Silver Link

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Silver Link, Inc. (株式会社シルバーリンク, Kabushiki-gaisha Shirubā Rinku; stylized as SILVER LINK.) is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo.

Silver Link, Inc.

Musashino YS Building, where the head office is located
Native name	株式会社シルバーリンク
Romanized name	Kabushiki-gaisha Shirubā Rinku
Company type	Kabushiki gaisha
Industry	Japanese animation
Founded	December 2007; 17 years ago (2007-12) (Silver Link Asset Management Co., Ltd.) October 2020; 5 years ago (2020-10) (Silver Link, Inc.)
Founder	Hayato Kaneko
Headquarters	Musashino, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Yukihiro Sugitani[a] Takashi Tanaka[b] Kazuya Shiraishi [b] Minemichi Hasegawa[b] Jirou Nakagawa[c]
Number of employees	160[1]
Parent	ABC Animation
Divisions	Connect Silver Link Overseas Division
Subsidiaries	Connect (2012–2020) Beep
Website	www.silverlink.co.jp

History

After the company's establishment in 2007, Shin Oonuma, who was previously a director alongside Shaft directors Akiyuki Shinbo and Tatsuya Oishi, joined the studio. A majority of Silver Link's productions have involved Oonuma as a director or co-director since his joining of the studio. The company had also owned two subsidiaries: Beep Co., Ltd., a subcontracting animation studio, and Connect, Inc., a studio that started off co-producing series with Silver Link, and has since expanded into producing its own works. Both subsidiaries have since been dissolved by the studio,^[2] though they both still continue to operate as divisions within the company.

On February 1, 2016, Beep was absorbed into Silver Link,^[2][3] and was succeeded by Silver Link Overseas Division, taking over Beep's former office space. However, the Beep brand still remains in use for sub-contracting work by the studio.

On July 17, 2020, it was announced that Silver Link would be wholly absorbing and dissolving Connect, and that all rights managed by the company would be transferred to Silver Link.^[4] However, Connect will still continue to operate as a sub-studio within Silver Link.

On August 3, 2020, it was announced that Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings had acquired Silver Link for 250 million yen.^[5][6]

On October 1, 2020, the company changed its name to Silver Link Asset Management Co., Ltd. and split off its animation production business into a new company named Silver Link, Inc.^[7]

On October 5, 2023, it was announced that Asahi Broadcasting Corporation had moved the company under ABC Animation as a wholly owned subsidiary.^[8]

On November 6, 2023, the studio relocated from its headquarters on the second, third, and fourth floor of the Marusho Mitaka Building in Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, Tokyo, to the third floor of the Musashino YS Building — where Wit Studio and Tatsunoko Production are also headquartered — in Nakachou, Musashino, Tokyo.^[9]

On September 26, 2024, Silver Link. Asset Management disappeared as a corporate entity.^[10]

Representative staff

Current

• Yukihiro Sugitani (3rd CEO)
• Takashi Tanaka (Board member)
• Kazuya Shiraishi (Board member)
• Minemichi Hasegawa (Board member)
• Jirou Nakagawa (Executive officer)

Former

• Hayato Kaneko (Board member, 1st CEO)
• Tomoaki Asano (2nd CEO)
• Akihiro Ueda (Board member)
• Akihiro Hayashi (Board member)
• Kazuhiko Ogura (Board member)
• Tomoaki Hagiwara (Board member)
• Ryou Kimura (Board member)
• Masahiro Tabeya (Executive officer)

