Winter 2025 Gross Production Notes: February
The following is a list of episodes that have premiered during the Winter 2025 anime season between February 1 and February 28. The main production studio(s) are listed in parentheses next to the title of the work. Each episode is then listed showing which studio(s) produced it, either the main studio or a gross (full) outsourcing studio, which is usually credited as seisaku kyouryoku (制作協力) or a variation of said credit.
It must be noted that this is a generalization of the credits and does not deal with the fact that most episodes are produced with some level of sub-contractors involved, either simply doing in-betweens or coloring, art studios handling the backgrounds that the main studio has no department for, or even the main studio outsourcing all of the work to different studios and overseeing the project from there. Instances where a main studio is credited, but there is also a gross outsource company credited through a series' entire run indicating that most of it was outsourced or that the work is more akin to a co-production is, however, noted.
While sub-contracting itself is not discussed, there are some exceptions in cases where it becomes necessary to notate that most of an episode's production was handled by a subcontractor, even when not credited.
Various production staff are listed as well, as I feel that these are relevant roles. Production assistants are also important, but there's a limit to my individual prowess and an article's ability to convey information without getting too messy. Please be aware that not all names listed have confirmed romanization, but most of them should be correct.
Finally, this list is only taking into account both "easily accessibly" series and those that began this season. I won't be too stringent on things that air on March 1 instead of February 28, either.
The previous month, January 2025, can be found here.
Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! (Zero-G x Saber Works)
Animation producer: Sachiya Sakikawa 先川幸矢 (Director at Zero-G, Liber, and Saber Project)
Production desk: Shingo Nishira 螺良慎吾
- 06 - Grass
- 07 - Studio Bus x Zero-G x Saber Works
- 08 - Zero-G x Saber Works
- 09 - Grass
Notes: Studio Bus is credited for episode 7 and provided key animation, douga check, douga, and coloring services. The coloring check, direction, and animation supervision staff were still provided by the Zero-G/Saber Works team.
Sakamoto Days (TMS Entertainment)
Animation producer: Genki Itou 伊藤元気 (TMS Entertainment)
Production desk: Tatsuya Onodera 小野寺達也 (TMS Entertainment)
- 05 - TMS Entertainment
- 06 - TMS Entertainment
- 07 - TMS Entertainment
- 08 - TMS Entertainment
Babanbabanban Vampire (Gaina)
Animation producer: Wataru Shouji 庄司航 (Gaina) & Keisuke Yoshida 吉田啓祐 (Gaina)
Assistant animation producer: Yuuya Miyazaki 宮崎有矢 (Gaina)
Production desk: Yuusho Shouji 東海林宥翔 (Gaina)
- 04 - Gaina
- 05 - Gaina
- 06 - Gaina
- 07 - Gaina
I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? (Quad; 24-minute version)
Animation producer: Jiyuu Ougi 黄樹弐悠 (Quad)
- 05 - Ashi Productions
- 06 - Quad
- 07 - NAMU Animation
- 08 - Quad
UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- (CloverWorks)
Animation producer: Yoshigi Hata 羽田吉儀 (CloverWorks)
Production desk: Takuya Hirata 平田拓也 (CloverWorks)
- 04 - CloverWorks
- 05 - CloverWorks
- 06 - CloverWorks
- 07 - Rakko Kotsukotsu Animation
Medalist (ENGI)
Animation producer: Kouki Koube 神戸幸輝 (ENGI)
Line producer & production desk: Takasumi Miura 三浦孝純 (ENGI)
- 05 - Mighty Max Movie
- 06 - ENGI
- 07 - ENGI
- 08 - Mighty Max Movie
Solo Leveling Season 2: Arise from the Shadow (A-1 Pictures)
Animation producer: Atsushi Kaneko 金子敦史 (A-1 Pictures)
Production desk: Hiroki Ebihara 海老原広規 (A-1 Pictures)
- 05 - A-1 Pictures
- 06 - A-1 Pictures
- 07 - A-1 Pictures
- 08 - A-1 Pictures
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (BN Pictures)
Production desk: Satoru Yamada 山田悟 (BN Pictures)
- 04 - BN Pictures
- 05 - BN Pictures
- 06 - BN Pictures
- 07 - BN Pictures
Notes: Producer Yuuji Nagano 永野裕司 (BN Pictures) is likely also the animation producer, just uncredited.
