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Native name | 株式会社エイトビット |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Eitobitto |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | September 2008 in Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Founder | Tsutomu Kasai |
| Headquarters | 1-chōme-16-14 Kamiogi, , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Hirokazu Suyama (Representative Director and President) |
| Owner | Bandai Namco Holdings (100%) |
Number of employees |
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| Parent | Bandai Namco Filmworks |
| Divisions | Niigata Studio |
| Website | 8bit-studio |
| 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]
- ^ "Eight Bit company profile". En Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "About us". Eight bit (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Bandai Namco Filmworks English site
- ^ "About us". Eight bit (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Bandai Namco Arts, 8-Bit Enter Partnership to Produce Animation Content". Anime News Network. June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "8-Bit Establishes New Studio in Niigata Prefecture". Anime News Network. December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bandai Namco Filmworks Makes Anime Studio 8-Bit Into Wholly Owned Subsidiary". Anime News Network. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.