ENGI is set to be folded into Studio One Base Co., Ltd. in November 2026 under a KADOKAWA consolidation that keeps each studio's trade name and production line. Separately, ENGI will animate KonoSuba Season 4, announced for a 2027 airing.
ENGI's coverage in this cluster runs on two tracks, and they are not the same story. The studio is named as one of five anime production houses KADOKAWA will integrate into a new company called Studio One Base Co., Ltd. in November 2026, alongside Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films, and Raging Bull. The new company will be based in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi as representative director and president. About 310 employees will move over, and KADOKAWA will hold 100 percent of the capital. The structure keeps the five studios' trade names and production lines intact even as their back office functions merge.
The other track is production. KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 4 was announced at the "Colorful" 10th anniversary event on July 26, 2026, with ENGI handling the animation for a 2027 airing. Takaomi Kanasaki returns as chief director and Manabu Kurihara, previously director of The Detective Is Already Dead, is the new director. Makoto Uezu returns for series scripts, Koichi Kikuta for character design, Yoshikazu Iwanami as sound director, and Masato Koda for music. The switch to ENGI follows earlier seasons at other studios, and the third season aired in April 2024.
Everything else in the cluster belongs to other entities (Epic, Godot, Twin Engine, Keen Software House, and various tool and game launches). ENGI appears in only one of those non-KADOKAWA stories, the KonoSuba announcement, and the dossier stays on that and the Studio One Base consolidation.
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KADOKAWA will integrate five anime production studios, ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films, and Raging Bull, into a new company called Studio One Base Co., Ltd. in November 2026. The new company will be based in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi as representative director and president. About 310 employees will move over, and KADOKAWA will hold 100% of the capital.
The fourth season of the KonoSuba anime, titled KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 4, was announced at the "Colorful" 10th anniversary event on July 26, 2026. The season is set to air in 2027. Studio ENGI will handle the animation, taking over from the previous studios that worked on earlier seasons. Takaomi Kanasaki returns as chief director, while Manabu Kurihara, who previously directed The Detective Is Already Dead, steps in as the new director. Makoto Uezu returns to oversee series scripts, Koichi Kikuta returns for character design, Yoshikazu Iwanami returns as sound director, and Masato Kōda returns to compose the music. The event also revealed an "ultra teaser visual" and a 10th anniversary video featuring a new arrangement of Machico's song "fantastic dreamer" from the first season. The third season aired in April 2024, and the sequel was first teased after the Bonus Stage OVA in March 2025.