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Eight Bit (studio)

Eightbit co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社エイトビット
Kabushiki-gaisha Eitobitto
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedSeptember 2008 (2008-09) in Suginami-ku, Tokyo
FounderTsutomu Kasai
Headquarters1-chōme-16-14 Kamiogi, ,
Japan
Area served
Japan
Key people
Hirokazu Suyama
(Representative Director and President)
OwnerBandai Namco Holdings (100%)
Number of employees
  • 68 (2021)
ParentBandai Namco Filmworks
DivisionsNiigata Studio
Website8bit-studio.co.jp
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Eightbit co., Ltd.[3] (Japanese: 株式会社エイトビット, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Eitobitto), also known as 8bit, is a Japanese animation studio established in September 2008 by former Satelight members.[4]

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.[5]

On November 1, 2021, Eight Bit opened a new studio in the Niigata Prefecture.[6]

On April 1, 2024, Eight Bit became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Eight Bit company profile". En Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "About us". Eight bit (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Bandai Namco Filmworks English site
  4. ^ "About us". Eight bit (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bandai Namco Arts, 8-Bit Enter Partnership to Produce Animation Content". Anime News Network. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  6. ^ "8-Bit Establishes New Studio in Niigata Prefecture". Anime News Network. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "株式会社エイトビット 完全子会社化のお知らせ | 主力 IP のさらなる拡大と制作ライン拡充による継続的な IP 創出を促進" (PDF). Bandai Namco Filmworks, Inc. March 1, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bandai Namco Filmworks Makes Anime Studio 8-Bit Into Wholly Owned Subsidiary". Anime News Network. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

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