is a Japanese animation studio founded in 2011.
History Passione was founded on January 26, 2011 by Kazuhiro Saitō, former production manager of Studio Fantasia.
On July 24, 2022, publisher MF Bunko J announced that Passione would produce the anime adaptation of the light novel series The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy, with Hiroyuki Morita and Yuji Nomi revealed in March 2023 to be the series director and composer, respectively. The series is Morita and Nomi's first collaboration and television work in over a decade, having previously worked together on The Cat Returns (2002) under Studio Ghibli and Bokurano (2007) under Gonzo.
Passione, alongside anime studios Hayabusa Film and Saetta, currently operates an anime themed bar in Osaka named "Anime Cafe&Bar CUE LAMP", which opened on April 10, 2023.
Works Television series No. Title Series director(s) Series writer(s) Year(s) Network Co-production(s) Notes 2010s 1 Haitai Nanafa Hiroshi Kimura Kenji Konuta 2012–2013 QAB 2 Rail Wars! Yoshifumi Sueda Masashi Suzuki 2014 TBS 3 Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers Takeo Takahashi Tatsuhiko Urahata 2015 MBS 4 Hinako Note Takeo TakahashiTooru Kitahata Tatsuhiko Urahata 2017 AT-X 5 Citrus Takeo Takahashi Naoki Hayashi 2018 AT-X 6 High School DxD Hero Yoshifumi Sueda Kenji Konuta 2018 AT-X Season four of High School DxD 7 Wasteful Days of High School Girls Takeo TakahashiHijiri Sanpei Masahiro Yokotani 2019 AT-X 8 Z/X Code reunion Yoshifumi Sueda Tatsuhiko Urahata 2019 Tokyo MX 2020s 9 Interspecies Reviewers Yuki Ogawa Kazuyuki Fudeyasu 2020 AT-X 10 Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou Keiichiro Kawaguchi Naoki Hayashi 2020–2021 Tokyo MXBS11 11 Higurashi: When They Cry – Sotsu Keiichiro Kawaguchi Naoki Hayashi 2021 Tokyo MXBS11 12 Mieruko-chan Yuki Ogawa Kenta Ihara 2021 AT-XTokyo MXKBS KyotoSUNBS NTV 13 Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World Naoyuki Tatsuwa Kurasumi Sunayama 2022 AT-XTokyo MX 14 Love Flops Nobuyoshi Nagayama Ryō Yasumoto 2022 AT-XTokyo MXKBS KyotoSUNBS11 15 Yuri Is My Job! Hijiri Sanpei Naoki Hayashi 2023 AT-XTokyo MX Studio Lings 16 The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Hiroyuki Morita Kunihiko Okada 2023 TV TokyoBS Fuji 17 Ishura Takeo TakahashiYuki Ogawa Kenta Ihara 2024–2025 Tokyo MXBS NTV Sanzigen (CG animation) 18 Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Takeo TakahashiHijiri Sanpei Tatsuhiko UrahataYukito KizawaYuki Nekota 2024 TV Tokyo 19 Loner Life in Another World Akio Kazumi Kenta Ihara 2024 AT-XTokyo MX Hayabusa FilmFrontier Engine (Production cooperation) 20 From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Akio Kazumi Kunihiko Okada 2025 TV Asahi Hayabusa Film 21 Nukitashi the Animation Nobuyoshi Nagayama Kenta Ihara 2025 AT-XBS11GBSKBS KyotoMTV 22 Chained Soldier (season 2) Masafumi Tamura Yasuhiro Nakanishi 2026 Tokyo MXBS AsahiMBSAT-X Hayabusa Film 23 From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (season 2) Akio Kazumi Kunihiko Okada 2026 TV Asahi Hayabusa Film 24 FX Fighter Kurumi-chan Yuki Ogawa Kenta Ihara 2026 AT-XTokyo MXBS11Kansai TV 25 Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! Naoyuki Tatsuwa Masahiro Yokotani 2026 Tokyo MXBS11GTVGYT 26 Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf (season 2) Takeo TakahashiHijiri SanpeiNobuyoshi NagayamaTakahiro Majima 2027 Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up Midori Yui Midori Yui Hayabusa Film The Fake Alchemist Takeo TakahashiHijiri Sanpei Kenta Ihara
Related productions Title Director(s) Year(s) Network Notes Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan Takeo Takahashi 2019 Tokyo MX Episode 9 only
Original video animation Year Title Director(s) Note(s) 2018 God Eater Rezo Nantoka Gekijou Paraco Sasahara 8 Co-production with Creators in Pack 2019 The Island of Giant Insects Takeo TakahashiNaoyuki Tatsuwa 1 Later expanded into a feature-length film 2021 Bean Bandit Kenichi Sonoda 1 Based on Sonoda's 1989 OVA Riding Bean
Films Film Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Based on/Inspired by Producer(s) Composer(s) Notes The Island of Giant Insects Takeo TakahashiNaoyuki Tatsuwa Shigeru Morita Manga by Yasutaka Fujimi Tatsuya IshiguroYūki YamaokaJun ItōFumihiro OzawaYukari Kuwayama Akinari SuzukiNilsson Johannes Ōmuro-ke: Dear Sisters Naoyuki Tatsuwa Masahiro Yokotani Manga by Namori Yūsuke Shirato Co-production with Studio Lings Ōmuro-ke: Dear Friends Naoyuki Tatsuwa Masahiro Yokotani Manga by Namori Yūsuke Shirato Co-production with Studio Lings
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