Yumetaro Films Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Background: Yumetaro Films Co., Ltd. (in Japan: ゆめたろー映画株式会社) is an American and Japanese film production company founded in April 29, 1899. The company did not use a logo until May 19, 1993.

(May 19, 1993-)

Nickname: "Yumetaro From Gimmick!"

Logo: On the top of a cliff, we see Yumetaro (from Gimmick!) holding a torch with a bright light at the end. The sky is very dark. The camera zooms in and the words, that are in orange and in the art-deco font:

Yumetaro Films Co., Ltd.

A Sunsoft Company

slide in from the bottom, and the last line slides in from the left.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The zooming in and the sliding in of the text. Yumetaro is in 2D Japanese animation. The whole logo is an obvious knockoff of the Columbia Pictures logo.

Music/Sounds: If ripping off the Columbia logo wasn't enough, the music is directly taken from Star Wars (from the part when the Death Star blows up), with the end cut of and replaced with some different fanfare, closed by some drums.

Availability: Common. Mostly seen on movies produced by a company. It's preserved on Gimmick!: The Movie (The Mr. Gimmick! Movie in a Japanese release) and Yumetaro in China (Mr. Gimmick! Goes to China in a Japanese release).

Scare Factor: Low. It's dark, and has loud music, but mostly harmless. Also, Yumetaro looks cute.