Aniplex

Aniplex Inc.
Native name
株式会社アニプレックス
Kabushikigaisha Anipurekkusu
Formerly
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Music Publishing Inc.
  • Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc.
  • Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc.
Business corporation
Industry Anime and music production
Founded September 1995 (1995-09)[1]
Headquarters Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
  • Atsuhiro Iwakami (President)
  • Toshihiro Konno (Chairman)
  • Hideki "Henry" Goto (Head of International Business Development)
Products Soundtracks, anime, Motion pictures, music, merchandise, toys, video games, stationery
¥24.47 billion (2016)
¥16.562 billion (2016)
Total assets ¥25.049 billion (2017)
Total equity ¥59.114 billion (2017)
Owner Sony
Number of employees
120
Parent Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Subsidiaries
Website aniplex.co.jp

Aniplex Inc. (株式会社アニプレックス, Kabushiki-gaisha Anipurekkusu) is a Japanese anime and music production company owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan and established in September 1995. Aniplex has been involved in the planning, production and distribution of several anime series, such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Blood: The Last Vampire, Persona 4: The Animation, Birdy the Mighty, Angel Beats!, Rurouni Kenshin, Charlotte, and Black Butler. Additionally, Aniplex produces and distributes music and soundtrack records, including the original soundtracks for all of Sony Computer Entertainment's computer and video games.

Aniplex is also involved in retail merchandising, producing toys, games, stationery, food and other items featuring popular characters. In addition, Aniplex puts together events to promote their anime franchises. For example, in 2005 Aniplex held the Fullmetal Alchemist Festival which began with the Fullmetal Alchemist Tour at Universal Studios Japan.

Originally known as Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Visual Works Inc., it was established on September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and changed its name in January 2001[1] to Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Visual Works Inc. after becoming a subsidiary completely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. In April 2003, it changed its name to Aniplex Inc.[1]

In 2004, Aniplex launched the Sugi Label, which releases the works of Koichi Sugiyama—the composer of the music for Dragon Quest,[2] but since 2009 it was sold to King Records.

In March 2005, the company established its Santa Monica, California-based North American subsidiary Aniplex of America,[1] and later that same year in May 2005, it established its own animation studio called A-1 Pictures.[1]

Anime productions

Aniplex has been involved with the following anime series.