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga (Studio VOLN)
Animation producer: Makoto Aoki 青木誠 (Studio VOLN)
- 05 - Studio Bus
- 06 - Studio VOLN
- 07 - Studio Bus
- 08 - Studio VOLN
Okitsura (Millepensee)
Animation producer: Naoko Shiraishi 白石直子 (CEO of Millepensee)
- 05 - Millepensee
- 06 - Millepensee
- 07 - Millepensee
- 08 - Millepensee
Witchy Pretty Cure! Season 2 (Toei Animation x Studio Deen)
Animation producer: Masaharu Kado 門貴治 (Studio Deen) & Yoshifumi Nakata 中田善文 (Studio Deen)
Production desk: Taigyou Matsumoto 松本泰業 (Studio Deen)
Production chief: Tamae Kikuchi 菊池玉笑 (Studio Deen) & Shingen Imamura 今村真絃 (Studio Deen)
- 04 - Studio Deen
- 05 - Studio Deen
- 06 - Studio Deen
- 07 - Studio Deen
Notes: Like their other collaborations, Toei Animation is basically producing, and Studio Deen is animating.
Imamura is the production chief for episode 4.; Kikuchi is the production chief for episodes 5 and 7.
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 (Studio Hibari/Lerche)
- Animation producer: Anju Fukuda 福田杏樹 (Studio Hibari)
- Production desk: Kazuhiko Sukou 須甲和彦 (Studio Hibari)
- 04 - Studio Hibari
- 05 - Studio Hibari
- 06 - Studio Hibari
- 07 - Studio Hibari
I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons! (EMT Squared)
Animation producer: Taisuke Kondou 近藤泰介 (EMT Squared)
Production manager: Kim Beomseo 金汎叙 (김범서?; EMT Squared)
- 05 - EMT Squared
- 06 - EMT Squared
- 07 - EMT Squared
- 08 - EMT Squared
You and Idol Precure (Toei Animation)
Production desk: Takuya Kurosawa 黒澤拓世 (Toei Animation)
- 01 - Toei Animation
- 02 - Toei Animation
- 03 - Toei Animation
- 04 - Toei Animation
Notes: Toei Animation producer Aki Murase 村瀬亜季 is likely also the animation producer.
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (SATELIGHT)
Animation producer: Hideaki Hata 畑秀明 (SATELIGHT)
Production desk: Akifumi Tanigawa 谷川晃史 (SATELIGHT)
Production chief: Hikaru Kimura 木村光 (SATELIGHT)
- 04 - SATELIGHT
- 05 - Studio Massket
- 06 - SATELIGHT
- 07 - SEED
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 (Bibury Animation Studios)
Animation producer: Keisuke Yamamoto 山本啓裕 (Bibury Animation Studios)
- 04 - PartsCraft
- 05 - Bibury Animation Studios
- 06 - Bibury Animation Studios
- 07 - Bibury Animation Studios
Zenshu (MAPPA)
Animation producer: Takahiro Ogawa 小川崇博 (MAPPA)
Production desk: Taiki Nakamori 中森太樹 (MAPPA)
Production manager: Hiroya Hasegawa 長谷川博哉 (Executive vice president of MAPPA) and Kouya Okamura 岡村耕也 (MAPPA)
- 05 - MAPPA
- 06 - MAPPA
- 07 - MAPPA
- 08 - MAPPA
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (SynergySP)
Animation producer: Kento Nakai 中井健人 (SynergySP)
Production desk: Souya Kitade 北出蒼矢 (SynergySP)
- 05 - SynergySP
- 06 - Sunshine Corporation
- 07 - Bravo Studio
- 08 - Studio Elle
My Happy Marriage Season 2 (Kinema citrus)
Animation producer: Muneki Ogasawara 小笠原宗紀 (CEO of Kinema citrus)
- 05 - Kinema Citrus*
- 06 - Kinema Citrus
- 07 - Kinema Citrus
- 08 - Kinema Citrus*
Notes: For episode 5, Studio Jemi received "special thanks" but not a specific assistance credit. They provided almost all of the animation staff for the episode.
For episode 8, Studio Jemi and Studio Bus both provided a significant portion of the animation, supervision, and coloring staff alongside some of Kinema Citrus' staff.
