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Not to be confused withShōeisha.
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Sunrise
Logo used since 1996
Headquarters inSuginami, Tokyo
Native name
サンライズ
Sanraizu
Formerly
  • Sunrise Studio (1972–1976)
  • Nippon Sunrise (1976–1987)
Company typeDivision
IndustryAnime
FoundedSeptember 1972; 53 years ago (1972-09)
HeadquartersOgikubo,
Suginami, Tokyo
,
OwnerBandai Namco Filmworks
DivisionsSunrise Arte
Sunrise Animation School
Sunrise Studio 3
Websitesunrise-inc.co.jp

Sunrise (Japanese:サンライズ,Hepburn:Sanraizu; stylized in all caps and also branded as Sunrise Studios) is a Japanese animation studio, serving as the flagship division and thetrade name for the IP Production Group unit ofBandai Namco Filmworks,[1] a subsidiary ofBandai Namco Holdings. The division is responsible for the Sunrise label, focusing on animation production. Prior to 2022, Sunrise operated as a separate company with its production offices being under one roof. Sunrise started its operations as a company in September 1972 under the Sunrise Studio name. After its split from Shoeisha and film distributorTohokushinsha in 1977, it was rebranded to Nippon Sunrise and took its current name in 1987. After 22 years as an independent studio, it was acquired by toy manufacturerBandai in 1994 before merging with video game publishing companyNamco to form Bandai Namco Holdings in 2005.

The studio has been involved in many critically acclaimed anime television series from original works to manga adaptations, including theGundam series, theMashin Hero Wataru series, theBrave andEldran series,Code Geass, theCity Hunter series,The Vision of Escaflowne,Aura Battler Dunbine,Blue Comet SPT Layzner, theInuyasha series, theLove Live! series,Crest of the Stars among others.

Following the formation of Bandai Namco Filmworks in 2022, the Sunrise name was relegated to a division of the company (officially known as a "brand"), focusing on animation production while the general production offices were consolidated under BNFW. The consolidation was structured as a rebrand of the existing Sunrise company.[2]

Haro, from theGundam series serves as the studio's mascot.

History

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Shoeisha/Tohokushinsha era

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According to an interview with Sunrise members, the studio was founded by former members ofMushi Production in September 1972 as Sunrise Studio. Rather than having anime production revolve around a single creator (like Mushi, headed byOsamu Tezuka), Sunrise decided that production should focus on the producers. The market for mainstream anime (such as manga adaptations, sports shows, and adaptations of popular children's stories) was already dominated by existing companies, so Sunrise decided to focus on robot (mecha) anime, known to be more difficult to animate but which could be used to sell toys.[3]

The founding members of Sunrise were seven people from Mushi Production's production and sales department: Yoshinori Kishimoto, Masanori Ito, Eiji Yamamoto, Yasuo Shibue, Masami Iwasaki, Kiyomi Numamoto, and Yasuhiko Yoneyama. However, when the anime production studio lacked funds for the new anime studio, Sunrise Studio sought investment from Japanese recording studio, film distributor & production companyTohokushinsha Film and planning and production company Shoeisha.[4]

Although the founding members left Mushi Productions before its terminal bankruptcy, they also had insider knowledge of Sunrise Studio's internal affairs and structural problems. This corporate culture has served as a major lesson for the then-new anime studio's management as of September 2025. Specifically, Sunrise established a management policy that "creators should not be in management positions". As a result, while the company has maintained its own studios following the establishment, almost all actual production work, other than production progress management, has been outsourced to other Japanese animation studios.

While the studio's initial management team emphasized the quality of its anime productions, they also prioritized maintaining overall profitability and sound management through cost reductions, such as outsourcing as necessary, and various copyright revenues. Sunrise's system of integrating toy product planning as the starting point and core of its anime projects is another key characteristic that has shaped the company to this day. This stems from financial issues in the early days, such as Sunrise's inability to cover labor costs due to its small size and limited resources, and the inability to secure budget to own the adaptation rights to manga.

Split from Shoeisha and Tohokushinsha, Nippon Sunrise era

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Nippon Sunrise logo, used from 1977 to 1987.

By November 1976, Shoeisha and Tohokushinsha decided to exit the animation production business by selling Sunrise Studio to its members through a management buyout, reorganizing themselves as an independent studio known asNippon Sunrise Inc.[a] and started outsourcing animation production for several animated series produced byToei andTsuburaya Productions. According to one of Sunrise's members Masao Iizuka, all of its profits of Sunrise's productions likeReideen the Brave went to Sunrise's former parent Tohokushinsha.

In 1981, Nippon Sunrise's first president Yoshinori Kishimoto suddenly died due to poor health. Following Kishimoto's death, Masanori Ito became Nippon Sunrise's second president.[5]

In 1985, Nippon Sunrise announced its entry into theOriginal video animation (OVA) operations. Although they were called OVAs, there were few completely original projects produced by the studio as they instead followed a basic policy of producing sequels to popular productions such as "Armored Trooper VOTOMS" or projects that were extensions like the OVA spin-off Armor "Hunter Mellowlink".

Sunrise era

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Logo used from 1987 to 1996.

In June 1987, the company changed its name by dropping the Nippon name from its branded and was renamed to simply "Sunrise" with the rebranded anime production studio appointing Eiji Yamaura as their new president. Following Nippon Sunrise's rebranding to Sunrise and the appointment of Yamaura as its new president, Sunrise started to shift away from its original focus on original projects and began to produce more animated programmes based on manga starting with the adaptations ofMister Ajikko andCity Hunter.[6]

During that time, mechanical designer Junya Ishigaki visited the studio and thought that the anime studio was a large company that had a building in front ofKami-Igusa Station only to find that it was a small building when it actually visited.[7]

Bandai ownership era

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Former headquarters in Kami-Igusa,Suginami, Tokyo from 1996 to 2021.

In February 1994, multinational toy manufacturer & distributorBandai had acquired Sunrise and effectively became part of the Bandai Group as toy manufacturer Bandai entered the film & television animation production business and gained an official animation studio with Bandai's management including Satoru Matsumoto joining the studio.[6]

Later that year, Sunrise established its own CG production division called Digital Creation Studio (Sunrise D.I.D.), with the new division focusing on CG production. Since then, digital coloring and CG processing have been introduced to Sunrise's works. In the early stages of adoption, 3D-oriented expressions were used in Sunrise's prior shows through its eternal Studio 7 unit such asThe King of Braves GaoGaiGar andDinoZone while digital coloring was used in some programs such as the Universal Century Extra video bonus forMobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team andEscaflowne. However it was not until 2003, nine years after the founding of Sunrise's CG production division, Sunrise started switching to full-scale digital ink-and-paint production for all of its future works, which was relatively late compared to other studios.

