Bones (studio)
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| Type | Animation studio |
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| Industry | Anime |
| Founded | October 1998 |
| Headquarters | 3-1-12 Sanbiru Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto |
| Website | Bones official site |
Bones (株式会社 ボンズ Kabushiki Kaisha Bonzu) often romanized as BONES in japan, 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: Kagayaki no Takuto and Gosick. Its headquarters is located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo.[1]
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[edit] 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 TV 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 Hiroshi Ōsaka, two new additions have been made to the studio's board of directors. The additions are Makoto Watanabe and Takahiro Komori. Takahiro Komori is well known as a character designer and animator who has been with the studio since their inception. His previous works as designer consist of Angelic Layer, Scrapped Princess, and Darker than BLACK.[3]
[edit] Works
[edit] TV anime
| Title | Original Broadcast Channel | First run start date | First run end date |
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| Hiwou War Chronicles | NHK BS2 | October 24, 2000 | May 1, 2001 |
| Kidō Tenshi Angelic Layer | TV Tokyo | April 1, 2001 | September 30, 2001 |
| RahXephon | Fuji TV | January 21, 2002 | September 10, 2002 |
| Wolf's Rain | Fuji TV | January 6, 2003 | July 29, 2003 |
| Scrapped Princess | WOWOW | April 8, 2003 | October 7, 2003 |
| Fullmetal Alchemist | MBS, TBS | October 4, 2003 | October 2, 2004 |
| Kenran Butohsai - The Mars Daybreak | TV Tokyo | April 1, 2004 | September 23, 2004 |
| Kurau Phantom Memory | TV Asahi | June 24, 2004 | December 15, 2004 |
| Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven | MBS, TBS | April 26, 2005 | April 5, 2006 |
| Ouran High School Host Club | NTV | April 4, 2006 | September 27, 2006 |
| Jyu-Oh-Sei | Fuji TV | April 13, 2006 | June 22, 2006 |
| Ghost Slayers Ayashi | MBS, TBS | October 7, 2006 | March 31, 2007 |
| Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha | MBS, TBS | April 5, 2007 | September 28, 2007 |
| Skull Man | Fuji TV | April 28, 2007 | July 21, 2007 |
| Soul Eater | TV Tokyo | April 7, 2008 | March 30, 2009 |
| Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief co-production with Telecom Animation Film |
Fuji TV | April 12, 2008 | September 27, 2008 |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | MBS, TBS | April 5, 2009 | July 4, 2010 |
| Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 co-production with Kinema Citrus |
Fuji TV | July 9, 2009 | September, 17 2009 |
| Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini | MBS, TBS | October, 8 2009 | December, 25 2009 |
| Heroman | TV Tokyo | April 1, 2010 | September 23, 2010 |
| Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto | MBS, TBS | October 3, 2010 | April 4, 2011 |
| Gosick | TV Tokyo | January 7, 2011 | July 2, 2011 |
| No. 6 | Fuji TV | July 8, 2011 | September 15, 2011 |
| Un-Go | Fuji TV | October 14, 2011 | December 23, 2011 |
| Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean | MBS, TBS | April 12, 2012 | TBA |
[edit] Original Video Animation
- Prototype (part of Halo Legends) (2010)
- Darker than Black - Kuro no Keiyakusha: Gaiden (27 January 2010 - 21 July 2010)
[edit] Web anime
- Xam'd: Lost Memories (PlayStation Network, 16 July 2008–3 February 2009)
[edit] Movies
- Escaflowne (June 2000 co-production with Sunrise)
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (1 September 2001, co-production with Sunrise)
- Pia Carrot e Yōkoso!! - Sayaka no Koi Monogatari - (Overall production: I-Move, production assistance, released October 19, 2002)
- RahXephon Tagen Hensōkyoku (19 April 2003)
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (劇場版 鋼の錬金術師 シャンバラを征く者 Gekijōban Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Shanbara o Yuku Mono) (23 July 2005)
- Sword of the Stranger (29 September 2007)
- Eureka Seven Pocket Full Of Rainbows; U.S. title: Eureka 7: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers (animation production handled by Kinema Citrus; 25 April 2009 in Japan and 24 September 2009 in the United States)
- Towa no Quon Chapter 1: Fleeting Petals (18 June 2011-)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2 July 2011)
[edit] Games
- Rahxephon Sōkyū Gensokyoku (Bandai, 7 August 2003)
- Eureka Seven vol. 1: New Wave (Bandai, 27 October 2005)
- Eureka Seven vol. 2: The New Vision (Bandai, 11 May 2006)
- Kaito Shōjo (Part of Guild01) (Level-5, 2012)
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Capcom/Level-5, TBA 2012)
[edit] References
- ^ "company info." Bones. Retrieved on March 10, 2010.
- ^ "Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. 2007-09-24. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-24/bones-co-founder-hiroshi-osaka-passes-away-at-44. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
- ^ "Bones Company Info". Bones. http://www.bones.co.jp/company-info/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Bones at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
