Kinema Citrus
Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社キネマシトラス, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kinema Shitorasu) is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008 by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 in 2009, co-produced with Bones, .hack//Quantum, a 3-episode OVA series, Black Bullet and Barakamon in 2014, Made in Abyss in 2017, and The Rising of the Shield Hero in 2019.
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Type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | March 3, 2008 |
Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people |
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Owner | Muneki Ogasawara (36.4%) Kadokawa (31.8%) Bushiroad (31.8%) |
Website | kinemacitrus |
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
Television series
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 | TBA | TBA | New anime series for Show by Rock!! |
Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress | Ken Mori | April 3, 2021 | TBA | 25 | New anime series for Cardfight!! Vanguard. |
The Rising of the Shield Hero 2 | Masato Jinbo | 2021 | TBA | TBA | Sequel to The Rising of the Shield Hero. Co-animated with DR Movie. |
Films
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 frachise 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 | May 21, 2021 | Sequel to Revue Starlight. |
Original video animations
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 | Masaki Tachibana | November 25, 2011– February 24, 2012 |
2 | Based on a role-playing video game developed 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-produced with Orange.[3] |
Yuyushiki | Kaori | February 22, 2017 | 1 | |
Original net animation
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. |
References
- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-12/bushiroad-kadokawa-jointly-acquire-63.6-percent-of-kinema-citrus-studio-shares/.154252
- https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-01/bushiroad-kadokawa-kinema-citrus-announce-partnership-to-produce-anime-ip/.148486
- "Under the Dog Gets Limited Theatrical Release in Japan". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 12, 2018.