In October 1998, Sunrise announced the departure of the Studio 2 team led by Masahiko Minami to establish a new studioBones whom Sunrise would later co-produced the feature movieCowboy Bebop: The Movie with the new studio.[8]

In June 2002, Sunrise launched their wholly-owned music publishing division, Sunrise Music Publishing that would manage all of Sunrise's music copyrights for music development.

Bandai Namco Holdings era, building consolidation and restructuring

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In October 2005, Sunrise's parent company & toy manufacturer Bandai merged with multinational video game and entertainment companyNamco to formNamco Bandai Holdings with Sunrise becoming Namco Bandai's animation production & entertainment company as they would expand its production activities with adaptations of several Bandai and Namco properties.[6]

In February 2015, Sunrise's parent company Bandai Namco Holdings announced they were planning to spin-off some of Sunrise's production divisions including Sunrise's kids & family anime IP division and its interactive division alongside related program and character copyrights into a separate animation production company that would serve as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunrise calledBandai Namco Pictures which began its operations two months later in April of that year, as Sunrise will now specialize in the production of shows aimed at a high-quality audience and would focus on character licensing and IP businesses. The new Bandai Namco Pictures subsidiary was based inNerima, Tokyo and will handle the intellectual property aimed at children and will plan to produce original IP with the company's representative director and president Yasuo Miyagawa overseeing the new production subsidiary under the same role.[9][10]

At the start of March 2021, Sunrise entered the online website operations with the establishment of its own archival website dedicated to Sunrise's past productions (including works from Sunrise Beyond and excluding works that are now under Bandai Namco Pictures) called Sunrise World.

In October 2021, Sunrise announced that they were consolidating all of its units, including its in-house animation production studios alongside its subsidiariesBandai Namco Pictures andSunrise Beyond under one roof by moving its headquarters into a new office based inOgikubo,Suginami, Tokyo that would bring all of Sunrise's production divisions & subsidiaries under one building. The new building, titled "White Base" named after the Pegasus battleship that appeared inMobile Suit Gundam. Sunrise itself became the first that would move to the new headquarters during that month while Sunrise Beyond became the final studio to move into the new building by January of the following year with Sunrise Music, following suit five months later.[11][12]

As part of Bandai Namco's major restructuring, it was announced on February 8, 2022, that Sunrise would merge with the home video unit ofBandai Namco Arts as well as the Bandai Namco Rights Marketing subsidiary to becomeBandai Namco Filmworks. Sunrise would continue to exists as a label of the company for its animation studio, known officially as a brand with the changes taking effect by April 1 of that year.[2]

Studios

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Works

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TV animation

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1970s

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No.TitleDirectorsYear(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
1HazedonOsamu DezakiOctober 1972–March 1973Fuji TVStudio 1First work asSoeisha (studio name from 1972 to 1976).[6]
2Zero TesterRyōsuke TakahashiOctober 1973–December 1974The studio's firstmecha production before iconicMobile Suit Gundam, for which it would become famous.
3Brave RaideenYoshiyuki Tomino (#01–25)
Tadao Nagahama (#26–50)[13]		April 1975–March 1976TV AsahiIn association withTohokushinsha and Asahi Advertising.
4La Seine no HoshiMasaaki Ōsumi(#1–26)
Yoshiyuki Tomino(#27–39)		April 1975–December 1975Fuji TVStudio 2In association with Unimax and MK Company.
5Kum-KumRintaroOctober 1975–March 1976TBSStudio 1In association withITC Japan.
6Chōdenji Robo Combattler VTadao NagahamaApril 1976–May 1977TV AsahiIn association withToei Doga.
7Dinosaur Expedition Born Free [ja]Koichi TakanoOctober 1976–March 1977In association withTsuburaya Productions. First work asNippon Sunrise (studio name from 1976 to 1987).[6]
8Robot Child Beeton [ja]Masaaki OsumiOctober 1976–September 1977TBSStudio 3
9Chōdenji Machine Voltes VTadao NagahamaJune 1977–March 1978TV AsahiStudio 2In association with Toei Doga and Tohokushinsha.
10Invincible Super Man Zambot 3October 1977–March 1978Yoshiyuki TominoStudio 3
11Majokko TickleTakashi HisaokaMarch 1978–January 1979Studio 2In association with Toei Doga, Neomedia and Kaze Productions.
12Tōshō DaimosTadao NagahamaApril 1978–January 1979In association with Toei Doga and Tohokushinsha.
13Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3Yoshiyuki TominoJune 1978–March 1979Studio 1
14Cyborg 009Ryōsuke TakahashiMarch 1979–March 1980Studio 3In association withToei Doga.
15Future Robot DaltaniousKatsutoshi SasakiMarch 1979-March 1980TV TokyoStudio 2In association withToei Doga.
16The UltramanHisayuki Toriumi
Takeyuki Kanda		April 1979–March 1980TBSStudio 4In association withTsuburaya Productions.
17Mobile Suit GundamYoshiyuki TominoApril 1979–January 1980TV AsahiStudio 1
18Scientific Adventure Team Tansar 5 [ja]Takao YotsujiJuly 1979–March 1980TV TokyoStudio 5In association withTokyu Agency [ja].

