Brain's Base Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1996 by former Tokyo Movie Shinsha staff.
Works
Television series
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Daigunder | Hiroyuki Yano | Juukou OzawaYoshinaga Minami | Original work | 39 | |
| 2003–2004 | Pluster World (co-animated with Actas) | Yūji Himaki | Seiichi KikawadaYoshinaga MinamiManabu Santou | Original work | 52 | |
| 2004 | New Getter Robo | Jun Kawagoe | Yoshinaga MinamiTatsuyo Kobayashi("line producers") | Original work | 13 | |
| 2005 | Kamichu! | Koji Masunari | Yumi Satou | Original work | 12 | |
| 2005–2006 | Gunparade Orchestra | Yutaka Satou (chief) Toshiya Shinohara | Juukou OzawaYoshinaga MinamiKen Matsumoto | Video game | 24 | |
| 2006 | Innocent Venus | Jun Kawagoe | Juukou Ozawa("producer") | Original work | 12 | |
| 2007 | Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula | Keiji Gotoh | Juukou Ozawa("producer") | Original work | 26 | |
| Baccano! | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Light novel | 13 | ||
| 2008 | Kure-nai | Kō Matsuo | Midori Tokiwa | Light novel | 12 | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends: First Season | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | 13 | ||
| 2009 | Akikan! | Yūji Himaki | Tatsuyo Kobayashi("line producer") | Light novel | 12 | |
| Natsume's Book of Friends: Second Season | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | 13 | ||
| Spice and Wolf II (co-animated with Marvy Jack) | Takeo Takahashi | Tatsuyo KobayashiMasayoshi Oono | Manga | 12 | ||
| 2010 | Durarara!! | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Light novel | 26 | |
| Princess Jellyfish | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | 11 | ||
| 2011 | Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Seiichi Kikawada | Manga | 12 | 1 |
| Natsume's Book of Friends: Third Season | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | 13 | ||
| Kamisama Dolls | Seiji Kishi | Seiichi Kikawada | Manga | 13 | ||
| Penguindrum | Kunihiko IkuharaShouko Nakamura (chief) | Midori Tokiwa | Original work | 24 | ||
| 2012 | Natsume's Book of Friends: Fourth Season | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | 13 | |
| Sengoku Collection | Keiji Gotoh | Midori Tokiwa | Mobile game | 26 | ||
| My Little Monster | Hiro Kaburaki | Yumi Satou | Manga | 13 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Ixion Saga DT | Shinji Takamatsu | Tatsuyo KobayashiMuneyuki Kanbe | Online game | 25 | |
| 2013 | Amnesia | Yoshimitsu Ohashi | Juukou Ozawa | Visual novel | 12 | |
| My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU | Ai Yoshimura | Tsutomu Hirano | Light novel | 13 | ||
| Brothers Conflict | Atsushi Matsumoto | Midori Tokiwa | Novel | 12 | ||
| Blood Lad | Shigeyuki Miya | Hiromichi Ooishi("producer") | Manga | 10 | ||
| 2014 | D-Frag! | Shizutaka Sugawara | Juukou Ozawa("producer") | Manga | 12 | |
| The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior | Shigeyuki Miya | Emi Yonezawa | Manga | 12 | 2 | |
| Kamigami no Asobi | Tomoyuki Kawamura | Tsutomu Hirano | Visual novel | 12 | 3 | |
| One Week Friends | Tarou Iwasaki | Yumi Satou | Manga | 12 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Aoharu × Machinegun | Hideaki Nakano | Emi Yonezawa | Manga | 12 | 5 |
| Dance with Devils | Ai Yoshimura | Yayoi Saitou | Original work (Collaboration with Rejet) | 12 | 6 | |
| 2015–2017 | Rin-ne | Shizutaka Sugawara (s1–s2) Hiroshi Ishiodori (s3) | Juukou Ozawa (s1)Junichi Shimada (s2–s3) | Manga | 75 | 7 |
| 2016 | Endride (co-animated with Lapin Track) | Keiji Gotoh | Juukou OzawaMasakazu Watanabe | Multimedia franchise | 24 | 8 |
| Servamp (co-animated with Platinum Vision) | Shigeyuki Miya9 (chief)Hideaki Nakano | Emi Yonezawa | Manga | 12 | 10 | |
| Cheer Boys!! | Ai Yoshimura | Yayoi Saitou | Novel | 12 | 11 | |
| Kiss Him, Not Me | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Junichi Shimada | Manga | 12 | 12 | |
| 2017 | Anonymous Noise | Hideya Takahashi | Yayoi Saitou | Manga | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | School Babysitters | Shūsei Morishita | Manga | 12 | 14 | |
| Gakuen Basara | Minoru Ohama | Kiyoshi Yamamoto | Video game | 12 | 15 | |
| 2019 | Grimms Notes the Animation | Shizutaka Sugawara | Junichi Shimada | Mobile game | 12 | 16 |
