Matt Schley
June 11, 2018 
Production IMS, the anime studio behind series like Date A Live II and Active Raid has filed for bankruptcy, it was learned June 9.
Twitter user @saikickmouseao posted a bankruptcy letter from the studio, writing “it’s been sent to many people in the anime industry, including me, who must all feel disappointed.”
Another user, @0007Kok, wrote, “I got a text message from a law office today. It said: ‘the studio has gone bankrupt, and will not be able to pay what it owes you.’ That’s it? Where’s my money? You’ve gotta be kidding, IMS!”
The most recent series from IMS was Takunomi., which aired from January to March of this year.
There were signs of trouble for the studio back in December 2017, when animator Teru Miyazaki tweeted to say that IMS was not paying its animators.
IMS was founded in 2013. Their first series was Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha, which aired the following year.
プロダクションアイムズから、破産手続きを念頭においた債権債務整理のお知らせが来てました。
多くのアニメ関係者の所に送られて、自分も含め、皆さんがっかりされてるんでしょうね pic.twitter.com/Eh1SWureZ0— サイキック少年団 (@saikickmouseao) June 8, 2018
今日、とある法律事務所からダイレクトメールが来た。
「アニメ会社が倒産したため、あなたへの報酬が支払不能になりました。」
これで終わり？
ギャラは？
ふざけるなアイムズ！！— やまやまさん (@0007Kok) June 8, 2018
Sources: Otakomu, Twitter
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