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Native name | 株式会社エイトビット |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Eito Bitto |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | September 2008 | in Suginami-ku, Tokyo
Founder | Tsutomu Kasai |
Headquarters | 1-chōme-16-14 Kamiogi, , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Hirokazu Suyama (Representative Director and President) |
Owner | Bandai Namco Holdings (100%) |
Number of employees |
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Parent | Bandai Namco Filmworks |
Divisions | Niigata Studio |
Website | 8bit-studio |
Footnotes / references [1][2] |
Eight Bit Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社エイトビット, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Eito Bitto), also known as 8bit, is a Japanese animation studio established in September 2008 by former Satelight members.[3]
On June 8, 2020, it was announced that Eight Bit had entered a partnership with Bandai Namco to create multiple anime productions. Their first project will be The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.[4]
On November 1, 2021, Eight Bit opened a new studio in the Niigata Prefecture.[5]
On April 1, 2024, Eight Bit became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks.[6][7]