is a Japanese

animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animation, animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales ...

founded in 2011.

History

Passione was founded on January 26, 2011 by Kazuhiro Saitō, former production manager of

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. On July 24, 2022, publisher

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announced that Passione would produce the anime adaptation of the light novel series '' The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy'', with

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and

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revealed in March 2023 to be the series director and composer, respectively. The series is Morita and Nomi's first collaboration and television work in over a decade, having previously worked together on ''

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'' (2002) under

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and ''

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'' (2007) under

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. Passione, alongside anime studios Hayabusa Film and Saetta, currently operates an anime themed bar in

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named "Anime Cafe&Bar CUE LAMP", which opened on April 10, 2023.

Works

Television series

Related productions

Original video animation

Films

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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