Shadow Ops

Shadow Ops is a Japanese-French animated television series developed by Muto Koichi and Rocco Ross for AnimeCore and Beta After Dark (France). It is produced by AnimeCore, TMS Entertainment, Cinesite Animation, and Mikros Image. It is a military drama action thriller set in a modern fictional war setting.

Production
Production started in March of 2022 when BCI Inc. decided to start ordering various shows for international audiences, and decided to have a few "mature" shows for the nighttime block, Beta After Dark. They then decided to attach AnimeCore to help produce and broadcast the show to give the animated series a better feel. AnimeCore then approached TMS Entertainment to co-produce with them and so that Marza Animation Planet can animate the series.

AnimeCore reached out to director Muto Koichi to help develop the anime, while Gaumont Animation and BCI Inc. reached out to action writer Rocco Ross to help out with the story. Both Koichi and Ross wrote the story bible and plot beats, while other script writers helped out for the in-between segments of each episode.