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (GeekToys x CompTown)
Animation producer: Masao Yamamura 山村賢生 (CEO of CompTown)
Production desk: Yuuki Yokoo 横尾優紀 (Jumondou)
- 06 - Jumondou
- 07 - Jumondou
- 08 - Jumondou
- 09 - Jumondou
Note: The series is entirely outsourced to Jumondou.
I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Studio Deen x Marvy Jack)
Animation producer: Takayuki Saitou 齋藤隆行 (Studio Deen) & Megumi Oono 大野恵 (Marvy Jack)
Production desk: Yuuichirou Akita 秋田雄一郎 (Studio Deen)
- 06 - Ekachi Epilka
- 07 - Hefei Banhui Donghua x Ekachi Epilka
- 08 - Ekachi Epilka
- 09 - Ekachi Epilka
Notes: The series is outsourced to Ekachi Epilka despite having two studios attached.
Most of the staff for episode 7 belong to Hefei Banhui Donghua (合肥板絵動画).
Masashi Tsunemitsu 常光将史 (Ekachi Epilka) was co-production desk with Akita but is not credited as of episode 6.
Promise of Wizard (Liden Films)
Animation producer: Ai Oihara 菴原愛 (Liden Films)
Production desk: Tarou Tanaka 田中太郎 (Liden Films)
- 05 - Liden Films
- 06 - Liden Films
- 07 - Liden Films
- 08 - Liden Films
Unnamed Memory Act.2 (ENGI)
Animation producer: Yuutarou Hoshino 星野雄大朗 (ENGI)
Production desk: Kouhei Kawai 河合昂平 (ENGI)
- 05 - Mighty Max Movie
- 06 - Cosmo Project
- 07 - Mighty Max Movie
- 08 - Mighty Max Movie
Bogus Skill <Fruit Master> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ (Asahi Production)
Production manager: Tatsuyuki Matsushita 松下達至 (Asahi Production)
Production desk: Masahiro Watanabe 渡部雅悠 (Asahi Production)
- 06 - Asahi Production
- 07 - Asahi Production
- 08 - Asahi Production
- 09 - Asahi Production
Flower and Asura (Studio Bind)
Animation producer: Toshiya Ootomo 大友寿也 (CEO of Studio Bind)
Production desk: Hidefumi Nakamoto 中元英史 (Studio Bind)
- 05 - Studio Bind
- 06 - Studio Bind
- 07 - Pine Jam
- 08 - Studio Paper Cranes
Ishura 2nd Season (Passione x SANZIGEN)
Animation producer: Kazuhiro Saitou 西藤和広 (CEO of Passione)
Production desk: Minoru Nagata 永田稔 (Passione) & Tomohiro Toyota 豊田知紘 (Passione)
05 - Passione x SANZIGEN
06 - Passione x SANZIGEN
07 - Passione x SANZIGEN
08 - Passione x SANZIGEN
Notes: Although SANZIGEN is only contracted for the CG animation production, their credit is specifically given adjacent to Passione's, rather than in a separate block for CG animation. Albeit arbitrary, I think it's fine to co-credit them.
Toyota joined as a second production desk beginning with episode 2.
Re:ZERO: Starting Life in Another World Season 3: Part II (White Fox)
Animation producer: Shinichirou Katou 加藤晋一朗 (White Fox)
Production desk: Wataru Shimizu 清水航 (White Fox)
01 (09) - White Fox
02 (10) - White Fox
03 (11) - White Fox
04 (12) - White Fox
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (Bibury Animation Studios)
Animation producer: Masahiro Obata 小幡正博 (Bibury Animation Studios)
Production desk: Kento Tomita 富田健斗 (Bibury Animation Studios)
- 06 - Bibury Animation Studios
- 07 - Bibury Animation Studios
- 08 - Bibury Animation Studios
- 09 - Studio Peacock
Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time (Studio Comet)
Animation producer & production desk: Suguru Shakagoori 釋迦郡卓 (Board member of Studio Elle)
Production desk assistant: Keisuke Nishioku 西奥圭佑 (Studio Comet)
- 06 - Studio Lings
- 07 - Wonwoo Animation
- 08 - Studio Comet
- 09 - Studio Comet
Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World (Studio Deen)
Animation producer: Yoshifumi Nakata 中田善文 (Studio Deen)
Production desk: Ryou Hitomi 人見遼 (Studio Deen)
Production chief: Akio Goroumaru 五郎丸晃生 (Studio Deen) & Daiki Sugiyama (Studio Deen)
- 05 - Studio Deen
- 06 - Studio Deen
- 07 - Studio Deen
- 08 - Studio Deen
Notes: Goromaru is production chief for episodes 1, 4, and 7; Sugiyama is production chief for episodes 2-3, 5, and 8.