Works

Television series

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2009	Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity	Keitaro Motonaga	12	Adaptation of the visual novel by Lump of Sugar.
2010	Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts	Shin Oonuma	13	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Kenji Inoue.	[11]
2011	Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts 2	Shin Oonuma	13	Sequel to Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts.
	C³	Shin Oonuma	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Hazuki Minase.
2012	Dusk Maiden of Amnesia	Shin Oonuma Takashi Sakamoto	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Maybe.	[12]
	Chitose Get You!!	Takao Sano	26	Adaptation of the yonkoma manga series by Etsuya Mashima.	[13]
	Kokoro Connect	Shin Oonuma Shinya Kawatsura	13	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Sadanatsu Anda.	[14]
	OniAi	Keiichiro Kawaguchi	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Daisuke Suzuki.	[15]
	Kokoro Connect: Michi Random	Shin Oonuma Shinya Kawatsura	4	The final four episodes of Kokoro Connect.	[16]
2013	WataMote	Shin Oonuma	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Nico Tanigawa.	[17]
	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya	Shin Oonuma Takashi Sakamoto Mirai Minato	10	Adaptation of the manga series by Hiroshi Hiroyama.	[18]
	Strike the Blood	Takao Sano Hideyo Yamamoto	24	Adaptation of the light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo. Co-produced with Connect. (2013–14)	[19]
	Non Non Biyori	Shinya Kawatsura	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Atto.	[20]
2014	No-Rin	Shin Oonuma	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Shirow Shiratori.	[21]
	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!	Shin Oonuma Masato Jinbo	10	Sequel to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya.	[22]
	Invaders of the Rokujyōma!?	Shin Oonuma Jin Tamamura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Takehaya.	[23]
	Girl Friend Beta	Naotaka Hayashi	12	Based on the smartphone game by CyberAgent.	[24]
2015	Yurikuma Arashi	Kunihiko Ikuhara	12	Original work.	[25]
	Chaos Dragon	Hideki Tachibana Masato Matsune	12	Based on the Red Dragon role-playing game. Co-produced with Connect.	[26]
	Non Non Biyori Repeat	Shinya Kawatsura	12	Sequel to Non Non Biyori.	[27]
	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!	Shin Oonuma Masato Jinbo	10	Sequel to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!.
	Chivalry of a Failed Knight	Shin Oonuma Jin Tamamura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series by Riku Misora. Co-produced with Nexus.	[28]
	Shomin Sample	Masato Jinbo	12	Adaptation of the light novel series by Takafumi Nanatsuki.	[29]
	Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon	Tomoyuki Kawamura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Tōki Yanagimi.	[30]
2016	Anne Happy	Shin Oonuma	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Cotoji.	[31]
	Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless	Shinya Kawatsura	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Nozomi Uda.	[32]
	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!	Shin Oonuma Masato Jinbo Ken Takahashi	12	Sequel to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!.	[33]
	Ange Vierge	Masafumi Tamura	12	Based on the trading card game by Kadokawa and Sega. Co-produced with Connect.	[34]
	Magic of Stella	Shinya Kawatsura	12	Adaptation of the yonkoma manga series by Cloba.U.	[35]
	Brave Witches	Kazuhiro Takamura	12	A spin-off of Strike Witches.	[36]
2017	Masamune-kun's Revenge	Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Hazuki Takeoka.	[37]
	Chaos;Child	Masato Jinbo	12	Adaptation of the Chaos;Child visual novel by 5pb	[38]
	Armed Girl's Machiavellism	Hideki Tachibana	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Yūya Kurokami. Co-produced with Connect.	[39]
	Battle Girl High School	Noriaki Akitaya Kazuo Miyake	12	Based on the social network game by COLOPL.	[40]
	Restaurant to Another World	Masato Jinbo	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Junpei Inuzuka.	[41]
	Two Car	Masafumi Tamura	12	Original work.	[42]
	A Sister's All You Need	Shin Oonuma Jin Tamamura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka.	[43]
2018	Mitsuboshi Colors	Tomoyuki Kawamura	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Katsuwo.	[44]
	Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody	Shin Oonuma	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Hiro Ainana. Co-produced with Connect.	[45]
	Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari	Ken Takahashi	12	Original work.	[46]
	Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou	Shin Oonuma Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the yonkoma manga series by Nekoume.	[47]
2019	Circlet Princess	Hideki Tachibana	12	Based on the browser game by DMM Games.	[48]
	Ao-chan Can't Study!	Keisuke Inoue	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Ren Kawahara.	[49]
	Wise Man's Grandchild	Masafumi Tamura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Tsuyoshi Yoshioka.	[50]
	The Ones Within	Shin Oonuma	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Osora.	[51]
2020	Bofuri	Shin Oonuma Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Yuumikan.	[52]
	My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!	Keisuke Inoue	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Satoru Yamaguchi.	[53]
	The Misfit of Demon King Academy	Shin Oonuma Masafumi Tamura	13	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Shu.	[54]
	Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World	Shin Oonuma Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Kei Sazane.	[55]
2021	Non Non Biyori Nonstop	Shinya Kawatsura	12	Sequel to Non Non Biyori Vacation.	[56]
	My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X	Keisuke Inoue	12	Sequel to My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!.	[57]
	The Dungeon of Black Company	Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Yōhei Yasumura.	[58]
	The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!	Mirai Minato	20	Adaptation of the manga series by Wakame Konbu.	[59]
	The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat	Masafumi Tamura	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Rui Tsukuyo. Co-produced with Studio Palette.	[60]
	Deep Insanity: The Lost Child	Shin Oonuma	12	Based on the smartphone game by Square Enix.	[61]
2022	The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody	Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Myōjin Katō. Co-produced with Blade.	[62]
	When Will Ayumu Make His Move?	Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Sōichirō Yamamoto.	[63]
	The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious	Mirai Minato Misuzu Hoshino	11	Adaptation of the manga series by Wakame Konbu. Co-produced with Blade.	[64]
2023	Bofuri 2nd Season	Shin Oonuma	12	Sequel to Bofuri.	[65]
	The Misfit of Demon King Academy 2nd Season	Shin Oonuma Masafumi Tamura	24	Sequel to The Misfit of Demon King Academy.	[66]
	Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero	Keisuke Inoue	12	Adaptation of the manga series by toufu. Co-produced with Blade.	[67]
	Masamune-kun's Revenge R	Mirai Minato	12	Sequel to Masamune-kun's Revenge.	[68]
	Ragna Crimson	Ken Takahashi	24	Adaptation of the manga series by Daiki Kobayashi.	[69]
	Tearmoon Empire	Yūshi Ibe	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Nozomu Mochitsuki.	[70]
2024	Sasaki and Peeps	Mirai Minato	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Buncololi.	[71]
	Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!	Mirai Minato Misuzu Hoshino	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Kai Ikada. Co-produced with Blade.	[72]
	Mission: Yozakura Family	Mirai Minato	27	Adaptation of the manga series by Hitsuji Gondaira.	[73]
	Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season II	Yuki Inaba	12	Sequel to Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World. Co-produced with Studio Palette.	[74]
2025	Princession Orchestra	Shin Oonuma	TBA	Original work.	[75]
	April Showers Bring May Flowers	Mirai Minato	13	Adaptation of the manga series by Roku Sakura.	[76]
2026	The Case Book of Arne	Keisuke Inoue	TBA	Based on the mystery game by Harumurasaki.	[77]
	Mission: Yozakura Family 2nd Season	TBA	TBA	Sequel to Mission: Yozakura Family.	[78]
	Sasaki and Peeps 2nd Season	Mirai Minato	TBA	Sequel to Sasaki and Peeps.	[79]

