Bones (studio)
Native name | 株式会社 ボンズ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Bonzu |
Type | Private (Kabushiki gaisha) |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | October 1998 |
Headquarters | 3-8-3 Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Masahiko Minami Hiroshi Ōsaka Toshihiro Kawamoto |
Number of employees | 80 (as of April 2021)[1] |
Website | bones.co.jp |
Bones Inc. (stylized in lowercase as bones inc.) (Japanese: 株式会社 ボンズ, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Bonzu) is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, No. 6, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club, two adaptations of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga, Star Driver, Gosick, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Sk8 the Infinity, Noragami, Bungo Stray Dogs, and My Hero Academia. Its headquarters are located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo.[2]
History[]
Bones was founded by Sunrise staff members Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto in October 1998. One of their first projects was collaborating with Sunrise on Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, a feature film based on the Cowboy Bebop anime series.
In 2007, the studio suffered the loss of co-founder Hiroshi Ōsaka, well known for his works as character designer on series such as Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam and The Mars Daybreak. Ōsaka had been battling with cancer, and died from the disease on September 24, 2007. He was 44 years old.[3]
Since the death of Ōsaka, two new additions have been made to the studio's board of directors: Makoto Watanabe and Takahiro Komori. Komori is well known as a character designer and animator who has been with the studio since its inception. His previous works as designer consist of Angelic Layer, Scrapped Princess, and Darker than Black.[4]
Studios[]
Like studio Sunrise, where some of its founders previously worked, Bones is divided into smaller studios which are focused on their own anime projects.
- Studio A: Led by producer Naoki Amano and mainly known for Gosick, Wolf's Rain, Angelic Layer, Hiwou War Chronicles, Noragami and Carole & Tuesday.
- Studio B: Mainly known for Eureka Seven, RahXephon, Space Dandy,and Mob Psycho 100.
- Studio C: Led by producer Yoshihiro Oyabu; It's known for Fullmetal Alchemist, Darker than Black: The Black Contractor, Soul Eater and Ouran High School Host Club. It's currently working exclusively for My Hero Academia.
- Studio D: Led by Mari Suzuki and mainly known for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and No. 6. Since 2015, it works on Bungo Stray Dogs.
- Studio E: The newest studio, led by Makoto Watanabe and working on the new Eureka Seven movies since 2017.[5][6][7]
Productions[]
Anime television series[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Original run start | Original run end | Eps. | Note(s) |
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2000 | Hiwou War Chronicles | Tetsurō Amino | October 24, 2000 | May 1, 2001 | 26 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio A. |
2001 | Angelic Layer: Battle Doll | Hiroshi Nishikiori | April 1, 2001 | September 30, 2001 | 26 | Based on a manga by CLAMP; animated by Bones Studio A. |
2002 | RahXephon | Yutaka Izubuchi | January 21, 2002 | September 10, 2002 | 26 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio B. |
2003 | Wolf's Rain | Tensai Okamura | January 6, 2003 | July 29, 2003 | 30 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio A. |
Scrapped Princess | Sōichi Masui | April 8, 2003 | October 7, 2003 | 24 | Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki; animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Fullmetal Alchemist | Seiji Mizushima | October 4, 2003 | October 2, 2004 | 51 | Based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa; animated by Bones Studio C. Features a partially anime original storyline. | |
2004 | Mars Daybreak | Kunihiro Mori | April 1, 2004 | September 23, 2004 | 26 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio B. |
Kurau Phantom Memory | Yasuhiro Irie | June 24, 2004 | December 15, 2004 | 24 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
2005 | Eureka Seven | Tomoki Kyoda | April 26, 2005 | April 5, 2006 | 51 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio B. |
2006 | Ouran High School Host Club | Takuya Igarashi | April 4, 2006 | September 27, 2006 | 26 | Based on a manga by Bisco Hatori; animated by Bones Studio C. |
Jyu-Oh-Sei | Hiroshi Nishikiori | April 13, 2006 | June 22, 2006 | 11 | Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
Ghost Slayers Ayashi | Hiroshi Nishikiori Yoshikazu Miyao (assistant) |
October 7, 2006 | March 31, 2007 | 25 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
2007 | Darker than Black: The Black Contractor | Tensai Okamura | April 5, 2007 | September 28, 2007 | 25 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio C. |
