Brain's Base

Brain's Base (ブレインズ･ベース, Bureinzu Bēsu) is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1996 by former Tokyo Movie Shinsha staff.

Works

TV series

Title	First run start date	First run end date	Genres	Episodes	Note(s)
Daigunder	5 April 2002	27 December 2002	Mecha, Action, Comedy	39	An anime TV series produced by TV Tokyo and NAS.
Pluster World	3 April 2003	25 March 2004	Adventure, Science fiction	52	An anime TV series produced by TV Tokyo and NAS. Co-produced by ACTUS.
Kamichu!	28 June 2005	27 September 2005	Fantasy, Slice of life, Romance	12	A series created by Besame Mucho, which is the joint pen name of Tomonori Ochikoshi, Koji Masunari, and Hideyuki Kurata. Produced by Aniplex.
Gunparade Orchestra	5 October 2005	29 March 2006	Action, Mecha	24	Based on a Japanese video game Gunparade March, developed by Alfa System. Also a sequel to Gunparade March: The New March.
Innocent Venus	26 July 2006	25 October 2006	Drama, Mecha, Dystopia	12	An anime series produced by Bandai Visual.
Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula	4 April 2007	26 September 2007	Mecha, Science fiction	26	An anime series produced by Bandai Visual and TV Tokyo.
Baccano!	26 July 2007	1 November 2007	Black comedy, Crime, Fantasy	16	Based on a light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita.
Kure-nai	3 April 2008	19 June 2008	Comedy, Drama, Slice of life, Harem	12	Based on a light novel series by Kentarō Katayama.
Natsume Yūjin-chō	7 July 2008	29 September 2008	Supernatural, Drama, Comedy	13	Adaptation the manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. Produced by NAS.
Akikan!	3 January 2009	28 March 2009	Romantic comedy, Action, Fantasy, Magical girlfriend	12	Based on light novel series created by Riku Ranjō.
Zoku Natsume Yūjin-chō	5 January 2009	30 March 2009	Supernatural, Drama, Comedy	13	The 2nd season of the Natsume Yūjin-chō anime series. Produced by NAS.
Spice and Wolf II	9 July 2009	24 September 2009	Adventure, Fantasy, Romance	12	Based on a light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura. Co-produced with Marvy Jack.
Durarara!!	7 January 2010	24 June 2010	Action, Supernatural, Urban fantasy, Comedy-drama	26	Based on a light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita.
Princess Jellyfish	14 October 2010	30 December 2010	Romantic comedy	11	Based on a josei manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. Also known as Kuragehime in Japanese.
Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera	8 April 2011	24 June 2011	Horror, Comedy, Supernatural	12	Adaptation of the Dororon Enma-kun and Dororon Enbi-chan manga created by Go Nagai.
Natsume Yūjin-chō San	5 July 2011	27 September 2011	Supernatural, Drama, Comedy	13	The 3rd season of the Natsume Yūjin-chō anime series.
Kamisama Dolls	6 July 2011	28 September 2011	Action, Comedy-drama, Supernatural	13	Adaptation of the manga series by Hajime Yamamura.
Penguindrum	8 July 2011	23 December 2011	Comedy, Drama, Romance, Tragedy, Psychological, Supernatural, Magical girl	24	An anime series produced by Brain's Base. The series is directed and co-written by Kunihiko Ikuhara.
Natsume Yūjin-chō Shi	2 January 2012	26 March 2012	Supernatural, Drama, Comedy	13	The 4th season of the Natsume Yūjin-chō anime series. Produced by NAS.
Sengoku Collection	5 April 2012	27 September 2012	Action, Historical	26	Based on a mobile social networking game created by Konami. Produced by NAS.
My Little Monster	1 October 2012	24 December 2012	Romantic comedy	13	Adaptation of the manga series by Robico.
Ixion Saga DT	6 October 2012	30 March 2013	Action, Fantasy, Comedy	25	Based on an online game Ixion Saga by Capcom.
Amnesia	7 January 2013	25 March 2013	Romance	12	Based on a visual novel series by Idea Factory.
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU	4 April 2013	27 June 2013	Romantic Comedy, Slice of Life	12	Adaptation of the light novel series written by Wataru Watari.
Brothers Conflict	2 July 2013	17 September 2013	Romance, Reverse harem	12	Based on a novel series created by Atsuko Kanase and written by Takeshi Mizuno.
Blood Lad	7 July 2013	8 September 2013	Action, Black comedy, Supernatural	10	Adaptation of the manga series created by Yuuki Kodama.
D-Frag!	6 January 2014	24 March 2014	Comedy	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Tomoya Haruno.
The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior	3 April 2014	19 June 2014	Comedy, Romance, Slice of life	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Ruri Miyahara.
Kamigami no Asobi	5 April 2014	21 June 2014	Romance, Supernatural	12	Based on a Japanese visual novel by Nippon Ichi Software.
One Week Friends	6 April 2014	22 June 2014	Drama, Romance, Comedy	12	Adaptation of the manga series by Matcha Hazuki.
Kyōkai no Rinne	4 April 2015	20 September 2015	Romantic comedy, Supernatural	25	Adaptation of the manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. Produced by NHK and Shogakukan Shueisha Production.
Aoharu x Machinegun	3 July 2015	18 September 2015	Comedy, Military	12	Adaptation of the manga series by NAOE.
Dance with Devils	7 October 2015	23 December 2015	Romance, reverse harem, supernatural	12	Based on a game by Rejet.
Endride	3 April 2016	TBA	Adventure, fantasy	24
Kyōkai no Rinne 2	9 April 2016	TBA	Romantic comedy, Supernatural	25	Adaptation of the manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. Produced by NHK and Shogakukan Shueisha Production.
Cheer Boys!!	July 2016	TBA			Adaptation of the novel series by Ryō Asai.

