Liden Films
Japanese animation studio and production company established in 2012.
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Overview
Liden Films is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise operating under the name LIDENFILMS. It was established on February 22, 2012, and is headquartered in Kamiogi in Tokyo's Suginami ward. Soon after its formation, the company joined Ultra Super Pictures, a joint-holding structure associated with several Japanese animation studios, including Sanzigen, Trigger, and Ordet. This connection placed Liden Films within a broader production network while allowing it to develop its own television, theatrical, original-video, and streaming work. The studio's business is centered on animation production rather than on a consumer-products brand. Its output includes adaptations of manga and games, original projects, theatrical animation, online and home-video releases, and co-produced works. Its credits cover a broad range of genres and formats, including action, fantasy, science fiction, romance, sports, drama, supernatural stories, and projects based on established media franchises. The company has also worked with outside studios and production partners, including Sanzigen, Yumeta Company, and Dwango, depending on the project. Liden Films developed a multi-studio operating structure as its production activity expanded. Its Osaka Studio was established in 2013, followed by the Kyoto Studio in 2015. The company also operates Tokyo-based production units and a Fukaya Studio established in 2018. The Kyoto branch produced a series under its own name in 2016, while the Osaka branch did so in 2020. This branch-based structure supports simultaneous work across different projects and gives the company a presence beyond its main Tokyo location. Among the studio's early theatrical credits were the New Initial D the Movie trilogy, produced with Sanzigen, and Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie. Other feature projects include Monster Strike The Movie, Happy-Go-Lucky Days, Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch, Child of Kamiari Month, and the 2024 theatrical film Gekijoban SutoPuri Hajimari no Monogatari: Strawberry School Festival!!!!. Its non-theatrical portfolio includes Terra Formars-related releases, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Lost Song, Blade of the Immortal -Immortal-, Arad Senki: The Wheel of Reversal, Kotaro Lives Alone, and Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-. The company is represented by Tetsurou Satomi of Barnum Studio according to the cited reference material. Publicly available reference information does not establish a separately listed parent company, public listing, ticker symbol, founder, or current financial figures. Liden Films remains an active Japanese animation producer whose identity is defined by studio capacity, franchise adaptations, original productions, and collaboration across Japan's anime production ecosystem.
History
Liden Films was founded on February 22, 2012, as a Japanese animation studio and production company. Shortly after its establishment, it joined Ultra Super Pictures, a joint-holding arrangement that also included Sanzigen, Trigger, and Ordet. The affiliation connected the new studio to an existing cluster of animation companies while Liden Films built its own production identity and project slate. The company expanded its physical production structure during the following years. Liden Films Osaka Studio was founded in 2013, and Liden Films Kyoto Studio followed in 2015. The company later operated Tokyo 1st and Tokyo 2nd studios in addition to its Suginami base, and established a Fukaya Studio in 2018. The separate branches enabled the company to handle projects across multiple locations. The Kyoto branch produced a series under its own studio identity in 2016, and the Osaka branch did the same in 2020. Liden Films' early film work included New Initial D the Movie: Legend 1 - Awakening in 2014, made with Sanzigen, followed by Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie later that year. The studio and Sanzigen continued their collaboration on Legend 2 - Racer in 2015 and Legend 3 - Dream in 2016. Liden Films also participated in animation connected with the Monster Strike franchise, including the 2016 feature film and later online projects. Its non-theatrical production history spans television-related home-video releases, original net animations, and other distributed formats. Projects cited in the studio's reference history include Terra Formars: Bugs 2, Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Lost Song, Terra Formars: Earth Arc, Love and Lies, Midnight Occult Civil Servants, Blade of the Immortal -Immortal-, Arad Senki: The Wheel of Reversal, Kotaro Lives Alone, and Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-. These works illustrate the studio's recurring role in adapting manga, games, and other established properties, while also taking on original or jointly developed productions. The theatrical slate later broadened through titles such as Happy-Go-Lucky Days, produced by the Kyoto Studio, Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch, Child of Kamiari Month, and Gekijoban SutoPuri Hajimari no Monogatari: Strawberry School Festival!!!!. The cited reference also lists Cat's Eye as a 2025–2026 online or original net animation project. Liden Films is represented by Tetsurou Satomi of Barnum Studio in the available reference material. No reliable information in the supplied sources identifies a founder, separately incorporated parent owner, public listing, ticker, or financial performance. The company is therefore best characterized as an active, privately held Japanese animation production group with several domestic studios and a broad project portfolio.
- 2024
Gekijoban SutoPuri released
[1]The theatrical animated film Gekijoban SutoPuri Hajimari no Monogatari: Strawberry School Festival!!!! was released.
- 2021
Child of Kamiari Month released
[1]Liden Films released the theatrical animated feature Child of Kamiari Month.
- 2020
Osaka Studio produced its own series
[1]The Osaka branch produced a series under its own studio operation, following the Kyoto branch's earlier independent production activity.
- 2018
Fukaya Studio founded
[1]A Fukaya Studio was added to the company's multi-location production structure.
- 2015
Kyoto Studio founded
[1]The company established its Kyoto Studio, which later produced projects under its own branch identity.
- 2013
Osaka Studio founded
[1]Liden Films expanded its domestic production footprint with the establishment of its Osaka Studio.
- 2012
Company established
[1]Liden Films was founded on February 22, 2012, in Japan.
- 2012
Joined Ultra Super Pictures
[1]Shortly after formation, the studio joined the Ultra Super Pictures joint-holding structure alongside several other Japanese animation studios.
Products and positioning
A multi-studio Japanese animation producer with experience in franchise adaptations, original animation, theatrical films, and streaming or home-video projects.
Theatrical animated films · 2014
New Initial D the Movie trilogy
A three-film animated project consisting of Legend 1: Awakening, Legend 2: Racer, and Legend 3: Dream. The films were produced by Liden Films in collaboration with Sanzigen and released between 2014 and 2016.
Theatrical animated film · 2016
Monster Strike The Movie
A feature-length animated production associated with the Monster Strike franchise. It was released in December 2016 and was followed by additional Monster Strike-related online animation work involving Liden Films.
Theatrical animated film · 2020
Happy-Go-Lucky Days
A theatrical animated feature produced by Liden Films Kyoto Studio. The film was released in October 2020 and represents the Kyoto branch's contribution to Liden Films' film portfolio.
Theatrical animated film · 2021
Child of Kamiari Month
A theatrical animated feature produced by Liden Films and released in October 2021. It is one of the studio's notable original-style feature projects outside its better-known franchise adaptations.
Original net animation · 2019
Blade of the Immortal -Immortal-
A 24-episode online animation production released between October 2019 and March 2020. The project demonstrates Liden Films' work on serialized adaptations distributed through non-theatrical channels.
Original net animation · 2022
Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-
A 39-episode online animation project released from June 2022 through July 2023. It is among the studio's larger recent serialized productions in the fantasy adaptation space.
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