White Fox
Japanese animation studio
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::summary Japanese animation studio ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | White Fox Co., Ltd. |
| logo | White-Fox-Animation.svg |
| image | White_Fox.jpg |
| image_caption | Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo |
| native_name | 株式会社WHITE FOX |
| native_name_lang | ja |
| romanized_name | Kabushiki-gaisha Howaito Fokkusu |
| type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| predecessor | OLM TEAM IWASA |
| foundation | |
| founder | Gaku Iwasa |
| hq_location_city | Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo |
| hq_location_country | Japan |
| owner | AlphaPolis (2025—present) |
| key_people | Gaku Iwasa (CEO) |
| num_employees | 46 (White Fox) |
| 23 (Izukōgen) | |
| divisions | |
| subsid | Studio Bind |
| industry | Japanese animation |
| equity | ¥ 4 |
| website | (Official)(Izukōgen) |
| :: |
| name = White Fox Co., Ltd. | logo = White-Fox-Animation.svg | image = White_Fox.jpg | image_caption = Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo | native_name = 株式会社WHITE FOX | native_name_lang = ja | romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Howaito Fokkusu | type = Kabushiki gaisha | predecessor = OLM TEAM IWASA | foundation = | founder = Gaku Iwasa | hq_location_city = Igusa, Suginami, Tokyo | hq_location_country = Japan | owner = AlphaPolis (2025—present) | key_people = Gaku Iwasa (CEO) | num_employees = 46 (White Fox) 23 (Izukōgen) | divisions = | subsid = Studio Bind | industry = Japanese animation | equity = ¥ 4 ,000,000 | revenue = | website = (Official)(Izukōgen) White Fox Co., Ltd., is a Japanese animation studio founded in April 2007 by Gaku Iwasa. The studio's most successful productions include adaptations of Steins;Gate, Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, and Akame ga Kill!.
History
The studio was founded in April 2007 by Gaku Iwasa and other former staff members of OLM's Team Iwasa, which Iwasa lead. Their first production was the anime series Tears to Tiara. Since then, White Fox has animated shows such as Steins;Gate and Re:Zero and Akame ga Kill!.
On July 31, 2025, it was announced that the studio was acquired by Japanese publishing company AlphaPolis.
Works
Television series
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| Title | Director(s) | First run start date | First run end date | Episodes | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tears to Tiara | Tomoki Kobayashi | 26 | Based on an adult tactical role-playing game by Leaf. | |||
| Katanagatari | Keitaro Motonaga | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Nisio Isin. | |||
| Steins;Gate | Hiroshi Hamasaki | |||||
| Takuya Satō | 24 | Based on a visual novel by 5pb. and Nitroplus. | ||||
| Jormungand | Keitaro Motonaga | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series by Keitaro Takahashi. | |||
| Jormungand: Perfect Order | 12 | Sequel to Jormungand. | ||||
| The Devil Is a Part-Timer! | Naoto Hosoda | 13 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Satoshi Wagahara. | |||
| SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation | Kenichi Kawamura | 12 | Based on a video game character by Nitroplus. | |||
| Is the Order a Rabbit? | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series by Koi. | |||
| Akame ga Kill! | Tomoki Kobayashi | 24 | Adaptation of a manga series by Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro. | |||
| Utawarerumono: The False Faces | Keitaro Motonaga | 25 | Based on a tactical role-playing game by Leaf. | |||
| Is the Order a Rabbit?? | Hiroyuki Hashimoto | 12 | Sequel to Is the Order a Rabbit?. Co-animated with Kinema Citrus. | |||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Masaharu Watanabe | 25 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Tappei Nagatsuki. | |||
| Matoi the Sacred Slayer | Masayuki Sakoi | 12 | Original work. | |||
| Grimoire of Zero | Tetsuo Hirakawa | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Kakeru Kobashiri. | |||
| Girls' Last Tour | Takaharu Ozaki | 12 | Adaptation of a manga series by Tsukumizu. | |||
| Steins;Gate 0 | Kenichi Kawamura | 23 | Based on a visual novel by 5pb. | |||
| Goblin Slayer | Takaharu Ozaki | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Kumo Kagyu. | |||
| Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest | Kinji Yoshimoto | 13 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Ryo Shirakome. Co-animated with Asread. | |||
| Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious | Masayuki Sakoi | 12 | Adaptation of a light novel series by Light Tuchihi. | |||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 2nd Season | Masaharu Watanabe | 25 | Sequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. | |||
| Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth | Kenichi Kawamura | 28 | Based on a tactical role-playing game by Aquaplus. | |||
| Sengoku Youko | Masahiro Aizawa | 35 | Adaptation of a manga series by Satoshi Mizukami. | |||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 3rd Season | Masahiro Shinohara | 16 | Sequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 2nd Season. | |||
| Uglymug, Epicfighter | Toshiyuki Sone | Adaptation of a web novel series by Ryō Hiromatsu. | ||||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 4th Season | Masahiro Shinohara | Sequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World 3rd Season. | ||||
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OVA/ONAs
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| Title | Director(s) | Release date | Episodes | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate: Egoistic Poriomania | Hiroshi Hamasaki (Chief) | ||||
| Takuya Satō (Chief) | |||||
| Tomoki Kobayashi | 1 | Unaired episode of Steins;Gate. | |||
| DPR: Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar | 1 | A short anime made for JAXA and NASA that promotes the GPM/DPR (Global Precipitation Measurement/Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar) space mission. | |||
| Steins;Gate: Sōmei Eichi no Cognitive Computing | Kenichirō Murakawa | – | 4 | Short ONA series based on Steins;Gate. | |
| Steins;Gate: Open the Missing Link | Hiroshi Hamasaki | ||||
| Takuya Satō | 1 | Alternative episode 23 (episode 23β) of Steins;Gate aired during the rerun after the release of Steins;Gate 0. | |||
| Utawarerumono: Tusukuru-kōjo no Karei Naru Hibi | Keitaro Motonaga | 1 | Released with the premium collection PS4/Vita remake of Utawarerumono: Chiriyukumono e no Komoriuta. | ||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Memory Snow | Tatsuya Koyanagi (Chief) | ||||
| Masaharu Watanabe | 1 | Takes place between episodes 11 and 12 of the first season, and episodes 6 and 7 of the Director's Cut. | |||
| Steins;Gate 0: Valentine's of Crystal Polymorphism -Bittersweet Intermedio- | Kenichi Kawamura | 1 | Unaired episode of Steins;Gate 0. | ||
| Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Hyōketsu no Kizuna | nowrap | Kenichi Kawamura (Chief) | |||
| Masaharu Watanabe | 1 | Prequel to Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World. | |||
| Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest | Kinji Yoshimoto | – | 2 | Unaired episodes of Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest. | |
| Co-animated with Asread. | |||||
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Films
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| Title | Director | Release Date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu | Hiroshi Hamasaki (Chief) | |||
| Takuya Satō (Chief) | ||||
| Kanji Wakabayashi | Sequel to Steins;Gate. | |||
| Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief | Shigeru Kimiya | Sequel to Peacemaker Kurogane. | ||
| Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend | Shigeru Kimiya | Sequel to Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief. | ||
| Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown | Takaharu Ozaki | Sequel to Goblin Slayer. | ||
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Video games
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| Title | Platforms | Release Date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steins;Gate Elite | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows | PS4, NS | Using footage from Steins;Gate. | |
| :: |
References
References
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- Martin, Theron. (December 6, 2009). "Tears To Tiara Sub.DVD - Collection 1". [[Anime News Network]].
- (2025-07-31). "Publisher AlphaPolis Acquires Anime Studio White Fox".
- (2025-07-31). "株式会社WHITE FOXの株式取得（子会社化）に関するお知らせ".
- (February 17, 2009). "Animax Asia To Simulcast Tears to Tiara". [[Anime News Network]].
- (November 21, 2012). "Katanagatari to Rerun in Noitamina Block in April". [[Anime News Network]].
- (May 11, 2011). "Anime Central to Host Hetalia's Shirohata, Nomura (Updated)". [[Anime News Network]].
- (December 17, 2011). "Jormungand Action Manga Gets TV Anime by White Fox". [[Anime News Network]].
- (September 14, 2012). "Jormungand Perfect Order Slated for October 10". [[Anime News Network]].
