Bones (studio)

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 Noragami, 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, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, and My Hero Academia. Its headquarters is located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo.[1]

Bones Inc.
Native name
株式会社 ボンズ
Kabushiki-gaisha Bonzu
Kabushiki-gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedOctober 1998 (1998-10)
Headquarters3-8-3 Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo
Key people
Masahiko Minami
Hiroshi Ōsaka
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Number of employees
69 (as of April 2016)
Websitebones.co.jp

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]

Studios

Studio A is led by producer Naoki Amano is mainly known for Gosick, Wolf's Rain, Angelic Layer, Hiwou War Chronicles, Noragami and Carole & Tuesday.

Studio B is mainly known for Eureka Seven, RahXephon and currently for Mob Psycho 100.

Studio C led by producer Yoshihiro Oyabu is more known for Fullmetal Alchemist, Darker than Black: The Black Contractor, Soul Eater and Ouran High School Host Club. Currently, it works exclusively for My Hero Academia.

Studio D led by Mari Suzuki is mainly known for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and No. 6. Since 2015, it works on Bungo Stray Dogs.

Studio E led by Makoto Watanabe is a new part of the company, working on the new Eureka Seven movies since 2017.[4][5][6]

Works

Anime television series
TitleOriginal Broadcast ChannelFirst run start dateFirst run end dateEpsNotes
Hiwou War ChroniclesNHK BS2October 24, 2000May 1, 200126Original work
Animated by Bones Studio A
Angelic Layer: Battle DollTV TokyoApril 1, 2001September 30, 200126Based on a manga by CLAMP
Animated by Bones Studio A
RahXephonFuji TVJanuary 21, 2002September 10, 200226Original work
Animated by Bones Studio B
Wolf's RainFuji TVJanuary 6, 2003July 29, 200330Original work
Animated by Bones Studio A
Scrapped PrincessWOWOWApril 8, 2003October 7, 200324Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki
Animated by Bones Studio B
Fullmetal AlchemistMBS, TBSOctober 4, 2003October 2, 200451Based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa
Animated by Bones Studio C
Mars DaybreakTV TokyoApril 1, 2004September 23, 200426Original work
Animated by Bones Studio B
Kurau Phantom MemoryTV AsahiJune 24, 2004December 15, 200424Original work
Animated by Bones Studio A
Eureka SevenJNN (MBS)April 26, 2005April 5, 200651Original work
Animated by Bones Studio B
Ouran High School Host ClubNTVApril 4, 2006September 27, 200626Based on a manga by Bisco Hatori
Animated by Bones Studio C
Jyu-Oh-SeiFuji TVApril 13, 2006June 22, 200611Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki
Animated by Bones Studio A
Ghost Slayers AyashiMBS, TBSOctober 7, 2006March 31, 200725Original work
Animated by Bones Studio A
Darker than Black: The Black ContractorMBS, TBSApril 5, 2007September 28, 200725Original Work
Animated by Bones Studio C
Skull ManFuji TVApril 28, 2007July 21, 200713Based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori
Animated by Bones Studio B
Soul EaterTXN (TV Tokyo)April 7, 2008March 30, 200951Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo
Animated by Bones Studio C
Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom ThiefFuji TVApril 12, 2008September 27, 200822Based on a manga by Shinji Ohara
(Co-production with Telecom Animation Film)
Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodJNN (MBS)April 5, 2009July 4, 201064Second adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist
Animated by Bones Studio D
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0Fuji TVJuly 9, 2009September 17, 200911Original Work
(Co-production with Kinema Citrus)
Darker than Black: Gemini of the MeteorMBS, TBSOctober 8, 2009December 25, 200912Sequel to Darker Than Black
Animated by Bones Studio C
HeromanTXN (TV Tokyo)April 1, 2010September 23, 201026Original work in collaboration with Stan Lee
Animated by Bones Studio A
Star DriverJNN (MBS)October 3, 2010April 4, 201125Original work
Animated by Bones Studio C
GosickTV TokyoJanuary 7, 2011July 2, 201124Based on a light novel by Kazuki Sakuraba
Animated by Bones Studio A
No. 6Fuji TVJuly 8, 2011September 15, 201111Based on the novels by Atsuko Asano
Animated by Bones Studio D
Un-GoFuji TVOctober 14, 2011December 23, 201112Based on the works of Ango Sakaguchi
Animated by Bones Studio C
Eureka Seven: AOMBS, TBSApril 12, 2012November 19, 201224Sequel to Eureka Seven
Animated by Bones Studio A and B
