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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...

Oct 13, 2018 3:15 PM by arsonal 73 Comments

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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'...

Sep 11, 2018 10:00 PM by arsonal 6 Comments

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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...

Aug 25, 2018 1:49 PM by arsonal 13 Comments

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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...

Aug 15, 2018 1:51 AM by ImperfectBlue 19 Comments

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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...

May 18, 2018 8:47 AM by tsubasalover 4 Comments

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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...

Mar 11, 2018 11:00 PM by arsonal 6 Comments

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MyAnimeList Launches Digital Manga Store

MyAnimeList, LLC, the company which operates the anime and manga catalog website of the same name, has announced that it is launching an English-language digital manga store in partnership with North American manga publishers VIZ Media and Kodansha Comics. The MyAnimeList Manga...

Mar 7, 2018 11:30 PM by arsonal 27 Comments

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Bandai Namco Reorganizes Bandai Visual, Lantis, Sunrise Units

Bandai Namco Holdings, a major developer of entertainment products and services, announced a major reorganization of several subsidiaries related to its toys, amusement, audiovisual, and animation businesses on Friday. The announcement was made along with the publication of compa...

Feb 10, 2018 8:36 PM by arsonal 16 Comments

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Kansai-Based Studio Wanpack to Close Following Founder's Death

Studio Wanpack, an Osaka-based anime studio known as a long-time subcontractor to major anime studios, announced early Thursday morning that it will be dissolving the business on February 28, 2018. The announcement follows the death of studio founder Kouji Yamada on January 2. Fo...

Feb 1, 2018 10:24 AM by arsonal 4 Comments

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Nissan Motor Replaces Toshiba as 'Sazae-san' Main Sponsor After 49 Years

Sazae-san, the longest running animated television series in the world, will gain new broadcast sponsors in April following the exit of Toshiba Corporation, which has sponsored the series for almost 49 years. Toshiba was the sole sponsor of the series since from 1969 until 1999...

Jan 31, 2018 10:10 PM by arsonal 4 Comments

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Netflix Announces Anime Partnership with Production I.G and Bones

Global streaming content provider Netflix is making a push to deepen its business relationships with anime production companies in Japan. On Wednesday, Netflix announced a continuing partnership with anime studios Production I.G and Bones in a press release. Netflix's partnershi...

Jan 31, 2018 11:30 AM by arsonal 71 Comments

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Amazon Ends Anime Strike Curated Streaming Service

Internet retailer Amazon terminated its curated streaming service Anime Strike on Friday just one year after its launch. Anime Strike provided Amazon Prime customers in the United States with access to more than one thousand anime episodes and movies for a $4.99 monthly subscrip...

Jan 7, 2018 3:34 PM by arsonal 37 Comments

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Bibury Animation Studios Leads 'Grisaia: Phantom Trigger' TV Anime Production

Bibury Animation Studios, a joint venture anime production studio established in May, has revealed that it will lead the production of Grisaia: Phantom Trigger, a television anime series based on the visual novel series of the same name. The studio, which is named after a village...

Aug 18, 2017 8:13 PM by arsonal 24 Comments

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International Streaming Service DAISUKI Ends Service in October

Streaming content distributor DAISUKI announced on Tuesday that it will terminate its international anime streaming service by October 31, 2017. DAISUKI, which began its service in 2013, is owned and operated by Anime Consortium Japan and was acquired by Bandai Namco Holdings in...

Aug 1, 2017 9:21 AM by arsonal 48 Comments

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Sony Pictures Television Acquires Majority Stake in Funimation

Sony Pictures Television, a California-based television production and distribution studio, announced on Monday that it will acquire a 95-percent stake in shares of North American anime distributor Funimation. Gen Fukunaga, the Texas-based company's founder and chief executive, w...

Jul 31, 2017 5:00 PM by arsonal 44 Comments

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Dwango and Khara Form CG Animation Joint Venture Project Studio Q

Entertainment content management company Dwango, animation studio Khara, and the Aso College Group announced on Wednesday that they have established an animation and CG production company named Project Studio Q. Based in the city of Fukuoka in western Japan, Project Studio Q aims...

Jul 13, 2017 8:59 AM by arsonal 19 Comments

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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...

Jul 9, 2017 10:45 PM by arsonal 35 Comments

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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...

Jun 23, 2017 10:59 AM by arsonal 24 Comments

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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...

Jun 22, 2017 8:59 AM by arsonal 21 Comments

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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...

Jun 20, 2017 1:29 PM by arsonal 36 Comments

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