is a Japanese animation studio, with headquarters located in Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo. It has produced numerous series, including RahXephon, No. 6, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club, both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of Fullmetal Alchemist, Star Driver, Gosick, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Noragami, Bungo Stray Dogs, Gachiakuta, and My Hero Academia.
History Bones was founded by Sunrise staff members Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto in October 1998. One of their first projects was collaborating with Sunrise on Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, a feature film based on the Cowboy Bebop anime series.
According to Minami, the studio's name was chosen as a reference to its staff count at the time (8), which he described as being "like bones" while citing the desire to "work hard and put on some flesh".
In 2007, the studio suffered the loss of co-founder Hiroshi Ōsaka, well known for his works as character designer on series such as Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam and The Mars Daybreak. Ōsaka had been battling with cancer, and died from the disease on September 24, 2007. He was 44 years old.
After the death of Ōsaka, two new additions have been made to the studio's board of directors: Makoto Watanabe and Takahiro Komori. Komori is well known as a character designer and animator who has been with the studio since its inception. His previous works as designer consist of Angelic Layer, Scrapped Princess, and Darker than Black.
In October 2024, Bones spun-off its production division under a separate, wholly owned subsidiary known as Bones Film. As such, all productions from 2025 onward are credited to Bones Film.
Studios Like studio Sunrise, where some of its founders previously worked, Bones Film is divided into smaller studios which are focused on their own anime projects.
Studio A: Led by producer Naoki Amano; mainly known for Gosick, Wolf's Rain, Angelic Layer, Hiwou War Chronicles, Noragami and Carole & Tuesday. It's currently working on Gachiakuta. Studio B: Led by producer Tatsuya Saitō; mainly known for Eureka Seven, RahXephon, Space Dandy, and Mob Psycho 100. It's currently working on My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. Studio C: Led by producer Yoshihiro Ōyabu; mainly known for Fullmetal Alchemist, Darker than Black: The Black Contractor, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club and My Hero Academia. Studio D: Led by producer Nobuhito Takemoto; mainly known for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and No. 6. Currently working on Bungo Stray Dogs and Daemons of the Shadow Realm. Studio E: Known for the Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution trilogy and Metallic Rouge. It's currently working on Marriagetoxin. Studio F: The newest studio; It's currently working on an unknown new project as of 2024.
Productions Anime television series Year Title Director(s) Studio Note(s) 2000–2001 Hiwou War Chronicles Tetsurō Amino 26 A Original work. 2001 Angelic Layer: Battle Doll Hiroshi Nishikiori 26 A Based on a manga by CLAMP. 2002 RahXephon Yutaka Izubuchi 26 B Original work. 2003Wolf's Rain Tensai Okamura 30 A Original work. Scrapped Princess Sōichi Masui 24 B Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki.2003–2004 Fullmetal Alchemist Seiji Mizushima 51 C Based on a manga by Hiromu Arakawa.Features a partially anime original storyline. 2004 Mars Daybreak Kunihiro Mori 26 B Original work. Kurau Phantom Memory Yasuhiro Irie 24 A Original work. 2005–2006 Eureka Seven Tomoki Kyoda 51 B Original work. 2006 Ouran High School Host Club Takuya Igarashi 26 C Based on a manga by Bisco Hatori. Jyu-Oh-Sei Hiroshi Nishikiori 11 A Based on a manga by Natsumi Itsuki.2006–2007 Ghost Slayers Ayashi Hiroshi NishikioriYoshikazu Miyao 25 A Original work. 2007 Darker than Black: The Black Contractor Tensai Okamura 25 C Original work. Skull Man Takeshi Mori 13 B Based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori. 2008–2009 Soul Eater Takuya Igarashi 51 C Based on a manga by Atsushi Ōkubo. 