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Kinema Citrus

Japanese animation studio

Summary

Japanese animation studio

Field	Value
name	Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd.
logo	Kinema Citrus logo.png
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
foundation
founders
location	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
key_people
industry	Japanese animation
owner	Muneki Ogasawara (36.4%)
Kadokawa (31.8%)
Bushiroad (31.8%)
subsid	Gift-o'-Animation
homepage

Kadokawa (31.8%) Bushiroad (31.8%)

Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd. 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.

Works

Television series

Title	Director(s)	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 (season 1–2)
Pon Kozutsumi (season 1)
Kaori (season 2)
Masatsugu Arakawa (season 3)		72	A children's anime series based on a children's song in Japan.
Code:Breaker	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.
Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear	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 (chief)
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 (chief)
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.
Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ	Taku Yamada			Sequel to Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress.
My Happy Marriage Season 2	Takehiro Kubota
Masayuki Kojima		13	Sequel to My Happy Marriage.
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4	Hitoshi Haga		12	Sequel to The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3.
Goodbye, Lara	Takushi Koide			Original work.

Films

Title	Director(s)	Release date	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.

Original video animations

Title	Director	Release date	Eps	Notes
.hack//Quantum	Masaki Tachibana	–
March 25, 2011	3	Original OVA series presented by Bandai Visual.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky 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.
Yuyushiki	Kaori		1

Original net animation

Title	Director	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.
Star Wars: Visions - The Village Bride	Hitoshi Haga	1	Short film; part of the Star Wars: Visions anthology.

Notes

References

Pineda, Rafael Antonio. (December 12, 2019). "Bushiroad, Kadokawa Jointly Acquire 63.6% of Kinema Citrus Studio's Shares".
Pineda, Rafael Antonio. (July 1, 2019). "Bushiroad, Kadokawa, Kinema Citrus Announce Partnership to Produce Anime IP".
Mateo, Alex. (September 13, 2023). "The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Anime Premieres on October 6".
Tai, Anita. (December 1, 2024). "My Happy Marriage Season 2 Reveals Theme Song Artists, January 6 TV Debut, Key Visual".
Tai, Anita. (June 15, 2025). "The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Reveals July 9 Debut in New Trailer, Key Visual".
Pineda, Rafael Antonio. (June 30, 2025). "'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals Hana Hishikawa as Lara".
"Under the Dog Gets Limited Theatrical Release in Japan". Crunchyroll.
Loo, Egan. (July 3, 2021). "''Star Wars: Visions'' Anime Shorts Reveal Studios, September 22 Disney+ Launch". [[Anime News Network]].

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