History
1972
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- 1972
- Former members of Mushi Production go independent and establish the anime production company Soeisha.
Animation production begins
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- September 1972
- Sunrise Studio Ltd is founded as a production site for Soeisha.
Produces programs in cooperation with Toei, Tsuburaya Productions, and other companies.
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- October 1972
- Sunrise’s first animated production “HAZEDON” (Tohokushinsha) is broadcast.
1974
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- 1974
- 3 productions are organized, and Studios 1, 2, and 3, headquarters, and the planning office are established.
1976
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- November 1976
- Operations expand, and the company is renamed NIPPON SUNRISE Inc.
Logo Change 1
From 1981Nippon Sunrise’s “N” arranged in a blue sun design. In terms of productions, “Space Runaway Ideon: A Contact” and “Be Invoked” were first released in 1982. The letter “N” is formed by white lines inside the blue circle.
1977
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- October 1977
- The company’s first original project “SUPER MACHINE ZAMBOT 3” is broadcast.
© SOTSU・SUNRISE
1979
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- April 1979
- “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM” is broadcast.
© SOTSU・SUNRISE
1980
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- May 1980
- “SPACE RUNAWAY IDEON” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
1981
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- October 1981
- “FANG OF THE SUN DOUGRAM” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
1983
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- April 1983
- “ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
1987
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- June 1987
- The company’s name is changed to SUNRISE INC.
Logo Change 2
From 1987Along with the change in the company’s name to SUNRISE came a second logo. In addition to forming the initial “S” of Sunrise, the design evokes the image of a rising sun.
1988
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- April 1988
- “MASHIN HERO WATARU” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE・R
“YOROIDEN SAMURAI TROOPER” is broadcast.© SUNRISE
1990
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- February 1990
- “BRAVE FIGHTER EXKIZER” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
1991
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- March 1991
- “FUTURE GPX CYBER FORMULA” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
1994
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- February 1994
- Becomes a member of the Bandai Group.
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- April 1994
- “MOBILE FIGHTER G GUNDAM” is broadcast.
© SOTSU・SUNRISE
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- September 1994
- The Digital Video Development Office (now known as D.I.D Studio) is established.
1996
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- April 1996
- “THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
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- October 1996
- The company logo is changed to the current design.
Logo Change 3
From 1996Keeping the basic concept of the previous logo, the SUNRISE company name is now integrated into the design to increase its overall visibility. The angle of the symbol and other elements took into account TVs and the flickering of scan lines on screens and preventing it being ruined.
1998
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- April 1998
- “COWBOY BEBOP” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
2001
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- July 2001
- “SCRYED” is broadcast.
© SUNRISE
2002
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- March 2002
- Became a capital participant in BANDAI CHANNEL CO., LTD. (Now BANDAI NAMCO Rights Marketing Inc.)
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- June 2002
- Split off its music publishing division to establish SUNRISE MUSIC Publishing Co., Ltd. (Now SUNRISE Music INC.)
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- October 2002
- “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED” is broadcast.
© SOTSU・SUNRISE
2004
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- September 2004
- “MY-HiME” is broadcast.
© サンライズ
2005
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- April 2005
- Animator training program (Wakagi School) is established (courses held until 2011)
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- October 2005
- Following business integration and BANDAI CO., LTD. and NAMCO LTD., SUNRISE became a member of the BANDAI NAMCO Group.
2006
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- October 2006
- “CODE GEASS Relouch of the Rebellion” is broadcast.
©SUNRISE/PROJECT GEASS Character Design ©2006 CLAMP・ST
2008
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- April 2008
- BANDAI NAMCO Live Creative Inc. is established as a group collaboration.
2010
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- March 2010
- “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (Unicorn)” OVA series is released.
© SOTSU・SUNRISE
2013
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- April 2011
- “LOVE LIVE!” is broadcast.
©2013 PROJECT Lovelive!
2015
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- April 2015
- BANDAI NAMCO Pictures Inc. is established.
2018
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- April 2018
- Animator training school courses recommence (now renamed SUNRISE Animator Training Studio).
2019
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- March 2019
- SUNRISE BEYOND INC. is established.
SUNRISE (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. is established.
2021
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- October 2021
- Relocated to new headquarters building.
2022
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- April 2022
- The Bandai Namco Arts Inc. film business and Bandai Namco Rights Marketing Inc. merged with SUNRISE Inc., with SUNRISE surviving and the company name changing to Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.