Sunrise Beyond
Appearance
| File:チヨダ本社(5階).jpg Headquarters located in Suginami, Tokyo | |
Native name | 株式会社SUNRISE BEYOND |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha SUNRISE biyondo |
| Company type | Subsidiary KK |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Predecessor | Xebec |
| Founded | March 1, 2019 |
| Defunct | April 1, 2024 |
| Fate | Integrated into Bandai Namco Filmworks |
| Headquarters | Ogikubo, , Japan |
Key people | Masakazu Ogawa (president and CEO) |
| Owner | Bandai Namco Filmworks |
was an animation studio in Japan under the ownership of Bandai Namco Filmworks. It was launched on March 1, 2019, to manage the transfer of multiple assets from Xebec, an IG Port subsidiary, after Xebec ceased operations that same year. After operating for five years, Sunrise Beyond was dissolved on April 1, 2024, and merged into Bandai Namco Filmworks.
History
On November 22, 2018, due to substantial financial losses, IG Port declared its intention to hand over Xebec's production activities to Sunrise, a company under Bandai Namco Holdings. Following this decision, a letter of intent was signed between the two firms on March 11, 2019, shortly after Sunrise Beyond was founded.[1] Sunrise publicly announced the establishment of Sunrise Beyond on March 5, 2019, retroactive to four days prior. The Xebec zwei division was excluded from this transition and instead transferred to Production I.G, where it was renamed I.G zwei.[2] On January 9, 2024, it was revealed by Bandai Namco Filmworks that Sunrise Beyond would be dissolved effective April 1.[3]
Television series
| Title | Director(s) | Initial Broadcast Start Date |
Initial Broadcast End Date |
Episodes | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Raid: Successors of the Will | Makoto Hoshino |
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26 | Adaptation of Vespa's video game. Produced jointly with OLM. | ||||
| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (Part One) | Nobuyoshi Habara |
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12 | Original creation. | ||||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Special Edition | Tatsuyuki Nagai |
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9 | 'Special edition' derived from parent company Sunrise. Re-edited version of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. | ||||
| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline (Part Two) | Nobuyoshi Habara |
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12 | 'Amaim Warrior at the Borderline' continuation. | ||||
| The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain | Akira Inagawa |
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12 | 'The Faraway Paladin' season two. Based on Kanata Yanagino's light novel. Produced in partnership with OLM. |
OVAs/ONAs
| Title | Director(s) | Initial Release Start Date |
Initial Release End Date |
Episodes | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (Season 1) | Shinya Watada |
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12 | Original creation. Follow-up to Sunrise's Gundam Build Divers. | ||||
| Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (Season 2) |
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12 | Continuation of Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise series. | |||||
| Amaim Warrior at the Borderline: UltraSteel Ogre-Gear | Masami Ōbari |
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6 | Original production. Sequel to Amaim Warrior at the Borderline. |
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