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production company and former studio, established on May 31, 2002, by former

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and Studio Kikan-affiliated staff who had established studio Arcturus prior in 2000 with the intent of making animated series. The studio made its first animated television series, '' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'', in 2004. Since then, the company has produced a number of other animated television series and movies. In 2012, the animation section was split off by forming as a subsidiary company. Since then, Seven Arcs has had its business in animation planning and licence management. On December 26, 2017, the company was acquired by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings. Seven Arcs Pictures, Seven Arcs, and Arcturus merged on October 1, 2019, reforming as the single company Seven Arcs. The title of the studio refers to the 7th of the 12 principles of animation.

Productions

Seven Arcs (2002–2012)

Television series

*'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha'' (2004) *''

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'' (2005) *'' Inukami!'' (2006) *'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS'' (2007) *'' Sekirei'' (2008) *'' White Album'' (2009) *'' Asura Cryin''' (2009) *'' Asura Cryin' 2'' (2009) *''

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'' (2010) *''

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'' (2011) *'' Dog Days''' (2012)

OVA

*'' Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever'' (2003) *'' Sekirei'' (2008) *''

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Films

*'' Inukami! The Movie: Tokumei Reiteki Sōsakan Karina Shirō!'' (2007) *'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st'' (2010) *'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A's'' (2012)

Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019)

Television series

*'' Mushibugyo'' (2013) *'' Trinity Seven'' (2014) *'' Dog Days"'' (2015) *'' Ooya-san wa Shishunki!'' (2016) *'' Idol Memories'' (2016) *'' ViVid Strike!'' (2016) *'' Basilisk: The Ouka Ninja Scrolls'' (2018) *'' Dances with the Dragons'' (2018) *'' Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale'' (2019)

OVA/ONA

*'' Mushibugyo'' (2014–2015) *'' Trinity Seven'' (2015) *'' Majestic Prince: Wings to the Future'' (2016, co-production with Orange)

Films

*''Yakusoku no Utsuwa: Arita no Hatsukoi'' (2016) *''Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri: Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki'' (2016) *'' Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening'' (2016, co-production with Orange) *'' Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl'' (2017) *'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection'' (2017) *'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation'' (2018) *'' Trinity Seven: Heavens Library & Crimson Lord'' (2019)

Canceled works

*'' New Life+: Young Again in Another World'' - Originally planned for an October 2018 premiere. However, it was later cancelled on account of controversial remarks by the light novel's author MINE

Seven Arcs (merged company, 2019–present)

Television series

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'' (2020) *'' Fly Me to the Moon'' (2020–2023) *'' Blue Period'' (2021) *'' Extreme Hearts'' (2022) *'' Chained Soldier'' (2024) *'' Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells'' (2024) *'' Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Exceeds Gun Blaze Vengeance'' (TBA)

OVA/ONA

*'' Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~'' (2021)

Films

*''Toi-san'' (2025)

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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