1980s

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No.TitleYear(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
19Invincible Robo Trider G7February 1980–January 1981TV AsahiStudio 2
20Space Runaway IdeonMay 1980–January 1981TV TokyoStudio 1
21Strongest Robo DaiohjaJanuary 1981–January 1982TV AsahiStudio 2
22Fang of the Sun DougramOctober 1981–March 1983TV TokyoStudio 1
23Combat Mecha XabungleFebruary 1982–January 1983TV AsahiStudio 2
24Aura Battler DunbineFebruary 1983–January 1984
25Armored Trooper VotomsApril 1983–March 1984TV TokyoStudio 1
26Round Vernian VifamOctober 1983–September 1984TBSStudio 3
27Heavy Metal L-GaimFebruary 1984–February 1985TV AsahiStudio 2
28Giant GorgApril 1984–September 1984TV TokyoStudio 4
29Panzer World GalientOctober 1984–March 1985Nippon TVStudio 1
30Choriki Robo GalattOctober 1984–April 1985TV AsahiStudio 3
31Mobile Suit Zeta GundamMarch 1985–February 1986TV AsahiStudio 2
32Dirty PairJuly 1985–December 1985Nippon TVStudio 4
33Blue Comet SPT LayznerOctober 1985–June 1986Nippon TVStudio 3
34Mobile Suit Gundam ZZMarch 1986–January 1987TV AsahiStudio 2
35Metal Armor DragonarFebruary 1987–January 1988Studio 7
36City HunterApril 1987–March 1988Nippon TVStudio 3
37Mister AjikkoOctober 1987–September 1989TV TokyoStudio 7First work asSunrise (studio name from 1987 to 2022[6]).
38Mashin Hero WataruApril 1988–March 1989Nippon TV
39Ronin WarriorsApril 1988–March 1989TV AsahiStudio 2
40City Hunter 2April 1988–July 1989Nippon TVStudio 3
41Jushin LigerMarch 1989–January 1990TV AsahiStudio 2
42Madō King GranzortApril 1989–March 1990Nippon TVStudio 7
43Mobile Police PatlaborOctober 1989–September 1990Studio 1In association withBandai and Tohokushinsha.
44City Hunter 3October 1989–January 1990Studio 3

1990s

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No.TitleDirector(s)Year(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
45Brave ExkaiserKatsuyoshi YatabeFebruary 1990–January 1991TV AsahiStudio 7
46Mashin Hero Wataru 2Shuji IuchiMarch 3, 1990 – March 8, 1991Nippon TV
47The Brave of Sun FighbirdKatsuyoshi YatabeFebruary 2, 1991 – February 1, 1992TV AsahiAlso known asThe Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird
co-production withTakara and Tokyu Agency
48Future GPX Cyber FormulaMitsuo FukudaMarch 15, 1991 – December 20, 1991Nippon TVco-production withAsatsu-DK andVAP[14]
49Matchless Raijin-OhToshifumi KawaseApril 3, 1991 – March 25, 1992TV TokyoStudio 5
50Armored Police Metal JackHiroshi Matsuzono(first half)
Kiyoshi Egami(second half)		April 8, 1991 – December 23, 1991Studio 7In association withStudio Deen.
51City Hunter '91April 1991–October 1991Nippon TVStudio 3
52Mama is a 4th GraderJanuary 1992–December 1992Nippon TVStudio 2
53The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-GarnFebruary 1992–January 1993TV AsahiStudio 7
54Genki Bakuhatsu GanbarugerApril 1992–February 1993TV TokyoStudio 5
55The Brave Express Might GaineJanuary 1993–January 1994TV AsahiStudio 7
56Nekketsu Saikyō Go-SaurerMarch 1993–February 1994TV TokyoStudio 5
57Mobile Suit Victory GundamApril 1993–March 1994TV AsahiStudio 2
59Iron LeaguerApril 1993–March 1994TV TokyoStudio 3
59Brave Police J-DeckerFebruary 1994–January 1995TV AsahiStudio 7
60Haō Taikei Ryū KnightApril 1994–March 1995TV TokyoStudio 1
61Mobile Fighter G GundamApril 1994–March 1995TV Asahi
62The Brave of Gold GoldranFebruary 1995–January 1996Studio 7
63Historical Drama In a Moonless Night[15]February 19, 1995 – February 26, 1995Nippon TVNew Business Department[16]
64Wild Knights GulkeevaApril 1995–September 1995TV TokyoStudio 3
65Mobile Suit Gundam WingApril 1995–March 1996TV AsahiStudio 1
66Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS TeamJanuary 1996–July 1999
67Brave Command DagwonFebruary 1996–January 1997Studio 7
68The Vision of EscaflowneApril 1996–September 1996TV TokyoStudio 3
69After War Gundam XApril 1996–December 1996TV AsahiStudio 1
70Ganbarist! ShunJuly 1996–March 1997Nippon TVStudio 5
71Raideen the SuperiorOctober 1996–June 1997TV TokyoStudio 8
72The King of Braves GaoGaiGarFebruary 1997–January 1998TV AsahiStudio 7
73Super Mashin Hero WataruOctober 1997–September 1998TV TokyoStudio 6
74Outlaw StarJanuary 1998–June 1998Studio 10
75Round Vernian Vifam 13March 1998–October 1998TBSVifam Studio
76Brain PowerdApril 1998–November 1998WOWOWStudio 1
77Sentimental JourneyApril 1998–July 1998TV TokyoStudio 6
78DT EightronApril 1998–November 1998Fuji TVStudio 5
79GasarakiOctober 1998–March 1999TV TokyoStudio 9
80Cowboy BebopOctober 1998–April 1999WOWOWStudio 2
81Crest of the StarsJanuary 1999–March 1999Studio 5
82BettermanApril 1999–September 1999TV TokyoStudio 7
83Aesop WorldApril 1999–December 1999Aesop Studio
84Angel LinksApril 1999–June 1999WOWOWStudio 10
85Turn A GundamApril 1999–April 2000Fuji TVStudio 1
86Infinite RyviusOctober 1999–March 2000TV TokyoStudio 9
87Seraphim CallOctober 1999–December 1999Studio 8
88The Big OKazuyoshi KatayamaOctober 13, 1999 – January 19, 2000WOWOWStudio 6

