Bibury Animation Studios

Bibury Animation Studios G.K. (Japanese: 合同会社バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ, Hepburn: Gōdō-gaisha Baiburī Animēshon Sutajio) is a Japanese animation studio founded on May 1, 2017.

Bibury Animation Studios G.K.

Headquarters in Mitaka, Tokyo
Native name	合同会社バイブリーアニメーションスタジオ
Company type	Gōdō gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Founded	May 1, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-05-01)
Founder	Tensho
Headquarters	Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Tensho (CEO)
Total equity	¥ 41,000,000
Number of employees	80
Divisions	Bibury Animation CG[a]
Subsidiaries	Bakuga Animation Company[b]
Website	bibury-st.com
Footnotes / references [1]

History

Bibury Animation Studios was founded on May 1, 2017^[2] by Motoki "Tensho" Tanaka, an animation director and director of Kin-iro Mosaic, the Grisaia series, and Rewrite, both for the animation component of the visual novel while working for White Fox and later for the anime by 8-Bit. For the first two years of the company's existence, the studio worked solely as a sub-contracting studio, providing mostly in-between and 2nd key animation services. In 2019, the studio produced its first major work, Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation, directed by studio founder Tensho (who directed previous installments of the series), and in the same year, its first television series, Azur Lane: The Animation.

It has a sister studio, Bibury Animation CG, which provides 3DCG animation and designs as an outsourcing company for other studios, including Bibury itself.^[3] It has another studio, bakuga animation company, founded in April 1, 2025 and located in Osaka in which it specializes digital animation.^[4]

Works

Television series

Title	Director(s)	First run start date	First run end date	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Azur Lane: The Animation	Tensho	October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)	March 20, 2020 (2020-03-20)	12	Based on a video game developed by Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi.	[5]
The Quintessential Quintuplets 2	Kaori	January 8, 2021 (2021-01-08)	March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)	12	Sequel to The Quintessential Quintuplets by Tezuka Productions.	[6]
Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall	Tensho	April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)	June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19)	12	Based on characters created by Huke. Co-produced with Bibury Animation CG.	[7]
Prima Doll	Tensho	July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09)	September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)	12	Based on a mixed media project by Key.	[8]
Magical Destroyers	Hiroshi Ikehata	April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08)	June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24)	12	Original work by Jun Inagawa.	[9]
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You	Hikaru Sato	October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)	December 24, 2023 (2023-12-24)	12	Based on a manga by Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa.	[10]
The Quintessential Quintuplets*	Masato Jinbo	December 24, 2024 (2024-12-24)	December 24, 2024 (2024-12-24)	2	Sequel to The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie.	[11]
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation	Kousuke Murayama	January 2, 2025 (2025-01-02)	March 27, 2025	13	Based on a video game developed by Frontwing.	[12]
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You 2nd Season	Hikaru Sato	January 12, 2025 (2025-01-12)	March 30, 2025	12	Sequel to The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You.	[13]
Witch Watch	Hiroshi Ikehata	April 6, 2025 (2025-04-06)	TBA	TBA	Based on a manga by Kenta Shinohara.	[14]

Films

Title	Director(s)	Release Date	Note(s)	Ref(s)
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation	Tensho	March 15, 2019	Sequel to The Eden of Grisaia.	[15]
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation Stargazer	Kousuke Murayama	November 27, 2020	Sequel to Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation.	[16]
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie	Masato Jinbo	May 20, 2022	Sequel to The Quintessential Quintuplets 2.	[17]

Video games

Year	Title	Notes	Refs.
2018	Summer Pockets	Opening animation	[18]
2023–2024	Prima Doll	Illustrations	[19]

Notable staff

Representative staff

• Motoki "Tensho" Tanaka (president)

Animation producers

• Hidehisa Taniguchi (2019~present)
• Masahiro Obata (2020~present)
• Keisuke Yamamoto (2021~present)

Directors

• URA (director) [ja] (Bibury Animation CG; 2021~present)

Notes

1. Bibury Animation CG (バイブリーアニメーションCG), an animation substudio specializing 3DCGI, photography, and special effects.
2. bakuga animation company, aka Bakuga Osaka Studio (爆画大阪スタジオ), an animation studio located in Osaka, Japan founded in April 2025.