Bridge (studio)

Bridge Inc.
Native name
株式会社ブリッジ
Kabushiki-gaisha Burijji
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedOctober 8, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-08)
Headquarters9-1 Kamiigusa 3 - chome, Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Nobuhiro Kondo (Director)
Chie Ohashi (Representative Director)
¥8,000,000
Websitewww.bridge-inc.co.jp

Bridge Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ブリッジ, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Burijji) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2007 by former staff from Sunrise.

History

Bridge was founded by members of Sunrise's 6th studio while producing Sgt. Frog.[1]

Works

Television series

Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2010 Mitsudomoe Masahiko Ohta Youichi Watanabe Manga 13 [2]
2011 Mitsudomoe Zōryōchū! Masahiko Ohta Youichi Watanabe 8
2013 Devil Survivor 2: The Animation Seiji Kishi Yasuo Suda Video game 13
2014 Nobunagun Nobuhiro Kondo Youichi Watanabe Manga 13 [3]
2014–2019 Fairy Tail (episodes 176–328 (S2–S3);
co-animated with A-1 Pictures & CloverWorks (S3)) 		Shinji Ishihira Hiroshi Iijima
Koutarou Nakayama 		Manga 153 [4]
2016 Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite Nobuhiro Kondo Koutarou Nakayama
Kimiha Makino 		Mobile game 13 [5]
2016–2017 Flowering Heart
(co-animated with DR Movie & DR Busan) 		Shinji Ishihira Hiroshi Iijima Original work 52
2016–2019 Shōnen Ashibe GO! GO! Goma-chan (S1–S3)
(co-animated with Husio Studio (S1–S2) and Studio Palette (S3)) 		Nobuhiro Kondo Koutarou Nakayama
Takashi Iguchi 		Manga 96
2017 The Royal Tutor Katsuya Kikuchi Hiroshi Iijima Manga 12 [6]
2017–2018 Cardfight!! Vanguard G: Z (co-animated with OLM) Nobuhiro Kondo Tsukasa Koitabashi Card game 24
2018 The Seven Heavenly Virtues Shinji Ishihira Hiroshi Iijima Manga 10 [7]
2020 Talentless Nana Shinji Ishihira Hiroshi Iijima Manga 13 [8]
2020–2021 Pon Qiao Booth Hashizou Akira Tsunoda Original work 22 [9]
2020–2022 Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Nobuhiro Kondo Kouto Tono Original work/manga 92 [10]
2021–2022 Shaman King Jouji Furuta Hiroshi Iijima
Koutarou Nakayama 		Manga 52 [11]
2022-2024 Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Nobuhiro Kondo Kimiha Makino Original work/manga 128 [12]
2024 Shaman King: Flowers Jouji Furuta Hiroshi Iijima
Akira Tsunoda 		Manga 13 [13]
2025 Farmagia Shinji Ishihira
Toshihiko Sano 		TBA Video game TBA [14]
Hotel Inhumans Tetsurō Amino TBA Manga TBA [15]
TBA Bad Girl Jouji Furuta TBA Manga TBA [16]

OVAs/ONAs

Year Title Director(s) Animation producer(s) Source Eps. Refs.
2012 Ichigeki Sacchuu!! Hoihoi-san: Legacy Itsuro Kawasaki — Manga 1
2015 Ragnarok Kazuyoshi Katayama — Original work 1 [17]
2018 The Seven Heavenly Virtues Shinji Ishihira Hiroshi Iijima Manga 4

Gross outsource works

Works in which Bridge served as "gross outsource" (full outsource) studio, either across an entire series or individual episodes.

Notable staff

Representative staff

Animation producers

  • Yasuo Suda (2008~2013) founded NAZ
  • Youichi Watanabe (2008~2014) moved to NAZ
  • Hiroshi Iijima (2008~present)
  • Kimiha Makino (2010~present)
  • Koutarou Nakayama (2014~present)

See also

  • NAZ – Studio founded by ex-Bridge staff.

References

  1. ^ History page http://www.bridge-inc.co.jp/company/
  2. ^ "Mitsudomoe Anime Official Site".
  3. ^ "Nobunagun". Anime Herald.
  4. ^ "Fairy Tail Anime Returns Staff Studio April 2014". Toonbarn. Archived from the original on 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 24, 2016). "Seisen Cerberus Mobile Game Gets TV Anime in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "The Royal Tutor Reveals First Anime Trailer". Fandom Post.
  7. ^ "The Seven Heavenly Virtues Anime Gets 10 TV Episodes, 2 Blu-Ray DVD Bonus Episodes". Anime News Network.
  8. ^ "Talentless Nana TV Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "Studio Bridge Characters Pon, Qiao Get Pon Qiao Booth TV Anime". Anime News Network. November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime Reveals April 2020 Debut, Staff, Cast (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 21, 2019. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  11. ^ アニメ「SHAMAN KING」葉役は日笠陽子！小西克幸・林原めぐみ・高山みなみは続投. Natalie (in Japanese). September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  12. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! Anime Announced With April 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Shaman King Flowers Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, January 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "Farmagia Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, January 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  15. ^ "Hotel Inhumans Manga About Hotel for Assassins Gets TV Anime in 2025". Anime News Network. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bad Girl Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "Ragnarok".
  18. ^ "Saint Seiya Gold - Staff (Official Site)". Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2018-04-04.