Silver Link
(シルバーリンク) is a saner, more grounded counterpart to SHAFT, founded in December 2007 by former Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko after he left the company to become an independent producer.
Shin Ōnuma, originally an assistant director from SHAFT, directs most of the studio's shows, and this shows in Silver Link's animation style. Techniques such as sudden changes in the screen's aspect ratio or cuts featuring characters on a patterned background (similar to the use of screentones in manga) are prevalent in works from both studios, and add an element of style that is a signature of both studios. Silver Link's animation, however, is considerably less deranged compared to that of SHAFT, and the characters are generally drawn in traditional anime style as opposed to, say, Koji Kumeta's works animated by SHAFT such as Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei or Katte Ni Kaizo.
Officially spelled as SILVER LINK. (with the dot). More works from the company can be found here.
Anime series by Silver Link:
- Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity- (2009)
- Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts (2010)
- Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu Ni! (2011)
- Cube×Cursed×Curious (2011)
- Dusk Maiden of Amnesia (2012)
- Chitose Get You!! (2012)
- Kokoro Connect (2012)
- OniAi (2012)
- No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular! (2013)
- Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA (2013-16)
- Non Non Biyori (2013, 2015, 2021)
- Strike the Blood (2013-14)
- No-Rin (2014)
- INVADERS of the ROKUJYOUMA!? (2014)
- Alice in Borderland (3 episode OVA) (2014-15)
- Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow (3 episode OVA) (2014-15)
- Yuri Kuma Arashi (2015)
- Chaos Dragon (2015)
- Chivalry of a Failed Knight (2015)
- Anti Magic Academy The 35th Test Platoon (2015)
- Shomin Sample (2015)
- Anne Happy (2016)
- Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (2016)
- Ange Vierge (2016)
- Brave Witches (spin-off of Strike Witches) (2016)
- Magic of Stella (2016)
- Masamune-kun's Revenge (2017)
- Chaos;Child (2017)
- Armed Girl's Machiavellism (2017)
- Restaurant to Another World (2017)
- Two Car (2017, serves as their tenth anniversary series)
- A Sister's All You Need (2017)
- Mitsuboshi Colors (2018)
- The Ones Within (2019)
- Wise Man's Grandchild (2019)
- Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (2020)
- My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (2020)
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020)
- Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (2020)
- The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! (2021)
- The Dungeon of Black Company (2021)
- The World's Finest Assassin (2021)
- The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody (2022)
- When Will Ayumu Make His Move? (2022)
- Masamune-kun's Revenge R (2023)
- Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero (2023)
- Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (2024)
- Mission: Yozakura Family (2024)
- Sasaki and Peeps (2024)
Other series worked on by Silver Link:
- A Channel (In-Between Animation)
- Accel World (2nd Key Animation)
- Aikatsu! (In-Between Animation)
- AKB0048 (Finish Animation)
- Anima Yell! (In-Between Animation)
- Appare-Ranman! (CGI; Finish Animation)
- Assassination Classroom (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Attack on Titan (2nd Key Animation)
- Bakuon!! (2nd Key Animation)
- Beelzebub (2nd Key Animation)
- Ben-To (Finish Animation)
- Berserk (2016) (Finish & In-Between Cooperation, first season)
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II (In-Between Animation)
- Black God (Production Cooperation)
- Black★Rock Shooter (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Cannon Busters (In-Between Animation)
- A Certain Magical Index (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Children of Ether (Complimentary Animation)
- Corpse Princess (In-Between Assistance)
- DARLING in the FRANXX (In-Between Animation)
- Digimon Universe: App Monsters (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Doraemon (In-Between Animation, 2005 series)
- Dororo (2019) (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Dr. STONE (2nd Key Animation)
- Durarara!! (In-Between Animation)
- Fate/Zero (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation)
- First Squad (In-Between Animation)
- FLCL Progressive & Alternative (In-Between Animation for both; 2nd Key & Finish Animation for Progressive)
- From the New World (Color Specification and Inspection; Finish Animation)
- Gamers! (2015) (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Garo: Divine Flame (2nd Key Animation)
- GARO: Vanishing Line (2nd Key Animation)
- Gate (2nd Key Animation)
- Guilty Crown (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation; Photography Collaboration)
- Haikyuu!! (2nd Key & Finish Animation)
- HaruChika (2nd Key & Finish Animation)
- Heavy Object (2nd Key Animation)
- Hell Girl: Three Vessels (In-Between Animation)
- Hinamatsuri (In-Between Animation)
- The Idolmaster (2nd Key & Finish Animation)
- Infinite Stratos (2nd Key Animation)
- Kemeko Deluxe! (2nd Key Animation)
- Killing Bites (2nd Key Animation)
- Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing (2nd Key Animation; Photography Assistance)
- Little Busters! (2nd Key Animation)
- Love Live! (2nd Key Animation)
- Love Live! Sunshine!! (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (2nd Key & Finish Animation)
- Maid-Sama! (2nd Key Animation)
- Mass Effect: Paragon Lost (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Mob Psycho 100 (In-Between Animation)
- My Hero Academia (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Nanbaka (2nd Key Animation)
- Nodame Cantabile: Paris (In-Between Animation)
- Oreimo (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2nd Key Animation)
- Persona 4: The Animation (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Persona 5 (In-Between Animation; Background Art)
- Princess Principal (In-Between Animation)
- Psycho-Pass (2nd Key & Finish Animation; Photography Cooperation)
- Re:CREATORS (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Re:Zero (2nd Key, Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Robotics;Notes (Finish & In-Between Animation)
- Sacred Seven (2nd Key Animation)
- Shirobako (2nd Key & Finish Animation)
- Star Driver (2nd Key Animation)
- Tiger & Bunny (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Wagnaria!! (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
- Welcome to the Ballroom (Finish Animation)
- Yumeiro Pâtissière (Production Assistance)
- Yuri!!! on Ice (2nd Key & In-Between Animation)