2000s

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No.TitleDirector(s)Year(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
89Mighty Cat Masked NiyandarTsutomu ShibayamaFebruary 2000–September 2001TV AsahiStudio 8
90Banner of the StarsYasuchika NagaokaApril 2000–July 2000WOWOWStudio 5
91Brigadoon: Marin & MelanYoshitomo YonetaniJuly 2000–February 2001Studio 7
92Dinozaurs: The SeriesKiyoshi FukumotoJuly 2000–November 2000Fuji TV
Fox Kids (United States)		Studio 10co-production withOLM Digital andSaban Entertainment[17]
93Gear Fighter DendohMitsuo FukudaOctober 2000–June 2001TV TokyoStudio 10co-production with Yomiko Advertising
94Argento SomaKazuyoshi KatayamaOctober 2000–March 2001TV TokyoStudio 9
95InuyashaMasashi Ikeda (1–44)
Yasunao Aoki (45–167)		October 2000–September 2004Nippon TVStudio 1Adaptation of the magna series byRumiko Takahashi
96Z.O.E. Dolores, ITetsuya WatanabeApril 2001–September 2001TV TokyoStudio 6co-production withKonami Computer Entertainment Japan
Based on the video game series "Zone of the Enders" byKonami
97s-CRY-edGorō TaniguchiJuly 2001–December 2001TV TokyoStudio 4
98Banner of the Stars IIYasuchika NagaokaJuly 2001–September 2001WOWOWStudio 5
99Crush Gear TurboShūji IuchiOctober 2001–January 2003TV AsahiStudio 10
100Witch Hunter RobinShūkō MuraseJuly 2002–December 2002TV TokyoStudio 7
101Overman King GainerSeptember 2002–March 2003WOWOWStudio 4
102Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDOctober 2002–September 2003TBSStudio 9Ninth installment in theGundam franchise
103The Big O IIJanuary 2003–March 2003WOWOWStudio 6
104Machine Robo RescueJanuary 2003–January 2004TV TokyoSunrise D.I.D
105Crush Gear NitroFebruary 2003–January 2004TV AsahiStudio 10
106Tank Knights FortressApril 2003–March 2004TV TokyoStudio 8
107PlanetesOctober 2003–April 2004NHKStudio 4
108Superior Defender Gundam ForceJanuary 2004–December 2004TV TokyoSunrise D.I.D
109Sgt. FrogApril 2004–April 2011TV TokyoStudio 6
110Onmyō TaisenkiSeptember 2004–September 2005TV TokyoStudio 10
111My-HiMESeptember 2004–March 2005TV TokyoStudio 8
112Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DestinyMitsuo FukudaOctober 2004–October 2005TBSStudio 3Tenth installment to theGundam franchise
113Yakitate!! JapanOctober 2004–March 2006TV TokyoStudio 1
114Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu ZororiFebruary 2005–January 2007TV AsahiStudio 5In association withAjia-do Animation Works.
115GaoGaiGar Final -Grand Glorious Gathering-Yoshitomo YonetaniApril 2005–June 2005TV TokyoStudio 7
116Cluster EdgeMasashi Ikeda (#1–13)
Hitoyuki Matsui (#14–25)		October 2005–March 2006TV TokyoStudio 1
117My-OtomeMasakazu ObaraOctober 2005–March 2006TV TokyoStudio 8
118ZegapainMasami ShimodaApril 2006–September 2006TV TokyoStudio 9
119Gintama
April 2006–March 2010TV TokyoStudio 5
120Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto
  • Ryōsuke Takahashi[b]
  • Yoshimitsu Ōashi[c]
October 2006–April 2007AnimaxStudio 7
121Code Geass: Lelouch of the RebellionGorō TaniguchiOctober 2006–July 2007TBSStudio 4
122KekkaishiKenji KodamaOctober 2006–February 2008Nippon TVStudio 1Adaptation of the magna series byYellow Tanabe
123Dinosaur KingKatsuyoshi YatabeFebruary 4, 2007 – August 31, 2008TV AsahiStudio 10co-production withSega andADK
Based on the video game bySega
124Idolmaster: XenoglossiaTatsuyuki NagaiApril 2, 2007 – September 22, 2007AT-XStudio 8Based on the video game franchiseThe Idolmaster byBandai Namco Entertainment
125Mobile Suit Gundam 00October 2007–March 2008TBSStudio 3
126Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2April 2008–September 2008TBSStudio 4
127Battle Spirits: Shounen Toppa BashinSeptember 2008–September 2009TV AsahiStudio 9
128Tales of the AbyssOctober 2008–March 2009Tokyo MXStudio 1
129Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second SeasonSeiji MizushimaOctober 2008–March 2009TBSStudio 3Eleventh installment in theGundam franchise
130The Girl Who Leapt Through SpaceMasakazu ObaraJanuary 2009–June 2009TV TokyoStudio 8
131Black GodTsuneo Kobayashi[18]January 2009–June 2009TV AsahiStudio 11Based on the Japanese/South Korean magna byLim Dall-young; published bySquare Enix[19]
132Battle Spirits: Dan the Red Warrior [ja]September 2009–September 2010TV AsahiStudio 9
133Inuyasha: The Final ActYasunao AokiOctober 4, 2009 – March 30, 2010Nippon TVStudio 1Direct sequel toInuyasha
Adaptation of the final 12 volumes of the manga seriesInuyasha byRumiko Takahashi

