About the studio
Lerche was founded in 2011 and operates as an animation brand under parent company Studio Hibari, based in Tokyo. Directors Seiji Kishi and Masaomi Andō have been frequent collaborators with the studio since its founding, and their partnership has produced Assassination Classroom, Persona 4: The Animation, and School-Live!. *A studio-within-a-studio setup, essentially a specialized brand operating under an older company's roof.* This kind of arrangement, where a newer creative team operates under an established parent company's business infrastructure, is fairly common in anime production, letting newer directorial voices get access to institutional resources without needing to build an entire company from scratch. Roughly a decade and a half old, Lerche has developed a reputation for adapting popular manga and games with a distinct visual energy, even while technically operating under Studio Hibari's corporate umbrella.