| 2019–2020 | Duel Masters!! (co-animated with SMDE) | Shinobu Sasaki (chief) Hiroshi Ishiodori | Junichi ShimadaRyouta Dokura | Media franchise | 51 | 17 |
| 2020 | In/Spectre | Keiji Gotoh | Juukou OzawaShinji Takada | Light novel | 12 | 18 |
| 2020–2021 | Duel Masters King | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Junichi ShimadaRyouta Dokura | Media franchise | 47 | 19 |
| 2021 | To Your Eternity | Masahiko Murata | Juukou Ozawa | Manga | 20 | 20 |
| 2021–2022 | Duel Masters King! | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Junichi ShimadaRyouta Dokura | Media franchise | 43 | 21 |
| 2022 | Duel Masters King MAX | Hiroshi Ishiodori Yūsuke Suzuki | Junichi ShimadaRyouta Dokura | Media franchise | 17 | 22 |
| 2022–2023 | Duel Masters Win | Yuusuke Suzuki | Junichi ShimadaRyouta Dokura | Media franchise | 29 | 23 |
| Golden Kamuy 4th Season | Shizutaka Sugahara | Juukou Ozawa | Manga | 13 | 24 | |
| 2023 | In/Spectre 2nd Season | Keiji Gotoh | Juukou OzawaTomoyuki Tateishi | Light novel | 12 | 25 |
| Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange | Masahiko Murata | Suharu Ishizuka | Manga | 23 | 26 | |
| 2024 | An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Tomoya Ozawa | Light novel | 12 | 27 |
| 2025 | Dekin no Mogura | Hiroshi Ishiodori | TBA | Manga | TBA | 28 |
Original video animations
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Eps. | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 | Change Getter Robo!!: The Last Day of the World(co-animated with Bee Media) | Yasuhiro Imagawa (1–3)Jun Kawagoe (4–13) | Fumikazu MatsumotoAtsuhiko Sugita | Manga | 13 | |
| 2000–2001 | Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo (co-animated with Bee Media) | Jun Kawagoe | Manga | 4 | ||
| 2001–2002 | Mazinkaiser | Masahiko Murata | Original work | 7 | ||
| 2005 | Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation | Jun Kawagoe | Original work | 3 | ||
| 2006–2007 | Demon Prince Enma | Mamoru Kanbe | Tatsuyo KobayashiYoshinaga Minami("line producers") | Manga | 4 | |
| 2007–2008 | Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ | Hideki Takayama | Eroge visual novel | 4 | ||
| 2009 | Denpa teki na Kanojo | Mamoru Kanbe | Seiichi Kikawada | Light novel | 2 | |
| 2012–2014 | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple | Hiroshi Ishiodori | Tatsuyo Kobayashi | Manga | 11 | |
| 2013 | Assassination Classroom | Keiji Gotoh | Midori Tokiwa | Manga | 1 | 29 |
| 2014 | Natsume's Book of Friends: Itsuka Yuki no Hi ni | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | 1 | 30 |
| Chō Jikū Robo Meguru (co-animated with Studio A-Cat) | Keiji Gotoh | Original work | 1 | 31 | ||
| The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior: First Time | Shigeyuki Miya | Emi Yonezawa | Manga | 1 | 32 | |
| 2014–2015 | Ane Log | Tetsuo Ichimura | Yayoi Saitou | Manga | 3 | 33 |
Films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Animation producer(s) | Source | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Boy Who Saw the Wind | Takahiro Omori | Juukou Ozawa("producer") | Novel | |
| 2003 | Mazinkaiser vs. Shogun of Darkness | Masahiko Murata | Manga | ||
| 2011 | Hotarubi no Mori e | Takahiro Omori | Yumi Satou | Manga | |
| 2017 | Dance with Devils: Fortuna | Ai Yoshimura | Yayoi Saitou | Original work | 3435 |
Notable staff
Representative staff
- Juukou Ozawa (founder and president)
Animation producers
- Tatsuyo Kobayashi (1997~2013)
- Yumi Satou (1997~2014) founded Shuka
- Seiichi Kikawada (2006~2011)
- Midori Tokiwa (2006~2013)
- Tsutomu Hirano (2006~2014)
- Yayoi Saitou (2008~2017)
- Emi Yonezawa (2014~2016) moved to Platinum Vision
- Junichi Shimada (2016~present)
- Tomoyuki Tateishi (2020~present)
- Suharu Ishizuka (2020~present)
Production staff
- Masakazu Watanabe (2008~2011) co-founder of Lapin Track
- Teruko Utsumi (2010~2016) co-founder of Lapin Track
- Hiromichi Ooishi (2013~2016) founded Platinum Vision
See also
- Shuka – Studio formed by ex-Brain's Base staff and founded by ex-Brain's Base producer Yumi Satou.
- Lapin Track – Studio formed by ex-Brain's Base staff and founded by ex-Brain's Base producer Masakazu Watanabe and screenwriter Teruko Utsumi.
- Platinum Vision – Studio formed by ex-Brain's Base staff and founded by ex-Brain's Base producer Hiromichi Ooishi.