2010s

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No.TitleDirector(s)Year(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
134SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors
  • Kenichi Suzuki
  • Kunihiro Mori
April 3, 2010 – March 26, 2011TV TokyoNerima StudioAdpatation of theSD Gundam model kit seriesBB Senshi Sangokuden
135Battle Spirits Brave [ja]Akira NishimoriSeptember 12, 2010 – September 11, 2011TV AsahiStudio 9
136Tiger & Bunny
April 3, 2011 – September 18, 2011BS11Studio 6
137GintamaYōichi FujitaApril 4, 2011 – March 28, 2013TV TokyoStudio 5Known asGintama: Enchōsen for season 2[20]
Based on theWeekly Shōnen Jump manga series of the same name byHideaki Sorachi and published byShueisha
138Sacred SevenYoshimitsu ŌhashiJuly 3, 2011 – September 18, 2011MBSStudio 7
139Battle Spirits: Heroes
  • Akira Nishimori (ep 1-15)
  • Masaki Watanabe (ep 16-50)
September 18, 2011 – September 2, 2012TV AsahiStudio 9Fourth installment in theBattle Spirits franchise
140Horizon in the Middle of NowhereManabu OnoOctober 1, 2011 – September 29, 2012MBSStudio 8Adaptation of the light novel series byMinoru Kawakami
141Mobile Suit Gundam AGESusumu YamaguchiOctober 9, 2011 – September 23, 2012TBSStudio 3In association withLevel-5
Twelfth installment in theGundam franchise.
142Phi Brain: Puzzle of God
  • Junichi Sato (season 1)
  • Hirotaka Endo (seasons 2–3)
October 2, 2011 – March 23, 2014NHKStudio 10
143Daily Lives of High School Boys
  • Shinji Takamatsu
  • Ai Yoshimura (assistant)
January 9, 2012[21]–March 26, 2012TV TokyoStudio 9Adaptation of the manga series of the same name by Yasunobu Yamauchi; published bySquare Enix[22]
144Natsuiro KisekiSeiji MizushimaApril 6, 2012 – June 29, 2012[23]MBSStudio 11
145Accel WorldMasakazu ObaraApril 7, 2012 – September 22, 2012Tokyo MXStudio 8Adaptation of the light novel series of the same name byReki Kawahara
In association withGENCO
146Good Luck Girl!
  • Tomoyuki Kawamura
  • Yoichi Fujita
July 5, 2012 – September 27, 2012TV TokyoStudio 9Adpatation of theJump Square manga series of the same name by Yoshiaki Sukeno.
147Battle Spirits: Sword EyesMasaki WatanabeSeptember 2012–September 2013TV AsahiStudio 9Fifth installment in theBattle Spirits franchise.
148Aikatsu!October 2012–March 2016TV TokyoStudio 9 & Studio 5Later animation provided byBandai Namco Pictures.
149Love Live! School Idol ProjectJanuary 6, 2013 – June 29, 2014[24]Takahiko KyōgokuTokyo MXStudio 8First series in theLove Live! franchise.
150Valvrave the LiberatorKō MatsuoApril 12, 2013 – December 26, 2013MBS/TBSNerima Studio
151Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate ZeroMasaki WatanabeSeptember 22, 2013 – September 21, 2014TV AsahiStudio 9Sixth and final installment in theBattle Spirits franchise to be produced by Sunrise.
Future installments in the franchise will be produced byBandai Namco Pictures.[25]
152Gundam Build FightersOctober 2013–March 2014TV TokyoStudio 3
153Buddy ComplexJanuary 2014–March 2014Tokyo MXStudio 8
154KEROROMarch 2014–September 2014AnimaxStudio 6
155Mobile Suit Gundam-sanJuly 2014–September 2014Tokyo MXStudio 6
156Tribe Cool CrewSeptember 2014–October 2015TV AsahiIn association with Ajia-do Animation Works.
157Gundam Reconguista in GYoshiyuki TominoOctober 2, 2014 – March 26, 2015MBS/TBSStudio 1Thirteenth installment in theGundam franchise
158Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and DragonsYoshiharu AshinoOctober 5, 2014 – March 29, 2015[26]Tokyo MXNerima Studioco-production with PROJECT ANGE
159Gundam Build Fighters TryShinya WatadaOctober 8, 2014 – April 1, 2015TV TokyoStudio 3Part of theGundam franchise
160Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansTatsuyuki NagaiOctober 4, 2015 – March 2, 2017[27]MBSStudio 3Fourteenth installment in theGundam franchise.
161Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096Kazuhiro FuruhashiApril 2016–September 2016TV AsahiRe-edited version of the OVAMobile Suit Gundam Unicorn by Kazuhiro Furuhashi[28]
Part of theGundam franchise
Based on the novel and manga by Harutoshi Fukui
162Love Live! Sunshine!!Kazuo SakaiJuly 2, 2016 – December 30, 2017[29]Tokyo MXStudio 8
163Magic-kyun! RenaissanceMitsue YamazakiOctober 2016-January 2017Tokyo MXStudio 8
164ClassicaLoidYoichi FujitaOctober 2016–April 2017NHKStudio 5[30]
165Gundam Build DiversShinya WatadaApril 3, 2018 – September 25, 2018TV TokyoA successor toGundam: Build Fighters
Part of theGundam franchise
166Double Decker! Doug & KirillJōji Furuta
Ryō Andō[d]		September 30, 2018 – December 23, 2018[31][32]Tokyo MX
167Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red CometYoshikazu Yasuhiko
Takashi Imanishi		April 2019–August 2019NHK General TVA television recompilation of the OVA series[33]
Part of the Gundam franchise
Based on the mangaMobile Suit Gundam: The Origin byYoshikazu Yasuhiko; published byKadokawa Shoten
168SD Gundam World Sangoku SoketsudenTakahiro Ikezoe
Touko Machida[34]		July 26, 2019 – March 25, 2021Tokyo MXPart of theGundam franchise

2020s

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No.TitleDirector(s)Year(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
169Wave, Listen to Me!Tatsuma MinamikawaApril 4, 2020 – June 20, 2020MBS
170Yashahime: Princess Half-DemonTeruo Sato (S1)
Masakazu Hishida (S2)		October 3, 2020 – March 26, 2022NNS
171Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol ClubTomoyuki KawamuraOctober 2020–June 2022Tokyo MXThird installment in theLove Live! franchise.
172Scarlet NexusHiroyuki NishimuraJuly 2021–December 2021Based on thevideo game of the same name byBandai Namco Studios[35]
173Love Live! Superstar!!Takahiko KyogokuJuly 11, 2021[36][37]–December 22, 2024NHK Educational TVFourth installment in theLove Live! franchise.
174Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from MercuryHiroshi Kobayashi
Ryō Andō		October 2, 2022 – July 2, 2023MBS/TBSStudio 1, Studio 3Fifteenth installment in theGundam franchise.
175Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the MirrorAsami NakataniJuly 2, 2023 – September 24, 2023Tokyo MX
176Code Geass: Rozé of the RecaptureYoshimitsu ŌhashiJune 21, 2024 – September 6, 2024Disney+Nerima StudioA television re-edited adaptation of the film series of the same name.[38]
177Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXKazuya TsurumakiApril 9, 2025[39]–June 25, 2025NNSSixteenth installment in theGundam franchise
In association withStudio Khara.
178Maebashi WitchesJunichi YamamotoApril 6, 2025 – June 22, 2025[40][41][42]Tokyo MX
179My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero'sNobuyoshi HabaraOctober 7, 2025[43]TV Tokyo
180Yoroi Shinden Samurai TroopersYōichi FujitaJanuary 2026[44]Tokyo MX
181MaoTeruo SatoQ2 2026[45]NHK General TV
182Kindergarten WarsShinsuke GomiTBA[46]TBA

