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Anime companies

  • Anime LimitedOn the 14th of December 2012, Andrew Partridge launched a social media page for Anime Limited from his base in Glasgow. He was the director behind Scotland…
  • Manga EntertainmentLondon, 1991 marked the birth of Manga Entertainment. Chris Blackwell and Andy Frain established the company as a subsidiary of Island Records' Island World…
  • Crunchyroll Store AustraliaTim Anderson and Paul Wiegard established Madman Entertainment in 1996 as a mail order business. They targeted the Australian market with imported anime…
  • Mainichi Broadcasting SystemAt exactly ten o'clock on the morning of the 1st of March 1959, a signal began traveling from Mount Ikoma to homes across the Kansai region.
  • Nippon TelevisionOn the 28th of August 1953, a small animated dove spread its wings on the screen of channel 4 in Tokyo. This moment marked the official start of Nippon…
  • A.D. VisionJohn Ledford, a native of Houston, Texas, started a Japanese video game and video console import business in 1990. He was introduced to anime when he watched…
  • Sentai FilmworksJohn Ledford started a Japanese video game and video console import business in 1990. He was a native of Houston who watched My Neighbor Totoro at his…
  • AnimeNationGene Field opened AnimeNation in 1995 within Clearwater, Florida. The business began as a small online store selling anime and manga products to American…
  • TV AsahiOn the 1st of February 1959, a new television station named Nippon Educational Television signed on at 9:55 a.m. Japan Standard Time.
  • GKIDSEric Beckman established GKIDS in 2008 within New York City. The company name stands for Guerrilla Kids International Distribution Syndicate, a phrase that…
  • TV TokyoOn the 12th of April 1964, Tokyo Channel 12 launched its first broadcast at noon. The opening lineup included a NHK Symphony Orchestra concert and the…
  • Kadokawa ShotenGenyoshi Kadokawa established Kadokawa Shoten on the 10th of November 1945 in Tokyo. The company began its publishing journey with a specific imprint called…
  • Viz MediaSeiji Horibuchi arrived in California from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, in 1975. He spent two years living in the suburbs before moving to San Francisco to…
  • Central Park MediaJohn O'Donnell established Central Park Media in 1990 as an anime supplier. The company took root at 250 West 57th Street, a building that shares its name…
  • DentsuIn 1906, the company known as Dentsu began its life under a different name. Telegraphic Service Co. transformed into Japan Advertising Ltd.
  • Pony Canyonthe 1st of October 1966 marked the founding of Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc. by Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.
  • Streamline PicturesLos Angeles, California became the birthplace of Streamline Pictures in late 1988. Screenwriter Carl Macek and animation historian Jerry Beck established…
  • NBCUniversal Entertainment JapanPioneer Corporation founded the LaserDisc Corporation in March 1981 to produce LaserDisc players in Japan. The company began as a hardware manufacturer…
  • Urban VisionMataichiro Yamamoto stood in Los Angeles, California during July 1996 to establish Urban Vision Entertainment Inc. His goal was simple yet ambitious…