Summary
Seven Arcs Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社Seven Arcs, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu) is a Japanese anime production company and former studio, established on May 31, 2002, by former Pierrot staff. The studio made its first animated television series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, in 2004. Since then, the company has produced a number of other animated television series and movies.
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Native name | 株式会社Seven Arcs |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu |
| Company type | Kabushiki kaisha |
| Industry | Anime (Television, Film, OVA) |
| Founded | May 31, 2002 |
| Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Parent | Tokyo Broadcasting System |
| Subsidiaries | Arcturus (2002–2012) Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019) |
| Website | 7arcs.co.jp |
In 2012, the animation section was split off by forming Seven Arcs Pictures Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社Seven Arcs Pictures, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu Pikuchāzu) as a subsidiary company.[1] Since then, Seven Arcs has had its business in animation planning and licence management.[2] On December 26, 2017, the company was acquired by Tokyo Broadcasting System.[3] Seven Arcs Pictures, Seven Arcs, and Arcturus merged on October 1, 2019, reforming as the single company Seven Arcs.
Productions edit
Seven Arcs (2002–2012) edit
Television series edit
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (2004)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's (2005)
- Inukami! (2006)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS (2007)
- Sekirei (2008)
- White Album (2009)
- Asura Cryin' (2009)
- Asura Cryin' 2 (2009)
- Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ (2010)
- Dog Days (2011)
- Dog Days' (2012)
OVA edit
- Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever (2003)
- Sekirei (2008)
- Sekirei ~Pure Engagement~ (2010)
Films edit
- Inukami! The Movie: Tokumei Reiteki Sōsakan Karina Shirō! (2007)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st (2010)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A's (2012)
Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019) edit
Television series edit
- Mushibugyo (2013)
- Trinity Seven (2014)
- Dog Days" (2015)
- Ooya-san wa Shishunki! (2016)
- Idol Memories (2016)
- ViVid Strike! (2016)
- Basilisk: The Ōka Ninja Scrolls (2018)
- Dances with the Dragons (2018)
- Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale (2019)
OVA/ONA edit
- Mushibugyo (2014–2015)
- Trinity Seven (2015)
- Majestic Prince: Wings to the Future (2016, co-production with Orange)
Films edit
- Yakusoku no Utsuwa: Arita no Hatsukoi (2016)
- Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri: Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki (2016)
- Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening (2016, co-production with Orange)
- Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl (2017)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection (2017)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation (2018)
- Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord (2019)
Canceled works edit
- New Life+: Young Again in Another World - Originally planned for an October 2018 premiere. However, it was later cancelled on account of controversial remarks by the light novel's author MINE
Seven Arcs (merged company, 2019–present) edit
Television series edit
- Arte (2020)
- Fly Me to the Moon (2020–2023)
- Blue Period (2021)
- Extreme Hearts (2022)
- Chained Soldier (2024)
- Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells (2024)
OVA/ONA edit
- Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~ (2021)
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Seven Arcs at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Seven Arcs Pictures at Anime News Network's encyclopedia