Skull Man | Takeshi Mori | April 28, 2007 | July 21, 2007 | 13 | Based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori; animated by Bones Studio B. | |
2008 | Soul Eater | Takuya Igarashi | April 7, 2008 | March 30, 2009 | 51 | Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo; animated by Bones Studio C. |
Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief | Nobuo Tomisawa | April 12, 2008 | September 27, 2008 | 22 | Based on a manga by Shinji Ohara (co-production with Telecom Animation Film). | |
2009 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Yasuhiro Irie | April 5, 2009 | July 4, 2010 | 64 | Second adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga; animated by Bones Studio D. |
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | Masaki Tachibana | July 9, 2009 | September 17, 2009 | 11 | Original work (co-production with Kinema Citrus). | |
Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor | Tensai Okamura | October 8, 2009 | December 25, 2009 | 12 | Sequel to Darker Than Black; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
2010 | Heroman | Hitoshi Nanba | April 1, 2010 | September 23, 2010 | 26 | Original work in collaboration with Stan Lee; animated by Bones Studio A. |
Star Driver | Takuya Igarashi | October 3, 2010 | April 4, 2011 | 25 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
2011 | Gosick | Hitoshi Nanba | January 7, 2011 | July 2, 2011 | 24 | Based on a light novel by Kazuki Sakuraba; animated by Bones Studio A. |
No. 6 | Kenji Nagasaki | July 8, 2011 | September 15, 2011 | 11 | Based on the novels by Atsuko Asano; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Un-Go | Seiji Mizushima | October 14, 2011 | December 23, 2011 | 12 | Based on the works of Ango Sakaguchi; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
2012 | Eureka Seven: AO | Tomoki Kyoda | April 12, 2012 | November 19, 2012 | 24 | Sequel to Eureka Seven; animated by Bones Studio A and B. |
Blast of Tempest | Masahiro Andō | October 4, 2012 | March 28, 2013 | 24 | Based on a manga by Kyō Shirodaira; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
2013 | Tenkai Knights | Mitsuru Hongo | August 24, 2013 | December 6, 2014 | 52 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio C. First run in United States, on Cartoon Network. |
2014 | Space Dandy | Shinichirō Watanabe (chief) Shingo Natsume |
January 4, 2014 | March 29, 2014 | 13 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio B. First run in United States, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. |
Noragami | Kotaro Tamura | January 5, 2014 | March 23, 2014 | 12 | Based on the manga by Adachitoka; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
Captain Earth | Takuya Igarashi | April 5, 2014 | September 20, 2014 | 24 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
Soul Eater Not! | Masakazu Hashimoto | April 8, 2014 | July 2, 2014 | 12 | Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo Spin-off to Soul Eater; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
Chaika - The Coffin Princess | Soichi Masui | April 9, 2014 | June 25, 2014 | 12 | Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Space Dandy 2 | Shinichirō Watanabe (chief) Shingo Natsume |
July 6, 2014 | September 28, 2014 | 13 | Season 2 of Space Dandy; animated by Bones Studio B. First run in United States, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. | |
Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle | Soichi Masui | October 8, 2014 | December 10, 2014 | 10 | Sequel to Chaika - The Coffin Princess; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
2015 | Blood Blockade Battlefront | Rie Matsumoto | April 4, 2015 | October 4, 2015 | 12 | Based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow; animated by Bones Studio A and C |
Show by Rock!! | Takahiro Ikezoe | April 5, 2015 | June 21, 2015 | 12 | Based on a video game by Geechs and Sanrio; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Snow White with the Red Hair | Masahiro Andō | July 6, 2015 | September 21, 2015 | 13 | Based on the manga by Sorata Akidzuki; animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Noragami Aragoto | Kotaro Tamura | October 2, 2015 | December 25, 2015 | 13 | Sequel to Noragami; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
Concrete Revolutio | Seiji Mizushima | October 4, 2015 | December 27, 2015 | 13 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
2016 | Snow White with the Red Hair 2 | Masahiro Andō | January 11, 2016 | March 28, 2016 | 13 | Sequel to Snow White with the Red Hair; animated by Bones Studio B. |
Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song | Seiji Mizushima | April 3, 2016 | June 17, 2016 | 11 | Sequel to Concrete Revolutio; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
