Bones Inc.
Native name
株式会社ボンズ
Kabushiki-gaisha Bonzu
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedOctober 1998 (1998-10)
Headquarters3-8-3 Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Masahiko Minami
Hiroshi Ōsaka
Toshihiro Kawamoto
Number of employees
91 (as of February 2023)[1]
Divisions
Websitebones.co.jp

Bones Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ボンズ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Bonzu) is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, No. 6, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club, both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of Fullmetal Alchemist, Star Driver, Gosick, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Noragami, Bungo Stray Dogs, and My Hero Academia. Its headquarters are located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo.[2]

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 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.[3]

Since the death of Ōsaka, two new additions have been made to the studio's board of directors: Makoto Watanabe and Takahiro Komori. Komori is well known as a character designer and animator who has been with the studio since its inception. His previous works as designer consist of Angelic Layer, Scrapped Princess, and Darker than Black.[4]

Studios

Like studio Sunrise, where some of its founders previously worked, Bones is divided into smaller studios which are focused on their own anime projects.

Productions

Anime television series

Year Title Director(s) Eps. Studio Note(s)
2000–2001 Hiwou War ChroniclesTetsurō Amino26AOriginal work.
2001 Angelic Layer: Battle DollHiroshi Nishikiori26ABased on a manga by CLAMP.
2002 RahXephonYutaka Izubuchi26BOriginal work.
2003 Wolf's RainTensai Okamura30AOriginal work.
Scrapped PrincessSōichi Masui24BBased on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki.
2003–2004 Fullmetal AlchemistSeiji Mizushima51CBased on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa.
Features a partially anime original storyline.
2004 Mars DaybreakKunihiro Mori26BOriginal work.
Kurau Phantom MemoryYasuhiro Irie24AOriginal work.
2005–2006 Eureka SevenTomoki Kyoda51BOriginal work.
2006 Ouran High School Host ClubTakuya Igarashi26CBased on a manga by Bisco Hatori.
Jyu-Oh-SeiHiroshi Nishikiori11ABased on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki.
2006–2007 Ghost Slayers AyashiHiroshi Nishikiori
Yoshikazu Miyao (assistant)
25AOriginal work.
2007 Darker than Black: The Black ContractorTensai Okamura25COriginal work.
Skull ManTakeshi Mori13BBased on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori.
2008–2009 Soul EaterTakuya Igarashi51CBased on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo.
2008 Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom ThiefNobuo Tomisawa22N/ABased on a manga by Shinji Ohara (co-production with Telecom Animation Film).
2009–2010 Fullmetal Alchemist: BrotherhoodYasuhiro Irie64DSecond adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga.
2009 Tokyo Magnitude 8.0Masaki Tachibana11N/AOriginal work (co-production with Kinema Citrus).
Darker than Black: Gemini of the MeteorTensai Okamura12CSequel to Darker Than Black.
2010 HeromanHitoshi Nanba26AOriginal work in collaboration with Stan Lee.
2010–2011 Star DriverTakuya Igarashi25COriginal work.
2011 GosickHitoshi Nanba24ABased on a light novel by Kazuki Sakuraba.
No. 6Kenji Nagasaki11DBased on the novels by Atsuko Asano.
Un-GoSeiji Mizushima12CBased on the works of Ango Sakaguchi.
2012 Eureka Seven: AOTomoki Kyoda24A/BSequel to Eureka Seven.
2012–2013 Blast of TempestMasahiro Andō24DBased on a manga by Kyō Shirodaira.
2013 Otona Joshi no Anime Time: Life's Best 10Miura You1BEpisode 3 of Otona Joshi no Anime Time television specials.
2013–2014 Tenkai KnightsMitsuru Hongo52COriginal work.
First run in United States, on Cartoon Network.
2014 Space DandyShinichirō Watanabe (chief)
Shingo Natsume
13BOriginal work.
First run in United States, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block.
NoragamiKotaro Tamura12ABased on the manga by Adachitoka.
Captain EarthTakuya Igarashi24COriginal work.
Soul Eater Not!Masakazu Hashimoto12ABased on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo
Spin-off to Soul Eater.
Chaika - The Coffin PrincessSoichi Masui12DBased on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki.
Space Dandy 2Shinichirō Watanabe (chief)
Shingo Natsume
13BFirst run in United States, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block.
Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging BattleSoichi Masui10D
2015 Blood Blockade BattlefrontRie Matsumoto12A/CBased on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow
Show by Rock!!Takahiro Ikezoe12DBased on a video game by Geechs and Sanrio.
Snow White with the Red HairMasahiro Andō13BBased on the manga by Sorata Akizuki.
Noragami AragotoKotaro Tamura13A
Concrete RevolutioSeiji Mizushima13COriginal work.
2016 Snow White with the Red Hair 2Masahiro Andō13B
Concrete Revolutio: The Last SongSeiji Mizushima11C
My Hero AcademiaKenji Nagasaki13ABased on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi.
Bungo Stray DogsTakuya Igarashi12DBased on the manga by Kafka Asagiri.
Show by Rock!! Short!!Takahiro Ikezoe12DShort anime based on Show by Rock!!.
Mob Psycho 100Yuzuru Tachikawa12BBased on the manga by One.
Show by Rock 2!!Takahiro Ikezoe12D
Bungo Stray Dogs 2Takuya Igarashi12D
2017 My Hero Academia 2Kenji Nagasaki25C
Blood Blockade Battlefront & BeyondShigehito Takayanagi12B
2018 My Hero Academia 3Kenji Nagasaki25C
Dragon Pilot: Hisone and MasotanShinji Higuchi (chief)
Hiroshi Kobayashi
12AOriginal work.
2019 Mob Psycho 100 IIYuzuru Tachikawa13B
Carole & TuesdayShinichirō Watanabe (chief)
Motonobu Hori
24AOriginal work.
Bungo Stray Dogs 3Takuya Igarashi12D
2019–2020 My Hero Academia 4Kenji Nagasaki (chief)
Masahiro Mukai
25C
2021 SK8 the InfinityHiroko Utsumi12DOriginal work.
Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!Satonobu Kikuchi12N/ABased on the spin-off manga of Bungo Stray Dogs by Kafka Asagiri. (co-production with Nomad)
My Hero Academia 5Kenji Nagasaki (chief)
Masahiro Mukai
25C
Godzilla Singular PointAtsushi Takahashi13AOriginal work in the Godzilla franchise (co-production with Orange).
2021–2022 The Case Study of VanitasTomoyuki Itamura24ABased on the manga by Jun Mochizuki.
2022–2023 My Hero Academia 6Kenji Nagasaki chief)
Masahiro Mukai
25C
2022 Mob Psycho 100 IIIYuzuru Tachikawa (chief)
Takahiro Hasui
12B
2023 Bungo Stray Dogs 4Takuya Igarashi13D
Bungo Stray Dogs 5Takuya Igarashi11D
2024 Metallic RougeMotonobu HoriTBAEOriginal work.
My Hero Academia 7Kenji Nagasaki (chief)
Naomi Nakayama
TBAC
TBA Katsute Mahō Shōjo to Aku wa Tekitai ShiteitaAkiyo OhashiTBATBABased on the manga by Cocoa Fujiwara.[8]
SK8 the Infinity 2Hiroko UtsumiTBAD

