Connect (studio)
Japanese animation studio
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Connect (Japanese: Connect, Hepburn: Konekuto; stylized as CONNECT) is a Japanese animation studio that is a division of Silver Link.[2] The studio was initially founded as a separate company, Connect, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社コネクト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Konekuto) in April 2012 as a subsidiary of Silver Link, but was later wholly absorbed and dissolved into its parent company on July 17, 2020, and it subsequently became a sub-studio within the company.[3]
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Native name | CONNECT |
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Romanized name | Konekuto |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | April 2012 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Silver Link, Active |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | |
| Parent | Silver Link |
| Website | connect |
History
A majority of Connect's early works are co-productions with its parent company.[1] Starting with the Monster Strike web anime, the studio was working less with its parent company, producing solo productions such as Senryu Girl, Oresuki, and The Honor Student at Magic High School.
Representative staff
Current
- Yukihiro Sugitani (4th CEO)
- Takashi Tanaka (board member)
- Kazuya Shiraishi (board member)
- Minemichi Hasegawa (board member)
- Jirou Nakagawa (executive officer, former board member)
Former
- Hayato Kaneko (board member and 1st CEO)
- Masahiro Tabeya (executive officer, board member, and 2nd CEO)
- Tomoaki Asano (3rd CEO)
- Kazunari Yasui (5th co-CEO)
- Akihiro Ueda (board member)
- Akihiro Hayashi (board member)
- Ryou Kimura (board member)
Works
Television series
| Year(s) | Title | Director(s) | Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | Strike the Blood | Takao Sano Hideyo Yamamoto |
24 | Adaptation of the light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[4] |
| 2015 | Chaos Dragon | Hideki Tachibana Masato Matsune |
12 | Based on the Red Dragon role-playing game. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[5] |
| 2016 | Ange Vierge | Masafumi Tamura | 12 | Based on the trading card game by Kadokawa and Sega. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[6] |
| 2017 | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | Hideki Tachibana | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yūya Kurokami. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[7] |
| 2018 | Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody | Shin Oonuma | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Hiro Ainana. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[8] |
| 2019 | Senryu Girl | Masato Jinbo | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Masakuni Igarashi. | [9] |
| Oresuki | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Rakuda. | [10] | |
| 2021 | The Honor Student at Magic High School | Hideki Tachibana | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Tsutomu Satō. | [11] |
| 2022 | Slow Loop | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Maiko Uchino. | [12] |
| 2023 | Ayakashi Triangle | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Kentaro Yabuki. | [13] |
| 2024 | The Unwanted Undead Adventurer | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Yū Okano. | [14] |
| The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio | Hideki Tachibana | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Kō Nigatsu. | [15] | |
| 2025 | The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses | Noriaki Akitaya | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Norishiro-chan. | [16] |
| 2026 | I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class | Hideki Tachibana | TBA | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Takata. | [17] |
OVA/ONAs
| Year(s) | Title | Director(s) | Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 | Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie | Noriaki Akitaya | 24 | Based on the mobile game by more games. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
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| 2014–2015 | Alice in Borderland | Hideki Tachibana | 3 | Adaptation of the shōnen manga series by Haro Aso. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[18] |
| 2015 | Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen | Hideyo Yamamoto | 2 | Sequel to Strike the Blood. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
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| 2016–2017 | Strike the Blood II | Hideyo Yamamoto | 8 | Sequel to Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen. Co-produced with Silver Link. |
[19] |
| 2016 | Monster Strike: Rain of Memories | Hideo Tachibana | 1 | Co-produced with Ultra Super Pictures. | [20] |
| 2017 | Armed Girl's Machiavellism | Hideki Tachibana | 1 | Co-produced with Silver Link. | [21] |
| 2018–2019 | Strike the Blood III | Hideyo Yamamoto | 10 | Sequel to Strike the Blood II. | [22] |
| 2020 | Strike the Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen | Hideyo Yamamoto | 1 | Sequel to Strike the Blood III. | [23] |
| 2020–2021 | Strike the Blood IV | Hideyo Yamamoto | 12 | Sequel to Strike The Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen. | [23] |
| 2020 | Oresuki | Noriaki Akitaya | 1 | Sequel to Oresuki. | [24] |
| 2022 | Strike the Blood Final | Hideyo Yamamoto | 4 | Sequel to Strike the Blood IV. | [25] |
Notes
- Board member.
