Seven Arcs

{{Short description|Japanese animation studio}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Seven Arcs Co., Ltd.

|logo = Seven Arcs logo.svg

|native_name = 株式会社Seven Arcs

|native_name_lang = ja

|former_name =

|romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu

|logo_size = 250px

|type = Kabushiki kaisha

|foundation = {{start date and age|2002|05|31}}

|key_people = Tatsuya Tanaka{{efn|President and CEO.{{cite web|url=https://7arcs.co.jp/company/|title=Company|language=Japanese|access-date=September 21, 2024|website=Seven Arcs}}}}
Shigeki Fujioka{{efn|President and COO.}}
Yuuji Yoshida{{efn|Chairman of the board.}}
Tomoyuki Saitou{{efn|Board member and CCO.}}
Eiji Takayuki{{efn|Board member and CFO.}}
Jun Nasuda{{efn|name=part time|Part-time board member.}}
Shinjirou Watanabe{{efn|name=part time}}
Kazuhiko Akatsu{{efn|name=part time}}

|location = Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

|industry = Anime (Television, Film, OVA)

|parent = TBS Holdings

|subsid = Arcturus (2002–2012)
Seven Arcs Pictures (2012–2019)

|homepage = [http://www.7arcs.co.jp/ 7arcs.co.jp]

}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Arcturus

|logo =

|native_name = 有限会社アークトゥールス

|native_name_lang = ja

|former_name =

|romanized_name = Yūgen gaisha Arcturus

|type = Kabushiki kaisha

|foundation = {{start date and age|2000|04|7}}

|defunct = {{end date and age|2019|10|1}}

|fate = Merged into Seven Arcs

|founder = {{ubl|Osamu Kamimura|Keizō Kusakawa|{{ill|Kazunori Mizuno|ja|水野和則}}|{{ill|Ryou Yasumura|ja|康村諒|}}}}

|key_people = Osamu Kamimura (CEO)

|location = Suginami, Toko, Japan

|industry = Anime (OVA)

|parent = Seven Arcs (2002–2019)

}}

{{Nihongo|Seven Arcs Co., Ltd.|株式会社Seven Arcs|Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu|lead=yes}} is a Japanese anime production company and former studio, established on May 31, 2002, by former Pierrot and Studio Kikan-affiliated staff who had established studio Arcturus prior in 2000 with the intent of making animated series. The studio made its first animated television series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, in 2004. Since then, the company has produced a number of other animated television series and movies.

In 2012, the animation section was split off by forming {{nihongo|Seven Arcs Pictures Co., Ltd.|株式会社Seven Arcs Pictures|Kabushiki-gaisha Sebun Ākusu Pikuchāzu|lead=yes}} as a subsidiary company.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2022680/full/|title=新アニメ『ムシブギョー』放送開始 熱血少年漫画が原作|work=Oricon Style|date=2014-04-08|access-date=2015-04-02}} Since then, Seven Arcs has had its business in animation planning and licence management.{{cite web|url=http://www.7arcs.co.jp/company/index.html|title=COMPANY INFORMATION|publisher=Seven Arcs|language=ja|access-date=2015-04-02|archive-date=2015-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403132417/http://www.7arcs.co.jp/company/index.html|url-status=dead}} On December 26, 2017, the company was acquired by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings.{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-26/tbs-acquires-lyrical-nanoha-anime-studio-seven-arcs/.125755|title=TBS Acquires Lyrical Nanoha's Anime Studio Seven Arcs|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}} Seven Arcs Pictures, Seven Arcs, and Arcturus merged on October 1, 2019, reforming as the single company Seven Arcs.

The title of the studio refers to the 7th of the 12 principles of animation.