References

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  2. Aniplex Inc Archived November 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "009-1" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  4. "Aチャンネル" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  5. "逆転裁判" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. "エンジェル・ハート" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  7. "恋は雨上がりのように" (in Japanese). Aniplex+. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. "アルドノア・ゼロ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  9. "将国のアルタイル" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  10. "Angel Beats!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  11. "あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  12. "アラタなるセカイ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  13. "BACCANO!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  14. "BANANA FISH" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  15. "おおきく振りかぶって" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  16. "鉄腕バーディーDECODE" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  17. "鉄腕バーディーDECODE 02" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  18. "黒執事" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  19. "ブラック★ロックシューター" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  20. "絶園のテンペスト" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  21. "BLEACH" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  22. "Blend S" ブレンド・S (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  23. "BLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  24. "BLOOD+" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  25. "BLOOD-C" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  26. "青の祓魔師" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  27. "青の祓魔師 京都不浄王篇" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  28. "はたらく細胞" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  29. "Charlotte" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  30. "CITY HUNTER" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  31. "D.Gray-man" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  32. "D.Gray-man HALLOW" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  33. "DARKER THAN BLACK" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  34. "DARKER THAN BLACK 流星の双子" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  35. "ダーリン・イン・ザ・フランキス" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  36. "鬼滅の刃" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  37. "DEVILMAN crybaby" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  38. "DOG DAYS" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  39. "じゃがいぬくん" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  40. "デュラララ!!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  41. "僕だけがいない街" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  42. "エロマンガ先生" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  43. "プレスリリース". Bandai. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  44. "はれときどきぶた" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  45. "Fate/Apocrypha" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  46. "Fate/stay night" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  47. "Fate/Zero" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  48. "FLAG" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  49. "鋼の錬金術師" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  50. "鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  51. "学園アリス" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  52. "ガリレイドンナ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  53. "GALLERY FAKE" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  54. "天保異聞 妖奇士" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  55. "学校の怪談" (in Japanese). Pierrot. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  56. "銀魂" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  57. "銀魂'" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  58. "銀魂." (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  59. "銀盤カレイドスコープ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  60. "グラビテ−ション TVシリーズ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  61. "GTO" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  62. "ギルティクラウン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  63. "グイン・サーガ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  64. "天元突破グレンラガン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  65. "地獄少女" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  66. "地獄少女 二籠" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  67. "地獄少女 三鼎" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  68. "地獄少女 宵伽" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  69. "ひだまりスケッチ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  70. "ハチミツとクローバー" (in Japanese). J.C. Staff. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  71. "蛍火の杜へ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  72. "Gekijō Anime Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai" 劇場アニメ 君の膵臓をたべたい [Theatrical Anime I Want to Eat Your Pancreas] (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  73. "I'll CKBC" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  74. "韋駄天翔" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  75. "アイドルマスター" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  76. "妖狐×僕SS" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  77. "犬夜叉 完結編" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  78. "いぬやしき" (in Japanese). Aniplex+. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  79. "王ドロボウJING" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  80. "甲鉄城のカバネリ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  81. "陰からマモル!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  82. "かぐや様は告らせたい~天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦~" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  83. "劇場版 空の境界" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  84. "かみちゅ!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  85. "かんなぎ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  86. "刀語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  87. "牙" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  88. "人造人間キカイダー" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  89. "キルラキル" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  90. "君と僕。" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  91. "キョロちゃん" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  92. "金色のコルダ〜primo passo〜" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  93. "金色のコルダ〜secondo passo〜" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  94. "コゼットの肖像" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  95. "レベル E" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  96. "恋愛ラボ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  97. "ラブ★コン" (in Japanese). TBS. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  98. "マギ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  99. "シンドバッドの冒険" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  100. "まじっく快斗1412" (in Japanese). Aniplex+. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  101. "魔法少女リリカルなのは The MOVIE 1st" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  102. "魔法少女リリカルなのは The MOVIE 2nd A's 【特装版】". King Records. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  103. "3月のライオン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  104. "炎の蜃気楼 TVシリーズ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  105. "みつどもえ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  106. "化物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  107. "偽物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  108. "猫物語(黒)" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  109. "<物語>シリーズ セカンドシーズン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  110. "憑物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  111. "終物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  112. "傷物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  113. "暦物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  114. "続・終物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  115. "蟲師" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  116. "NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  117. "BORUTO-ボルト- -NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS-" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  118. "続 夏目友人帳" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  119. "練馬大根ブラザーズ". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  120. Senkō no Night Raid's Special Promo Video Streamed. Anime News Network. Retrieved on 07-03-2010.
  121. "ニセコイ:" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  122. "NO.6" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  123. "世紀末 オカルト学院" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  124. "Occultic;Nine -Occultic Nine-" Occultic;Nine -オカルティック・ナイン- (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  125. "俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  126. "Paradise Kiss" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  127. "パラッパラッパー" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  128. "プラスティック・メモリーズ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  129. "PERSONA -trinity soul-" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  130. "劇場版「ペルソナ3」" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  131. "TVアニメ「ペルソナ4」" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  132. "PERSONA5 the Animation" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  133. "ピンポン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  134. "ポポロクロイス物語" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  135. "パワパフガールズZ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  136. "約束のネバーランド" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  137. "劇場版 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  138. "パンチライン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  139. "R.O.D" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  140. "R.O.D-THE TV-" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  141. "グランクレスト戦記" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  142. "Rewrite" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  143. "ROBOTICS;NOTES" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  144. "老人Z" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  145. "るろうに剣心" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  146. "青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  147. "セキレイ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  148. "七つの大罪" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  149. "七つの大罪 聖戦の予兆" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  150. "七つの大罪 戒めの復活" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  151. "屍鬼" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  152. "銀の匙 Silver Spoon" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  153. "ソウルイーター" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  154. "ソ・ラ・ノ・ヲ・ト" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  155. "宇宙兄弟" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  156. "スパイラル-推理の絆-" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  157. "STAR DRIVER 輝きのタクト" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  158. "サブマリン707R" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  159. "ソードアート・オンライン" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  160. "鉄コン筋クリート" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  161. "残響のテロル" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  162. "咎狗の血" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  163. "地球へ・・・" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  164. "つり球" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  165. "電波教師" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  166. "戦場のヴァルキュリア" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  167. "革命機ヴァルヴレイヴ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  168. "ヴァンパイア騎士" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  169. "ヴァンパイア騎士 Guilty" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  170. "放浪息子" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  171. "ぼくたちは勉強ができない" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  172. "宇宙ショーへようこそ" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  173. "ワンダーベビルくん" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  174. "WORKING!!" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  175. "ヲタクに恋は難しい" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  176. "焼きたて!!ジャぱん" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  177. "四月は君の嘘" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  178. "ゆらぎ荘の幽奈さん" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  179. "亡念のザムド" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
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