Bandai Namco Pictures

Bandai Namco Pictures Inc., also branded as BN Pictures is a Japanese animation studio. It is a spinoff of Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks which is owned by Bandai Namco Holdings. The company was formed as a part of the medium-term management plan of Bandai Namco Holdings on restructuring itself.

All the anime intellectual property, copyright and production divisions of Sunrise that target children and family were transferred to BN Pictures such as Sgt. Frog, the Battle Spirits series, the Aikatsu series, the Gintama series, the Zorori series among others. Aside from its animation studio operations, the company also handles character licensing and domestic video releases for its works.

The company began its operations in April 2015.