OVA/ONAs

Year	Title	Director(s)	Eps	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2011	Baka to Test to Shōkanjū: Matsuri	Shin Oonuma	2
2012	Kyō no Asuka Show	Masashi Kudo	20	Adaptation of the manga series by Taishi Mori. (2012–13)	[80]
	Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder	Shinya Kawatsura	3	Based on the adult visual novel by Caramel Box.	[81]
	C³	Shin Oonuma	1	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Hazuki Minase.
2014	Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow	Kazuhiro Takamura	3	Side story to Strike Witches.
	Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie	Noriaki Akitaya	24	Based on the mobile game by more games. Co-produced with Connect. (2014–15)
	Alice in Borderland	Hideki Tachibana	3	Adaptation of the shōnen manga series by Haro Aso. (2014–15) Co-produced with Connect.	[82]
2015	Strike the Blood: Kingdom of the Valkyria	Hideyo Yamamoto Takao Sano	2	Sequel to Strike the Blood. Co-produced with Connect.	[83]
2016	Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless	Shinya Kawatsura	2		[84]
	Strike the Blood II	Hideyo Yamamoto Takao Sano	8	Sequel to Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen. (2016–2017) Co-produced with Connect.	[85]
2017	Armed Girl's Machiavellism	Hideki Tachibana	1	Co-produced with Connect.
2019	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Prisma Phantasm	Shin Oonuma	1	Side story to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya.	[86]

Films

Year	Title	Director(s)	Released	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2017	Chaos;Child: Silent Sky	Masato Jinbo	June 17	Sequel to Chaos;Child.	[87]
	Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow	Shin Oonuma	August 26	Sequel to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!.	[88]
2018	Non Non Biyori Vacation	Shinya Kawatsura	August 25	Sequel to Non Non Biyori Repeat.	[89]
2021	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Licht - The Nameless Girl	Shin Oonuma	August 27	Sequel to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow	[90]
2023	My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! The Movie	Keisuke Inoue	December 8	Based on an original story by Satoru Yamaguchi	[91]

See also

• Companies portal
• Anime and manga portal

• Shaft—Silver Link director Shin Oonuma was a former director with Shaft, and serves in a similar capacity to longtime colleague Akiyuki Shinbo's role at Shaft with Silver Link.

Notes

1. 3rd President and CEO (代表取締役社長).
2. Board member (取締役)
3. Executive officer (執行役員).