Grizzly, Inc.
Native name
株式会社 GRIZZLY
Kabushiki-gaisha Grizzly
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryAnime
FoundedDecember 25, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-12-25)
Websitegrizzly.co.jp

Grizzly, Inc. (株式会社 GRIZZLY, Kabushiki-gaisha Grizzly, stylized in all caps) is a Japanese animation studio. It is the first studio to produce boys' love or BL (male-male romance) anime exclusively.[1]

History

Grizzly was established on December 25, 2017,[2] and formally unveiled at Anime Japan on March 23, 2018, with the announcement that the studio would adapt Yarichin Bitch Club into a series of original video animations (OVAs).[3]

An affiliation between Grizzly and MAPPA has been reported,[4] after the MAPPA Twitter account posted and deleted material that was later posted on the Grizzly account, and after the Grizzly website was found to be registered using a MAPPA email.[3] As of 2021, neither MAPPA nor Grizzly have commented on a link between their studios.[citation needed]

Works

Anime films

Year Title Director(s) Release date Dur. Note(s) Refs.
2020 Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather Kaori Makita February 15, 2020 85m Based on a manga written by Kou Yoneda. Distributed by Blue Lynx. [5][6][7]
TBA Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Storm Breaks TBA TBA TBA Sequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather. [8]

OVAs and OADs

Title Director Released Note(s) Ref(s)
Yarichin Bitch Club Ai Yoshimura September 21, 2018 – April 17, 2019 Two episodes; based on a manga by Ogeretsu Tanaka. [9]
Don't Stay Gold Kaori Makita March 1, 2021 Prequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather; released as an original animation DVD. [8][10]

References

  1. ^ @GrizzlyInfo (March 27, 2018). "At GRIZZLY we aim to set ourselves apart as the world's first studio specializing solely in BOYS LOVE anime. Beginning with OGERETSU TANAKA'S "YARICHIN☆BITCH-BU" we will focus our energy into sharing the genre of BOYS LOVE with a global audience" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ GRIZZLY：『愛』をアニメーションするクリエイティブカンパニー. Grizzly Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "2018's Exciting New Anime Studios". Sakuga Blog. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. ^ García, Tania (April 4, 2018). "Grizzly la nueva productora para anime 'BL'". El Dictamen (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  5. ^ ヨネダコウ「囀る鳥は羽ばたかない」劇場アニメ化！フジテレビの新BLレーベルより. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 25, 2019). "Kou Yoneda's Twittering Birds Never Fly Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (October 26, 2019). "Twittering Birds Never Fly Boys-Love Film's Promo Video Unveils Cast, February Release". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 15, 2020). "Twittering Birds Never Fly Anime Film Gets Sequel Film, OAD". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 23, 2018). "Yarichin Bitch-bu Boys-Love Manga Gets Anime DVD in September". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 27, 2020). "Twittering Birds Never Fly Original Anime Disc Slated for March 21". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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