Eight Bit (studio)
Native name | 株式会社エイトビット |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Eitobitto |
| Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
| Industry | Japanese animation |
| Founded | September 2008 in Suginami-ku, Tokyo |
| Founder | Tsutomu Kasai |
| Headquarters | 1-chōme-16-14 Kamiogi, , Japan |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Hirokazu Suyama (Representative Director and President) |
Number of employees |
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| Parent | Bandai Namco Filmworks (2024–present) |
| Divisions | Niigata Studio |
| Website | 8bit-studio |
| Footnotes / references | |
Eightbit co., Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社エイトビット, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Eitobitto), also known as Animation Studio Eightbit or 8bit for short, is a Japanese animation studio established in September 2008 by former Satelight members.
On June 8, 2020, it was announced that Eight Bit had entered a partnership with Bandai Namco to create multiple anime productions. Their first project will be The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
On November 1, 2021, Eight Bit opened a new studio in the Niigata Prefecture.
On April 1, 2024, Eight Bit became a wholly owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks.