Bones (studio)

Bones Inc.
Native name
 株式会社 ボンズ
Kabushiki-gaisha Bonzu
Kabushiki-gaisha
Industry Anime
Founded October 1998 (1998-10)
Headquarters 3-1-12 Sanbiru Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
 Masahiko Minami
Hiroshi Ōsaka
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Website bones.co.jp

Bones Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社 ボンズ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Bonzu) is a Japanese anime studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and two adaptions of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga along with Star Driver, Gosick, Space Dandy,dragon pilot and My Hero Academia. Its headquarters is located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

Works

Anime television series

TitleOriginal Broadcast ChannelFirst run start dateFirst run end dateNotes
Hiwou War ChroniclesNHK BS2October 24, 2000May 1, 2001Original Work
Angelic Layer: Battle DollTV TokyoApril 1, 2001September 30, 2001Based on a manga by CLAMP
RahXephonFuji TVJanuary 21, 2002September 10, 2002Original Work
Wolf's RainFuji TVJanuary 6, 2003July 29, 2003Original Work
Scrapped PrincessWOWOWApril 8, 2003October 7, 2003Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki
Fullmetal AlchemistMBS, TBSOctober 4, 2003October 2, 2004Based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa
Mars DaybreakTV TokyoApril 1, 2004September 23, 2004Original Work
Kurau Phantom MemoryTV AsahiJune 24, 2004December 15, 2004Original Work
Eureka SevenJNN (MBS)April 26, 2005April 5, 2006Original Work
Ouran High School Host ClubNTVApril 4, 2006September 27, 2006Based on a manga by Bisco Hatori
Jyu-Oh-SeiFuji TVApril 13, 2006June 22, 2006Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki
Ghost Slayers AyashiMBS, TBSOctober 7, 2006March 31, 2007Original Work
Darker than Black: The Black ContractorMBS, TBSApril 5, 2007September 28, 2007Original Work
Skull ManFuji TVApril 28, 2007July 21, 2007Based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori
Soul EaterTXN (TV Tokyo)April 7, 2008March 30, 2009Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo
Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom ThiefFuji TVApril 12, 2008September 27, 2008Based on a manga by Shinji Ohara
(Co-production with Telecom Animation Film)
Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodJNN (MBS)April 5, 2009July 4, 2010Second adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0Fuji TVJuly 9, 2009September 17, 2009Original Work
(Co-production with Kinema Citrus)
Darker than Black: Gemini of the MeteorMBS, TBSOctober 8, 2009December 25, 2009Sequel to Darker Than Black
HeromanTXN (TV Tokyo)April 1, 2010September 23, 2010Original Work in collaboration with Stan Lee
Star DriverJNN (MBS)October 3, 2010April 4, 2011Original Work
GosickTV TokyoJanuary 7, 2011July 2, 2011Based on a light novel by Kazuki Sakuraba
No. 6Fuji TVJuly 8, 2011September 15, 2011Based on the novels by Atsuko Asano
Un-GoFuji TVOctober 14, 2011December 23, 2011Based on the works of Ango Sakaguchi
Eureka Seven: AOMBS, TBSApril 12, 2012November 19, 2012Sequel to Eureka Seven
Blast of TempestMBS, TBSOctober 4, 2012March 28, 2013Based on a manga by Kyō Shirodaira
Tenkai KnightsCartoon NetworkAugust 24, 2013 (US/Canada)
April 5, 2014 (Japan)		December 6, 2014(US/Canada)
March 28, 2015 (Japan)		Original Work
Space DandyAdult Swim, Tokyo MXJanuary 4, 2014March 26, 2014Original Work
NoragamiTokyo MXJanuary 5, 2014March 23, 2014Based on the manga by Adachitoka
Captain EarthMBSApril 5, 2014September 20, 2014Original Work
Soul Eater Not!TV TokyoApril 8, 2014July 2, 2014Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo
Spin-off to Soul Eater
Chaika - The Coffin PrincessTokyo MXApril 9, 2014June 25, 2014Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki
Space Dandy IIAdult Swim, Tokyo MXJuly 6, 2014September 28, 2014Sequel to Space Dandy
Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging BattleTokyo MXOctober 8, 2014December 10, 2014Sequel to Chaika - The Coffin Princess
Blood Blockade BattlefrontMBSApril 4, 2015October 4, 2015Based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow
Show by Rock!!Tokyo MXApril 5, 2015June 21, 2015Based on a video game by Geechs and Sanrio
Snow White with the Red HairTokyo MXJuly 6, 2015September 21, 2015Based on the manga by Sorata Akidzuki
Noragami AragotoTokyo MXOctober 2, 2015December 25, 2015Sequel to Noragami
Concrete RevolutioTokyo MXOctober 4, 2015December 27, 2015Original Work
Snow White with the Red Hair 2Tokyo MXJanuary 11, 2016March 28, 2016Sequel to Snow White with the Red Hair
Concrete Revolutio: The Last SongTokyo MXApril 3, 2016June 17, 2016Sequel to Concrete Revolutio
My Hero AcademiaJNN (MBS)April 3, 2016June 26, 2016Based on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi
Bungo Stray DogsTokyo MXApril 7, 2016June 22, 2016Based on the manga by Asagiri Kafka
Show by Rock!! Short!!Tokyo MXJuly 4, 2016September 19, 2016Short anime based on Show by Rock!!
Mob Psycho 100Tokyo MXJuly 12, 2016September 27, 2016Based on the webcomic by One
Show by Rock 2!!Tokyo MXOctober 2, 2016December 18, 2016Sequel to Show by Rock!!
Bungo Stray Dogs 2Tokyo MXOctober 6, 2016December 22, 2016Sequel to Bungo Stray Dogs
My Hero Academia 2NNS (ytv)April 1, 2017September 30, 2017Sequel to My Hero Academia
Blood Blockade Battlefront & BeyondMBSOctober 7, 2017December 23, 2017Sequel to Blood Blockade Battlefront
My Hero Academia 3NNS (ytv)April 7, 2018September 29, 2018Season 3 of My Hero Academia
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and MasotanTokyo MXApril 13, 2018June 29, 2018Original Work
Mob Psycho 100 IITBAJanuary 2019TBASequel to Mob Psycho 100
Carol & TuesdayFuji TVApril 2019TBAOriginal work
Bungo Stray Dogs 3TBATBATBASeason 3 of Bungo Stray Dogs
My Hero Academia 4TBATBATBASeason 4 of My Hero Academia

Original video animation

Original net animation

Movies

  1. Fleeting Petals (泡沫の花弁, Utakata no Kaben) (18 June 2011)
  2. Wild Dance of Chaos (混沌の蘭舞, Konton no Ranbu) (16 July 2011)
  3. Never ending Crime (夢幻の連座, Mugen no Renza) (13 August 2011)
  4. Crimes in a Blank Dream (紅蓮の焦心, Guren no Shoushin) (10 September 2011)
  5. Heroic Return (双絶の来復, Souzetsu no Raifuku) (5 November 2011)
  6. Eternal Eternity (永久の久遠, Towa no Quon) (26 November 2011)

Games

References

  1. ↑ "company info." Bones. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2007-09-24. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  3. ↑ "Bones Company Info". Bones. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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