Connect (studio)
{{short description|Japanese animation studio}}
{{Other uses|Connect (disambiguation){{!}}Connect}}
{{Infobox company
| name = CONNECT
| logo = Connect Animación.png
| native_name = CONNECT
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Konekuto
| type = Division
| foundation = {{start date and age|2012|4}}
| defunct =
| fate = Absorbed into Silver Link, Active
| founder =
| key_people = {{ubl|Yukihiro Sugitani (CEO)|Kazunari Yasui (CEO)|Takashi Tanaka{{efn|name=board|Board member.}}|Ryou Kimura{{efn|name=board}}}}
| hq_location_city = Tokyo
| hq_location_country = Japan
| num_employees =
| industry = Japanese animation
| parent = SILVER LINK., Inc
| homepage = {{URL|http://connect.jp.net/}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Connect|Connect|Konekuto|stylized as CONNECT|lead=yes}} is a Japanese animation studio that is a division of Silver Link.{{Cite web|url=http://connect.jp.net/company/|title=Company | Connect}} The studio was initially founded as a separate company, {{Nihongo|Connect, Inc.|株式会社コネクト|Kabushiki-gaisha Konekuto|lead=yes}} in April 2012 as a subsidiary of Silver Link, but was later wholly absorbed and dissolved into its parent company on July 17, 2020, and it subsequently became a sub-studio within the company.{{Cite web |url= https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-17/silver-link-absorbs-subsidiary-studio-connect/.161937|title= SILVER LINK. Absorbs Subsidiary Studio Connect|website= Anime News Network|author= Pineda, Rafael Antonio|date= July 17, 2020|access-date= July 17, 2020}}
History
A majority of Connect's early works are co-productions with its parent company.{{cite web|url=http://connect.jp.net/company/|title=Company profile|website=connect.jp.net|access-date=November 24, 2018}} Starting with the Monster Strike web anime, the studio was working less with its parent company, producing solo productions such as Senryu Girl, Oresuki, and The Honor Student at Magic High School.
=Representative staff=
==Current==
- Yukihiro Sugitani (4th CEO, co-presided by Yasui since 2024)
- Kazunari Yasui (5th CEO)
- Takashi Tanaka (board member)
- Ryou Kimura (board member)
- Jirou Nakagawa (executive officer, former board member)
==Former==
- Hayato Kaneko (board member and 1st CEO)
- Masahiro Tabeya (executive officer, board member, and 2nd CEO)
- Tomoaki Asano (3rd CEO)
- Akihiro Ueda (board member)
- Akihiro Hayashi (board member)
Works
=Television series=
=OVA/ONAs=
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
{{Portal|Companies|Anime and manga}}
- {{Official website|http://connect.jp.net/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|company|11158}}
{{Connect (studio)}}
{{Silver Link}}
{{Japanese animation studios}}
Category:Animation studios in Tokyo
Category:Japanese companies established in 2012
Category:Mass media companies established in 2012
Category:Japanese animation studios