Bug Films
Japanese animation studio
Bug Films, Inc. (株式会社バグフィルム, Kabushiki-gaisha Bagu Firumu) 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.
01History
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.
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."
02List of works
Anime television series
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | Kazuki Kawagoe | July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) | December 26, 2023 (2023-12-26) | 12 | Based on a comedy horror manga by Haro Aso. | |
| Witch Hat Atelier | Ayumu Watanabe | April 6, 2026 (2026-04-06) | June 22, 2026 (2026-06-22) | 13 | Based on a fantasy manga by Kamome Shirahama. | |
| Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Sequel to Witch Hat Atelier. |
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)
Sources and credits
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