Blast of TempestMBS, TBSOctober 4, 2012March 28, 201324Based on a manga by Kyō Shirodaira
Animated by Bones Studio D
Tenkai KnightsCartoon Network August 24, 2013December 6, 201452Original work
Animated by Bones Studio C
First run in United States
Space DandyAdult Swim (Toonami) ,
Tokyo MX		January 4, 2014March 29, 201413Original work
Animated by Bones Studio B
First run in United States
NoragamiTokyo MXJanuary 5, 2014March 23, 201412Based on the manga by Adachitoka
Animated by Bones Studio A
Captain EarthMBSApril 5, 2014September 20, 201424Original work
Animated by Bones Studio C
Soul Eater Not!TV TokyoApril 8, 2014July 2, 201412Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo
Spin-off to Soul Eater
Animated by Bones Studio A
Chaika - The Coffin PrincessTokyo MXApril 9, 2014June 25, 201412Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki
Animated by Bones Studio D
Space Dandy IIAdult Swim (Toonami) ,
Tokyo MX		July 5, 2014September 27, 201413Sequel to Space Dandy
Animated by Bones Studio B
First run in United States
Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging BattleTokyo MXOctober 8, 2014December 10, 201410Sequel to Chaika - The Coffin Princess
Animated by Bones Studio D
Blood Blockade BattlefrontMBSApril 4, 2015October 4, 201512Based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow
Animated by Bones Studio A and C
Show by Rock!!Tokyo MXApril 5, 2015June 21, 201512Based on a video game by Geechs and Sanrio
Animated by Bones Studio D
Snow White with the Red HairTokyo MXJuly 6, 2015September 21, 201513Based on the manga by Sorata Akidzuki
Animated by Bones Studio B
Noragami AragotoTokyo MXOctober 2, 2015December 25, 201512Sequel to Noragami
Animated by Bones Studio A
Concrete RevolutioTokyo MXOctober 4, 2015December 27, 201513Original work
Animated by Bones Studio C
Snow White with the Red Hair 2Tokyo MXJanuary 11, 2016March 28, 201613Sequel to Snow White with the Red Hair
Animated by Bones Studio B
Concrete Revolutio: The Last SongTokyo MXApril 3, 2016June 17, 201611Sequel to Concrete Revolutio
Animated by Bones Studio C
My Hero AcademiaJNN (MBS)April 3, 2016June 26, 201613Based on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi
Animated by Bones Studio A and C
Bungo Stray DogsTokyo MXApril 7, 2016June 22, 201612Based on the manga by Asagiri Kafka
Animated by Bones Studio D
Show by Rock!! Short!!Tokyo MXJuly 4, 2016September 19, 201612Short anime based on Show by Rock!!
Animated by Bones Studio D
Mob Psycho 100Tokyo MXJuly 12, 2016September 27, 201612Based on the manga by One
Animated by Bones Studio B
Show by Rock 2!!Tokyo MXOctober 2, 2016December 18, 201612Sequel to Show by Rock!!
Animated by Bones Studio D
Bungo Stray Dogs 2Tokyo MXOctober 6, 2016December 22, 201612Sequel to Bungo Stray Dogs
Animated by Bones Studio D
My Hero Academia 2NNS (ytv)April 1, 2017September 30, 201725Sequel to My Hero Academia
Animated by Bones Studio C
Blood Blockade Battlefront & BeyondMBSOctober 7, 2017December 23, 201712Sequel to Blood Blockade Battlefront
Animated by Bones Studio B
My Hero Academia 3NNS (ytv)April 7, 2018September 29, 201825Season 3 of My Hero Academia
Animated by Bones Studio C
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and MasotanTokyo MXApril 13, 2018June 29, 201812Original Work
Animated by Bones Studio A
Mob Psycho 100 IITokyo MXJanuary 7, 2019April 1, 201913Sequel to Mob Psycho 100
Animated by Bones Studio B
Carole & TuesdayFuji TVApril 10, 2019October 2, 201924Original Work
Animated by Bones Studio A
Bungo Stray Dogs 3Tokyo MXApril 12, 2019June 28, 201912Season 3 of Bungo Stray Dogs
Animated by Bones Studio D
My Hero Academia 4NNS (ytv)October 12, 2019April 4, 202025Season 4 of My Hero Academia
Animated by Bones Studio C

Original video animation

Original net animation

Movies
  1. The Ephemeral Petal (泡沫の花弁, Utakata no Kaben) (18 June 2011)
  2. Dancing Orchid in Chaos (混沌の蘭舞, Konton no Ranbu) (16 July 2011)
  3. The Complicity of Dreams (夢幻の連座, Mugen no Renza) (13 August 2011)
  4. The Roaring Anxiety (紅蓮の焦心, Guren no Shoushin) (10 September 2011)
  5. The Return of the Invincible (双絶の来復, Souzetsu no Raifuku) (5 November 2011)
  6. Eternal Quon (永久の久遠, Towa no Quon) (26 November 2011)

Games

References
  1. "Company info". Bones. Retrieved 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.
  4. liborek (2018-10-27). "BONES' 20th Anniversary – What Lies in the Future?". Sakugablog. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. http://www18.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/252.html
  6. http://www.bones.co.jp/community/index.html
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