Sony Group Corporation has owned several animation studios since the company's founding on May 7, 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo.
Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City, CaliforniaAniplex's headquarters in Rokubanchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Former names: Sony Pictures Entertainment Music Publishing Inc. (1995–1997), Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc. (1997–2001) and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc. (2001–2003)
Also known as: Columbia TriStar Television Animation, Columbia TriStar Animation, Columbia TriStar Children's Television, and Sony Pictures Television Animation
Animation: Television series, feature films and specials Assets sold to TV-Loonland AG in October 2000, with North American home video and international audio rights retained by Sony.[1]
Animation: Television series, feature films and specials Founded in 1980 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising and acquired by Sony Wonder Television in 1998. TV-Loonland AG purchased the company in 2000.[2]
On April 1, 2020, Aniplex established Boundary, a 3DCG animation production company subsidiary. CloverWorks president Akira Shimizu was appointed the studio's president and representative director.[3][4] Since its inception, Boundary has been mainly involved in the CG production of CloverWorks projects.[5]
Crunchyroll Studiosedit
In August 2018, the streaming service Crunchyroll announced an expansion into original content under the Crunchyroll Originals brand starting with the anime-inspired series High Guardian Spice, with select shows beginning with Onyx Equinox being produced in-house by Crunchyroll Studios.[6][7] The studio was closed shortly after Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll.[8]
JOENedit
On May 30, 2022, Aniplex, its subsidiary, CloverWorks, WIT Studio, and Shueisha announced the establishment of JOEN, a new joint venture involved in the planning and production of animated works, including TV series, feature films, and short clips. CloverWorks’ Corporate Officer Yūichi Fukushima and WIT Studio Director Tetsuya Nakatake, producers of the highly acclaimed adaptation of Spy x Family, a collaboration between their respective studios, were appointed representative directors of JOEN.[9][10][11] JOEN will strive to establish a new creative framework that prioritizes the staff during production while maintaining high quality and ensuring better and adequate profit sharing with creators. It plans to collaborate with various studios, producers, and creators to capture the charm of each project instead of working exclusively with CloverWorks and WIT.[10][11]
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^"TV Loonland buys up Sony Wonder units". Variety. 2000-10-03. from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
^"株式会社アニプレックス 子会社設立に関するお知らせ" [Aniplex Corporation Announces the Establishment of a Subsidiary] (PDF). Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (in Japanese). April 1, 2020. (PDF) from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 31, 2020). "Aniplex Establishes New 'Boundary' 3D CG Animation Subsidiary". Anime News Network. from the original on February 19, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^"WORKS | 株式会社Boundary". Boundary Inc. from the original on November 10, 2022. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^Haasch Palmer (August 22, 2018). "Crunchyroll to produce original content, starting in 2019". Polygon. from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
^Cao, Caroline (November 21, 2020). "Crunchyroll's violent, new epic Onyx Equinox brings Mesoamerican culture to animation". Polygon. from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
^Alexander, Sofia (Nov 5, 2023). "Sofia Alexander's tweet confirming the closure of Crunchyroll Studios". X (formerly Twitter) (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-06.
^"CloverWorks・ウィットスタジオ・アニプレックス・集英社の4社による、制作スタジオが主体の企画・プロデュースを行う株式会社JOEN設立のお知らせ" [Notice of Establishment of JOEN Corporation by CloverWorks, WIT Studio, Aniplex, and Shueisha, a production studio driven planning and production company]. Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (in Japanese). May 30, 2022. from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ abPineda, Rafael Antonio (May 30, 2022). "CloverWorks, Wit Studio, Aniplex, Shueisha Jointly Establish New JOEN Anime Company". Anime News Network. from the original on July 18, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ abDempsey, Liam (May 30, 2022). "CloverWorks, WIT Studio, Shueisha and Aniplex Form JOEN Creative Company". Crunchyroll News. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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Sony Group Corporation has owned several animation studios since the company s founding on May 7 1946 by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City CaliforniaAniplex s headquarters in Rokubanchō Chiyoda TokyoBesides Sony Pictures Animation who serves as the company s flagship animation studio Sony also presently operates Sony Pictures Imageworks Sony Pictures Television Kids A 1 Pictures and CloverWorks the latter two through Sony Music Entertainment Japan s Aniplex Contents 1 Full list 2 Sony Pictures Entertainment 2 1 Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group 2 1 1 Sony Pictures Animation 2 1 2 Sony Pictures Imageworks 2 2 Sony Pictures Television 2 2 1 Sony Pictures Television Kids 2 3 Other 2 3 1 Pixomondo 3 Sony Music Entertainment Japan 3 1 Aniplex 3 1 1 A 1 Pictures 3 1 2 CloverWorks 3 1 3 Boundary 4 Crunchyroll Studios 5 JOEN 6 See also 7 ReferencesFull list editCurrent animation studios Studio Established Parent unitSony Pictures Animation 2002 Sony Pictures Motion Picture GroupAnimation Theatrical feature films short films and television series in hand drawn digital and CGISony Pictures Television Kids 2011 Sony Pictures TelevisionAnimation Television series and feature filmsAcquired in 2019 Former names Silvergate Media 2011 2022 Sony Pictures Imageworks 1992 Sony Pictures Motion Picture GroupAnimation