Lay-duce

Lay-duce, Inc.
Native name
株式会社Lay-duce
Kabushiki-gaisha Rei-dyūsu
Company typeAnimation studio
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedAugust 2013[1]
HeadquartersOhashi Central Building 6F, Chūō 1-13-18
Nakano, Tokyo 164-0011 Japan[1]
Key people
Yonai Norimoto (CEO)
ParentTwin Engine (2018–2021)
Independent (2021–present)
Websitelay-duce.co.jp

Lay-duce, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社Lay-duce, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Rei-dyūsu) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo.

It was formed in August 2013 by former Bones producer Yonai Norimoto.

Productions

Television series

Title Director(s) First run
start date 		First run
end date 		Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Go! Go! 575 Takebumi Anzai January 9, 2014 January 30, 2014 4 Based on a multimedia project by Sega.
Co-production with C2C. 		[2]
Classroom Crisis Kenji Nagasaki July 3, 2015 September 25, 2015 13 Original work. [3]
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Yoshikazu Miyao April 23, 2016 July 2, 2016 13 Adaptation of the manga series by Shinobu Ohtaka. [4]
Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart Hitoshi Nanba
Takurō Tsukada 		November 24, 2017 December 30, 2017 6 Based on a Vocaloid song series by HoneyWorks. [5]
Release the Spyce Akira Sato October 7, 2018 December 23, 2018 12 Original work. [6]
O Maidens in Your Savage Season Masahiro Ando
Takurō Tsukada 		July 5, 2019 September 20, 2019 12 Adaptation of the manga series by Mari Okada and Nao Emoto. [7]
I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol Hitoshi Nanba January 6, 2021 March 24, 2021 12 Based on a smartphone game by Liber Entertainment. [8]
Fanfare of Adolescence Makoto Katō April 2, 2022 June 25, 2022 13 Original work. [9]
Heroines Run the Show Noriko Hashimoto April 7, 2022 June 23, 2022 12 Based on a Vocaloid song series by HoneyWorks. [10]
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Hitoshi Nanba January 5, 2023 March 30, 2023 13 Adaptation of the manga series by Fumita Yanagida. [11]
#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System Hitoshi Nanba 2025 TBA TBA Based on an online game by NHN PlayArt and Dwango. [12]
Clevatess Kiyotaka Taguchi TBA TBA TBA Adaptation of the manga series by Yūji Iwahara. [13]

Films

Title Director(s) Release Date Note(s) Ref(s)
Fate/Grand Order: First Order Hitoshi Nanba December 31, 2016 Based on the Fate/Grand Order mobile game prologue. [14]
Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom Hitoshi Nanba
Takurō Tsukada 		December 31, 2017 Sequel to Fate/Grand Order: First Order [15]

Original video animations

Title Director(s) Release date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Yoshikazu Miyao May 16, 2014 — July 15, 2015 5 Prequel to Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic [16]
YuruYuri Daigo Yamagishi November 13, 2019 1 Sequel to YuruYuri San Hai!. [17]

Original net animations

Title Director(s) Release date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Rising Impact Hitoshi Nanba June 22, 2024 — August 6, 2024 26 Adaptation of the manga series by Nakaba Suzuki. [18]

References

  1. ^ a b CORPORATION 株式会社 Lay-duce (in Japanese). Lay-duce official website.
  2. ^ "Sega's Project 575 Gets Go! Go! 575 TV Anime in January". Anime News Network. November 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Classroom Crisis Anime's Ad Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. May 29, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 29, 2015). "Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "HoneyWorks' 'Confess Your Love Committee' Film Series Gets TV Anime Special". Anime News Network. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Release the Spyce Original Anime's 2nd Promo Video Streamed". Anime News Network. August 10, 2018. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mari Okada, Nao Emoto's O Maidens in Your Savage Season Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  8. ^ "I★CHU Idol Anime Reveals Promo Video, Teaser Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  9. ^ "Aniplex Reveals Gunjō no Fanfare Horse Racing Academy Anime for Spring 2022". Anime News Network. August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "HoneyWorks' 'Heroine Tarumono!' Song Inspires TV Anime Next April". Anime News Network. August 28, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "Crunchyroll Unveils Solo Leveling, Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Anime". Anime News Network. July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  12. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 28, 2024). "#Compass 2.0 Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, 2025 TV Airing". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  13. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 2, 2024). "Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "Fate/Grand Order RPG App Gets Feature-Length TV Anime Special". Anime News Network. Anime News Network. November 2, 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Fate/Grand Order Gets 2 New Year's Eve Anime Shorts". Anime News Network. December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (January 12, 2014). "Magi: Sinbad no Bōken Spin-Off Manga's 3rd Volume Bundles Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  17. ^ "Yuruyuri Manga Gets 10th Anniversary Original Video Anime". Anime News Network. 2018-04-22. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  18. ^ "Rising Impact Golf Anime Reveals June 22 Debut for Season 1, August 6 for Season 2". Anime News Network. March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.