Sunrise Beyond

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Sunrise Beyond Inc.
Native name
株式会社SUNRISE BEYOND
Romanized name
Kabushiki-gaisha SUNRISE biyondo
Company type Subsidiary KK
Industry Japanese animation
Predecessor Xebec
FoundedMarch 1, 2019;6 years ago (2019-03-01)
DefunctApril 1, 2024;17 months ago (2024-04-01)
FateAbsorbed into Bandai Namco Filmworks
Headquarters Ogikubo,
Suginami, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
 Masakazu Ogawa  [ ja ] (president and CEO)
Owner Bandai Namco Filmworks

Sunrise Beyond Inc. [a] was a Japanese animation studio that was owned by Bandai Namco Filmworks. The company was established on March 1, 2019 in order to facilitate the transfer of several assets of Xebec, a subsidiary of IG Port due to the studio closing its doors that same year. After five years of operation, the studio was closed on April 1, 2024 with the company being absorbed into Bandai Namco Filmworks.

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History

On November 22, 2018, IG Port, citing a large deficit in operating the studio, announced that it would transfer the production operations of Xebec to Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. As part of the move, the companies would sign a letter of intent on March 11 of the following year after its establishment. [1] On March 5 of the following year, Sunrise announced the company's establishment, which was done four days prior. Xebec zwei was not part of the transfer and was instead moved to Production I.G, renaming the division to I.G zwei. [2] On January 9, 2024, after five years of operation, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the dissolution of Sunrise Beyond, which took effect on April 1 of that year. [3]

Works

Television series

TitleDirector(s)First run
start date		First run
end date		EpsNote(s)Ref(s)
King's Raid: Successors of the Will Makoto HoshinoOctober 3, 2020March 27, 202126Based on the video game developer and published by Vespa.
Co-produced with OLM.		 [4]
Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (part 1) Nobuyoshi Habara  [ ja ]October 5, 2021December 28, 202112Original work. [5]
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special Edition Tatsuyuki Nagai April 4, 2022May 31, 20229Original work from parent studio Sunrise.
Edited and condensed version of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans.		 [6]
Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (part 2) Nobuyoshi Habara  [ ja ]April 12, 2022June 28, 202212Part two of Amaim Warrior at the Borderline. [7]
The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain Akira InagawaOctober 7, 2023December 23, 202312Season two of The Faraway Paladin.
Based on the light novel series of the same name by Kanata Yanagino  [ ja ].
Co-produced with OLM.		 [8]

OVAs/ONAs

TitleDirector(s)First run
start date		First run
end date		EpsNote(s)Ref(s)
Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (season 1)Shinya WatadaOctober 10, 2019December 26, 201912Original work.
Sequel to Sunrise's Gundam Build Divers .		 [9]
Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (season 2)October 10, 2019December 26, 201912Second season of Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise [10]
Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear Masami Ōbari August 10, 2023October 19, 20236Original work.
Sequel to Amaim Warrior at the Borderline.		 [11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 株式会社SUNRISE BEYOND, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha SUNRISE biyondo

References

  1. ↑ Loo, Egan (2018-11-20). "Anime Studio Xebec's Production Operations to Be Transfered to Sunrise". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  2. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2019-03-05). "Sunrise Establishes Sunrise Beyond Studio at Xebec's Current Address". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  3. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (2024-01-09). "Bandai Namco Filmworks to Absorb Sunrise Beyond Subsidiary in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  4. ↑ Loo, Egan (2020-04-30). "Korean Fantasy RPG App King's Raid Gets Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  5. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2021-03-16). "Sunrise Beyond, Bandai Spirits Unveil Kyōkai Senki Project With Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  6. ↑ Chapman, Paul (2022-03-03). "Mobile Suit GUNDAM Iron Blooded Orphans Gets Special Edition Rebroadcast in Japan". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  7. ↑ Mateo, Alex (2021-12-29). "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Anime Gets 2nd Part in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  8. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2023-04-14). "The Faraway Paladin Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 1st Promo Video, Fall Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  9. ↑ Antonio Pineda, Rafael (2019-07-31). "Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Characters, October Streaming". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  10. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (2019-12-26). "Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
  11. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2023-07-21). "AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Anime's 6-Episode New Work Premieres on August 10". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
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