Bibury Animation Studios

Bibury Animation Studios G.K. (Japanese: 合同会社バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ, Hepburn: Gōdō-gaisha Baiburī Animēshon Sutajio) is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 1, 2017.

Bibury Animation Studios G.K.

Headquarters in Mitaka, Tokyo
Native name	合同会社バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ
Company type	Gōdō gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Founded	May 1, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-01)
Founder	Tensho
Headquarters	Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Tensho (CEO)
Total equity	¥ 41,000,000
Number of employees	80
Website	bibury-st.com
Footnotes / references [1]

History

Bibury Animation Studios was founded on May 1, 2017^[2] by Motoki "Tensho" Tanaka, an animation director and director of Kin-iro Mosaic, the Grisaia series, and Rewrite, both for the animation component of the visual novel while working for White Fox and later for the anime by 8-Bit. For the first two years of the company's existence, the studio worked solely as a sub-contracting studio, providing mostly in-between and 2nd key animation services. In 2019, the studio produced its first major work, Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation, directed by studio founder Tensho (who directed previous installments of the series), and in the same year, its first television series, Azur Lane: The Animation.

It has a sister studio, Bibury Animation CG, which provides 3DCG animation and designs as an outsourcing company for other studios, including Bibury itself.^[3]

Works

Television series

Title	Director(s)	First run start date	First run end date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Azur Lane: The Animation	Tensho	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)	12	Based on a video game developed by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi.	[4]
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2	Kaori	January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08)	March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)	12	Sequel to The Quintessential Quintuplets by Tezuka Productions.	[5]
Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall	Tensho	April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)	June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)	12	Based on characters created by Huke. Co-produced with Bibury Animation CG.	[6]
Prima Doll	Tensho	July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09)	September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)	12	Based on a mixed media project by Key.	[7]
Magical Destroyers	Hiroshi Ikehata	April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08)	June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)	12	Original work by Jun Inagawa.	[8]
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You	Hikaru Sato	October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)	December 24, 2023 (2023-12-24)	12	Based on a manga by Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa.	[9]
The Quintessential Quintuplets*	Masato Jinbo	December 24, 2024 (2024-12-24)	December 24, 2024 (2024-12-24)	2	Sequel to The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie.	[10]
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation	Kousuke Murayama	January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)	TBA	TBA	Based on a video game developed by Frontwing.	[11]
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You 2nd Season	Hikaru Sato	January 12, 2025 (2025-01-12)	TBA	TBA	Sequel to The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You.	[12]
Witch Watch	Hiroshi Ikehata	April 6, 2025 (2025-04-06)	TBA	TBA	Based on a manga by Kenta Shinohara.	[13]

Films

Title	Director(s)	Release Date	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation	Tensho	March 15, 2019	Sequel to The Eden of Grisaia.	[14]
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation Stargazer	Kousuke Murayama	November 27, 2020	Sequel to Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation.	[15]
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie	Masato Jinbo	May 20, 2022	Sequel to The Quintessential Quintuplets 2.	[16]

Video games

Year	Title	Notes	Refs.
2018	Summer Pockets	Opening animation	[17]
2023–2024	Prima Doll	Illustrations	[18]

Notable staff

Representative staff

• Motoki "Tensho" Tanaka (president)

Animation producers

• Hidehisa Taniguchi (2019~present)
• Masahiro Obata (2020~present)
• Keisuke Yamamoto (2021~present)

Directors

• URA (director) [ja] (Bibury Animation CG; 2021~present)