On January 12, anime journalist Yumiko Watanabe shared her October interview with Bones Film producer Yoshihiro Oyabu, who discussed the internal system at Bones and Bones Film and gave advice for people hoping to enter production.
Notably, Oyabu revealed that Bones Film has an anime scheduled to debut in 2029; he shared this when discussing the challenges for people wanting to get involved in anime production in the future. The development times for new anime are increasing for reasons including work-style reforms, reducing hours, and increases in the production quality of titles, Oyabu says, before adding:
“The time from the planning stage to an actual anime is also completely different from the past. Previously, it took one year for pre-production and one year for actual production, totaling two years for production and broadcast, but now the production period has lengthened to about four years. Directors and other key staff members are also busy, and some of them can’t be asked to work for several years. Among the projects currently being worked on at Bones Film, there is even one scheduled to air in 2029.“
It’s a great interview for getting an insight into how Bones progresses staff from production assistants to producers. Oyabu also shares that Bones’ production lines mostly operate as independent studios, each with its own separate accounting. Let us know the anime with the furthest release window that you’ve heard of. We have numerous 2027 anime (See: Anime Corner 2027 anime), but nothing for 2028.
Source: Foriio (Yumiko Watanabe), via Watanabe’s X
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