About the studio
SILVER LINK. was founded in December 2007 by producer Hayato Kaneko, a veteran of the Frontline studio, and based in Tokyo. Director Shin Oonuma, who'd previously worked closely with Shaft, joined shortly after and ended up directing a large share of the studio's early output, including Baka and Test, Non Non Biyori, and the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya spinoffs. *A studio essentially built around one strong creative partnership finding its footing.* In October 2023, ownership shifted to ABC Animation, the Asahi Broadcasting Group subsidiary that also oversees studios like Zero-G Act. Almost two decades since its founding, SILVER LINK. has settled into a comfortable niche producing comedic and slice-of-life adaptations, the kind of studio that quietly keeps a steady stream of lighter anime coming without ever chasing the biggest, splashiest franchises on the schedule.