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Yostar Pictures

Yostar Pictures
Native name
株式会社Yostar Pictures
Kabushiki-gaisha Yostar Pictures
Company typeKabushiki-gaisha
IndustryJapanese animation
FoundedJanuary 31, 2020; 5 years ago (2020-01-31)
Headquarters
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Li Hengda
Total equity¥ 5,000,000
ParentYostar
Websiteyostar-pictures.co.jp
Footnotes / references
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Yostar Pictures (Japanese: 株式会社Yostar Pictures, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Yostar Pictures) is a Japanese animation studio in Chiyoda, Tokyo founded in 2020 as a subsidiary company of Chinese video game developer Yostar.

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)
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (season 1) Masato Jinbo January 21, 2021 (2021-01-21) March 30, 2021 (2021-03-30) 12 Based on the video game Azur Lane.
Co-produced with Candy Box. 		[2]
Arknights: Prelude to Dawn Yuki Watanabe October 29, 2022 (2022-10-29) December 27, 2022 (2022-12-27) 8 Based on the video game Arknights.
The first season of the series. 		[3]
Arknights: Perish in Frost Yuki Watanabe October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) November 25, 2023 (2023-11-25) 8 Sequel to Arknights: Prelude to Dawn.
The second season of the series. 		[4]
Blue Archive The Animation Daigo Yamagishi April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07) June 23, 2024 (2024-06-23) 12 Based on the video game Blue Archive.
Co-produced with Candy Box. 		[5]
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (season 1) Keiichi Sato April 7, 2024 (2024-04-07) June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) 12 Based a manga by Negi Haruba. [6]
Sorairo Utility Kengo Saitō January 4, 2025 (2025-01-04) TBA TBA Original work.
Related to the short anime film. 		[7]
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (season 2) Keiichi Sato April 13, 2025 (2025-04-13) TBA TBA Sequel to Go! Go! Loser Ranger!. [8]
Arknights: Rise from Ember TBA TBA 2025 (2025) TBA TBA Sequel to Arknights: Perish in Frost.
The third season of the series. 		[9]
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (season 2) TBA TBA TBA TBA Sequel to Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!. [10]

Feature films

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Title Director(s) Release date Runtime Note(s) Ref(s)
Sorairo Utility Kengo Saitō December 31, 2021 (2021-12-31) 14 minutes Original work. [11]

Original video animation

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Title Director(s) Release date Eps Note(s) Ref(s)
Azur Lane Queen's Orders — July 27, 2023 (2023-07-27) 2 Based on the video game Azur Lane. [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Company". yostar-pictures.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 13, 2020). "Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin Anime Reveals Short Format, January TV Premiere, Staff, Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 10, 2022). "Arknights: Prelude to Dawn TV Anime Unveils 1st Cast & Staff Members, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Loo, Egan (December 16, 2022). "Arknights Game's Perish in Frost TV Anime Confirmed (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 24, 2023). "Blue Archive Anime Reveals Director, Studio, 1st 2 Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (October 10, 2023). "'Go, Go, Loser Ranger!' TV Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Visual, Cast, 2024 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  7. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (December 15, 2024). "Sorairo Utility Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals Opening Song, January 3 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 26, 2025). "Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Main Visual, April 13 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2025.
  9. ^ Tai, Anita (April 27, 2024). "Arknights: Rise from Ember TV Anime Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Loo, Egan (September 10, 2023). "Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! Anime Shorts Get 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 25, 2021). "Yostar Pictures, Kengo Saitō Reveal Sorairo Utility Anime About Golf". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Loo, Egan (April 8, 2023). "Azur Lane Queen's Orders Original Video Anime Delayed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
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