Kinema Citrus
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Kinema Shitorasu |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | March 3, 2008 |
Founders |
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Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people |
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Owner | Muneki Ogasawara (36.4%) Kadokawa (31.8%) Bushiroad (31.8%) |
Website | kinemacitrus |
Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd. (Japanese:
On December 12, 2019, Kinema Citrus announced that Kadokawa and Bushiroad acquired each of them a total of 31.8% on the company. The three companies previously announced a partnership in the same year for the creation of different anime, and one of the reasons for the deal was due to that partnership.[1][2]
Works[edit]
Television series[edit]
Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
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Higepiyo | Atsushi Takeyama | April 3, 2009 | February 26, 2010 | 39 | Adaptation of the four-panel gag manga series written by Risa Itō. |
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | Masaki Tachibana | July 9, 2009 | September 17, 2009 | 11 | Original work. Co-animated with Bones. |
Oshiri Kajiri Mushi | Masayuki Kojima (season 1–2) Pon Kozutsumi (season 1) Kaori (season 2) Masatsugu Arakawa (season 3) |
October 7, 2012 | December 7, 2015 | 72 | A children's anime series based on a children's song in Japan. |
Code:Breaker | Yasuhiro Irie | October 7, 2012 | December 30, 2012 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Akimine Kamijyo. |
Yuyushiki | Kaori | April 9, 2013 | June 26, 2013 | 12 | Adaptation of the 4-panel manga series written by Komata Mikami. |
Black Bullet | Masayuki Kojima | April 8, 2014 | July 1, 2014 | 13 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Shiden Kanzaki. Co-animated with Orange. |
Barakamon | Masaki Tachibana | July 6, 2014 | September 27, 2014 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Satsuki Yoshino. |
Is the Order a Rabbit?? | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | October 10, 2015 | December 26, 2015 | 12 | Sequel to Is the Order a Rabbit? Co-animated with White Fox. |
Norn9 | Takao Abo | January 7, 2016 | March 31, 2016 | 12 | Based on an otome game by Otomate. Co-animated with Orange. |
Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear | Kiyoshi Matsuda | April 3, 2016 | June 19, 2016 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Masume Yoshimoto. Co-animated with EMT Squared. |
Scorching Ping Pong Girls | Yasuhiro Irie | October 3, 2016 | December 19, 2016 | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yagura Asano. |
Made in Abyss | Masayuki Kojima | July 7, 2017 | September 29, 2017 | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Akihito Tsukushi. |
Revue Starlight | Tomohiro Furukawa | July 12, 2018 | September 27, 2018 | 12 | Based on a Japanese media franchise created by Bushiroad and Nelke Planning. |
The Rising of the Shield Hero | Takao Abo | January 9, 2019 | June 26, 2019 | 25 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi. |
Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!! | Seung Hui Son | January 9, 2020 | March 26, 2020 | 12 | Sequel to Show by Rock!! |
Show by Rock!! Stars!! | Takahiro Ikezoe (chief) Daigo Yamagishi |
January 7, 2021 | March 25, 2021 | 12 | Sequel to Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!!. |
Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress | Ken Mori | April 3, 2021 | December 28, 2021 | 25 | New anime series for Cardfight!! Vanguard. Co-animated with Gift-o'-Animation and Studio Jemi. |
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 | Masato Jinbo | April 6, 2022 | June 29, 2022 | 13 | Sequel to The Rising of the Shield Hero. Co-animated with DR Movie. |
Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress | Ken Mori (chief) Ryūtarō Suzuki |
July 5, 2022 | September 29, 2023 | 38 | Sequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress. Co-animated with Gift-o'-Animation and Studio Jemi. |
Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun | Masayuki Kojima | July 6, 2022 | September 28, 2022 | 12 | Sequel to Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul. |
My Happy Marriage | Takehiro Kubota | July 5, 2023 | September 20, 2023 | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi. |
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 | Hitoshi Haga | October 6, 2023 | December 22, 2023 | 12 | Sequel to The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2.[3] |
Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ | Ken Mori (chief) Ryūtarō Suzuki |
January 12, 2024 | TBA | TBA | Sequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress. |
Films[edit]
Title | Director(s) | Release date | Notes |
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Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows | Tomoki Kyoda Hiroshi Haraguchi |
April 25, 2009 | A theatrical adaptation of Eureka Seven. Co-animated with Bones. |
Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road | Masayuki Sakoi | December 31, 2013 | Based on a Japanese media franchise created by Bushiroad, Bandai Visual, and Nitroplus. Co-animated with Orange. |
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn | Masayuki Kojima | January 4, 2019 | A summary of the first half of Made in Abyss. |
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight | Masayuki Kojima | January 18, 2019 | A summary of the second half of Made in Abyss. |
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul | Masayuki Kojima | January 17, 2020 | Sequel to Made in Abyss. |
Revue Starlight Rondo Rondo Rondo | Tomohiro Furukawa | August 7, 2020 | A summary of Revue Starlight. |
Revue Starlight the Movie | Tomohiro Furukawa | June 4, 2021 | Sequel to Revue Starlight. |
Original video animations[edit]
Title | Director | Release date | Eps | Notes |
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.hack//Quantum | Masaki Tachibana | December 27, 2010– March 25, 2011 |
3 | Original OVA series presented by Bandai Visual. |
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky The Animation | Masaki Tachibana | November 25, 2011– February 24, 2012 |
2 | Based on a role-playing video game by Nihon Falcom. |
Marimo no Hana | Akitoshi Yokoyama | March 18, 2012 | 1 | |
Nagareboshi Lens | Natsuko Takahashi | March 18, 2012 | 1 | Based on a shōjo manga series written by Mayu Murata. |
Under the Dog | Masahiro Andō | August 1, 2016 | 1 | A Kickstarter-funded anime project. Co-animated with Orange.[4] |
Yuyushiki | Kaori | February 22, 2017 | 1 |
Original net animation[edit]
Title | Director | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) |
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Busou Shinki: Moon Angel | Masayuki Kojima | September 7, 2011 | January 26, 2012 | 10 | Animation created to coincide with release of the second PSP video game, 'Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk. 2. Co-animated with TNK. |
Star Wars: Visions - The Village Bride | Hitoshi Haga | September 22, 2021 | 1 | Short film; part of the Star Wars: Visions anthology.[5] |
References[edit]
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2019). "Bushiroad, Kadokawa Jointly Acquire 63.6% of Kinema Citrus Studio's Shares". Anime News Network.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 1, 2019). "Bushiroad, Kadokawa, Kinema Citrus Announce Partnership to Produce Anime IP". Anime News Network.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (September 13, 2023). "The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Anime Premieres on October 6". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Under the Dog Gets Limited Theatrical Release in Japan". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ Loo, Egan (July 3, 2021). "Star Wars: Visions Anime Shorts Reveal Studios, September 22 Disney+ Launch". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kinema Citrus at Anime News Network's encyclopedia