VAP, Inc.

Background

VAP, Inc. (initials of Video & Audio Project) is a Japanese publishing company, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, Inc, and assists in the publishing of several anime, music, and video releases.

1st Logo (October 1, 2004-August 2020)

Nicknames: "Triorbs" "Golden VAP", "UAP III", "VAP RGB III"

Logo: On a white background, 3 silver orbs with the reflection of the sky on them, fly in and merge with each other, becoming a red, green, and blue orb. The orbs zoom out as a multitude of them duplicate out of the original trio (while revealing a grey stripe on the background) and fly across the screen as a swarm. We then pan over to a large selection of rotating mechanical-looking rings and crescents, where all the spheres are flying towards a sun-like light in the middle of the screen, later turning rainbow-colored. The background then turns pure white as 3 translucent orbs, each containing a glass letter, split from the middle of the orb, and the objects disappear. The orbs themselves then disappear, revealing the "vap" letters in gold, rotating and merging in the center.

FX/SFX: The orbs flying in, the light splitting, the logo forming.

Music/Sounds: A heavenly synth bell flourish at the beginning, which enhances into a crystal fanfare.

Availability: Common. It does appear on any production associated with them, like home video releases and movies. Used in tandem with the previous logo for a few months in 2004/2005.

Editor's Note: A really nice animation, especially for its 16 year use.

2nd Logo (August 2020-)

Nicknames: "Planet of VAP" "Purple VAP", "UAP III"

Logo: On a black background, a large spheroid-like object, made up of several spaced-out silver "vap" letters, grows out of the middle of the screen and begins rotating counterclockwise. It eventually speeds up and the letters start spinning all about as well, right before the sphere stops and does one rotation on the Y axis. This causes all of the VAP logos to meld together into a single white VAP logo, which shines and changes into a dark purple color. The background then fades to white.

FX/SFX: The planet spinning, the logo forming, the color change.

Music/Sounds: A repeating set of chimes and ticks with a orchestra tune underneath of it. It then gets cut off by an ascending set of piano notes, before ending with a long 3-note piano theme.

Availability: Current. Seen on any current releases and future works.

Editor's Note: Not as dynamic as the previous logos, but a fair effort.