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (Project No.9)
Animation producer: Satoshi Koutani 糀谷智司 (CEO of Project No.9)
Production desk: Nanako Ishii 石井菜々子 (Project No.9)
- 06 - Studio Shigure
- 07 - one ghost
- 08 - Laplace Animation
Honey Lemon Soda (J.C. Staff)
Animation producer: Kousuke Matsuo 松尾洸甫 (J.C. Staff)
- 05 - J.C. Staff
- 06 - J.C. Staff
- 07 - J.C. Staff*
- 08 - J.C. Staff
Notes: J.C. Staff produced episode 7, with around half of the animation staff being provided by Wuxi Huaxian Animation Production. Wuxi Huaxian's Kim Kwanwoo received an "assistant manager" credit (not the best translation but what more can you do with 制作進行補佐? "Assistant production assistant"?).
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World (East Fish Studio)
Animation producer: Ryuunosuke Tsuboi 坪井龍之介 (East Fish Studio)
Production manager & production desk: Daichi Nakamura 中村大地 (East Fish Studio)
- 05 - Edge Works
- 06 - Hikari no Sono Animation
- 07 - Pine Jam...?
- 08 - One's Work
Notes: Pine Jam is credited for episode 7 but they didn't do anything besides manage staff and hire an episode director... and they had two people doing TP (trace-paint) corrections? Almost all of the animation was otherwise outsourced to different Chinese studios.
Dr. Stone: Science Future (TMS Entertainment's Die4Studio)
Animation producer: Shuusuke Katagiri 片桐秀介 (TMS Entertainment)
Production manager: Takumi Isobe 磯部拓海 (TMS Entertainment)
- 05 - Elephant
- 06 - TMS Entertainment's Die4Studio
- 07 - TMS Entertainment's Die4Studio
- 08 - Elephant
Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I’m Actually the Strongest (Okuruto Noboru)
Animation producer: Yuki Yamada 山田由己 (Okuruto Noboru)
Production desk: Shouichi Murata (Okuruto Noboru) & Itsuki Yamada 山田樹 (Okuruto Noboru)
- 05 - Okuruto Noboru
- 06 - Okuruto Noboru
- 07 - Okuruto Noboru
- 08 - Okuruto Noboru
Murata was the production desk for the first episode only. Yamada took over with episode 2.
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica (SANZIGEN)
Animation producers: Hiroaki Matsuura 松浦裕暁 (CEO of SANZIGEN) & Shouta Hozumi 保住昇汰 (SANZIGEN)
- 06 - SANZIGEN
- 07 - SANZIGEN
- 08 - SANZIGEN
- 09 - SANZIGEN
Aquarion: Myth of Emotions (SATELIGHT)
Animation producer: Hideaki Hata 畑秀明 (SATELIGHT)
- 05 - SATELIGHT*
- 06 - Pine Jam
- 07 - LAZO x IVI DREAM STUDIO
- 08 - SATELIGHT
Notes: For episode 5, SPJ provided the grand majority of the animation staff.
Momentary Lily (GoHands)
Animation producer: Reigo Kishimoto 岸本鈴吾 (CEO of GoHands)
Production desk: Shinnosuke Takeseda 武貞慎之介 (GoHands)
- 06 - GoHands
- 07 - GoHands
- 08 - GoHands
- 09 - GoHands
Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Typhoon Graphics)
Animation producer: Takashi Sakurai 櫻井崇 (CEO of Typhoon Graphics)
Production desk: Nguyen Van Can (Typhoon Graphics?)
Assistant production desk: Maiko Nishimoto 西本舞子 (Typhoon Graphics?)
