Native name | 株式会社キネマシトラス |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Kinema Shitorasu |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | March 3, 2008 |
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Headquarters | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan |
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Owner | Muneki Ogasawara (36.4%) Kadokawa (31.8%) Bushiroad (31.8%) |
Website | kinemacitrus |
Kinema Citrus Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社キネマシトラス, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kinema Shitorasu) 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]