Seven Arcs

Japanese animation studio
  • Former:
  • Osamu Kamimura (CEO)
  • Current:
  • Tatsuya Tanaka (CEO)
  • Shigeki Fujioka (COO)
ParentTokyo Broadcasting SystemSubsidiariesArcturus (2002–2012)
Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019)Website7arcs.co.jp

Seven Arcs Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社Seven Arcs, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu) is a Japanese anime production company and former studio, established on May 31, 2002, by former Pierrot staff. The studio made its first animated television series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, in 2004. Since then, the company has produced a number of other animated television series and movies.

In 2012, the animation section was split off by forming Seven Arcs Pictures Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社Seven Arcs Pictures, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu Pikuchāzu) as a subsidiary company.[1] Since then, Seven Arcs has had its business in animation planning and licence management.[2] On December 26, 2017, the company was acquired by Tokyo Broadcasting System.[3] Seven Arcs Pictures, Seven Arcs, and Arcturus merged on October 1, 2019, reforming as the single company Seven Arcs.

Productions

Seven Arcs (2002–2012)

Television series

OVA

Films

Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019)

Television series

OVA/ONA

  • Mushibugyo (2014–2015)
  • Trinity Seven (2015)
  • Majestic Prince: Wings to the Future (2016, co-production with Orange)

Films

Canceled works

  • New Life+: Young Again in Another World - Originally planned for an October 2018 premiere. However, it was later cancelled on account of controversial remarks by the light novel's author MINE

Seven Arcs (merged company, 2019–present)

Television series

OVA/ONA

  • Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~ (2021)

References

  1. ^ "新アニメ『ムシブギョー』放送開始 熱血少年漫画が原作". Oricon Style. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ "COMPANY INFORMATION" (in Japanese). Seven Arcs. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
  3. ^ "TBS Acquires Lyrical Nanoha's Anime Studio Seven Arcs". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-13.

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