Notes
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Brain's Base at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
References
"Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun Gets New Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-01/go-nagai-dororon-enma-kun-gets-new-anime ↩
"Sentai Filmworks Licenses The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior". Anime News Network. March 26, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-26/sentai-filmworks-licenses-the-kawai-complex-guide-to-manors-and-hostel-behavior ↩
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"Sora Amamiya, Yoshitaka Yamaya Star in Isshūkan Friends Anime". Anime News Network. January 21, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-21/sora-amamiya-yoshitaka-yamaya-star-in-isshukan-friends-anime ↩
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"Rejet, Elements Garden's Dance with Devils Collaboration Includes TV Anime". Anime News Network. February 9, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-09/rejet-elements-garden-dance-with-devils-collaboration-includes-tv-anime/.84242 ↩
"Rumiko Takahashi's Rin-ne TV Anime Streams 1st Promo". Anime News Network. January 23, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2016. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-23/rumiko-takahashi-rin-ne-tv-anime-streams-1st-promo/.83619 ↩
"Endride TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme Artist". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016. Retrieved October 6, 2016. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-01/endride-tv-anime-reveals-more-cast-ending-theme-artist/.100355 ↩
Credited under the pseudonym Ittou Sara ↩
"Servamp TV Anime's 1st Promo Reveals July Premiere". Anime News Network. January 31, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-31/servamp-tv-anime-1st-promo-reveals-july-premiere/.98190 ↩
"Cheer Boys!! TV Anime About Men's Cheerleading Revealed With Promotional Video". Anime News Network. March 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-25/cheer-boys-tv-anime-about-men-cheerleading-revealed-with-promotional-video/.100229 ↩
"Kiss Him, Not Me TV Anime Premieres This Fall". Anime News Network. June 11, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-06-11/kiss-him-not-me-tv-anime-premieres-this-fall/.103105 ↩
"Anonymous Noise Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, April 2017 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 19, 2016. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-19/anonymous-noise-anime-reveals-main-cast-staff-april-2017-debut/.110096 ↩
"Gakuen Babysitters Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-08-23/gakuen-babysitters-anime-reveals-main-staff/.120460 ↩
"Sengoku Basara Games' Gakuen Basara High School Spinoff Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-01/sengoku-basara-games-gakuen-basara-high-school-spinoff-gets-tv-anime/.129808 ↩
"Grimms Notes TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Unveils Main Staff". Anime News Network. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-08-06/grimms-notes-tv-anime-1st-promo-video-unveils-main-staff/.135137 ↩
"ブレインズ・ベース公式ホームページ". Brain's Base official site. September 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805023230/http://www.brainsbase.co.jp/works.html ↩
"In/Spectre Supernatural Mystery Gets TV Anime by Brain's Base". Anime News Network. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-14/in-spectre-supernatural-mystery-gets-tv-anime-by-brain-base/.142034 ↩
"ブレインズ・ベース公式ホームページ". Brain's Base official site. September 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805023230/http://www.brainsbase.co.jp/works.html ↩
"Yoshitoki Oima's To Your Eternity Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime in October". Anime News Network. January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-08/yoshitoki-oima-to-your-eternity-fantasy-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.155165 ↩
"Duel Masters King! Anime Reveals April 4 Premiere, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-14/duel-masters-king-anime-reveals-april-4-premiere-theme-song-artists/.169515 ↩
"Duel Masters Gets New Duel Masters King Max TV Anime". Anime News Network. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-14/duel-masters-gets-new-duel-masters-king-max-tv-anime/.182616 ↩
"Duel Masters Win Reveals Main Cast, Theme Song Artists, September 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-05/duel-masters-win-reveals-main-cast-theme-song-artists-september-4-premiere/.188393 ↩
"Golden Kamuy Anime's 4th Season 2nd Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, October 3 Debut". Anime News Network. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-02/golden-kamuy-anime-4th-season-2nd-trailer-reveals-theme-songs-october-3-debut/.189247 ↩
"In/Spectre Anime Season 2 Delayed to January 2023". Anime News Network. May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-02/in-spectre-anime-season-2-delayed-to-january-2023/.185226 ↩
"Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M: Kyūkoku no Orange TV Anime Reveals Video, Cast, Staff, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-02-07/firefighter-daigo-of-fire-company-m-kyukoku-no-orange-tv-anime-reveals-video-cast-staff-fall-/.194630 ↩
"An Archdemon's Dilemma - How to Love Your Elf Bride Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, 2024 Airing". Anime News Network. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-25/an-archdemon-dilemma-how-to-love-your-elf-bride-anime-teaser-unveils-cast-staff-2024-airing/.203772 ↩
"TV Anime of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura Manga Confirmed". Anime News Network. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-11-18/tv-anime-of-natsumi-eguchi-dekin-no-mogura-manga-confirmed/.217991 ↩
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"Ami Koshimizu, Takahiro Mizushima Star in Ane Log Sibling Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. June 30, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2020. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-30/ami-koshimizu-takahiro-mizushima-star-in-ane-log-sibling-comedy-anime/.76122 ↩
"Dance With Devils Franchise Gets Theatrical Anime Project This Fall". Anime News Network. January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-29/dance-with-devils-franchise-gets-theatrical-anime-project-this-fall/.111593 ↩
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