- (March 8, 2013). "Hiro Shimono, Kanae Itō Join ''Hataraku Maou-sama!'' Cast". [[Anime News Network]].
- (December 30, 2013). "Crunchyroll to Stream Super Sonico Anime". [[Anime News Network]].
- (November 16, 2013). "''Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka?'' 4-Panel Manga Gets Anime by White Fox". [[Anime News Network]].
- (January 20, 2014). "Akame ga Kill! Dark Action Fantasy Manga Gets TV Anime". [[Anime News Network]].
- (June 6, 2015). "2nd Utawarerumono Game Gets TV Anime in October". [[Anime News Network]].
- (January 26, 2015). "Is the order a rabbit? Anime Gets 2nd Season". [[Anime News Network]].
- (July 19, 2015). "''Re: Life in a different world from zero'' Light Novels Get TV Anime Adaptation". [[Anime News Network]].
- (July 15, 2016). "White Fox Reveals Original TV Anime Series Matoi the Sacred Slayer". [[Anime News Network]].
- (October 2, 2016). "''Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahō no Sho'' Light Novels Get TV Anime in Spring 2017". [[Anime News Network]].
- (August 11, 2017). "''Girls' Last Tour'' TV Anime Teaser Promo Video Reveals October Premiere". [[Anime News Network]].
- (July 28, 2017). "'Steins;Gate World Line 2017-2018 Project' Reveals Trailer, Steins;Gate 0 Anime as Part of Project". [[Anime News Network]].
- (February 18, 2018). "Goblin Slayer Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime". [[Anime News Network]].
- (December 2, 2017). "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Alternate-World Light Novels Get TV Anime". [[Anime News Network]].
- (November 7, 2018). "This Hero is Invincible but "Too Cautious" Novel Ad Confirms TV Anime by White Fox". [[Anime News Network]].
- (March 9, 2020). "Re:ZERO TV Anime's 2nd Season Delayed to July". [[Anime News Network]].
- (November 24, 2021). "Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth Anime's Promo Video Reveals July 2022 Debut". [[Anime News Network]].
- (August 10, 2023). "Satoshi Mizukami's Sengoku Youko Manga Gets 3-Cours TV Anime Adaptation in January 2024". [[Anime News Network]].
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- (May 1, 2025). "'Uglymug, Epicfighter' Anime's Ad Announces July 6 Premiere". [[Anime News Network]].
- (November 16, 2025). "Re:ZERO Season 4's Main Trailer Reveals New Cast, April 2026 Debut". [[Anime News Network]].
- (March 26, 2011). "Steins;Gate Anime's Final BD/DVD to Include Special".
- (October 17, 2013). "[JAXA]DPRスペシャルムービー[EN sub(Closed Captioning)] Anime for JAXA & NASA Space Mission". JAXA DPR Official YouTube Channel.
- (October 15, 2014). "New Steins;Gate Anime Shorts Promote IBM's Next-Generation Computing". [[Anime News Network]].
- Schley, Matt. (December 13, 2015). "Steins;Gate Rebroadcast Adds New Footage, Primes Alternate Ending". Sovereign Media.
- (September 10, 2017). "Re:Zero Anime's New Episode Revealed in Promo Video". [[Anime News Network]].
- Ressler, Karen. (March 15, 2018). "Steins;Gate 0 Anime Listed With 23 Broadcast Episodes, 1 Unaired Episode". [[Anime News Network]].
- Sherman, Jennifer. (March 21, 2019). "Re:Zero Anime's 2nd OVA Project Slated to Debut in Theaters This Fall". [[Anime News Network]].
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio. (July 8, 2019). "Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime to Have 2 Unaired Episodes".
- (September 13, 2011). "''Steins;Gate'' Science-Fiction Game/Anime Franchise Gets Film (Updated With Teaser)". [[Anime News Network]].
- (June 1, 2018). "2nd Peace Maker Kurogane Film Reveals Visual, November 17 Premiere".
- (September 9, 2019). "Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown Theatrical Anime's Promo Video Reveals February 1 Debut". [[Anime News Network]].
- Romano, Sal. (September 19, 2017). "Steins;Gate Elite is a "full animation adventure game," coming to Switch".
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