My Hero Academia | Kenji Nagasaki | April 3, 2016 | June 26, 2016 | 13 | Based on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi; animated by Bones Studio A and C | |
Bungo Stray Dogs | Takuya Igarashi | April 7, 2016 | June 22, 2016 | 12 | Based on the manga by Kafka Asagiri; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Show by Rock!! Short!! | Takahiro Ikezoe | July 4, 2016 | September 19, 2016 | 12 | Short anime based on Show by Rock!!; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Mob Psycho 100 | Yuzuru Tachikawa | July 12, 2016 | September 27, 2016 | 12 | Based on the manga by One; animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Show by Rock 2!! | Takahiro Ikezoe | October 2, 2016 | December 18, 2016 | 12 | Sequel to Show by Rock!!; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Bungo Stray Dogs 2 | Takuya Igarashi | October 6, 2016 | December 22, 2016 | 12 | Sequel to Bungo Stray Dogs; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
2017 | My Hero Academia 2 | Kenji Nagasaki | April 1, 2017 | September 30, 2017 | 25 | Sequel to My Hero Academia; animated by Bones Studio C. |
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond | Shigehito Takayanagi | October 7, 2017 | December 23, 2017 | 12 | Sequel to Blood Blockade Battlefront; animated by Bones Studio B. | |
2018 | My Hero Academia 3 | Kenji Nagasaki | April 7, 2018 | September 29, 2018 | 25 | Season 3 of My Hero Academia; animated by Bones Studio C. |
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan | Shinji Higuchi (chief) Hiroshi Kobayashi |
April 13, 2018 | June 29, 2018 | 12 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
2019 | Mob Psycho 100 II | Yuzuru Tachikawa | January 7, 2019 | April 1, 2019 | 13 | Sequel to Mob Psycho 100; animated by Bones Studio B. |
Carole & Tuesday | Shinichirō Watanabe (chief) Motonobu Hori |
April 10, 2019 | October 2, 2019 | 24 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
Bungo Stray Dogs 3 | Takuya Igarashi | April 12, 2019 | June 28, 2019 | 12 | Season 3 of Bungo Stray Dogs; animated by Bones Studio D. | |
My Hero Academia 4 | Kenji Nagasaki (Chief) Masahiro Mukai |
October 12, 2019 | April 4, 2020 | 25 | Season 4 of My Hero Academia; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
2021 | SK8 the Infinity | Hiroko Utsumi | January 10, 2021 | April 4, 2021 | 12 | Original work; animated by Bones Studio D. |
Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! | Satonobu Kikuchi | January 13, 2021 | March 31, 2021 | 12 | Based on the spin-off manga of Bungo Stray Dogs by Kafka Asagiri. (co-production with Nomad) | |
My Hero Academia 5 | Kenji Nagasaki (Chief) Masahiro Mukai |
March 27, 2021 | September 25, 2021 | 25 | Season 5 of My Hero Academia; animated by Bones Studio C. | |
Godzilla Singular Point | Atsushi Takahashi | April 1, 2021 | June 24, 2021 | 13 | Original work in the Godzilla franchise; animated by Bones Studio A (co-production with Orange). | |
The Case Study of Vanitas | Tomoyuki Itamura | July 3, 2021 | TBA | TBA | Based on the manga by Jun Mochizuki; animated by Bones Studio A. |
Anime films[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Release Date | Dur. | Note(s) |
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2000 | Escaflowne | Kazuki Akane | June 24, 2000 | 98m | Animated by Bones Studio A. |
2001 | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Shinichirō Watanabe | September 1, 2001 | 115m | Animated by Bones Studio A. |
2003 | RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio | Tomoki Kyoda | April 19, 2003 | 115m | Animated by Bones Studio B. |
2005 | Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa | Seiji Mizushima | July 23, 2005 | 105m | Animated by Bones Studio C. |
2007 | Sword of the Stranger | Masahiro Andō | September 29, 2007 | 102m | Animated by Bones Studio B. |
2009 | Eureka Seven Pocket Full Of Rainbows | Tomoki Kyoda | April 25, 2009 | 115m | Co-production with Kinema Citrus. |
2011 | Towa no Quon: The Ephemeral Petals | Umanosuke Iida | June 18, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio B. |
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Kazuya Murata | July 2, 2011 | 111m | Animated by Bones Studio D. | |
Towa no Quon: Dancing Orchid in Chaos | Umanosuke Iida | July 16, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Towa no Quon: The Complicity of Dreams | Umanosuke Iida | August 13, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Towa no Quon: The Roaring Anxiety | Umanosuke Iida | September 10, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Towa no Quon: The Return of the Invincible | Umanosuke Iida | November 5, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio B. | |
Un-Go: Chapter of Inga | Seiji Mizushima | November 19, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio C. | |
Towa no Quon: Eternal Quon | Umanosuke Iida | November 26, 2011 | 48m | Animated by Bones Studio B. | |
2013 | Star Driver: The Movie | Takuya Igarashi | February 9, 2013 | 150m | Animated by Bones Studio C. |
