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By Ami NazruUpdated:May 23, 20242min
Toho Co., Ltd. announced the acquisition of anime studio Science SARU on May 23, 2024.
The acquisition includes the purchase of all shares from Science SARU representative Eunyoung Choi, with the studio becoming a subsidiary of Toho effective June 19, 2024.
Through this strategic move, Toho aims to strengthen its animation production capabilities by leveraging the expertise and resources of Science SARU,
Although operating income from the anime business increased a significant 90% to 46.2 billion yen in the latest fiscal year ending February 2024, the company aims to accelerate the growth of its operations. anime business with this alliance.
Toho also plans to work closely with Science SARU to improve the production environment and provide greater creative opportunities for staff and creators to associate and produce high-quality anime content suitable for the both domestic and global audiences.
Science SARU is a Japanese animation studio, founded on February 4, 2013 by producer Eunyoung Choi and director Masaaki Yuasa.
The company's most recent project is an animated feature film Inu-Oh (2021), two short films for an animation anthology project Star Wars: Visions (2021) and animated series The Heike story (2021), Yurei Deco (2022) et Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).
Science SARU is also producing the anime Dandadan highly anticipated.
Source: Gamebiz
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Ami Nazru
Ami Nazru has been an anime journalist for over 3 years and is the editor of Animehunch. She discovered the world of anime through Sailor Moon many years ago and has been a wimp ever since. Reading coming-of-age dramas and torturing her soul is a certified addiction for Ami, and this includes the works of Shuzo Oshimi. She lives for the show and most of her time is spent learning about controversies in the anime industry.
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