Blade (studio)

Japanese animation studio

Blade Co., Ltd.

Native name

| 株式会社BLADE

Romanized name

| Kabushiki-gaisha Blade
Company type| Kabushiki-gaisha
Industry| Japanese animation
Founded| July 6, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-07-06)
Headquarters| Kamishakuiji,

Nerima, Tokyo

Japan

Key people

| Norio Yoshida (CEO)
Total equity| ¥10,000,000

Number of employees

| 10
Website| tap-blade.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Blade Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社BLADE, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Bureido) is a Japanese animation studio based in Nerima, Tokyo founded in 1990.

## Works

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### Television series

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Title  | Director(s)  | First run
start date  | First run
end date  | Eps  | Note(s)  | Ref(s)

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Cheating Craft | Keitaro Motonaga  | October 5, 2016 (2016-10-05) | December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21) | 12  | Original work.  | [2]
The Silver Guardian II | Li Haoling
Ken Andō  | January 13, 2018 (2018-01-13) | February 17, 2018 (2018-02-17) | 6  | Sequel to The Silver Guardian.
Co-produced with Emon.  | [3]
Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls | Tetsurō Amino | October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04) | December 20, 2020 (2020-12-20) | 12  | Based on a manga by Ryūdai Ishizaka.  | [4]
The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody | Mirai Minato  | April 6, 2022 (2022-04-06) | June 22, 2022 (2022-06-22) | 12  | Based on a light novel by Myōjin Katō.
Co-produced with Silver Link.  | [5]
The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious | Mirai Minato
Misuzu Hoshino  | July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24) | October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) | 11  | Based on a manga by Wakame Konbu.
Co-produced with Silver Link.  | [6]
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero | Keisuke Inoue  | July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | September 18, 2023 (2023-09-18) | 12  | Based on a manga by toufu.
Co-produced with Silver Link.  | [7]
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! | Mirai Minato
Misuzu Hoshino  | January 9, 2024 (2024-01-09) | March 26, 2024 (2024-03-26) | 12  | Based on a manga by Kai Ikada.
Co-produced with Silver Link.  | [8]
I Have a Crush at Work | Naoko Takeichi  | January 6, 2025 (2025-01-06) | March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25) | 12  | Based on a manga by Akamaru Enomoto.  | [9]
My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! | Kazuomi Koga  | October 2025 (2025-10) | TBA | TBA | Based on a light novel by Ghost Mikawa.  | [10]
The Kept Man of the Princess Knight | Chihiro Kumano  | TBA | TBA | TBA | Based on a light novel by Tōru Shirogane.  | [11]

## References

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1. ^ "Company". tap-blade.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 14, 2024.
2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 6, 2016). "Emon Announces New Cheating Craft Anime for October 5". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
3. ^ Loo, Egan (June 17, 2017). "The Silver Guardian Anime Gets Season 2 in January". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 5, 2020). "6 Fall Season Anime Reveal Episode Counts". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 18, 2021). "The Greatest Demon Lord is Reborn as a Typical Nobody Anime Reveals 2022 TV Debut, Main Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
6. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 17, 2022). "Wakame Konbu's The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious Manga Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 18, 2023). "Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, More Cast, New Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 16, 2022). "Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Anime Reveals Main Staff, More Cast, Teaser Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
9. ^ Loo, Egan (September 8, 2024). "I Have a Crush at Work Anime's 1st Video Unveils Cast, Staff, January 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
10. ^ Loo, Egan (January 4, 2025). "My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! Anime's Teaser Unveils October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
11. ^ Tai, Anita (February 16, 2025). "The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Novels Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

## External links

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* Anime and manga portal

* Official website (in Japanese)
* Blade at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Blade

Television series|

* Cheating Craft (2016)
* The Silver Guardian II (2018)
* Iwa-Kakeru! Climbing Girls (2020)
* The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody (2022)
* The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (2022)
* Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero (2023)
* Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (2024)
* I Have a Crush at Work (2025)
* My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (2025)
* The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (TBA)

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