bees inc. is an anime studio founded in January 2026 and based in Enoshima, with a production management model and credits including the One Piece Elbaf opening and VTuber music videos. Animation artist G-ko joined the studio in spring 2026 after years of freelance work.
bees inc. was founded in January 2026 as a structural response to a gap its representative YAMAAD identified in indie anime production: the lack of a dedicated production management role. YAMAAD said the studio handles costs, schedules, and contracts so creators can focus on production. It is based in Enoshima, near the sea, and has already contributed to the One Piece Elbaf opening and to VTuber music videos.
In spring 2026, the animation artist G-ko joined the studio. G-ko graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts and directed music videos for Zutomayo and Ado. She described years of freelance animation that grew lonely and uneven in quality. The collective production at bees, she said, provides what solo work could not.
Two things are settled by the stories. The studio has a named representative, a founding month, a location, and a production management approach. It also now has a named director on staff, with commercial music video credits, who chose the studio over continuing alone. What the stories do not give is a first original work, a broadcast date, or a title of the studio's own. Coverage so far is about the business and the hiring decision, not about a production pipeline.
The KAI-YOU articles place bees in a lineage of small studios organized around creative collaboration. The difference in bees's account is the separation of management from creation. YAMAAD frames the studio as a place where creators are not expected to negotiate their own contracts.
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G-ko, an animation artist who graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts and has directed music videos for Zutomayo and Ado, joined the studio bees inc. in spring 2026. In a KAI-YOU piece, G-ko describes years of freelance animation that grew lonely and uneven in quality, and says the Enoshima studio offers the collective production that solo work could not support.
Representative YAMAAD of anime studio bees inc. explained the decision to found the studio in January 2026, citing the need for a dedicated production management role that handles costs, schedules, and contracts so creators can focus on production. The studio is located near the sea in Enoshima and has already contributed to the One Piece Elbaf opening and VTuber music videos.