Sunrise Beyond
Japanese animation studio
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Sunrise Beyond Inc.[a] (stylized in all caps) was a Japanese animation studio that was owned by Bandai Namco Filmworks. The company was established on March 1, 2019 in order to facilitate the transfer of several assets of Xebec, a subsidiary of IG Port due to the studio closing its doors that same year. After five years of operation, the studio was closed on April 1, 2024 with the company being absorbed into Bandai Namco Filmworks.
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 Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社SUNRISE BEYOND |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Sanraizu Biyondo |
| Company type | Subsidiary KK |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | Xebec |
| Founded | March 1, 2019 |
| Defunct | April 1, 2024 |
| Fate | Absorbed into Bandai Namco Filmworks |
| Headquarters | Ogikubo, , Japan |
Key people | Masakazu Ogawa (president and CEO) |
| Owner | Bandai Namco Filmworks |
History
On November 22, 2018, IG Port, citing a large deficit in operating the studio, announced that it would transfer the production operations of Xebec to Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. As part of the move, the companies would sign a letter of intent on March 11 of the following year after its establishment.[1] On March 5 of the following year, Sunrise announced the company's establishment, which was done four days prior. Xebec zwei was not part of the transfer and was instead moved to Production I.G, renaming the division to I.G zwei.[2] On January 9, 2024, after five years of operation, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the dissolution of Sunrise Beyond, which took effect on April 1 of that year.[3]
Works
Television series
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Raid: Successors of the Will | Makoto Hoshino | October 3, 2020 | March 27, 2021 | 26 | Based on the video game developer and published by Vespa. Co-produced with OLM. |
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| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (part 1) | Nobuyoshi Habara | October 5, 2021 | December 28, 2021 | 12 | Original work. | [5] |
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special Edition | Tatsuyuki Nagai | April 4, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | 9 | Original work from parent studio Sunrise. Edited and condensed version of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. |
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| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (part 2) | Nobuyoshi Habara | April 12, 2022 | June 28, 2022 | 12 | Part two of Amaim Warrior at the Borderline. | [7] |
| The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain | Akira Inagawa | October 7, 2023 | December 23, 2023 | 12 | Season two of The Faraway Paladin. Based on the light novel series of the same name by Kanata Yanagino. Co-produced with OLM. |
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OVAs/ONAs
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date |
First run end date |
Eps | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (season 1) | Shinya Watada | October 10, 2019 | December 26, 2019 | 12 | Original work. Sequel to Sunrise's Gundam Build Divers. |
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| Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (season 2) | October 10, 2019 | December 26, 2019 | 12 | Second season of Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise | [10] | |
| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear | Masami Ōbari | August 10, 2023 | October 19, 2023 | 6 | Original work. Sequel to Amaim Warrior at the Borderline. |
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