Bandai Visual

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Bandai Visual Co., Ltd
Image:BANDAI-VISUAL_LOGO.gif
Type Business corporation (TYO: 4325 )
Founded August 23, 1983
Headquarters Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Kazumi Kawashiro, President and CEO
Industry Anime production, animation and distribution
Film production and distribution
Software & programming
Employees 162
Owner Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.[1][2][3]
Website Bandai Visual, Co., Ltd Official Website

Bandai Visual Co., Ltd (バンダイビジュアル株式会社 Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Gaisha?), is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai, Co. Ltd and a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.[1][2][3], and based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.[4]Its subsidiaries include Emotion Music, Co. Ltd, whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island, and Lantis.

It has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including both those it has directly produced itself, and the anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai.

Bandai Visual now has its own wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Bandai Visual USA Inc., which was established in 2005 and helps distribute and markets its productions in North America. Its anime and manga productions are also distributed by various companies, including but not exclusively Bandai Entertainment and Beez Entertainment, Namco Bandai's North American and European distribution subsidiaries.

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[edit] Subsidiaries

  • Emotion
  • Emotion Digital Software
  • Bandai Home Video
  • Bandai Video Network
  • C.Moon
  • Half-Moon

[edit] Productions

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Bandai Visual. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
  2. ^ a b NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc.. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
  3. ^ a b IR information : Press release Third Medium-Term Plan. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.
  4. ^ About us : History BANDAI VISUAL CO.,Ltd. Retrieved on March 7, 2007.

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