Bug Films

Bug Films, Inc.
Native name
株式会社バグフィルム
Kabushiki-gaisha Bagu Firumu
TypeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
PredecessorOLM Team Kojima
FoundedSeptember 22, 2021; 5 years ago (September 22, 2021)
HeadquartersNakano, Tokyo, Japan
Key peopleHiroaki Kojima (CEO)
Satoshi Nakano (director)
Kazuki Kawagoe (director)
Kazuki Shibuki (director)
Total equity¥ 9,000,000
OwnerTwin Engine
Number of employees
47 (as of February 2026)
Websitewww.bugfilms.jp
Footnotes

Bug Films, Inc. (株式会社バグフィルム, Kabushiki-gaisha Bagu Firumu) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nakano, Tokyo. Established on September 22, 2021, by former members of OLM, it is a subsidiary of Twin Engine.

History

Bug Films was established in September 2021 by Hiroaki Kojima, a former producer at OLM where he produced the anime adaptations for Mix, Major 2nd, and Komi Can't Communicate.

Kojima explained that he founded the studio in order to "create work worthy of the viewer." The studio's founding also contributes to Twin Engine's long-term goal of "strengthening its production pipeline in an effort to achieve global expansion."

List of works

Anime television series

Title Director(s) First run
start date		 First run
end date		 Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Kazuki Kawagoe July 9, 2023December 26, 2023 12 Based on a comedy horror manga by Haro Aso.
Witch Hat Atelier Ayumu Watanabe April 6, 2026June 22, 2026 13 Based on a fantasy manga by Kamome Shirahama.
Witch Hat Atelier Season 2 TBA TBATBA TBA Sequel to Witch Hat Atelier.

Cooperative works

References

  1. ↑ https://job.mynavi.jp/27/pc/search/corp253328/outline.html
  2. ↑ "COMPANY". bugfilms.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ ツインエンジン：アニメ制作会社「バグフィルム」「スクーターフィルムズ」設立 制作ライン強化. MANTANWEB. MANTAN. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ↑ ツインエンジン、新たなアニメーションスタジオ2社を設立 グローバル展開を視野に入れた制作ライン強化のため. アニメ！アニメ！. イード. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 28, 2023). "Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime Debuts on Hulu in U.S. on July 9". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 20, 2026). "Witch Hat Atelier Anime's Promo Video Reveals April 6 Debut, 6 More Cast Members, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ Mateo, Alex (June 29, 2026). "Witch Hat Atelier Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 29, 2026.