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Originally Posted by Shergal
A-1 (or Aniplex as a whole) are in my opinion one of the more interesting companies in the industry when it comes to their output. I don't know every single work of them, they may have forgettable series, but they seem much more daring than other companies like Kadokawa (coincidentally, Kadokawa is one of the two main partners of Kyoani, and the ones who decide which things they're going to adapt from them).
They obviously have a huge capital of money, seeing as they can throw high budgets at A-1 and get a well produced show or two almost every season. If smaller companies like Kyoani or P.A.Works were to try this, they would almost surely fail and become another mediocre producer, because they don't have the monetary resources Aniplex (and by extension, A-1) has.
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Aniplex is a division of Sony, so they probably have the largest war chest. Besides money, I'd say that their direct involvement in production (securing animation talent for shows) sets them apart from competitors.
By itself, A-1 Pictures is simply a workhorse with little sense of identity.