CONNECT
Native name
CONNECT
Konekuto
TypeDivision
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedApril 2012; 11 years ago (2012-04)
FateAbsorbed into Silver Link, Active
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan[1]
Key people
  • Yukihiro Sugitani (CEO)
  • Hayato Kaneko (Director)
  • Akihiro Hayashi (Director)
ParentSILVER LINK., Inc
Websiteconnect.jp.net

Connect (Japanese: Connect, Hepburn: Konekuto, stylized as CONNECT) is a Japanese animation studio that is a division of Silver Link.[2] The studio was initially founded as a separate company, Connect, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社コネクト, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Konekuto) in April of 2012 as a subsidiary of Silver Link, but was later wholly absorbed and dissolved into its parent company on July 17, 2020, and it subsequently became a sub-studio within the company.[3]

History

A majority of Connect's early works are co-productions with its parent company.[1] Starting with the Monster Strike web anime, the studio was working less with its parent company, producing solo productions such as Senryu Girl, Oresuki, and The Honor Student at Magic High School.

Representative staff

Current

Former

Works

Television series

Year(s) Title Director(s) Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
2013–2014 Strike the Blood Takao Sano
Hideyo Yamamoto 		24 Adaptation of the light novel series by Gakuto Mikumo.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[4]
2015 Chaos Dragon Hideki Tachibana
Masato Matsune 		12 Based on the Red Dragon role-playing game.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[5]
2016 Ange Vierge Masafumi Tamura 12 Based on the trading card game by Kadokawa and Sega.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[6]
2017 Armed Girl's Machiavellism Hideki Tachibana 12 Adaptation of the manga series written by Yūya Kurokami.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[7]
2018 Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Shin Oonuma 12 Adaptation of the light novel series written by Hiro Ainana.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[8]
2019 Senryu Girl Masato Jinbo 12 Adaptation of the manga series written by Masakuni Igarashi. [9]
Oresuki Noriaki Akitaya 12 Adaptation of the light novel series written by Rakuda. [10]
2021 The Honor Student at Magic High School Hideki Tachibana 13 Adaptation of the manga series written by Tsutomu Satō. [11]
2022 Slow Loop Noriaki Akitaya 12 Adaptation of the manga series written by Maiko Uchino. [12]
2023 Ayakashi Triangle Noriaki Akitaya 12 Adaptation of the manga series written by Kentaro Yabuki. [13]
2024 The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Noriaki Akitaya TBA Adaptation of the light novel series written by Yū Okano. [14]
Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote Hideki Tachibana TBA Adaptation of the light novel series written by Kō Nigatsu. [15]

OVA/ONAs

Year(s) Title Director(s) Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
2014–2015 Bonjour Sweet Love Patisserie Noriaki Akitaya 24 Based on the mobile game by more games.
Co-produced with Silver Link.
2014–2015 Alice in Borderland Hideki Tachibana 3 Adaptation of the shōnen manga series by Haro Aso.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[16]
2015 Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen Hideyo Yamamoto 2 Sequel to Strike the Blood.
Co-produced with Silver Link.
2016–2017 Strike the Blood II Hideyo Yamamoto 8 Sequel to Strike the Blood: Valkyria no Ōkoku-hen.
Co-produced with Silver Link. 		[17]
2016 Monster Strike: Rain of Memories Hideo Tachibana 1 Co-produced with Ultra Super Pictures. [18]
2017 Armed Girl's Machiavellism Hideki Tachibana 1 Co-produced with Silver Link. [19]
2018–2019 Strike the Blood III Hideyo Yamamoto 10 Sequel to Strike the Blood II. [20]
2020 Strike the Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen Hideyo Yamamoto 1 Sequel to Strike the Blood III. [21]
2020–2021 Strike the Blood IV Hideyo Yamamoto 12 Sequel to Strike The Blood: Kieta Seisō-hen. [21]
2020 Oresuki Noriaki Akitaya 1 Sequel to Oresuki. [22]
2022 Strike the Blood Final Hideyo Yamamoto 4 Sequel to Strike the Blood IV. [23]

References

  1. ^ a b "Company profile". connect.jp.net. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Company | Connect".
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 17, 2020). "SILVER LINK. Absorbs Subsidiary Studio Connect". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "Strike the Blood Anime's Comiket 84 Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Madoka Magica/Fate/Durarara Creators' RPG Project Inspire Chaos Dragon Anime". Anime News Network. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "Ange Vierge Trading Card Game Gets Anime Project". Anime News Network. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. ^ "アニメ「武装少女マキャヴェリズム」に畠中祐と高田憂希が出演" (in Japanese). natalie.mu. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Light Novel Series Gets Anime". Anime News Network. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  9. ^ "Senryū Shōjo Manga Gets Spring 2019 TV Anime With Kana Hanazawa". Anime News Network. December 5, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae Dake ka yo Light Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. October 7, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  11. ^ "The Honor Student at Magic High School TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Promo Video". Anime News Network. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Slow Loop Anime Reveals Main Staff, Visual, January 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ayakashi Triangle TV Anime Unveils Staff, Visual, January 2023 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  14. ^ "The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Anime Reveals Staff, Cast, 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  15. ^ "Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote TV Anime Unveils Main Staff, 2024 Premiere". Anime News Network. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  16. ^ "Alice in Borderland Original Video Anime's 1st Promo Previews Suspense". Anime News Network. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  17. ^ "New Strike the Blood Video Anime Will Be 4-Volume Series Based on 9th Novel". Anime News Network. August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  18. ^ "映画公開スペシャル「レイン・オブ・メモリーズ」【モンストアニメ公式】". アニメ モンスターストライク公式 (Monster Strike Official YouTube). December 3, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  19. ^ "Armed Girl's Machiavellism Manga to Bundle Original Anime BD". Anime News Network. March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  20. ^ "Strike the Blood III Promo Video Reveals OVA Will Have 5 Home Video Releases". AnimeNewsNetwork. October 6, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  21. ^ a b "Strike the Blood Anime Gets 4th OVA Series, Original OVA Episode in 2020 (Updated)". AnimeNewsNetwork. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  22. ^ "ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? Gets OVA in Early Summer 2020". AnimeNewsNetwork. December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  23. ^ "Strike the Blood Final Anime Confirmed as 4 Episodes Debuting in March-June 2022". AnimeNewsNetwork. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.

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