2017 | Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 | Tomoki Kyoda | September 16, 2017 | 93m | Animated by Bones Studio E. |
2018 | Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple | Takuya Igarashi | March 3, 2018 | 90m | Animated by Bones Studio D. |
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes | Kenji Nagasaki | August 3, 2018 | 96m | Animated by Bones Studio C. | |
Anemone - Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution | Tomoki Kyoda | November 10, 2018 | 94m | Animated by Bones Studio E. | |
2019 | My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising | Kenji Nagasaki | December 20, 2019 | 104m | Animated by Bones Studio C. |
2020 | Josee, the Tiger and the Fish | Kotaro Tamura | December 25, 2020 | 98m | Animated by Bones Studio D. |
2021 | My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission | Kenji Nagasaki | August 6, 2021 | TBA | Animated by Bones Studio C. |
Eureka - Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution | Tomoki Kyoda | November 26, 2021 | TBA | Animated by Bones Studio E. |
Original net animation[]
Year | Title | Director(s) | Original run start | Original run end | Eps. | Note(s) |
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2008 | Xam'd: Lost Memories | Masayuki Miyaji | July 16, 2008 | February 3, 2009 | 26 | PlayStation Network; animated by Bones Studio B. |
2018 | A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- | Kazuya Murata | March 9, 2018 | 12 | Netflix; animated by Bones Studio A. | |
2021 | Super Crooks | Motonobu Hori | TBA | TBA | Netflix, Based on the comic by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu; animated by Bones Studio B. |
Original video animation[]
- RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness (August 7, 2003)
- Wolf's Rain (January 23, 2004 – February 25, 2004)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection (March 29, 2006)
- Ghost Slayers Ayashi: Ayashi Diving Comedy (22 August 2007 – 24 October 2007)
- Darker than Black: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms (March 26, 2008)
- Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (August 26, 2009 – August 25, 2010)
- Prototype (part of Halo Legends) (2010)
- Darker than Black: Gaiden (27 January 2010 – 21 July 2010)
- Eureka Seven Ao: The Flowers of Jungfrau (20 September 2012)
- Noragami (February 17, 2014 - July 17, 2014)
- Hitsugi no Chaika (March 10, 2015)
- Noragami Aragoto (November 17, 2015 - March 17, 2016)
- Snow White with the Red Hair (January 5, 2016)
- Blood Blockade Battlefront (June 3, 2016)
- Eureka Seven Ao:Final (January 2017)
- Bungo Stray Dogs (August 31, 2017)
- Mob Psycho 100 Reigen -The Miraculous Unknown Psychic- (March 18, 2018)
- My Hero Academia - All Might: Rising (February 13, 2019)
- Mob Psycho 100: The Spirits and Such Consultation Office's First Company Outing ~A Healing Trip that Warms the Heart~ (September 25, 2019)
Games[]
- Robot Alchemic Drive (Enix, November 4, 2002)
- Rahxephon Blu Sky Fantasia (Bandai, August 7, 2003)
- Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (Square Enix, December 25, 2003)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Stray Rondo (Bandai, March 25, 2004)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Sonata of Memories (Bandai, July 22, 2004)
- Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (Square Enix, September 22, 2004)
- Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl Who Succeed God (Square Enix, July 21, 2005)
- Eureka Seven vol. 1: The New Wave (Bandai, October 27, 2005)
- Eureka Seven vol. 2: The New Vision (Bandai, May 11, 2006)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Prince of the Dawn (Square Enix, August 13, 2009)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Daughter of the Dusk (Square Enix, December 10, 2009)
- Liberation Maiden (Part of Guild01; Level-5, May 31, 2012)
- Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Capcom/Level-5, November 29, 2012)
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (Capcom, July 25, 2013)
- Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Atlus, June 25, 2015)
Music videos[]
- Lotte music video - Shinsekai by Bump of Chicken (December 11, 2018)
- Pokémon Special Music Video「GOTCHA!」- Acacia by BUMP OF CHICKEN (Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc., September 29, 2020)
References[]
- ^ https://job.mynavi.jp/22/pc/search/corp110252/outline.html
- ^ "Company info". Bones. Retrieved March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Bones Company Info". Bones. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ liborek (2018-10-27). "BONES' 20th Anniversary – What Lies in the Future?". Sakugablog. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ http://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/252.html
- ^ http://www.bones.co.jp/community/index.html
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