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Bones was founded in October 1998 by Masahiko Minami, Hiroshi Ōsaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto, three former Sunrise staff members. One of their first joint projects with Sunrise was the feature film Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
According to co-founder Masahiko Minami, the name reflects the studio's original staff count of eight people. He said the team felt "like bones," with a goal to "work hard and put on some flesh."
Hiroshi Ōsaka died from cancer on the 24th of September 2007, at the age of 44. He was known as a character designer on Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, Mobile Fighter G Gundam and The Mars Daybreak.
Bones Film is a wholly owned subsidiary that Bones spun off in October 2024 to run its production division. Every anime credited from 2025 onward carries the Bones Film name instead of Bones.
Bones is headquartered in Igusa, a district of Suginami, Tokyo.
Bones has produced RahXephon, No. 6, Wolf's Rain, Scrapped Princess, Eureka Seven, Angelic Layer, Darker than Black, Soul Eater, Ouran High School Host Club, both the 2003 and 2009 adaptations of Fullmetal Alchemist, Star Driver, Gosick, Mob Psycho 100, Space Dandy, Noragami, Bungo Stray Dogs, Gachiakuta and My Hero Academia.