Anime films

Year Title Director(s) Dur. Studio Note(s)
2000 EscaflowneKazuki Akane98mA
2001 Cowboy Bebop: The MovieShinichirō Watanabe115mA
2003 RahXephon: Pluralitas ConcentioTomoki Kyoda115mB
2005 Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of ShamballaSeiji Mizushima105mC
2007 Sword of the StrangerMasahiro Andō102mB
2009 Eureka Seven Pocket Full Of RainbowsTomoki Kyoda (chief)
Hiroshi Haraguchi
115mN/ACo-production with Kinema Citrus.
2011 Towa no Quon: The Ephemeral PetalsUmanosuke Iida
Takeshi Mori (assistant)
48mB
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of MilosKazuya Murata111mD
Towa no Quon: Dancing Orchid in ChaosUmanosuke Iida
Takeshi Mori (assistant)
48mB
Towa no Quon: The Complicity of DreamsUmanosuke Iida
Takeshi Mori (assistant)
48mB
Towa no Quon: The Roaring AnxietyUmanosuke Iida
Takeshi Mori (assistant)
48mB
Towa no Quon: The Return of the InvincibleUmanosuke Iida
Takeshi Mori (assistant)
48mB
Un-Go: Chapter of IngaSeiji Mizushima48mC
Towa no Quon: Eternal QuonUmanosuke Iida
Takeshi Mori (assistant)
48mB
2013 Star Driver: The MovieTakuya Igarashi150mC
2017 Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1Tomoki Kyoda (chief)
Hisatoshi Shimizu
93mE
2018 Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead AppleTakuya Igarashi90mD
My Hero Academia: Two HeroesKenji Nagasaki96mC
Anemone - Eureka Seven: Hi-EvolutionTomoki Kyoda94mE
2019 My Hero Academia: Heroes RisingKenji Nagasaki104mC
2020 Josee, the Tiger and the FishKotaro Tamura98mD
2021 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' MissionKenji Nagasaki104mC
Eureka - Eureka Seven: Hi-EvolutionTomoki Kyoda116mE

Original net animation

Year Title Director(s) Eps. Studio Note(s)
2008–2009 Xam'd: Lost MemoriesMasayuki Miyaji26BPlayStation Network; Original work
2018 A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-Kazuya Murata12ANetflix; Original work
2021 Super CrooksMotonobu Hori13BNetflix; Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar
2024 Time Patrol BonMasahiro AndōTBATBANetflix; Based on the manga series by Fujiko F. Fujio

Original video animation

Video games

Music videos

Notes

  1. Bones Animation Department (ボンズ作画部), occasionally credited as BONES作画部, the studio's animation department.
  2. Bones Photography Department (ボンズ撮影部), the studio's compositing and visual effects department.

References

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  3. "Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away". Anime News Network. September 24, 2007. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
  4. "Bones Company Info". Bones. Retrieved April 24, 2008.
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  7. "BONES".
  8. Mateo, Alex (November 17, 2023). "Avex Pictures Announces The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Anime by BONES". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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