. Works also reminded applicants to whitelist emails from its domain and to use the dedicated form for inquiries, not phone calls.
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- P.A.Works P.A養成所オープンキャンパス2026-Spring-開催決定！