Grizzly (studio)

Grizzly, Inc. (株式会社 GRIZZLY, Kabushiki-gaisha Grizzly, stylized in all caps) is a Japanese animation studio. It is the first studio to produce boys' love or BL (male-male romance) anime exclusively.^[1]

Grizzly, Inc.

Native name	株式会社 GRIZZLY
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Grizzly
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Anime
Founded	December 25, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-25)
Website	grizzly.co.jp

History

Grizzly was established on December 25, 2017,^[2] and formally unveiled at Anime Japan on March 23, 2018, with the announcement that the studio would adapt Yarichin Bitch Club into a series of original video animations (OVAs).^[3]

An affiliation between Grizzly and MAPPA has been reported,^[4] after the MAPPA Twitter account posted and deleted material that was later posted on the Grizzly account, and after the Grizzly website was found to be registered using a MAPPA email.^[3] As of 2021^[update], neither MAPPA nor Grizzly have commented on a link between their studios.^{[citation needed]}

Works

Anime films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Release date	Dur.	Note(s)	Refs.
2020	Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather	Kaori Makita	February 15, 2020	85m	Based on a manga written by Kou Yoneda. Distributed by Blue Lynx.	[5][6][7]
TBA	Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Storm Breaks	TBA	TBA	TBA	Sequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather.	[8]

OVAs and OADs

Title	Director	Released	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Yarichin Bitch Club	Ai Yoshimura	September 21, 2018 – April 17, 2019	Two episodes; based on a manga by Ogeretsu Tanaka.	[9]
Don't Stay Gold	Kaori Makita	March 1, 2021	Prequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather; released as an original animation DVD.	[8][10]

References

1. @GrizzlyInfo (March 27, 2018). "At GRIZZLY we aim to set ourselves apart as the world's first studio specializing solely in BOYS LOVE anime. Beginning with OGERETSU TANAKA'S "YARICHIN☆BITCH-BU" we will focus our energy into sharing the genre of BOYS LOVE with a global audience" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. GRIZZLY：『愛』をアニメーションするクリエイティブカンパニー. Grizzly Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
3. "2018's Exciting New Anime Studios". Sakuga Blog. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
4. García, Tania (April 4, 2018). "Grizzly la nueva productora para anime 'BL'". El Dictamen (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
5. ヨネダコウ「囀る鳥は羽ばたかない」劇場アニメ化！フジテレビの新BLレーベルより. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 25, 2019). "Kou Yoneda's Twittering Birds Never Fly Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
7. Loo, Egan (October 26, 2019). "Twittering Birds Never Fly Boys-Love Film's Promo Video Unveils Cast, February Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
8. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 15, 2020). "Twittering Birds Never Fly Anime Film Gets Sequel Film, OAD". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
9. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 23, 2018). "Yarichin Bitch-bu Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime DVD in September". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 27, 2020). "Twittering Birds Never Fly Original Anime Disc Slated for March 21". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)