Crunchyroll to Produce Celebration of Anime Pioneer Studio Bones and Its 25th Anniversary with Four-Part Documentary Series
Documentary, Released in Celebration of New Series from BONES, Metallic Rouge, Will Debut on the Streaming Service Globally on February 13
Culver City, California and Paris, France (February 12, 2024) – Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today that it has produced and will air a brand-new, four-part documentary series about one of Japan's most renowned animation studios. The series – BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD – will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on February 13, timed with the release of the series Metallic Rouge, produced by Studio BONES.
BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD consists of four 24-minute documentary episodes about the prolific studio behind anime hits Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and more. BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD is produced by Crunchyroll and French production company DeltaRocket. DeltaRocket's Jace directed the series and has helmed more than 40 documentaries for French television, including Canal+, Arte, M6, and TCM.
“Studio BONES is behind some of the most iconic anime of a generation,” said Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll. “It's only fitting that anime fans will want to have an unprecedented look inside their creators and studios. To give fans that look, we've partnered with a great documentary storyteller in DeltaRocket to turn the camera around and spotlight one of Japan's great anime storytellers.”
Masahiko Minami, President of BONES, described the studio by saying, “We wanted to build a place where we could find new forms of expression, new genres, and new themes through creation. Looking back, it was with great joy and gratitude that I rediscovered the works we have been creating with our wonderful friends.”
BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD explores the creation of Studio BONES and its most legendary series. From its high quality adaptation of beloved manga series to unique and original animated stories, this anime storyteller's history has enthrall fans of the long-standing studio. The series was shot entirely in Japan and includes four parts – “The History of Bones” “Style and Originality,” “Successful Adaptation,” and “Metallic Rouge: The Future of Bones.” More than 30 personalities are featured throughout the episodes, including those with Masahiko Minami (President), ONE (the author of “Mob Psycho 100”), Shinichiro Watanabe (Director), Kafka Asagiri (Creator), and Yutaka Izubuchi (Conceptual Author and Series Composition of Metallic Rouge) and Motonobu Hori of (Director of Metallic Rouge).
DeltaRocket was founded by Jace in 2021. Prior to DeltaRocket, he frequently traveled and filmed in Japan for more than 20 years for several documentary films, and knows and respects Japanese culture. A devotee of manga and anime, his team works directly with cameramen, cinematographers, translators, and fixers installed in Japan in order to create high-quality programs from his home in France.
There are more than 30 series and specials on Crunchyroll from Studio BONES including Bungo Stray Dogs, The Case Study of Vanitas, Eureka Seven and Sk8 the Infinity, with more coming to Crunchyroll very soon.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and membership Premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts—top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
The Crunchyroll app is available on nearly 15 platforms, including most gaming consoles.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
Culver City, California and Paris, France (February 12, 2024) – Crunchyroll, the ultimate home for anime worldwide, announced today that it has produced and will air a brand-new, four-part documentary series about one of Japan's most renowned animation studios. The series – BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD – will begin streaming on Crunchyroll on February 13, timed with the release of the series Metallic Rouge, produced by Studio BONES.
BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD consists of four 24-minute documentary episodes about the prolific studio behind anime hits Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door, My Hero Academia, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and more. BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD is produced by Crunchyroll and French production company DeltaRocket. DeltaRocket's Jace directed the series and has helmed more than 40 documentaries for French television, including Canal+, Arte, M6, and TCM.
“Studio BONES is behind some of the most iconic anime of a generation,” said Asa Suehira, Chief Content Officer at Crunchyroll. “It's only fitting that anime fans will want to have an unprecedented look inside their creators and studios. To give fans that look, we've partnered with a great documentary storyteller in DeltaRocket to turn the camera around and spotlight one of Japan's great anime storytellers.”
Masahiko Minami, President of BONES, described the studio by saying, “We wanted to build a place where we could find new forms of expression, new genres, and new themes through creation. Looking back, it was with great joy and gratitude that I rediscovered the works we have been creating with our wonderful friends.”
BONES 25: DREAMING FORWARD explores the creation of Studio BONES and its most legendary series. From its high quality adaptation of beloved manga series to unique and original animated stories, this anime storyteller's history has enthrall fans of the long-standing studio. The series was shot entirely in Japan and includes four parts – “The History of Bones” “Style and Originality,” “Successful Adaptation,” and “Metallic Rouge: The Future of Bones.” More than 30 personalities are featured throughout the episodes, including those with Masahiko Minami (President), ONE (the author of “Mob Psycho 100”), Shinichiro Watanabe (Director), Kafka Asagiri (Creator), and Yutaka Izubuchi (Conceptual Author and Series Composition of Metallic Rouge) and Motonobu Hori of (Director of Metallic Rouge).
DeltaRocket was founded by Jace in 2021. Prior to DeltaRocket, he frequently traveled and filmed in Japan for more than 20 years for several documentary films, and knows and respects Japanese culture. A devotee of manga and anime, his team works directly with cameramen, cinematographers, translators, and fixers installed in Japan in order to create high-quality programs from his home in France.
There are more than 30 series and specials on Crunchyroll from Studio BONES including Bungo Stray Dogs, The Case Study of Vanitas, Eureka Seven and Sk8 the Infinity, with more coming to Crunchyroll very soon.
About Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll connects anime and manga fans across 200+ countries and territories with the content and experiences they love. In addition to free ad-supported and membership Premium content, Crunchyroll serves the anime community across events, theatrical, games, consumer products, collectibles, and manga.
Anime fans have access to one of the largest collections of licensed anime through Crunchyroll and translated in multiple languages for viewers worldwide. Viewers can also access simulcasts—top series available immediately after Japanese broadcast.
The Crunchyroll app is available on nearly 15 platforms, including most gaming consoles.
Crunchyroll, LLC is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan's Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., both subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Sony Group.
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