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 Headquarters in Nakano, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社バグフィルム |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Bagu Firumu |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | OLM Team Kojima |
| Founded | September 22, 2021 (September 22, 2021) |
| Headquarters | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Hiroaki Kojima (CEO) Satoshi Nakano (director) Kazuki Kawagoe (director) Kazuki Shibuki (director) |
| Total equity | ¥ 9,000,000 |
| Owner | Twin Engine |
Number of employees | 47 (as of February 2026)1 |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references 2 | |
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.
History
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.3
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."4
List 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. | 5 |
| Witch Hat Atelier | Ayumu Watanabe | April 6, 2026 (2026-04-06) | TBA | 13 | Based on a fantasy manga by Kamome Shirahama. | 6 |
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)
References
References
- https://job.mynavi.jp/27/pc/search/corp253328/outline.html
- "COMPANY". bugfilms.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- "ツインエンジン：アニメ制作会社「バグフィルム」「スクーターフィルムズ」設立 制作ライン強化". MANTANWEB. MANTAN. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "ツインエンジン、新たなアニメーションスタジオ2社を設立 グローバル展開を視野に入れた制作ライン強化のため". アニメ！アニメ！. イード. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 28, 2023). "Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime Debuts on Hulu in U.S. on July 9". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 20, 2026). "Witch Hat Atelier Anime's Promo Video Reveals April 6 Debut, 6 More Cast Members, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
External links
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Bug Films at Anime News Network's encyclopedia