This is a list of Japanese animation studios .
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This is a list of Japanese animation studios .
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Animate Ltd. is the retailing arm of MOVIC and is the largest retailer of anime, video games and manga in Japan. The first and flagship store of Animate was opened in 1983 in Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, Japan.
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan LLC is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, owned by American telecommunications/media company Comcast headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo. It is primarily involved in the production and distribution of anime within Japan.
Victor Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.
Artland Inc. is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning Mushishi and epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It is also well known for producing the anime adaptation of Katekyō Hitman Reborn!.
Masao Maruyama is a Japanese anime producer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Madhouse, as well as the founder of MAPPA and Studio M2 animation studios. He is the current Chairman of MAPPA and President of Studio M2 and Board member of N LITE Japan.
Odessa Entertainment Co., Ltd. is a Japanese film distributor. It was founded as Taki Corporation Inc.. Some of their adult anime productions were released under their Cherry Lips label.
Jerome Charles White Jr., better known by his stage name Jero (ジェロ), is an American enka singer of African-American and Japanese descent who is the first black enka singer in Japanese music history. In 2018, Jero announced that he was taking an indefinite hiatus from his music career to focus on a career in computers.
Across Entertainment is a Japanese voice acting entertainment company founded by Atsushi Fujisaki in April 2008.
Project.R are a Japanese musical ensemble established by Nippon Columbia and Toei Company to perform on the soundtracks for the Super Sentai Series beginning with Engine Sentai Go-onger.
Radix Ace Entertainment Co., Ltd was a Japanese animation studio closed on October 1, 2006. The studio was formed on September 3, 2001 from a merger between Radix and Zero-G Room. Much of the staff from Radix Ace joined Seven or merged with Mobanimation to become Radix Mobanimation in 2007.
Westone Bit Entertainment Inc. was a video game developer founded in May 1986, based in Mukoujima, Sumida-ku, Tokyo. They were most famous for the Wonder Boy/Monster World series. Originally called Escape, the company was renamed to Westone as the word Escape made them sound unreliable. The company's name was changed yet again to Westone Bit Entertainment in April 2000. The chief publisher was Ryuichi Nishizawa. The company went bankrupt and entered the liquidation process on October 1, 2014. Currently, the intellectual property rights to Westone Bit Entertainment's games are owned by LAT Corporation.
Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan Inc., abbreviated SPE or SPEJ, is a Japanese film studio, based in Minato-ku, Tokyo. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, with the majority of SPEJ's shares held by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Larx Entertainment Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 2006 as a subsidiary of Studio Hibari. It is based in Nerima, Tokyo.
Hoods Entertainment Inc. is a Japanese animation studio that was established in February 2009.
TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd., formerly known as Kyokuichi is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation.
Hinata Satō is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer, and model affiliated with Amuse. She is a former member of Sakura Gakuin and is best known for voicing Junna Hoshimi in Revue Starlight, Leah Kazuno in Love Live! Sunshine!!, Noa Fukushima in D4DJ, and Mizuki Akiyama in Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage!.
Lapone Entertainment Co., Ltd. is a Japanese management and entertainment company, established in May 2019 as a joint venture between South Korean CJ ENM and Japanese Yoshimoto Kogyo. The company operates as a talent agency, entertainment company, and record label under Yoshimoto Music. It produces the reality competition series Produce 101 Japan and manages the series' winning groups as well as graduates from the company's trainee program Lapone Boys & Girls.