Films

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TitleYear(s)DistributorStudiosNotes
Mobile Suit Gundam IMarch 14, 1981ShochikuIogi Studio
  • Also known asMobile Suit Gundam: The Movie
  • First feature film in theGundam franchise
  • Re-edited theatrical versions of the first 13 episodes.
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of SorrowJuly 11, 1981Second feature film in theGundam franchise.
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in SpaceMarch 13, 1982Studio 3Third feature film in theGundam franchise.
The Ideon: A ContactJuly 1982co-production withSanrio
The Ideon: Be invoked
Crusher JoeMarch 12, 1983Shochiku FujiStudio 4
Dougram: Documentary of the Fang of the SunJuly 9, 1983ShochikuStudio 1
Choro-Q Dougram
Xabungle GraffitiStudio 2
ArionMarch 15, 1986TohoStudio 1
Dirty Pair: Project EdenNovember 28, 1986Shochiku
Bats & TerryMarch 14, 1987Studio 3
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMarch 12, 1988Studio 2Fourth feature film in theGundam franchise.
The Five Star StoriesMarch 11, 1989Toho[47]
City Hunter: 357 MagnumJune 17, 1989Studio 3
Mobile Suit SD Gundam's CounterattackJuly 15, 1989Studio 5
GunhedJuly 22, 1989
Mobile Suit Gundam F91March 16, 1991Studio 2
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Last Blitz of ZeonAugust 29, 1992Studio 3
Mobile Suit SD Gundam FestivalMarch 13, 1993Studio 3 & Studio 1
Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz -Special Edition-August 1, 1998Studio 1
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Miller's ReportStudio 3
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company MJuly 27, 1999Studio 5
Escaflowne: A Girl in GaeaJune 24, 2000Animation Production:Bones
Pokémon 3: The MovieJuly 8, 2000TohoCG assistance, Animation Production by:OLM, Inc.
Cowboy Bebop: The MovieSeptember 1, 2001Animation Production:Bones
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across TimeDecember 15, 2001Studio 5
Turn A Gundam: Earth LightFebruary 9, 2002Studio 1
Turn A Gundam: Moonlight ButterflyFebruary 10, 2002Studio 1
Crush Gear: Kaizaban's ChallengeJuly 20, 2002Studio 10
Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking GlassDecember 21, 2002Studio 5
Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable RulerDecember 20, 2003Studio 5
SteamboyJuly 17, 2004Nerima Studio
Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic IslandDecember 23, 2004Studio 5
Keroro Gunsō the Super MovieMarch 11, 2006Studio 6
Kaiketsu Zorori: The Battle for the Mysterious TreasureMarch 11, 2006Studio 5In association with Ajia-do Animation Works
Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea PrincessMarch 17, 2007Studio 6
Chibi Kero: Secret of the Kero Ball!?March 2007Studio 6
Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky DuelMarch 2008Studio 6
Musha Kero: Debut! Sengoku Planet Ran Big Battle!!March 2008Studio 6
Pailsen Files the MovieJanuary 2009Sunrise D.I.D
Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon WarriorsMarch 2009Studio 6
Kero 0: Depart! Assembly of Everyone!!March 2009Studio 6
Keroro Gunso the Super Movie: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time IslandFebruary 2010Studio 6
Chō Denei-ban SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle WarriorsFebruary 2010Nerima Studio
Gintama: The MovieApril 2010Studio 5
King of ThornMay 2010Nerima Studio
ColorfulAugust 2010Animation production by Ascension
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the TrailblazerSeptember 2010Studio 3
s-CRY-ed: Alteration TAONovember 2011Studio 4
Sacred Seven: Wings of GingetsuJanuary 2012Studio 7
s-CRY-ed: Alteration QUANMarch 2012Studio 4
Tiger & Bunny: The BeginningSeptember 2012ShochikuStudio 6
Nerawareta GakuenNovember 2012Studio 8
Zorori's Big Big Big Big Adventure!December 2012Studio 5In association withAjia-do Animation Works
Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever YorozuyaJuly 2013Studio 5
Short Peace: PossessionsJuly 20, 2013ShochikuNerima StudioReceived anAcademy Award nomination forBest Animated Short Film for its segment Possessions (九十九)
Short Peace: Combustible
Short Peace: Gambo
Short Peace: A Farewell to Weapons
Kaiketsu Zorori: Will Protect It! The Dinosaur EggDecember 2013Studio 5
  • FinalKaiketsu Zorori film to be produced by Sunrise; future films would be produced byBandai Namco Pictures
  • In association with Ajia-do Animation Works
Tiger & Bunny: The RisingFebruary 8, 2014ShochikuStudio 6Feature film sequel to the anime series.
Aikatsu! The MovieDecember 2014Studio 5
Love Live! The School Idol MovieJune 15, 2015Shochiku[48]Studio 8
Accel World: Infinite BurstJuly 23, 2016Warner Bros. Pictures JapanIn association with GENCO
Zegapain ADPOctober 2016Studio 9
Mobile Suit Gundam NarrativeNovember 2018ShochikuStudio 1
Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the RainbowJanuary 4, 2019Shochiku[49]Studio 8Second film in theLove Live! franchise
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private EyesFebruary 8, 2019Aniplex[50]Studio 1Second film in theCity Hunter franchise since
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrectionFebruary 2019
Gundam Reconguista in GNovember 2019–August 2022Series of five films.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's FlashJune 2021–
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandJune 2022Shochiku
  • A theatrical remake of the fifteenth episode of the 1979 anime seriesMobile Suit Gundam entitled "Cucuruz Doan's Island" byHajime Yatate andYoshiyuki Tomino[51]
  • Part of theGundam franchise
Sand LandAugust 2023Toho
City Hunter: Angel DustSeptember 2023Aniplexco-production withThe Answer Studio
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomJanuary 2024ShochikuA feature-length sequel to the anime seriesMobile Suit Gundam SEED andMobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny.[52]
Code Geass: Rozé of the RecaptureMay 10, 2024 – August 2, 2024ShowgateSeries of four films.
Orbital EraTBA

