White Fox
Japanese animation studio
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White Fox Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社WHITE FOX, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Howaito Fokkusu), is a Japanese animation studio founded in April 2007 by Gaku Iwasa. The studio's most successful productions include adaptations of Steins;Gate, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, and Akame ga Kill!.
Native name
株式会社WHITE FOXRomanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha Howaito FokkusuCompany typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
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 Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社WHITE FOX |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Howaito Fokkusu |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | OLM TEAM IWASA |
| Founded | April 2007 |
| Founder | Gaku Iwasa |
| Headquarters | Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo , Japan |
Key people | Gaku Iwasa (CEO) |
| Total equity | ¥ 4 ,000,000 |
| Owner | AlphaPolis (2025—present) |
Number of employees | 46 (White Fox) 23 (Izukōgen) |
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| Subsidiaries | Studio Bind (joint venture with Egg Firm) |
| Website | (Official)(Izukōgen) |
History
The studio was founded in April 2007 by Gaku Iwasa[1] and other former staff members of OLM's Team Iwasa, which Iwasa lead.[2] Their first production was the anime series Tears to Tiara. Since then, White Fox has animated shows such as Steins;Gate and Re:Zero and Akame ga Kill!.
On July 31, 2025, it was announced that the studio was acquired by Japanese publishing company AlphaPolis.[3][4]
Works
Television series
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Episodes | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tears to Tiara | Tomoki Kobayashi | April 6, 2009 | September 28, 2009 | 26 | Based on an adult tactical role-playing game by Leaf. | [5] |
| Katanagatari | Keitaro Motonaga | January 26, 2010 | December 11, 2010 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Nisio Isin. | [6] |
| Steins;Gate | Hiroshi Hamasaki Takuya Satō |
April 6, 2011 | September 14, 2011 | 24 | Based on a visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus. | [7] |
| Jormungand | Keitaro Motonaga | April 10, 2012 | June 26, 2012 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series by Keitaro Takahashi. | [8] |
| Jormungand: Perfect Order | October 10, 2012 | December 26, 2012 | 12 | Sequel to Jormungand. | [9] | |
| The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | Naoto Hosoda | April 4, 2013 | June 27, 2013 | 13 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Satoshi Wagahara. | [10] |
| SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation | Kenichi Kawamura | January 6, 2014 | March 24, 2014 | 12 | Based on a video game character by Nitroplus. | [11] |
| Is the Order a Rabbit? | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | April 10, 2014 | June 26, 2014 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series by Koi. | [12] |
| Akame ga Kill! | Tomoki Kobayashi | July 7, 2014 | December 15, 2014 | 24 | Adaptation of a manga series by Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro. | [13] |
| Utawarerumono: The False Faces | Keitaro Motonaga | October 3, 2015 | March 26, 2016 | 25 | Based on a tactical role-playing game by Leaf. | [14] |
| Is the Order a Rabbit?? | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | October 10, 2015 | December 26, 2015 | 12 | Sequel to Is the Order a Rabbit?. Co-animated with Kinema Citrus. | [15] |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Masaharu Watanabe | April 4, 2016 | September 19, 2016 | 25 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Tappei Nagatsuki. | [16] |
| Matoi the Sacred Slayer | Masayuki Sakoi | October 4, 2016 | December 29, 2016 | 12 | Original work. | [17] |
| Grimoire of Zero | Tetsuo Hirakawa | April 10, 2017 | June 26, 2017 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Kakeru Kobashiri. | [18] |
| Girls' Last Tour | Takaharu Ozaki | October 6, 2017 | December 22, 2017 | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series by Tsukumizu. | [19] |
| Steins;Gate 0 | Kenichi Kawamura | April 12, 2018 | September 27, 2018 | 23 | Based on a visual novel by 5pb. | [20] |
| Goblin Slayer | Takaharu Ozaki | October 7, 2018 | December 30, 2018 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Kumo Kagyu. | [21] |
| Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest | Kinji Yoshimoto | July 8, 2019 | October 7, 2019 | 13 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Ryo Shirakome. Co-animated with Asread. | [22] |
| Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious | Masayuki Sakoi | October 2, 2019 | December 27, 2019 | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Light Tuchihi. | [23] |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 2nd Season | Masaharu Watanabe | July 8, 2020 | March 24, 2021 | 25 | Sequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. | [24] |
| Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth | Kenichi Kawamura | July 3, 2022 | December 25, 2022 | 28 | Based on a tactical role-playing game by Aquaplus. | [25] |
| Sengoku Youko | Masahiro Aizawa | January 11, 2024 | December 26, 2024 | 35 | Adaptation of a manga series by Satoshi Mizukami. | [26] |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 3rd Season | Masahiro Shinohara | October 2, 2024 | March 26, 2025 | 16 | Sequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 2nd Season. | [27] |
| Uglymug, Epicfighter | Toshiyuki Sone | July 6, 2025 | September 21, 2025 | 12 | Adaptation of a web novel series by Ryō Hiromatsu. | [28] |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 4th Season | Masahiro Shinohara | April 8, 2026 | TBA | TBA | Sequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 3rd Season. | [29] |
OVA/ONAs
| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Episodes | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania | Hiroshi Hamasaki (Chief) Takuya Satō (Chief) Tomoki Kobayashi |
February 22, 2012 | 1 | Unaired episode of Steins;Gate. | [30] |
| DPR: Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar | N/a | October 17, 2013 | 1 | A short anime made for JAXA and NASA that promotes the GPM/DPR (Global Precipitation Measurement/Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar) space mission. | [31] |
| Steins;Gate: Sōmei Eichi no Cognitive Computing | Kenichirō Murakawa | October 14, 2014 – November 11, 2014 | 4 | Short ONA series based on Steins;Gate. | [32] |
| Steins;Gate: Open the Missing Link | Hiroshi Hamasaki Takuya Satō |
December 2, 2015 | 1 | Alternative episode 23 (episode 23β) of Steins;Gate aired during the rerun after the release of Steins;Gate 0. | [33] |
| Utawarerumono: Tusukuru-kōjo no Karei Naru Hibi | Keitaro Motonaga | April 26, 2018 | 1 | Released with the premium collection PS4/Vita remake of Utawarerumono: Chiriyukumono e no Komoriuta. | |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow | Tatsuya Koyanagi (Chief) Masaharu Watanabe |
October 6, 2018 | 1 | Takes place between episodes 11 and 12 of the first season, and episodes 6 and 7 of the Director's Cut. | [34] |
| Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio- | Kenichi Kawamura | December 21, 2018 | 1 | Unaired episode of Steins;Gate 0. | [35] |
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Hyōketsu no Kizuna | Kenichi Kawamura (Chief) Masaharu Watanabe |
November 8, 2019 | 1 | Prequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. | [36] |
| Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest | Kinji Yoshimoto | November 25, 2019 – February 26, 2020 | 2 | Unaired episodes of Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest. Co-animated with Asread. |
[37] |
Films
| Title | Director | Release Date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu | Hiroshi Hamasaki (Chief) Takuya Satō (Chief) Kanji Wakabayashi |
April 20, 2013 | Sequel to Steins;Gate. | [38] |
| Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief | Shigeru Kimiya | June 2, 2018 | Sequel to Peacemaker Kurogane. | [39] |
| Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend | Shigeru Kimiya | November 17, 2018 | Sequel to Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief. | [39] |
| Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown | Takaharu Ozaki | February 1, 2020 | Sequel to Goblin Slayer. | [40] |
Video games
| Title | Platforms | Release Date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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| Steins;Gate Elite | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows | PS4, NS
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Using footage from Steins;Gate. | [41] |
