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TMS Entertainment traces its origins to 1946 when Kyokuichi opened in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The company changed its trade name to Kyokuichi Shine Industries in 1957 before evolving into the animation studio known today.
Yutaka Fujioka established Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1964 after being encouraged by Tokyo Broadcasting System. He recruited talent like Tsutomu Shibayama and Yoshio Kabashima from Toei Animation to rebuild the system following financial losses on Big X.
The studio produced Obake no Q-Tarō from 1964 to 1966 and Star of the Giants until 1971 with 182 episodes. Other notable works included Moomin running from 1969 to 1970 and Lupin the 3rd Part I which debuted in 1971.
Little Nimer: Adventures in Slumberland cost 5.5 billion yen (43.3 million dollars) by 1992 but never recouped its production costs. The film released in Japan on the 15th of July 1989 and reached American theaters in August 1992 across 2,300 venues without achieving profitability.
Kyokuichi changed its official name to TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. in January 2000. By 2003, the company completely withdrew from textile operations and became a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings after purchasing a 50.2 percent stake in 2005.