Feature films and television seriesPixomondo 2001 Sony Pictures EntertainmentAnimation Feature films and television seriesAcquired in 2022 Aniplex 1995 Sony Music Entertainment JapanAnimation Television series and feature filmsFormer names Sony Pictures Entertainment Music Publishing Inc 1995 1997 Sony Pictures Entertainment Visual Works Inc 1997 2001 and Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works Inc 2001 2003 A 1 Pictures 2005 AniplexAnimation Television series feature films OVAs and specialsCloverWorks 2018 AniplexAnimation Television series feature films OVAs and ONAsBoundary 2020 AniplexAnimation Television seriesMadhouse 5 1972 Nippon TVSony Pictures Entertainment JapanAnimation Feature films television series and OVAsToei Animation 1 86 1948 Toei CompanyTV AsahiBandai Namco FilmworksFuji TelevisionSony PicturesAnimation Feature films television series and OVAsJOEN joint venture 2022 WIT StudioCloverWorksAniplexShueishaAnimation Feature films and television seriesDivested or defunct animation studios Studio Established StatusAdelaide Productions 1993 DormantAlso known as Columbia TriStar Television Animation Columbia TriStar Animation Columbia TriStar Children s Television and Sony Pictures Television AnimationAnimation Television seriesSony Wonder Television 1995 Sold in 2000Animation Television series feature films and specialsAssets sold to TV Loonland AG in October 2000 with North American home video and international audio rights retained by Sony 1 Sunbow Entertainment 1980 Sold in 2000Animation Television series feature films and specialsFounded in 1980 by Griffin Bacal Advertising and acquired by Sony Wonder Television in 1998 TV Loonland AG purchased the company in 2000 2 Crunchyroll Studios 2018 Closed in 2021Animation Television seriesAcquired in 2021 Former names Ellation Studios 2018 2020 Sony Pictures Entertainment editSony Pictures Motion Picture Group edit Sony Pictures Animation edit Main article Sony Pictures Animation Sony Pictures Imageworks edit Main article Sony Pictures Imageworks Sony Pictures Television edit Sony Pictures Television Kids edit Main article Sony Pictures Television Kids Other edit Pixomondo edit Main article PixomondoSony Music Entertainment Japan editAniplex edit Main article Aniplex A 1 Pictures edit Main article A 1 Pictures CloverWorks edit Main article CloverWorks Boundary edit On April 1 2020 Aniplex established Boundary a 3DCG animation production company subsidiary CloverWorks president Akira Shimizu was appointed the studio s president and representative director 3 4 Since its inception Boundary has been mainly involved in the CG production of CloverWorks projects 5 Crunchyroll Studios editIn August 2018 the streaming service Crunchyroll announced an expansion into original content under the Crunchyroll Originals brand starting with the anime inspired series High Guardian Spice with select shows beginning with Onyx Equinox being produced in house by Crunchyroll Studios 6 7 The studio was closed shortly after Sony s acquisition of Crunchyroll 8 JOEN editOn May 30 2022 Aniplex its subsidiary CloverWorks WIT Studio and Shueisha announced the establishment of JOEN a new joint venture involved in the planning and production of animated works including TV series feature films and short clips CloverWorks Corporate Officer Yuichi Fukushima and WIT Studio Director Tetsuya Nakatake producers of the highly acclaimed adaptation of Spy x Family a collaboration between their respective studios were appointed representative directors of JOEN 9 10 11 JOEN will strive to establish a new creative framework that prioritizes the staff during production while maintaining high quality and ensuring better and adequate profit sharing with creators It plans to collaborate with various studios producers and creators to capture the charm of each project instead of working exclusively with CloverWorks and WIT 10 11 See also editScreen Gems 1921 1946 References edit Meaux Francoise 2000 10 03 MIPCOM TV Loonland acquires Sony Wonder News Screen Screendaily com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2016 01 18 TV Loonland buys up Sony Wonder units Variety 2000 10 03 Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2016 01 18 株式会社アニプレックス 子会社設立に関するお知らせ Aniplex Corporation Announces the Establishment of a Subsidiary PDF Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc in Japanese April 1 2020 Archived PDF from the original on November 9 2022 Retrieved October 7 2023 Pineda Rafael Antonio March 31 2020 Aniplex Establishes New Boundary 3D CG Animation Subsidiary Anime News Network Archived from the original on February 19 2022 Retrieved October 7 2023 WORKS 株式会社Boundary Boundary Inc Archived from the original on November 10 2022 Retrieved October 7 2023 Haasch Palmer August 22 2018 Crunchyroll to produce original content starting in 2019 Polygon Archived from the original on October 30 2018 Retrieved October 29 2018 Cao Caroline November 21 2020 Crunchyroll s violent new epic Onyx Equinox brings Mesoamerican culture to animation Polygon Archived from the original on November 21 2020 Retrieved November 26 2020 Alexander Sofia Nov 5 2023 Sofia Alexander s tweet confirming the closure of Crunchyroll Studios X formerly Twitter in Spanish Retrieved 2023 11 06 CloverWorks ウィットスタジオ アニプレックス 集英社の4社による 制作スタジオが主体の企画 プロデュースを行う株式会社JOEN設立のお知らせ Notice of Establishment of JOEN Corporation by CloverWorks WIT Studio Aniplex and Shueisha a production studio driven planning and production company Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc in Japanese May 30 2022 Archived from the original on May 15 2023 Retrieved October 7 2023 a b Pineda Rafael Antonio May 30 2022 CloverWorks Wit Studio Aniplex Shueisha Jointly Establish New JOEN Anime Company Anime News Network Archived from the original on July 18 2023 Retrieved October 7 2023 a b Dempsey Liam May 30 2022 CloverWorks WIT Studio Shueisha and Aniplex Form JOEN Creative Company Crunchyroll News Retrieved October 7 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of animation studios owned by Sony amp oldid 1210320772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
