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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese animation studio. It is the first studio to produce boys' love or BL (male-male romance) anime exclusively.[1]
History
Grizzly was established on December 25, 2017,[2] and formally unveiled at Anime Japan on March 23, 2018, with the announcement that the studio would adapt Yarichin Bitch Club into a series of original video animations (OVAs).[3]
An affiliation between Grizzly and MAPPA has been reported,[4] after the MAPPA Twitter account posted and deleted material that was later posted on the Grizzly account, and after the Grizzly website was found to be registered using a MAPPA email.[3] Template:As of, neither MAPPA nor Grizzly have commented on a link between their studios.
Works
Anime films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Release date | Dur. | Note(s) | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather | Kaori Makita | February 15, 2020 | 85m | Based on a manga written by Kou Yoneda. Distributed by Blue Lynx. | [5][6][7] |
| TBA | Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Storm Breaks | Template:TBA | Template:TBA | Template:TBA | Sequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather. | [8] |
OVAs and OADs
| Title | Director | Released | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarichin Bitch Club | Ai Yoshimura | Template:Dts – Template:Dts | Two episodes; based on a manga by Ogeretsu Tanaka. | [9] |
| Don't Stay Gold | Kaori Makita | March 1, 2021 | Prequel to Twittering Birds Never Fly – The Clouds Gather; released as an original animation DVD. | [8][10] |