2008 Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief Nobuo Tomisawa 22 N/A Based on a manga by Shinji Ohara (co-production with Telecom Animation Film). 2009–2010 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Yasuhiro Irie 64 D Second adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga. 2009 Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Masaki Tachibana 11 N/A Original work (co-production with Kinema Citrus). Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor Tensai Okamura 12 C Sequel to Darker Than Black. 2010 Heroman Hitoshi Nanba 26 A Original work in collaboration with Stan Lee. 2010–2011 Star Driver Takuya Igarashi 25 C Original work. 2011 Gosick Hitoshi Nanba 24 A Based on a light novel by Kazuki Sakuraba. No. 6 Kenji Nagasaki 11 D Based on the novels by Atsuko Asano. Un-Go Seiji Mizushima 12 C Based on the works of Ango Sakaguchi. 2012 Eureka Seven: AO Tomoki Kyoda 24 A/B Sequel to Eureka Seven. 2012–2013 Blast of Tempest Masahiro Andō 24 D Based on a manga by Kyō Shirodaira. 2013 Otona Joshi no Anime Time: Life's Best 10 Miura You 1 B Episode 3 of Otona Joshi no Anime Time television specials. 2013–2014 Tenkai Knights Mitsuru Hongo 52 C Original work.First run in United States, on Cartoon Network. 2014 Space Dandy Shinichirō Watanabe Shingo Natsume 13 B Original work.First run in United States, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. Noragami Kotaro Tamura 12 A Based on the manga by Adachitoka. Captain Earth Takuya Igarashi 24 C Original work. Soul Eater Not! Masakazu Hashimoto 12 A Based on a manga by Atsushi ŌkuboSpin-off to Soul Eater. Chaika - The Coffin Princess Soichi Masui 12 D Based on a light novel by Ichirō Sakaki. Space Dandy 2 Shinichirō Watanabe Shingo Natsume 13 B First run in United States, on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block. Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle Soichi Masui 10 D 2015 Blood Blockade Battlefront Rie Matsumoto 12 A/C Based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow Show by Rock!! Takahiro Ikezoe 12 D Based on a video game by Geechs and Sanrio. Snow White with the Red Hair Masahiro Andō 12 B Based on the manga by Sorata Akizuki. Noragami Aragoto Kotaro Tamura 13 A Concrete Revolutio Seiji Mizushima 13 C Original work. 2016 Snow White with the Red Hair 2 Masahiro Andō 12 B Concrete Revolutio: The Last Song Seiji Mizushima 11 C My Hero Academia Kenji Nagasaki 13 A Based on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi. Bungo Stray Dogs Takuya Igarashi 12 D Based on the manga by Kafka Asagiri. Show by Rock!! Short!! Takahiro Ikezoe 12 D Short anime based on Show by Rock!!. Mob Psycho 100 Yuzuru Tachikawa 12 B Based on the manga by One. Show by Rock 2!! Takahiro Ikezoe 12 D Bungo Stray Dogs 2 Takuya Igarashi 12 D 2017 My Hero Academia 2 Kenji Nagasaki 25 C Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Masato Takayanagi 12 B 2018 My Hero Academia 3 Kenji Nagasaki 25 C Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan Shinji Higuchi Hiroshi Kobayashi 12 A Original work. 2019 Mob Psycho 100 II Yuzuru Tachikawa 13 B Carole & Tuesday Shinichirō Watanabe Motonobu Hori 24 A Original work. Bungo Stray Dogs 3 Takuya Igarashi 12 D 2019–2020 My Hero Academia 4 Kenji Nagasaki Masahiro Mukai 25 C 2021 SK8 the Infinity Hiroko Utsumi 12 D Original work. Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! Toshihiro Kikuchi 12 N/A Based on the spin-off manga of Bungo Stray Dogs by Kafka Asagiri. (co-production with Nomad) My Hero Academia 5 Kenji Nagasaki Masahiro Mukai 25 C Godzilla Singular Point Atsushi Takahashi 13 A Original work in the Godzilla franchise (co-production with Orange). 2021–2022 The Case Study of Vanitas Tomoyuki Itamura 24 A Based on the manga by Jun Mochizuki. 2022–2023 My Hero Academia 6 Kenji Nagasaki Masahiro Mukai 25 C 2022 Mob Psycho 100 III Yuzuru Tachikawa Takahiro Hasui 12 B 2023 Bungo Stray Dogs 4 Takuya Igarashi 13 D Bungo Stray Dogs 5 Takuya Igarashi 11 D 2024 Metallic Rouge Motonobu Hori 13 E Original work. My Hero Academia 7 Kenji Nagasaki Naomi Nakayama 21 C The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Akiyo Ohashi 12 D Based on the manga by Cocoa Fujiwara. 