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Anime Distributors bilibili and Funimation Form International Strategic Alliance
Chinese video sharing platform bilibili and Texas-based anime distributor Funimation have announced the first strategic business alliance between anime content providers in China and the United States. In a joint press conference at AnimeJapan 2019, bilibili chief operating offi...
7 years ago
Media Do Acquires MyAnimeList Business from DeNA
MyAnimeList, the world's largest anime and manga database and community, is coming under new ownership. On Tuesday, e-book and digital manga distributor Media Do Holdings announced a decision to acquire all shares of the website's operating business entity—MyAnimeList, LLC—from t...
7 years ago
Aniplex Establishes Visual and CG Production Subsidiary Rialto Entertainment
Animation planning and production giant Aniplex has established a wholly-owned subsidiary named Rialto Entertainment, focusing on visual works production and license management. The move was announced on Thursday in a press release by group parent Sony Music Entertainment. Rialto...
8 years ago
A-1 Pictures Unit Spun Off as CloverWorks, Becomes Aniplex Subsidiary
CloverWorks, the anime studio based in the Koenji neighborhood of Tokyo that was established under the umbrella of anime studio A-1 Pictures, has been spun off as a new company effective October 1, 2018. In a press release, Sony Music Entertainment said its anime production and...
8 years ago
Production IMS Unable to Make Debt Payments, Declared Bankrupt
Production IMS, the animation studio based in Nerima, Tokyo, known for production of anime titles such as Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha., Shinmai Maou no Testament, and High School Fleet, has been declared bankrupt. Credit and marketing information firm Tokyo Shoko Research reported o...
8 years ago
In Nationwide Effort, Animation Feature Films Come of Age in China
When organizers of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival selected China as a guest country for the 2017 edition, the world's biggest animation festival used their brand to champion a new crop of Chinese studios producing original animation features. Among the festival'...
8 years ago
Fukushima Gainax Reorganizes as Studio Gaina in Acquisition by Kinoshita Group
Japanese conglomerate Kinoshita Group announced on Monday that it has acquired animation studio Fukushima Gainax as a subsidiary business. The conglomerate, whose business spans real estate, nursing homes, publishing, music, and radio, said in a press release that the transfer of...
8 years ago
Fukushima Gainax Seek to Rehabilitate Image of Regions Hit by Tsunami Through Anime
The release of 2018's Piano no Mori marked a milestone for Fukushima Gainax. A complete anime adaptation of the award-winning manga – a tale of two boys from different walks of life finding common ground through piano – was highly-anticipated after its conclusion in November 201...
8 years ago
Anime Streaming Smartphone App Tate Anime Changes to Anime Beans
It has been announced that Production I.G.'s anime streaming smartphone app Tate Anime will renew its app to Anime Beans at the end of May. The contents provided to Tate Anime will be moved to Anime Beans and provide more anime with new rules added. Tate Anime is an anime stream...
8 years ago
Japan Anime Music Lab. Aims to Connect Anisong Artists with Overseas Distributors
PROMIC, the foundation for promotion of Japan's music industry and culture, has launched a new service called Japan Anime Music Lab., which aims to support the overseas expansion of anime music (anisong). Also known by the abbreviation JAMLAB., the service provides a free portal...
8 years ago
