Muse Communication

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Muse Communication Co., Ltd.
Company type Joint-stock
Industry Entertainment
Genre Anime
PredecessorMuse Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Founded1992;32 years ago (1992)
Headquarters
Xinzhuang District, New Taipei
,
Taiwan
Area served
Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau
Key people
ProductsAnime, motion pictures, merchandise, Asian, American and European cinema
Subsidiaries
  • Fukang Enterprise
  • Eagle International Communication
  • Muse Communication (H.K.)
  • Muse Animation (Shanghai)
  • Muse Communication Singapore
Website e-muse.com.tw

Muse Communication Co., Ltd. (also known simply as Muse) is a Taiwanese distributor and licensor that specializes in the distribution of anime. Based in Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, the company also distributes Asian and European films in Taiwan. It has licenses for several popular anime series and tokusatsu such as Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest , Attack on Titan , Sword Art Online , Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , One-Punch Man , Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World , Spy × Family , Saint Seiya , Hunter × Hunter , Pretty Cure Series , Kamen Rider Series , Super Sentai , and many more.

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History

Originally founded in 1987, the company was formerly known as Muse Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd before becoming Muse Communication Co., Ltd. in 1992. Fukang Enterprise is in charge of physical distribution, while Eagle International Communication handles distribution for live-action films from Asia and Europe.

Muse Communication (Hong Kong) was founded in November 1997. Muse Animation (Shanghai) was founded in January 2013. On August 7, 2018, Muse Communications began marketing select titles from their library on YouTube in Taiwan.

Muse Communication SG Pte. Ltd.
Company type Private Limited
IndustryEntertainment
GenreAnime
FoundedMarch 2019;5 years ago (2019-03)
Headquarters
Singapore
Key people
Jeff Lee Chien - Fu (general manager / director) [4]
ProductsAnime, motion pictures, and merchandise
OwnerMuse Communication
Divisions Hakken!
Website e-muse.com.tw/en

Muse Communication Singapore (also known as Muse Asia) was founded in March 2019. In June 2019, it launched Muse Asia, a YouTube channel which provides anime with English and Chinese hard subtitles for audiences in parts of Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia. [5] As of April 21, 2024, the channel has around 6.85 million subscribers and amassed around 2.19 billion views. [6] The company has since launched localized YouTube channels for audiences in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and India. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Hakken! is a retail brand operated by Muse Communication Singapore which specializes in anime merchandising. [4] On 16 January 2021, it has launched its first retail store in Plaza Singapura, Singapore. [11] The second store is located inside the VivoCity shopping mall, which is also in Singapore; it opened on 17 July 2021. [12] Hakken! later expanded to Malaysia through Shopee on 21 October 2021 as an online shop. [13]

Distribution

Physical distribution

Muse does not directly release its titles on home video outside of Taiwan but instead sub-licenses to other companies such as Dream Express (DEX), and previously Rose Media and Entertainment for the Thai market. [14]

Digital and television distribution

Muse sub-licenses select titles to OTT platforms and TV stations in other served regions. Notable platforms include Netflix, Disney+, iQIYI, CATCHPLAY+, Bilibili, Viu, Tencent Video/WeTV, iflix, JioCinema, CubMu, Sushiroll, Vidio and many more. [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2016, Taiwanese anime streaming service Bahamut Anime Crazy began streaming select anime titles from Muse, marking the first time the company released its catalog of series and films for free on streaming. On 7 August 2018, Muse began distributing full episodes of series on YouTube to combat piracy, starting in Taiwan. [3]

Notable titles distributed by Muse

Anime series

Tokusatsu series

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