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 Daiwa Ogikubo Tower, where Liden Films' head office is located | |
Native name | 株式会社ライデンフィルム |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Raiden Firumu |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Anime |
| Founded | February 22, 2012; 13 years ago (February 22, 2012) |
| Headquarters | Ogikubo,, Japan |
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Number of employees | 318 (as of April 2025) |
| Parent | Ultra Super Pictures |
| Divisions | LIDENFILMS Tokyo Studio LIDENFILMS Tokyo 2nd Studio LIDENFILMS Kyoto Studio LIDENFILMS Osaka Studio LIDENFILMS Fukuya Studio |
| Website | lidenfilms |
Liden Films, Inc. (株式会社ライデンフィルム,Kabushiki-gaisha Raiden Firumu; stylized asLIDENFILMS) is aJapanese animation studio and production enterprise headquartered in Kamiogi,Suginami,Tokyo, and has animation studios inKyoto andOsaka.[1]
Liden Films was founded on February 22, 2012, and, shortly after, joined joint-holding companyUltra Super Pictures, alongside studiosSanzigen,Trigger, andOrdet.[2] The company is currently represented by Tetsurou Satomi.[1]
The company has since expanded, currently consisting of five separate branches and the Suginami branch: Liden Films Kyoto Studio (ライデンフィルム京都スタジオ,Raiden Firumu Kyōto Sutajio), founded in 2015; Liden Films Osaka Studio (ライデンフィルム大阪スタジオ,Raiden Firumu Ōsaka Sutajio), founded in 2013; two Tokyo Studios, Liden Films Tokyo 1st Studio (ライデンフィルム東京第一スタジオ,Raiden Firumu Tōkyō Dai Ichi Sutajio) and Liden Films Tokyo 2nd Studio (ライデンフィルム東京第二スタジオ,Raiden Firumu Tōkyō Dai Ni Sutajio);[3] and Liden Films Fukuya Studio (ライデンフィルム深谷スタジオ,Raiden Firumu Fukuya Sutajio), founded in 2018. In 2016, the Kyoto Studio produced its own series, and in 2020 the Osaka Studio did the same.[4]
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
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| Senyu | Yutaka Yamamoto | January 8, 2013 | April 2, 2013 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Robinson Haruhara. Co-animated withOrdet.[5] |
| Aiura | Ryōsuke Nakamura | April 10, 2013 | June 26, 2013 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Chama.[6] |
| Senyu 2 | Yutaka Yamamoto | July 2, 2013 | September 24, 2013 | 13 | Sequel toSenyu. Co-animated with Ordet. |
| Miss Monochrome: The Animation | Yoshiaki Iwasaki | October 1, 2013 | December 18, 2015 | 39 | Based on an original character created and voiced by Japanese singer and voice actressYui Horie. Co-animated withSanzigen.[7] |
| Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc | Toyonori Yamada | January 7, 2014 | March 25, 2014 | 12 | Sequel toWooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life. Co-animated with Sanzigen.[8] |
| Terra Formars | Hiroshi Hamasaki | September 26, 2014 | December 19, 2014 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yū Sasuga.[9] |
| The Heroic Legend of Arslan | Noriyuki Abe | April 5, 2015 | September 27, 2015 | 25 | Adaptation of the novel series written byYoshiki Tanaka. Co-animated with Sanzigen.[10] |
| Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches | Seiki Takuno | April 12, 2015 | June 28, 2015 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written byMiki Yoshikawa.[11] |
| Sekkō Boys | Seiki Takuno | January 8, 2016 | March 25, 2016 | 12 | Original work.[12] |
| Schwarzesmarken | Tetsuya Watanabe | January 10, 2016 | March 27, 2016 | 12 | Prequel-spin off toMuv-Luv Alternative. Co-animated with ixtl.[13] |
| Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows | Kazuya Sakamoto | March 4, 2016 | March 25, 2016 | 4 | Based on a Japaneseoriginal video animation created and directed byMakoto Shinkai.[14] Animated byLiden Films Kyoto Studio. |
| Terra Formars: Revenge | Michio Fukuda | April 1, 2016 | June 24, 2016 | 13 | Sequel toTerra Formars. Co-animated withTYO Animations.[15] |
| Berserk | Shin Itagaki | July 1, 2016 | June 23, 2017 | 24 | Adaptation of the manga series written byKentaro Miura. Production cooperation forMillepensee andGEMBA. |
| The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance | Noriyuki Abe | July 3, 2016 | August 21, 2017 | 8 | Sequel toThe Heroic Legend of Arslan. |
| Poco's Udon World | Seiki Takuno | October 9, 2016 | December 25, 2016 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Nodoka Shinomaru.[16] |
| Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor | Hiraku Kaneko[a] | April 4, 2017 | June 20, 2017 | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Tarō Hitsuji. |
| Love and Lies | Seiki Takuno | July 4, 2017 | September 19, 2017 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Musawo. |
| Killing Bites | Yasuto Nishikata | January 13, 2018 | March 31, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Shinya Murata.[18] |
| Layton Mystery Tanteisha: Katori no Nazotoki File | Susumu Mitsunaka | April 8, 2018 | March 31, 2019 | 50 | Based onLevel-5's 2017 video game,Layton's Mystery Journey. |
| Hanebado! | Shinpei Ezaki | July 2, 2018 | October 1, 2018 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Kōsuke Hamada. |
| Phantom in the Twilight | Kunihiro Mori | July 10, 2018 | September 25, 2018 | 12 | Original work. |
| Boarding School Juliet | Seiki Takuno | October 6, 2018 | December 22, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yōsuke Kaneda. |
| As Miss Beelzebub Likes | Hiraku Kaneko[a] | October 11, 2018 | December 27, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by matoba. |
| Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka | Hideyo Yamamoto | January 12, 2019 | March 30, 2019 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written byMakoto Fukami. |
| Midnight Occult Civil Servants | Tetsuya Watanabe | April 7, 2019 | June 23, 2019 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yōko Tamotsu. |
| Magical Sempai | Fumiaki Usui | July 2, 2019 | September 17, 2019 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Azu. |
| After School Dice Club | Kenichi Imaizumi | October 2, 2019 | December 18, 2019 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Hirō Nakamichi. |
| Tenka Hyakken ~Meiji-kan e Yōkoso!~ | Daisuke Hashimoto | October 13, 2019 | December 29, 2019 | 12 | Based on theTenka Hyakken franchise byKadokawa.[19] |
| Rebirth | Shinobu Yoshioka | January 5, 2020 | June 30, 2021 | 50 | Based on theRebirth for you trading card franchise byBushiroad.[4] Animated byLiden Films Osaka Studio. |
| Woodpecker Detective's Office | Shinpei Ezaki(Chief) Tomoe Makino | April 13, 2020 | June 29, 2020 | 12 | Adaptation of the mystery novel written by Kei Ii. |
| Otherside Picnic | Takuya Satō | January 4, 2021 | March 22, 2021 | 12 | Adaptation of the yuri novel series written by Iori Miyazawa. Co-animated withFelix Film.[20] |
| Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town | migmi | January 4, 2021 | March 22, 2021 | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Toshio Satō. |
| Hortensia Saga | Yasuto Nishikata | January 7, 2021 | March 25, 2021 | 12 | Based on the smartphoneRPG game bySega.[21] |
| Cells at Work! Code Black | Hideyo Yamamoto | January 10, 2021 | March 21, 2021 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Shigemitsu Harada and illustrated by Issei Hatsuyoshi. Spin-off ofCells at Work!.[22] |
| Farewell, My Dear Cramer | Seiki Takuno | April 4, 2021 | June 27, 2021 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written byNaoshi Arakawa. |
| Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor | Kazuya Ichikawa | April 5, 2021 | June 21, 2021 | 12 | Based on smartphoneRPG byNetmarble. Co-animated withDomerica.[23] |
| Tokyo Revengers | Koichi Hatsumi | April 11, 2021 | September 19, 2021 | 24 | Adaptation of the manga series written byKen Wakui.[24] |
| "Deji" Meets Girl | Ushio Tazawa | October 2, 2021 | December 18, 2021 | 12 | Original work.[25] |
| Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- | Yuki Komada | October 10, 2021 | December 26, 2022 | 12 | Based on theBuild Divide trading card franchise byAniplex.[26] |
| Kaginado | Kazuya Sakamoto | October 13, 2021 | June 29, 2022 | 24 | Crossover based on characters from variousKey franchises.[27] Animated byLiden Films Kyoto Studio. |
| Saiyuki Reload: Zeroin | Misato Takada | January 6, 2022 | March 31, 2022 | 13 | Remake toSaiyuki Reload Gunlock and the fifth season of theSaiyuki anime.[28] |
| Tribe Nine | Yū Aoki | January 10, 2022 | March 28, 2022 | 12 | Based on the multimedia franchise by Akatsuki andToo Kyo Games.[29] |
| Salaryman's Club | Aimi Yamauchi | January 30, 2022 | April 17, 2022 | 12 | Original work.[30] |
| Build Divide -#FFFFF (Code White)- | Yuki Komada | April 3, 2022 | June 26, 2022 | 12 | The second cour ofBuild Divide -#00000 (Code Black)-.[31] |
| Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | July 6, 2022 | September 21, 2022 | 12 | Based on the smartphoneRPG game byNitroplus.[32] |
| Call of the Night | Tetsuya Miyanishi(Chief) Tomoyuki Itamura | July 8, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Kotoyama.[33] |
| My Master Has No Tail | Hideyo Yamamoto | September 30, 2022 | December 23, 2022 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by TNSK.[34] |
| Reiwa no Di Gi Charat | Hiroaki Sakurai | October 7, 2022 | January 3, 2023 | 16 | Based on the mascot franchise byBroccoli.[35] |
| Eternal Boys | migmi | October 11, 2022 | March 28, 2023 | 24 | Original work.[36] |
| Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown | Koichi Hatsumi | January 8, 2023 | April 2, 2023 | 13 | Sequel toTokyo Revengers.[37] |
| The Legendary Hero Is Dead! | Rion Kujo | April 7, 2023 | June 23, 2023 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Subaruichi.[38] |
| Insomniacs After School | Yūki Ikeda | April 11, 2023 | July 4, 2023 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Makoto Ojiro.[39] |
| Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout | Ema Yuzuhira | July 2, 2023 | September 17, 2023 | 12 | Adaptation of the video game byKoei Tecmo.[40] |
| Rurouni Kenshin | Hideyo Yamamoto | July 7, 2023 | December 15, 2023 | 24 | Adaptation of the manga series written byNobuhiro Watsuki.[41] |
| Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc | Koichi Hatsumi | October 4, 2023 | December 27, 2023 | 13 | Sequel toTokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown.[42] |
| Goblin Slayer II | Takaharu Ozaki(Chief) Misato Takada | October 6, 2023 | December 22, 2023 | 12 | Sequel toGoblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown byWhite Fox.[43] |
| Gods' Games We Play | Tatsuya Shiraishi | April 1, 2024 | June 24, 2024 | 13 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Kei Sazane.[44] |
| Tonari no Yōkai-san | Aimi Yamauchi | April 7, 2024 | June 30, 2024 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by noho.[45] |
| Bye Bye, Earth | Yasuto Nishikata | July 12, 2024 | June 6, 2025 | 20 | Adaptation of the novel series written byTow Ubukata.[46] |
| Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance | Yuki Komada | October 4, 2024 | March 21, 2025 | 23 | Sequel toRurouni Kenshin.[47] |
| Promise of Wizard | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | January 6, 2025 | March 24, 2025 | 12 | Based on the smartphonesocial network game by Coly.[48] |
| Please Put Them On, Takamine-san | Tomoe Makino | April 2, 2025 | June 18, 2025 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yuichi Hiiragi.[49] |
| Detectives These Days Are Crazy! | Rion Kujo | July 1, 2025 | September 16, 2025 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Masakuni Igarashi.[50] |
| Call of the Night (season 2) | Tomoyuki Itamura | July 4, 2025 | September 19, 2025 | 12 | Sequel toCall of the Night.[51] |
| May I Ask for One Final Thing? | Kazuya Sakamoto | October 4, 2025 | December 27, 2025 | 13 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Nana Ōtori. Animated byLiden Films Kyoto Studio.[52] |
| Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider | Takahiro Ikezoe | October 5, 2025 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yokusaru Shibata.[53] |
| Killed Again, Mr. Detective? | Takashi Naoya | April 2026 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Teniwoha.[54] |
| The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | April 2026 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yōsuke Kaneda.[55] |
| Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life | Hideyo Yamamoto | 2026 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the manga series written byHekiru Hikawa.[56] |
| Kaiju Girl Caramelise | Teruyuki Omine | 2026 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the manga series written by Spica Aoki.[57] |
| Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki | TBA | 2026 | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the manga series written by Tsutomu.[58] |
| Tokyo Revengers: Santen Sensō-hen | Maki Kodaira | 2026 | TBA | TBA | Sequel toTokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc.[59] |
| Historie | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Adaptation of the manga series written byHitoshi Iwaaki.[60] |
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