Sunrise Beyond
was a Japanese animation studio that was owned by Bandai Namco Filmworks. The company was established on March 1, 2019 in order to facilitate the transfer of several assets of Xebec, a subsidiary of IG Port due to the studio closing its doors that same year. After five years of operation, the studio was closed on April 1, 2024 with the company being absorbed into Bandai Namco Filmworks.
History
On November 22, 2018, IG Port, citing a large deficit in operating the studio, announced that it would transfer the production operations of Xebec to Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. As part of the move, the companies would sign a letter of intent on March 11 of the following year after its establishment. On March 5 of the following year, Sunrise announced the company's establishment, which was done four days prior. Xebec zwei was not part of the transfer and was instead moved to Production I.G, renaming the division to I.G zwei. On January 9, 2024, after five years of operation, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced the dissolution of Sunrise Beyond, which took effect on April 1 of that year.