- 05 - Type Zero x FULL
- 06 - WONDERLAND
- 07 - Fugaku
- 08 - Animore
Can You Keep a Secret? (BLADE)
Animation producer: Norio Yoshida 吉田昇央 (CEO of BLADE)
Production assistant producer: Hikaru Onda (BLADE)
Production desk: Wataru Hirukawa 比留川渉 (BLADE)
- 05 - Fusion Studio
- 06 - BLADE
- 07 - BLADE
Tasokare Hotel (PRA)
Production producer: Shinobu Nakagawa 中川忍 (CEO of PRA)
Production desk: Akihiro Iwasawa 岩澤亮裕 (PRA)
- 06 - PRA
- 07 - World Anime Networks
- 08 - PRA
- 09 - PRA
Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Zero-G)
Animation producer: Shouta Urakawa 浦川章太 (Zero-G)
Production desk: Yuuya Kobayashi 小林祐也 (Zero-G)
- 05 - Zero-G
- 06 - Zero-G*
- 07 - Zero-G
- 08 - Zero-G
Notes: Akatsuki/Phoenix Animation Holdings was responsible for all key animation, 2nd key animation, and most of the douga and coloring for episode 6.
Farmagia (Bridge)
Animation producer: Akira Tsunoda 角田章 (Bridge)
Production desk: Shunpei Sakikawa 崎川俊平 (Bridge)
- 05 - SIEstA
- 06 - Bridge
- 07 - Bridge
- 08 - Bridge
Übel Blatt (SATELIGHT x Staple Entertainment)
Animation producer: Shinya Ueda 植田慎也 (CEO of Staple Entertainment)
Production desk: Akihiro Nagashima 長島明裕 (Staple Entertainment)
- 05 - SATELIGHT x Staple Entertainment
- 06 - SATELGIHT x Staple Entertainment
- 07 - SATELIGHT x Staple Entertainment
- 08 - SATELIGHT x Staple Entertainment
Note: SATELIGHT is on the production committee, but doesn't seem to be contributing much otherwise, as Staple Entertainment seems to be the main production site (given both Ueda and Nagashima's roles). Though, it looks like SATELIGHT is leading the CG effort.
Sorairo Utility (Yostar Pictures)
Animation producers: Daisuke Horita 堀田大介 (Yostar Pictures/Albacrow) & Hideto Takagi 高木秀仁 (CEO of Studio Lings)
Production desk: Naofumi Ikemoto 池本直史 (Yostar Pictures)
- 06 - Yostar Pictures x Studio Lings
- 07 - Yostar Pictures x Studio Lings
- 08 - Yostar Pictures x Studio Lings
- 09 - Studio Silver
Note: Studio Lings is credited with "series production assistance" across all episodes, it's essentially a co-production.
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class (Studio Gokumi x AXsiZ)
Animation producer: Tetsuya Tomioka 富岡哲也 (AXsiZ)
Production desk: Yuuki Fukumoto 福元勇樹 (AXsiZ?)
- 06 - AXsiZ
- 07 - AXsiZ
- 08 - Gaonnuri Animation
- 09 - AXsiZ
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (Toho Animation Studio x OLM)
Animation producer: Eiji Sumimoto 住友英司 (OLM)
Production manager: Hiroto Shimizu 清水啓人 (?)
Production desk: Ai Wada 和田愛 (OLM)
- 05 - Toho Animation Studio x OLM
- 06 - C-Station
- 07 - Toho Animation Studio x OLM
- 08 - Toho Animation Studio x OLM
Note: Shimizu is credited as production manager beginning with episode 2.
I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (CloverWorks)
Animation producer: Tetsuho Takayoshi 高吉哲歩 (CEO of Sakura Create)
Production producer: Yoshito Itou 伊藤泰斗 (CloverWorks)
Production desk: Kazuto Kashuu 加集和人 (Sakura Create)
- 05 - Sakura Create x CloverWorks
- 06 - Sakura Create x CloverWorks
- 07 - Sakura Create x CloverWorks
- 08 - Sakura Create x CloverWorks
Note: Sakura Create is credited with production assistance across all episodes and its core production staff are from Sakura Create. It's essentially a co-production.
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! (Ajia-dou)
Animation producer: Satoshi Miyata 宮田聡 (Ajia-dou)
Production desk: Akira Umezawa 梅沢旭 (Ajia-dou)
- 05 - ECT
- 06 - Ajia-dou
- 07 - Ajia-dou
- 08 - Studio Add
Notes: ECT is credited as "animation production" (アニメーション制作) rather than "animation production assistance" (アニメーション制作協力), but contextually there is no substantial difference in meaning.
Featured image: The Apothecary Diaries, © Hyuganatsu / Imagika Inofs / The Apothecary Diaries Project
