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Animation Studio Artland Seeks Debt Consolidation
Animation Studio Artland Inc. announced on Friday that it has hired a lawyer to assist the company with consolidation of its corporate debt, which stood at 298.84 million yen as of December 2016. In an interview with credit reporting agency Tokyo Shoko Research, Artland president...
9 years ago
Gainax Begins Production of 'Aoki Uru' Anime Movie After Lawsuit
In a blog post published on Friday, Gainax president Hiroyuki Yamaga announced that, as of June 2017, the studio has begun production of its upcoming anime movie Aoki Uru (Uru in Blue). Aoki Uru is billed as a sequel to Gainax's 1987 production Ouritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsu...
9 years ago
Interview: Emon Haoliners Discusses Entry into Japan as Chinese Animation Brand
In October 2015, Shanghai-based animation production brand Haoliners Animation League opened an office in the Kichijoji suburb of Tokyo. The production studio named Emon is Japan's first animation studio established by a Chinese investor. In February 2017, MyAnimeList met with W...
9 years ago
Anime Streaming Platform HIDIVE Begins Beta Service
English-language anime streaming content platform HIDIVE has opened for beta testing in partnership with U.S. licensing company Sentai Filmworks. HIDIVE launched on Tuesday with Sentai Filmworks titles including Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu, which was licensed in 2015 as Legend of the G...
9 years ago
Surge of Live Entertainment Fuels Zepp's Concert Hall Expansion in Asia
Japan is the world's second largest music market, and live music entertainment forms an important segment of that market. In 2015, the domestic market for live music entertainment grew 25 percent over the previous year to a new high of 340.5 billion yen, according to data from t...
9 years ago
Focus: As Streaming Booms, China Sees Growing Demand for Japanese Animation
On one breezy weekend in February, employees at the animation studio Emon were busy setting up new workstations in their Kichijoji office at the edge of Tokyo. The five-story building houses the entire anime production operation at the Japan branch of Shanghai-based animation com...
9 years ago
Avex Pictures Explains Blu-ray, DVD, and CD Export Restrictions
Last month, online retailer CDJapan announced that video content planning and production company Avex Pictures was enforcing a restriction on the export of its Blu-ray, DVD, and CD titles. Since January, customers outside Japan have reported the cancellation of orders of anime Bl...
9 years ago
Aniplex to Establish New Division
The official site for production company Aniplex has announced that it will begin a new division that specializes in the creation of scripts, scenario planning, and advertising. The division will be named Script Room and will be lead by Tomohiko Itou, who has directed shows such...
10 years ago
Crunchyroll and FUNimation Entertainment Partnership Announced
It was announced that Crunchyroll and FUNimation Entertainment will form a distribution partnership in order to bring more series and viewing experiences to global anime fans. It was stated that licensed titles by FUNimation will be available for streaming with subs through Crun...
10 years ago
Cygames Acquires Background Art Studio Kusanagi
Mobile game developer Cygames announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire all the shares of Kusanagi, a company specializing in background art for animation and video games. Effective June 2, 2016, Kusanagi becomes a subsidiary of Cygames according to the s...
10 years ago
