Bug Films, Inc. (株式会社バグフィルム) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo. Established on September 22, 2021, by former members of OLM, it is a subsidiary of Twin Engine.
History
Bug Films was established in September 2021 by Hiroaki Kojima, a former producer at OLM where he produced the anime adaptations for Mix, Major 2nd, and Komi Can't Communicate.[3]
Kojima explained that he founded the studio in order to "create work worthy of the viewer." The studio's founding also contributes to Twin Engine's long-term goal of "strengthening its production pipeline in an effort to achieve global expansion."[4]
List of works
Anime television series
Cooperative works
- Komi Can't Communicate (2021, as OLM Team Kojima)
- Summer Time Rendering (2022, as OLM Team Kojima)
- Pretty Cure All Stars F (2023, with Toei Animation)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024, with Shin-Ei Animation)
- Mononoke the Movie: Phantom in the Rain (2024, with EOTA)
External links
References
- https://job.mynavi.jp/27/pc/search/corp253328/outline.html^
- COMPANY bugfilms.jp, retrieved March 23, 2023^
- ツインエンジン：アニメ制作会社「バグフィルム」「スクーターフィルムズ」設立 制作ライン強化 MANTANWEB, MANTAN, 2021-10-01, retrieved 2023-03-08^
- ツインエンジン、新たなアニメーションスタジオ2社を設立 グローバル展開を視野に入れた制作ライン強化のため アニメ！アニメ！, イード, 2021-10-01, retrieved 2023-03-08^
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