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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History [edit]
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]
Works [edit]
Anime television [edit]
| Title | Original Broadcast Channel | First run start date | First run end date | Notes |
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| Hiwou War Chronicles | NHK BS2 | October 24, 2000 | May 1, 2001 | Original Work |
| Kidō Tenshi Angelic Layer | TV Tokyo | April 1, 2001 | September 30, 2001 | Based on a manga by CLAMP |
| RahXephon | Fuji TV | January 21, 2002 | September 10, 2002 | Original Work |
| Wolf's Rain | Fuji TV | January 6, 2003 | July 29, 2003 | Original Work |
| Scrapped Princess | WOWOW | April 8, 2003 | October 7, 2003 | Based on a light novel by Ichiro Sakaki |
| Fullmetal Alchemist | MBS, TBS | October 4, 2003 | October 2, 2004 | Based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa |
| Kenran Butohsai - The Mars Daybreak | TV Tokyo | April 1, 2004 | September 23, 2004 | Original Work |
| Kurau Phantom Memory | TV Asahi | June 24, 2004 | December 15, 2004 | Original Work |
| Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven | MBS, TBS | April 26, 2005 | April 5, 2006 | Original Work |
| Ouran High School Host Club | NTV | April 4, 2006 | September 27, 2006 | Based on a manga by Bisco Hatori |
| Jyu-Oh-Sei | Fuji TV | April 13, 2006 | June 22, 2006 | Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki |
| Ghost Slayers Ayashi | MBS, TBS | October 7, 2006 | March 31, 2007 | Original Work |
| Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha | MBS, TBS | April 5, 2007 | September 28, 2007 | Original Work |
| Skull Man | Fuji TV | April 28, 2007 | July 21, 2007 | Based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Soul Eater | TV Tokyo | April 7, 2008 | March 30, 2009 | Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo |
| Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief | Fuji TV | April 12, 2008 | September 27, 2008 | Based on a manga by Shinji Ohara (Co-production with Telecom Animation Film) |
| Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | MBS, TBS | April 5, 2009 | July 4, 2010 | Second adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist |
| Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | Fuji TV | July 9, 2009 | September, 17 2009 | Original Work (Co-production with Kinema Citrus) |
| Darker than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini | MBS, TBS | October, 8 2009 | December, 25 2009 | Sequel to Darker Than Black |
| Heroman | TV Tokyo | April 1, 2010 | September 23, 2010 | Original Work in collaboration with Stan Lee |
| Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto | MBS, TBS | October 3, 2010 | April 4, 2011 | Original Work |
| Gosick | TV Tokyo | January 7, 2011 | July 2, 2011 | Based on a light novel by Kazuki Sakuraba |
| No. 6 | Fuji TV | July 8, 2011 | September 15, 2011 | Based on the novels by Atsuko Asano |
| Un-Go | Fuji TV | October 14, 2011 | December 23, 2011 | Loosely based on the works of Ango Sakaguchi |
| Eureka Seven: Astral Ocean | MBS, TBS | April 12, 2012 | November 19, 2012 | Sequel to Eureka Seven |
| Blast of Tempest | MBS, TBS | October 4, 2012 | March 28, 2013 | Based on a manga by Kyō Shirodaira |
Original Video Animation [edit]
- Prototype (part of Halo Legends) (2010)
- Darker than Black - Kuro no Keiyakusha: Gaiden (27 January 2010 - 21 July 2010)
Web anime [edit]
- Xam'd: Lost Memories (PlayStation Network, 16 July 2008–3 February 2009)
Movies [edit]
- 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 Movie Series
- Fleeting Petals (泡沫の花弁 Utakata no Kaben) (18 June 2011)
- Wild Dance of Chaos (混沌の蘭舞 Konton no Ranbu) (16 July 2011)
- Never ending Crime (夢幻の連座 Mugen no Renza) (13 August 2011)
- Crimes in a Blank Dream (紅蓮の焦心 Guren no Shoushin) (10 September 2011)
- Heroic Return (双絶の来復 Souzetsu no Raifuku) (5 November 2011)
- Eternal Eternity (永久の久遠 Towa no Quon) (26 November 2011)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2 July 2011)
- Star Driver: The Movie (9 February 2013)
Games [edit]
- Rahxephon Sōkyū Gensokyoku (Bandai, August 7, 2003)
- Eureka Seven vol. 1: New Wave (Bandai, October 27, 2005)
- Eureka Seven vol. 2: The New Vision (Bandai, May 11, 2006)
- Code of Princess (Agatsuma Entertainment, April 19, 2012)
- Conception: Ore no Kodomo wo Undekure! (Spike, April 26, 2012)
- Kaiho Shōjo (Part of Guild01) (Level-5, May 31, 2012)
- Sol Trigger (Imageepoch, October 4, 2012)
- Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney (Capcom/Level-5, November 29, 2012)
- Ace Attorney 5 (Capcom, TBA 2013)
References [edit]
- ^ "company info." Bones. Retrieved on 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.
External links [edit]
- Official website (Japanese)
- Bones at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