OVAs/ONAs

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TitleDirectorsYear(s)StudiosNotes
Round Vernian Vifam: Message from Kaute[53]Takeyuki KandaOctober 28, 1984Studio 3
Round Vernian Vifam: Gathered 13[54]December 21, 1984
Round Vernian Vifam: Missing 12[55]February 25, 1985
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Last Red ShoulderRyōsuke TakahashiAugust 21, 1985Studio 1
Round Vernian Vifam: Kate's MemorySeptember 1985Studio 3
Dirty Pair: Affair of NolandiaDecember 1985Studio 1
Panzer World Galient: Chapter of GroundJanuary 1986Studio 1
Panzer World Galient: Chapter of SkyMarch 1986Studio 1
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: The Big BattleRyōsuke TakahashiJuly 5, 1986Studio 4
Panzer World Galient: Chapter of IronAugust 1986Studio 4
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Eiji 1996August 1986Studio 3
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Le Caine 1999September 1986Studio 3
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Engraved 2000October 1986Studio 3
Heavy Metal L-Gaim: Pentagona Window + Lady GablaeNovember 1986Studio 2
Heavy Metal L-Gaim: Farewell My Lovely + Pentagona DollsJanuary 1987Studio 2
Dirty Pair: From Lovely Angels with LoveJanuary 1987Studio 4
DOUGRAM vs ROUND-FACERJanuary 1987Studio 1
Heavy Metal L-Gaim: Fullmetal SoldierMarch 1987Studio 7
Dead HeatJuly 1987Studio 2
Original Dirty PairDecember 1987–April 1988Studio 1
Armored Trooper Votoms: Roots of AmbitionFebruary 1988Studio 7
New Story of Aura Battler DUNBinEFebruary 1988–August 1988Studio 1
Mobile Suit SD GundamMarch 1988–August 1991Studio 5 & Studio 3
Starship TroopersOctober 1988–December 1988Studio 5
Armor Hunter MellowlinkNovember 1988–April 1989Studio 1
Crusher Joe: The Ice PrisonFebruary 1989Studio 1
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the PocketMarch 1989–August 1989Studio 5
Ronin Warriors GaidenApril 1989–June 1989Studio 2
Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: AshJune 1989Studio 1
Shin Mashin Hero WataruAugust 1989–September 1989Studio 7
Ronin Warriors: Legend of the inferno ArmorOctober 1989–January 1990Studio 2
Dirty Pair: Flight 005 ConspiracyJanuary 1990Studio 1
SD Gundam GaidenMarch 1990–March 1991Studio 5
City Hunter: Bay City WarsAugust 1990Studio 3
City Hunter: Million Dollar ConspiracyAugust 1990Studio 3
Madō King Granzort: The Final Magical BattleAugust 1990–September 1990Studio 7
Patlabor: The New FilesNovember 1990–April 1992Studio 1
Mobile Suit SD Gundam ScrambleMarch 1991–August 1991Studio 5
Ronin Warriors MESSAGEMarch 1991–August 1991Studio 2
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryMay 1991–September 1992Studio 3
Madō King Granzort: The Mado StoneMarch 1992–June 1992Studio 7
Raijin-Oh FinALSeptember 1992–February 1993Studio 5
Future GPX Cyber Formula 11November 1992–June 1993Studio 7
Mashin Hero Wataru: The Endless StoryOctober 1993–February 1994Studio 7
Dirty Pair FlashFebruary 1994–April 1996Studio 2 & Studio 5
Armored Trooper Votoms: Shining HeresyMarch 1994–December 1994Studio 5
Future GPX Cyber Formula ZEROApril 1994–February 1995Studio 7
Ryū Knight: Adeu's LegendJuly 1994–May 1996Studio 1
Iron Leaguer: Under of The Banner of Silver LightNovember 1994–April 1995Studio 3
City Hunter: The Secret ServiceJanuary 1996Studio 3
The Silent ServiceMarch 1996–January 1998Studio 3 (VOYAGE.01 (March 1996)) → Studio 9 (VOYAGE.02 & VOYAGE.03 (September 1997–January 1998))
Future GPX Cyber Formula EARLYDAYS RENEWALApril 1996–June 1996Studio 7
Future GPX Cyber Formula SAGAAugust 1996–July 1997Studio 10
City Hunter: Good-Bye My SweetheartApril 1997Studio 6
Brave Command Dagwon: The Boy with Crystal EyesOctober 1997–December 1997Studio 7
GUNDAM Mission to the RiseAugust 1998Sunrise D.I.D
DinozaursDecember 1998Sunrise D.I.D
Future GPX Cyber Formula SinDecember 1998–March 2000Studio 10
Z-MindFebruary 1999–July 1999Studio 8
City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo SaebaApril 1999Studio 8
Gundam Wing: Operation MeteorApril 1999–May 1999Studio 1
Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzMay 1999–June 1999Studio 1
Aesop WorldApril 1999–December 1999Studio 5
The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FinalJanuary 2000–March 2003Studio 7
Passage of the Stars - BirthApril 2000Studio 5
Crest of the Stars: SPECIALApril 2000Studio 5
G-SaviourDecember 2000Sunrise D.I.D
ZOE: 2167 IDOLOMarch 2001Studio 6
Afro KenJune 2001Sunrise D.I.D
Banner of the Stars: SPECIALJuly 2001Studio 5
Argento Soma: Alone and by myselfFebruary 2002Studio 9
Kagero KakunMay 2003In association withTMS Entertainment
Gundam EvolveSeptember 2003–January 2007Sunrise D.I.D
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED AFTER PHASEMarch 2004Studio 9
Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOOJuly 2004–April 2009Sunrise D.I.D
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Special EditionAugust 2004–October 2004Studio 9
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New TranslationMay 2005–March 2006Studio 7
Hotori - A Simple Wish for Joy [ja]August 2005Nerima Studio
Banner of the Stars IIIAugust 2005–September 2005Studio 5
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: FinAL PLUSDecember 2005Studio 3
The Wings of ReanDecember 2005–August 2006Nerima Studio
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Special EditionMay 2006–January 2007Studio 3
Cluster Edge Secret EpisodeSeptember 2006Studio 1
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED C.E. 73: StargazerNovember 2006Studio 3
My-Otome ZweiNovember 2006–August 2007Studio 8
Freedom ProjectNovember 2006–May 2008Nerima Studio
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The NextMay 2007Sunrise D.I.D
Armored Trooper Votoms: Pailsen FilesOctober 2007–August 2008Sunrise D.I.D
Code Geass: Black RebellionFebruary 2008Studio 4
My-Otome 0~S.ifr~February 2008–November 2008Studio 8
Urusei Yatsura: The Obstacle Course Swim MeetDecember 2008Studio 8
Code Geass: Zero RequiemJuly 2009Studio 4
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Special EditionOctober 2009–February 2010Studio 3
Hipira: The Little VampireDecember 2009Nerima Studio
Black God: Tiger and WingsDecember 2009Studio 11
My-HiME: The Black DanceJanuary 2010Studio 8
My-Otome: The Holy Maiden's PrayerMarch 2010Studio 8
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Phantom ChapterMarch 2010–October 2010Sunrise D.I.D
Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMarch 2010–June 2014Studio 1
Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning GAugust 2010–December 2010Sunrise D.I.D
Armored Trooper Votoms: Case;IrvineNovember 2010Studio 8
Votoms FinderDecember 2010Sunrise D.I.D
Armored Trooper Votoms: Alone AgainJanuary 2011Sunrise D.I.D
CoicentFebruary 2011Nerima Studio
Five Numbers!April 2011Nerima Studio
Code Geass: Nunnally in WonderlandJuly 2012Studio 4
Code Geass: Akito the ExiledAugust 2012–February 2016Studio 4
Accel World: Awakening of the Silver WingsOctober 2012Studio 8
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team: Battle in Three DimensionsFebruary 2013Studio 3
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of EdenJuly 2013Studio 3In association with Level-5
Buddy Complex: The Final ChapterSeptember 2014Studio 8
Mobile Suit Gundam: The OriginFebruary 2015–November 2016
Mobile Suit Gundam ThunderboltDecember 2015-June 2016
Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island WarsAugust 2016Studio 3
Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight AxisJune 2017
Gundam Build Fighters: GM's CounterattackAugust 2017
Gundam Build Fighters: BattlogueAugust 2017
Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~April 2018–September 2018
Gundam Build Divers Re:RiseShinya WatadaOctober 10, 2019 – August 20, 2020Sunrise Beyond Inc.Sequel to the animeGundam Build Divers.
Mashin Hero Wataru: The Seven Spirits of RyujinmaruHiroshi KōjinaApril 10, 2020 – November 20, 2020
ArtiswitchMay 2021–September 2021
Gundam: Requiem for VengeanceOctober 2024co-production with SAFEHOUSE

