Bandai Namco Filmworks, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社バンダイナムコフィルムワークス, Hepburn: Kabushikigaisha Bandai Namuko Firumuwākusu, formerly known as Sunrise, Inc.) is a Japanese animation studio founded in September 1972 and is based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its former names were also Nippon Sunrise and Sunrise Studio. Its primary division, Sunrise, is renowned for critically praised and popular original anime series such as Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Space Runaway Ideon, Armored Trooper Votoms, Magic God Hero Legend Wataru, Yoroiden Samurai Troopers, Future GPX Cyber Formula, Crush Gear Turbo, The Vision of Escaflowne, Love Live!, Witch Hunter Robin, My-HiME, My-Otome, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Tiger & Bunny, and Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon, as well as its numerous adaptations of acclaimed light novels including Crest of the Stars, Dirty Pair, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and Accel World, and manga such as City Hunter, Inuyasha, Outlaw Star, Yakitate!! Japan, Planetes, Sgt. Frog, Gin Tama, and Kekkaishi. Their productions usually feature fluid animation and action sequences and many fans refer to the quality of their work as "Sunrise Smooth". Most of their work is original titles created in-house by their creative staff under a collective pseudonym, Hajime Yatate. They also operated a defunct video game studio, Sunrise Interactive. Sunrise launched a light-novel publisher, Yatate Bunko Imprint, on September 30, 2016, to publish original titles and supplement their existing franchises with new materials. Anime created by Sunrise which has won the Animage Anime Grand Prix are Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979 and the first half of 1980, Space Runaway Ideon in the second half of 1980, Crusher Joe (a co-production with Studio Nue) in 1983, Dirty Pair in 1985, Future GPX Cyber Formula in 1991, Gundam SEED in 2002, Gundam SEED Destiny in 2004 and 2005, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in 2006 and 2007 and Code Geass R2 in 2008, making Sunrise the studio which won the largest number of Animage Awards.
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When mysterious messages appear on their phones, five ordinary kids are drawn aboard a strange train that transports them to the Digital World—a realm on the brink of collapse. Separated from everything they know, Takuya Kanbara, Koji Minamoto, Zoe Orimoto, JP Shibayama, and Tommy Himi discover they have been chosen by the ancient Legendary Spirits. Unlike the DigiDestined before them, these heroes do not fight alongside Digimon partners—they become Digimon themselves. Harnessing the powers of Fire, Light, Wind, Thunder, and Ice, the team must master Spirit Evolution and battle powerful enemies threatening to plunge both worlds into darkness. As friendships are tested and secrets from the past begin to surface, the young heroes uncover an ancient conflict that has been raging within the Digital World for centuries. To save countless Digimon and prevent the destruction of reality itself, they must embrace their destinies, unlock the true power of the Legendary Warriors, and stand together against a force more dangerous than anything they have ever imagined. In a world where courage becomes power and legends come to life, five kids will discover that the greatest adventure begins when they find the hero within.
