Those keeping an eye on or attending Anime NYC this weekend will want to pay special attention to what anime studio BONES is up to. Avex Pictures teased the fact that BONES president and producer Masahiko Minami will be on hand at the company’s ANYC …Read more »
A few days ago, we told you there was a new collaboration between between studio BONES and director Hiroko Utsumi on the way. Now we’ve got some hot details on that series, called SK8 the Infinity. It’s about a sk8r boi named Reki, a sophomore in …Read more »
Not a lot of details on this one yet, but exciting news nonetheless: director Hiroko Utsumi is teaming up with studio BONES for a new original anime series. Utsumi is, of course, the director behind Banana Fish and Free!. Utsumi came up through the ranks …Read more »
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, the upcoming film from studio BONES, has a release date: December 25. The film was originally set to hit theaters in Japan this summer, but was delayed due to you-know-what. Based on a short story by Seiko Tanabe, the …Read more »
As those following the arson attack on Kyoto Animation last year know, the motive of the alleged attacker was his (mistaken) belief that the studio had stolen his submission for an anime series. In the wake of that incident, studio Bones has updated its standards …Read more »
Lotte is Japan’s third largest confectionery company, and they’re celebrating big time with a 70th anniversary project. One of the contributing pieces is a four-minute anime short titled “Baby, I Love You-daze,” centering on a chance encounter at a Lotte store between a junior high …Read more »
The best heroes of shonen manga have defined themselves by their ability to leap countless miles beyond whatever limitations may be holding them back. Maybe it’s some stringbean kid who thinks he’s going to be King of the Pirates, or a ninja-in-training who seems too …Read more »
In our recent Anime USA special issue, as part of an overview of anime studio BONES I expressed regret that their 2007 theatrical film Sword of the Stranger originally released by Bandai Entertainment was long out of print and more or less forgotten, if it …Read more »
BONES hasn’t been around as long as some anime studios, but the company—founded by Sunrise staffers Toshihiro Kawamoto, Masahiko Minami, and the late Hiroshi Osaka (animation director on Escaflowne , Cowboy Bebop , and Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie—Conqueror of Shamballa ), who sadly passed in …Read more »
Every year, anime studio Ufotable puts on an event called Machi Asobi in its second home, Tokushima, where fans from around the city come out and participate in anime funtimes. Anime studio Bones was on hand to give a kind of state of the studio …Read more »
Shirobako has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the anime season: a delightful office comedy about the work of actually putting together anime. This is a very meta premise, with more than its share of industry in-jokes and not one but multiple shows-within-the-show. …Read more »
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