Actas

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Actas Inc.
Native name
株式会社アクタス
Romanized name
Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Anime
FoundedJuly 6, 1998;27 years ago (1998-07-06)
Founder
  • Hiroshi Katō
  • Jūtarō Ōba
Headquarters Ogikubo, ,
Japan
Key people
Kenji Hamada (CEO) [1]
Board members:
Masakazu Yoshimoto
Jun Yukawa
Takanobu Murata
Number of employees
22 (regular)
26 (contract) [1]
Parent Bandai Visual (2017–2018)
Bandai Namco Filmworks (2018–present)
Website actas-inc.co.jp

Actas Inc. [a] is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks, which in turn is a subsidiary to Bandai Namco Holdings. [2]

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History

Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked for Tatsunoko Production and Ashi Productions. [3]

Following Katō's death in 2009, Shunpei Maruyama was named the new company president. The studio also had a subsidiary animation studio Karaku, but Actas merged it with the main company in July 2017.

In September 2017, Bandai Visual has announced that it had acquired Actas. [4]

In August 2023, it was announced that former president and animation producer Shunpei Maruyama had died. [5]

Works

TV series

OVA/ONAs

Films

Notes

  1. Japanese: 株式会社アクタス, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu

References

  1. 1 2 会社概要 [Company Profile]. Actus Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. History page http://www.actas-inc.co.jp/corporation Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 実写版映画ヤッターマン (in Japanese). ytv. 2009-02-17. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  4. "Bandai Visual Acquires Girls & Panzer Anime Studio Actas". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. "Girls & Panzer, Princess Principal Producer Shunpei Maruyama Passes Away". Anime News Network. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 10, 2025). "Girls & Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Anime's Trailer Reveals Theatrical Debut Dates". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 10, 2025.