2025 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Kenichi Suzuki 13 B Based on the spin-off manga of My Hero Academia by Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court. Gachiakuta Fumihiko Suganuma 24 A Based on the manga by Kei Urana. My Hero Academia 8 Kenji Nagasaki Naomi Nakayama 11 C 2026 My Hero Academia: Vigilantes 2 Kenichi Suzuki 13 B Daemons of the Shadow Realm Masahiro Andō 24 D Marriagetoxin Motonobu Hori 13 E Based on the manga by Joumyaku and Mizuki Yoda. Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2 Toshihiro Kikuchi 12 N/A Co-production with Nomad. 2027 Marriagetoxin 2 Motonobu Hori E Fate Rewinder Rie Matsumoto Based on the manga by Fūta Kimura. TBA SK8 the Infinity 2 Hiroko Utsumi D Gachiakuta 2 A Daemons of the Shadow Realm 2 Masahiro Andō D
Anime films Year Title Director(s) Studio Note(s) 2000 Escaflowne Kazuki Akane 98m B 2001 Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Shinichirō Watanabe 115m B 2003 RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio Tomoki Kyoda 115m B 2005 Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa Seiji Mizushima 105m C 2007 Sword of the Stranger Masahiro Andō 102m B 2009 Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows Tomoki Kyoda Hiroshi Haraguchi 115m N/A Co-production with Kinema Citrus. 2011 Towa no Quon: The Ephemeral Petals Umanosuke IidaTakeshi Mori 48m B Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Kazuya Murata 111m D Towa no Quon: Dancing Orchid in Chaos Umanosuke IidaTakeshi Mori 48m B Towa no Quon: The Complicity of Dreams Umanosuke IidaTakeshi Mori 48m B Towa no Quon: The Roaring Anxiety Umanosuke IidaTakeshi Mori 48m B Towa no Quon: The Return of the Invincible Umanosuke IidaTakeshi Mori 48m B Un-Go: Chapter of Inga Seiji Mizushima 48m C Towa no Quon: Eternal Quon Umanosuke IidaTakeshi Mori 48m B 2013 Star Driver: The Movie Takuya Igarashi 150m C 2017 Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 Tomoki Kyoda Hisatoshi Shimizu 93m E 2018 Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple Takuya Igarashi 90m D My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Kenji Nagasaki 96m C Anemone - Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Tomoki Kyoda 94m E 2019 My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Kenji Nagasaki 104m C 2020 Josee, the Tiger and the Fish Kotaro Tamura 98m D 2021 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Kenji Nagasaki 104m C Eureka - Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Tomoki Kyoda 116m E 2024 My Hero Academia: You're Next Tensai Okamura 110m B
Original net animation Year Title Director(s) Studio Note(s) 2008–2009 Xam'd: Lost Memories Masayuki Miyaji 26 B PlayStation Network; Original work 2018 A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- Kazuya Murata 12 A Netflix; Original work 2021 Super Crooks Motonobu Hori 13 B Netflix; Based on the comic book series by Mark Millar 2024 Time Patrol Bon Masahiro Andō 24 A Netflix; Based on the manga series by Fujiko F. Fujio
Original video animation RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness (August 7, 2003) Wolf's Rain (January 23, 2004 – February 25, 2004) Fullmetal Alchemist: Premium Collection (March 29, 2006) Ghost Slayers Ayashi: Ayashi Diving Comedy (August 22, 2007 – October 24, 2007) Darker than Black: Beneath the Fully Bloomed Cherry Blossoms (March 26, 2008) Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (August 26, 2009 – August 25, 2010) Prototype (part of Halo Legends) (2010) Darker than Black: Gaiden (January 27, 2010 – July 21, 2010) Eureka Seven Ao: The Flowers of Jungfrau (September 20, 2012) Noragami (February 17, 2014 - July 17, 2014) Hitsugi no Chaika (March 10, 2015) Noragami Aragoto (November 17, 2015 - March 17, 2016) Snow White with the Red Hair (January 5, 2016) Blood Blockade Battlefront (June 3, 2016) Eureka Seven Ao:Final (January 2017) Bungo Stray Dogs (August 31, 2017) Mob Psycho 100 Reigen -The Miraculous Unknown Psychic- (March 18, 2018) My Hero Academia - All Might: Rising (February 13, 2019) Mob Psycho 100: The Spirits and Such Consultation Office's First Company Outing ~A Healing Trip that Warms the Heart~ (September 25, 2019) SK8 the Infinity Extra Part (March 19, 2025)
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