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Specifically, I noticed the transfer of studios for Log Horizon (Satelight to
Studio Deen),

Surely there are more anime series that have changed studios. Why does this
happen?


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What would cause an anime series to be transferred to another studio?


My answer is based off of what I know from reading "Hey Answerman" every once
in a while, but I think it should be a good enough guess of the process:

  1. The Production Committee for Log Horizon decided to adapt the novels into an anime. 
  2. They bought 25 weeks worth of a time slot because they were pretty confident that it would be more successful than a typical 13 week anime. 
  3. They contracted an animation studio to animate it (Satelight). 
  4. The anime aired and it had a good response with ratings and DVD sales. (And, more importantly, Light Novel sales.)
  5. The Production Committee thought "Hey, the first series turned a profit and there is a demand for more, lets make a second series"
  6. The Production Committee checks with Satelight and decides not to use them again because they were either too expensive or they had already contracted to animate another anime during the proposed season (scheduling conflicts). 
  7. The Production Committee finds some other animation studio (Studio Deen) that doesn't currently have plans for that season and goes with them because its better to do a second series now while the fan interest is high than to wait until Satelight is available.


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