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Passione Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社パッショーネ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Passhōne) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2011.

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Passione Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社パッショーネ
Kabushiki-gaisha Passhōne
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedJanuary 26, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-01-26)[1]
FoundersKazuhiro Saitō
HeadquartersMusashino, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Key people
Kazuhiro Saitō (CEO)[1]
Takeo Takahashi (director)
Total equity¥9,500,000[1]
Number of employees
25[1]
Websitepassione-anime.com
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History

Passione was founded on January 26, 2011 by Kazuhiro Saitō, former production manager of Studio Fantasia.

On July 24, 2022, publisher MF Bunko J announced that Passione would produce the anime adaptation of the light novel series The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, with Hiroyuki Morita and Yuji Nomi revealed in March 2023 to be the series director and composer, respectively.[2][3] The series is Morita and Nomi's first collaboration and television work in over a decade,[4][5] having previously worked together on The Cat Returns (2002) under Studio Ghibli and Bokurano (2007) under Gonzo.[3][6]

Passione, alongside anime studios Hayabusa Film and Saetta, currently operates an anime themed bar in Osaka named "Anime Cafe&Bar CUE LAMP", which opened on April 10, 2023.[7]

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Works

Television series

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# Title Series director(s) Series writer(s) Year(s) Network Co-production(s) Notes
2010s
1 Haitai Nanafa[8] Hiroshi Kimura Kenji Konuta 2012–2013 QAB
2 Rail Wars![8] Yoshifumi Sueda Masashi Suzuki 2014 TBS
3 Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers[8] Takeo Takahashi Tatsuhiko Urahata 2015 MBS
4 Hinako Note[8] Takeo Takahashi[a]
Tooru Kitahata
Tatsuhiko Urahata 2017 AT-X
5 Citrus[9] Takeo Takahashi Naoki Hayashi 2018 AT-X
6 High School DxD Hero[10] Yoshifumi Sueda Kenji Konuta 2018 AT-X Season four of High School DxD
7 Wasteful Days of High School Girls[11] Takeo Takahashi[a]
Hijiri Sanpei
Masahiro Yokotani 2019 AT-X
8 Z/X Code reunion[12] Yoshifumi Sueda Tatsuhiko Urahata 2019 Tokyo MX
2020s
9 Interspecies Reviewers[13] Yuki Ogawa Kazuyuki Fudeyasu 2020 AT-X
10 Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou[14][15] Keiichiro Kawaguchi Naoki Hayashi 2020–2021 Tokyo MX
BS11
11 Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu[16] Keiichiro Kawaguchi Naoki Hayashi 2021 Tokyo MX
BS11
12 Mieruko-chan[17] Yuki Ogawa Kenta Ihara 2021 AT-X
Tokyo MX
KBS Kyoto
SUN
BS NTV
13 Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World[18] Naoyuki Tatsuwa Kurasumi Sunayama 2022 AT-X
Tokyo MX
14 Love Flops[19] Nobuyoshi Nagayama Ryō Yasumoto 2022 AT-X
Tokyo MX
KBS Kyoto
SUN
BS11
15 Yuri Is My Job![20] Hijiri Sanpei Naoki Hayashi 2023 AT-X
Tokyo MX
Studio Lings
16 The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy[21] Hiroyuki Morita Kunihiko Okada 2023 TV Tokyo
BS Fuji
17 Ishura[22] Takeo Takahashi[a]
Yuki Ogawa
Kenta Ihara 2024 Tokyo MX
BSNTV
Sanzigen (CG animation)
18 Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf[23] Takeo Takahashi[a]
Hijiri Sanpei
Tatsuhiko Urahata[b]
Yukito Kizawa[c]
Yuki Nekota[c]
2024 TV Tokyo
19 Loner Life in Another World[24] Akio Kazumi Kenta Ihara 2024 TBA Hayabusa Film
Frontier Engine (Production cooperation)
20 From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman[25] Akio Kazumi Kunihiko Okada 2025 TBA Hayabusa Film
TBA Chained Soldier (season 2)[26] Masafumi Tamura TBA TBA TBA
TBA Nukitashi the Animation[27] Nobuyoshi Nagayama Kenta Ihara TBA TBA
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Title Director(s) Year(s) Network Notes
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan Takeo Takahashi 2019 Tokyo MX Episode 9 only
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Original video animation

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Year Title Director(s) Eps. Note(s) Refs.
2018 God Eater Rezo Nantoka Gekijou Paraco Sasahara 8 Co-production with Creators in Pack
2019 The Island of Giant Insects Takeo Takahashi[a]
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
1 Later expanded into a feature-length film [28]
2021 Bean Bandit Kenichi Sonoda 1 Based on Sonoda's 1989 OVA Riding Bean [29][30]
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Films

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Film Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Based on/Inspired by Producer(s) Composer(s) Notes
The Island of Giant Insects[31] January 10, 2020 Takeo Takahashi[a]
Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Shigeru Morita Manga by Yasutaka Fujimi Tatsuya Ishiguro
Yūki Yamaoka
Jun Itō
Fumihiro Ozawa
Yukari Kuwayama
Akinari Suzuki
Nilsson Johannes
Ōmuro-ke: Dear Sisters February 2, 2024 Naoyuki Tatsuwa Masahiro Yokotani Manga by Namori Yūsuke Shirato Co-production with Studio Lings[32]
Ōmuro-ke: Dear Friends June 21, 2024 Naoyuki Tatsuwa Masahiro Yokotani Manga by Namori Yūsuke Shirato Co-production with Studio Lings[32]
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Notes

  1. Credited as Chief Director (総監督, Sō Kantoku).
  2. Credited as Series composition (シリーズ構成, Shirīzu kōsei) for Cour 1 only.
  3. Credited as Series composition (シリーズ構成, Shirīzu kōsei) for Cour 2 only.

References

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