Television specials

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TitleYear(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
White Fang Story [ja][56]May 5, 1982TBSWhite Fang Group[57]Based on the novel byJack London.
ObatarianApril 1990TV AsahiStudio 3
Hotori: Simply Wishing for HopeAugust 25, 2005Animax[58]Ogikubo Studio[59]
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Final Plus: The Chosen FutureDecember 25, 2005TBSStudio 3Part of theGundam franchise.
Director's cut version of episode 50 "The Final Power"[60]
Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island WarsAugust 21, 2016TV TokyoStudio 3

Foreign production history

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TitleYear(s)Broadcast network(s)StudiosNotes
Inspector GadgetSeptember 5, 1983 – November 13, 1985SyndicationDIC AudiovisuelAdditional services forTMS Entertainment for the ink and painting process
Jayce and the Wheeled WarriorsSeptember 1985–December 1985[61]
The CenturionsApril 1986–December 1986Studio 7;Ruby-Spears Productions[62]
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeptember 5, 1992 – September 15, 1995FoxStudio 6;Warner Bros. Animation
ExosquadSeptember 18, 1993 – November 3, 1994SyndicationUniversal Animation StudiosSeason 2 Additional Storyboards
Street FighterOctober 21, 1995 – May 14, 1997USA NetworkStudio 1Co-production withCapcom,Graz Entertainment, InVision Entertainment,Madhouse Studios, andUSA Studios
Siegfried & Roy: Masters of the ImpossibleFebruary 19, 1996 – February 22, 1996FoxDIC Productions, L.P.
Argai: The ProphecySeptember 2000–March 2001Carrere GroupeCo-production with D'Ocon Films Productions and La Coloniale

Video game animation work

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TitleYear(s)Notes
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier1986
Suishō no Dragon1986
Blazing Lazers1989
SD Gundam Neo Batoringu1995
Brave Saga1998
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special: Dominated Mind1998
Sunrise Heroes1999
Brave Saga 22000
Sunrise Heroes 22001
Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo2001
Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars2001
Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front2001
Sunrise World War2003
Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space2003
Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam2004
Inuyasha: The Secret of the Cursed Mask2004
Brave Wars2005
Battle of Sunrise2008
Tales of the Heroes: Twin Brave2012
Zone of the Enders HD Collection2012
Xuccess Heaven2015
Starwing Paradox2018
Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars2019
Scarlet Nexus2021
Tales of Luminaria2021Co-production with Kamikaze Douga
Saikyō Kamizmode: Burst Spirits2024

Miscellaneous

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International distribution

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Most anime produced by Sunrise and licensed by Bandai Visual in Japan was licensed and distributed in the United States byBandai Entertainment and in Europe byBeez Entertainment, but both companies shut down in 2012 after Bandai Entertainment's restructuring. In North America, distributors such asFunimation,Viz Media,Sentai Filmworks,NIS America andAniplex of America, as well as Sunrise USA, have licensed Sunrise properties. In Europe, Anime Limited andManga Entertainment (in the UK) andKazé (in France) have begun to distribute titles distributed by Beez and other unreleased Sunrise productions. In Australia, Sunrise productions are licensed and distributed byMadman Entertainment. At Anime Boston 2013, Sunrise confirmed that they would begin licensing anime in North America and were negotiating with Sentai, Funimation, and Viz to distribute their titles on DVD and Blu-ray.[63]Right Stuf agreed to distribute and re-releaseMobile Suit Gundam Unicorn on DVD in North America.[64] In 2014 the deal expanded, releasing the Gundam previously licensed by Bandai Entertainment (Mobile Suit Gundam,Turn A Gundam) and several works not released in North America (includingMobile Suit Gundam ZZ) in 2015.[65]

Animation studios founded by former Sunrise staff

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  • Studio Deen (founded in March 1975) by Hiroshi Hasegawa and Takeshi Mochida.
  • Studio Dub [ja] (founded in January 1983) by Masa Yahata, acquired and becameBNP Iwaki Studio in 2019.
  • Lifework [ja] (founded in 1984) by Yutaka Kanda and Masahiro Toyozumi, closed.
  • Studio Takuranke [ja] (founded in September 1987) by Yasuhiko Kondō and Hiroyuki Yamada.
  • Studio Gazelle (founded in September 1993) by Ikuo Sato.
  • Bones (founded in October 1998) byMasahiko Minami.
  • Manglobe (founded in February 2002) by Shinichirō Kobayashi and Takashi Kochiyama, filed for bankruptcy on 29 September 2015.[66]
  • A-1 Pictures (founded in May 2005) by Masuo Ueda and Mikihiro Iwata.
  • Bridge (founded in August 2007) by Chie Ohashi.
  • Odd Eye Creative (founded in February 2011) byNaotake Furusato.
  • Yaoyorozu (founded in August 2013) by Tatsuki, closed in 2020, animation business transferred and integrated to new company 8million.[67]
  • Buemon [ja] (founded in April 2014) by Kiyohiko Takayama.

Notes

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  1. ^Japanese:株式会社日本サンライズ,Hepburn:Kabushiki-gaisha Nihōn Sanraizu
  2. ^Credited as Supervising Director (総監督).
  3. ^Credited as Chief Director (チーフディレクター).
  4. ^Series Unit Director (シリーズ演出)

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