| Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd. | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社キネマシトラス |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Kabushiki-gaisha Kinema Shitorasu |
| Type: | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Location: | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
| Industry: | Japanese animation |
| Owner: | Muneki Ogasawara (36.4%) Kadokawa (31.8%) Bushiroad (31.8%) |
is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 in 2009, co-produced with Bones, .hack//Quantum, a 3-episode OVA series, Black Bullet and Barakamon in 2014, Made in Abyss in 2017, and The Rising of the Shield Hero in 2019.
On December 12, 2019, Kinema Citrus announced that Kadokawa and Bushiroad acquired each of them a total of 31.8% on the company. The three companies previously announced a partnership in the same year for the creation of different anime, and one of the reasons for the deal was due to that partnership.[1] [2]
| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higepiyo | Atsushi Takeyama | 39 | Adaptation of the four-panel gag manga series written by Risa Itō. | ||||
| Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | Masaki Tachibana | 11 | Original work. Co-animated with Bones. | ||||
| Oshiri Kajiri Mushi | Masayuki Kojima Pon Kozutsumi Kaori Masatsugu Arakawa | 72 | A children's anime series based on a children's song in Japan. | ||||
| Yasuhiro Irie | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Akimine Kamijyo. | |||||
| Yuyushiki | Kaori | 12 | Adaptation of the 4-panel manga series written by Komata Mikami. | ||||
| Black Bullet | Masayuki Kojima | 13 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Shiden Kanzaki. Co-animated with Orange. | ||||
| Barakamon | Masaki Tachibana | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Satsuki Yoshino. | ||||
| Is the Order a Rabbit?? | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | 12 | Sequel to Is the Order a Rabbit? Co-animated with White Fox. | ||||
| Norn9 | Takao Abo | 12 | Based on an otome game by Otomate. Co-animated with Orange. | ||||
| Kiyoshi Matsuda | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Masume Yoshimoto. Co-animated with EMT Squared. | |||||
| Scorching Ping Pong Girls | Yasuhiro Irie | 12 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Yagura Asano. | ||||
| Made in Abyss | Masayuki Kojima | 13 | Adaptation of the manga series written by Akihito Tsukushi. | ||||
| Revue Starlight | Tomohiro Furukawa | 12 | Based on a Japanese media franchise created by Bushiroad and Nelke Planning. | ||||
| The Rising of the Shield Hero | Takao Abo | 25 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Aneko Yusagi. | ||||
| Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!! | Seung Hui Son | 12 | Sequel to Show by Rock | ||||
| Show by Rock!! Stars!! | Takahiro Ikezoe Daigo Yamagishi | 12 | Sequel to Show by Rock | Mashumairesh | . | ||
| Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress | Ken Mori | 25 | New anime series for Cardfight | Vanguard. Co-animated with Gift-o'-Animation and Studio Jemi. | |||
| The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 | Masato Jinbo | 13 | Sequel to The Rising of the Shield Hero. Co-animated with DR Movie. | ||||
| Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress | Ken Mori Ryūtarō Suzuki | 38 | Sequel to Cardfight | Vanguard overDress. Co-animated with Gift-o'-Animation and Studio Jemi. | |||
| Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun | Masayuki Kojima | 12 | Sequel to Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul. | ||||
| My Happy Marriage | Takehiro Kubota | 12 | Adaptation of the light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi. | ||||
| The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 | Hitoshi Haga | 12 | Sequel to The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2.[3] | ||||
| Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ | Taku Yamada | Sequel to Cardfight | Vanguard will+Dress. | ||||
| width=250 | Title | width=120 | Director(s) | width=130 | Release date | width=400 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Seven: Pocket Full of Rainbows | Tomoki Kyoda Hiroshi Haraguchi | A theatrical adaptation of Eureka Seven. Co-animated with Bones. | |||||
| Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road | Masayuki Sakoi | Based on a Japanese media franchise created by Bushiroad, Bandai Visual, and Nitroplus. Co-animated with Orange. | |||||
| Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn | Masayuki Kojima | A summary of the first half of Made in Abyss. | |||||
| Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight | Masayuki Kojima | A summary of the second half of Made in Abyss. | |||||
| Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul | Masayuki Kojima | Sequel to Made in Abyss. | |||||
| Revue Starlight Rondo Rondo Rondo | Tomohiro Furukawa | A summary of Revue Starlight. | |||||
| Revue Starlight the Movie | Tomohiro Furukawa | Sequel to Revue Starlight. |
| width=250 | Title | width=120 | Director | width=130 | Release date | width=400 | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .hack//Quantum | Masaki Tachibana | – March 25, 2011 | 3 | Original OVA series presented by Bandai Visual. | ||||
| The Animation | Masaki Tachibana | – February 24, 2012 | 2 | Based on a role-playing video game by Nihon Falcom. | ||||
| Marimo no Hana | Akitoshi Yokoyama | 1 | ||||||
| Nagareboshi Lens | N/A | 1 | Based on a shōjo manga series written by Mayu Murata. | |||||
| Under the Dog | Masahiro Andō | 1 | A Kickstarter-funded anime project. Co-animated with Orange.[4] | |||||
| Yuyushiki | Kaori | 1 | ||||||
| Title | Director | First run start date | First run end date | Eps | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busou Shinki: Moon Angel | Masayuki Kojima | 10 | Animation created to coincide with release of the second PSP video game, 'Busou Shinki Battle Masters Mk. 2. Co-animated with TNK. | |||
| - The Village Bride | Hitoshi Haga | 1 | Short film; part of the Star Wars: Visions anthology.[5] | |||