Original video animations

Title	Release Start Date	Release End Date	Genres	Episodes	Note(s)
Shin Getter Robo Armageddon	25 August 1998	25 May 1999	Mecha	13	Based on a manga and anime series Getter Robo, created by Ken Ishikawa.
Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo	21 December 2000	25 June 2001	Mecha	4	Based on a works of Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. Produced by Bandai Visual, Dynamic planning, Dentsu.
Mazinkaiser	25 September 2001	25 September 2002	Mecha	7	Inspired by Go Nagai's Mazinger series. Produced by Bandai Visual and Dynamic planning.
Mazinkaiser: Deathmatch! General Dark	25 July 2003	25 July 2003	Mecha	1	Sequel to Mazinkaiser. Produced by Bandai Visual.
New Getter Robo	9 April 2004	10 September 2004	Mecha	13	An alternate retelling of the Getter Robo story.
Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Animation	27 May 2005	23 December 2005	Mecha	3	An anime OVAs produced by Bandai Visual.
Demon Prince Enma	25 August 2006	23 March 2007	Horror, Supernatural, Suspense	4	Adaptation of the manga series created by Go Nagai. Produced by Bandai Visual.
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~	21 December 2007	19 December 2008	Drama, Romance, Tragedy	4	Based on a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Âge.
Denpa teki na Kanojo	4 February 2009	4 December 2009	Action, Psychological, Martial Arts, Mystery, School story, Romance	2	Based on a light novel series by Kentarō Katayama. Produced by Shueisha.
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple	14 March 2012	16 May 2014	Martial arts, Comedy, Romance	11	Adaptation of the manga series by Syun Matsuena. Produced by Shogakukan.
Assassination Classroom	6 October 2013	6 October 2013	Action, Supernatural, Comedy	1	Based on a manga series by Yūsei Matsui, it was screened at the Jump Super Anime Tour on October to November 2013. Produced by Shueisha.
Natsume Yūjin-chō: Itsuka Yuki no Hi ni	1 February 2014	1 February 2014	Supernatural, Drama, Comedy	1	An anime OVA produced by NAS.
Chō Jikū Robo Meguru	November 2014	November 2014	Mecha	1	Limited release of a pilot video for an original title directed by Keiji Gotoh and written by Shōji Yonemura.

Films

Title	Release date	Genres	Note(s)
The Boy Who Saw the Wind	22 July 2000	Adventure, Drama, Fantasy	Based on a novel by C.W. Nicol.
Hotarubi no Mori e	17 September 2011	Romance, Supernatural	Adaptation of the one-shot shōjo manga written by Yuki Midorikawa.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Brain's Base at Anime News Network's encyclopedia