Seven Arcs
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Native name | 株式会社Seven Arcs |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu |
| Type | Kabushiki kaisha |
| Industry | Anime (Television, Film, OVA) |
| Founded | May 31, 2002 |
| Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
| Subsidiaries | Arcturus (2002–2012) Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019) |
| Website | 7arcs.co.jp |
Seven Arcs Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社Seven Arcs, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu) is a Japanese anime production company and former studio, established on May 31, 2002 by former Pierrot staff. The studio made its first animated television series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, in 2004. Since then, the company has produced a number of other animated television series and movies.
In 2012, the animation section was split off by forming Seven Arcs Pictures Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社Seven Arcs Pictures, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu Pikuchāzu) as a subsidiary company.[1] Since then, Seven Arcs has had its business in animation planning and licence management.[2] On December 26, 2017, the company was acquired by Tokyo Broadcasting System.[3] Seven Arcs Pictures, Seven Arcs, and Arcturus merged on October 1, 2019, reforming as the single company Seven Arcs.
Productions[]
Seven Arcs (2002–2012)[]
Television series[]
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (2004)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (2005)
- Inukami! (2006)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (2007)
- Sekirei (2008)
- White Album (2009)
- Asura Cryin' (2009)
- Asura Cryin' 2 (2009)
- Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ (2010)
- Dog Days (2011)
- Dog Days' (2012)
OVA[]
- Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever (2003)
- Sekirei (2008)
- Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ (2010)
Films[]
- Inukami! The Movie: Tokumei Reiteki Sōsakan Karina Shirō! (2007)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st (2010)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A's (2012)
Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019)[]
Television series[]
- Mushibugyo (2013)
- Trinity Seven (2014)
- Dog Days" (2015)
- Ooya-san wa Shishunki! (2016)
- Idol Memories (2016)
- ViVid Strike! (2016)
- Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls (2018)
- Dances with the Dragons (2018)
- Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale (2019)
OVA/ONA[]
- Mushibugyo (2014–2015)
- Trinity Seven (2015)
- Majestic Prince: Wings to the Future (2016, co-production with Orange)
Films[]
- Yakusoku no Utsuwa: Arita no Hatsukoi (2016)
- Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri: Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki (2016)
- Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening (2016, co-production with Orange)
- Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl (2017)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection (2017)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation (2018)
- Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord (2019)
Canceled works[]
- New Life+: Young Again in Another World - Originally planned for an October 2018 premiere. However, it was later cancelled on account of controversial remarks by the light novel's author MINE
Seven Arcs (merged company, 2019–present)[]
Television series[]
- Arte (2020)
- Fly Me to the Moon (2020)
- Blue Period (2021)
OVA/ONA[]
- Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~ (2021)
References[]
- ^ "新アニメ『ムシブギョー』放送開始 熱血少年漫画が原作". Oricon Style. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ "COMPANY INFORMATION" (in Japanese). Seven Arcs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ "TBS Acquires Lyrical Nanoha's Anime Studio Seven Arcs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Seven Arcs at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Seven Arcs Pictures at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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