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Native name | CONNECT |
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Romanized name | Konekuto |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | April 2012; 13 years ago (2012-04) |
| Fate | Absorbed intoSilver Link, Active |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
| Parent | SILVER LINK., Inc |
| Website | connect |
Connect (Japanese:Connect,Hepburn:Konekuto; stylized asCONNECT) is a Japanese animation studio that is a division ofSilver Link.[2] The studio was initially founded as a separate company,Connect, Inc. (Japanese:株式会社コネクト,Hepburn:Kabushiki-gaisha Konekuto) in April 2012 as asubsidiary of Silver Link, but was later wholly absorbed and dissolved into its parent company on July 17, 2020, and it subsequently became a sub-studio within the company.[3]
A majority of Connect's early works are co-productions with its parent company.[1] Starting with theMonster Strike web anime, the studio was working less with its parent company, producing solo productions such asSenryu Girl,Oresuki, andThe Honor Student at Magic High School.
| Year(s) | Title | Director(s) | Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | Strike the Blood | Takao Sano Hideyo Yamamoto | 24 | Adaptation of the light novel series byGakuto Mikumo. Co-produced withSilver Link. | [4] |
| 2015 | Chaos Dragon | Hideki Tachibana Masato Matsune | 12 | Based on theRed Dragon role-playing game. Co-produced with Silver Link. | [5] |
| 2016 | Ange Vierge | Masafumi Tamura | 12 | Based on thetrading card game byKadokawa andSega. Co-produced with Silver Link. | [6] |
| 2017 | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | Hideki Tachibana | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yūya Kurokami. Co-produced with Silver Link. | [7] |
| 2018 | Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody | Shin Oonuma | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Hiro Ainana. Co-produced with Silver Link. | [8] |
| 2019 | Senryu Girl | Masato Jinbo | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Masakuni Igarashi. | [9] |
| Oresuki | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Rakuda. | [10] | |
| 2021 | The Honor Student at Magic High School | Hideki Tachibana | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Tsutomu Satō. | [11] |
| 2022 | Slow Loop | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Maiko Uchino. | [12] |
| 2023 | Ayakashi Triangle | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written byKentaro Yabuki. | [13] |
| 2024 | The Unwanted Undead Adventurer | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Yū Okano. | [14] |
| The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio | Hideki Tachibana | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Kō Nigatsu. | [15] | |
| 2025 | The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Norishiro-chan. | [16] |
| 2026 | I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class | Hideki Tachibana | TBA | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Takata. | [17] |
| Year(s) | Title | Director(s) | Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie | Noriaki Akitaya | 24 | Based on the mobile game by more games. Co-produced with Silver Link. | |
| 2014–2015 | Alice in Borderland | Hideki Tachibana | 3 | Adaptation of theshōnen manga series byHaro Aso. Co-produced with Silver Link. | [18] |
| 2015 | Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen | Hideyo Yamamoto | 2 | Sequel toStrike the Blood. Co-produced with Silver Link. | |
| 2016–2017 | Strike the Blood II | Hideyo Yamamoto | 8 | Sequel toStrike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen. Co-produced with Silver Link. | [19] |
| 2016 | Monster Strike: Rain of Memories | Hideo Tachibana | 1 | Co-produced withUltra Super Pictures. | [20] |
| 2017 | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | Hideki Tachibana | 1 | Co-produced with Silver Link. | [21] |
| 2018–2019 | Strike the Blood III | Hideyo Yamamoto | 10 | Sequel toStrike the Blood II. | [22] |
| 2020 | Strike the Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen | Hideyo Yamamoto | 1 | Sequel toStrike the Blood III. | [23] |
| 2020–2021 | Strike the Blood IV | Hideyo Yamamoto | 12 | Sequel toStrike The Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen. | [23] |
| 2020 | Oresuki | Noriaki Akitaya | 1 | Sequel toOresuki. | [24] |
| 2022 | Strike the Blood Final | Hideyo Yamamoto | 4 | Sequel toStrike the Blood IV. | [25] |