| Grizzly, Inc. | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社 GRIZZLY |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Kabushiki-gaisha Grizzly |
| Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry: | Anime |
is a Japanese animation studio. It is the first studio to produce boys' love or BL (male-male romance) anime exclusively.[1]
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).
An affiliation between Grizzly and MAPPA has been reported,[3] 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.[4], neither MAPPA nor Grizzly have commented on a link between their studios.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Release date | Note(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather | data-sort-value="Makita, Kaori" | 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 | Sequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather. | [8] |
| Title | Director | Released | Note(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarichin Bitch Club | data-sort-value="Yoshimura, Ai" | Ai Yoshimura | – | Two episodes; based on a manga by Ogeretsu Tanaka. | [9] |
| Don't Stay Gold | data-sort-value="Makita, Kaori" | Kaori Makita | March 1, 2021 | Prequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather; released as an original animation DVD. | [10] |