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Pony Canyon

September 18, 2023

Pony Canyon Inc. (株式会社ポニーキャニオン, Kabushiki gaisha Ponī Kyanion), also known by the shorthand form Ponican (ぽにきゃん, Ponikyan), is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966,[2] which publishes music, DVD and VHS videos, movies, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions.

Pony Canyon Inc.
The company's logo since 2016
The company's headquarters in Minato, Tokyo
Native name
株式会社ポニーキャニオン
TypePrivate KK
IndustryMovies, TV shows, music, video games
GenreVarious
FoundedOctober 1, 1966
(as Nippon Broadcasting System Services, Inc.)
HeadquartersMinato, Tokyo, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCDs, DVDs
Number of employees
450[1]
ParentFuji Media Holdings
Subsidiaries
  • PCI Music
  • Pony Canyon Enterprises
  • Exit Tunes, Inc.
  • Pony Canyon Korea (84%)
  • InterGlobal Music
Websiteponycanyon.co.jp
Pony Canyon logo from 1987 to 2006

Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Taiwan, Malaysia[3] and South Korea.[4] It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master.[5]

History Edit

On October 1, 1966, Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc. opened a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally changed its name in 1970 to Pony Inc. in order to match the brand names it had been using previously. These were "PONYPak" for 8-track cassettes from 1967, and "PONY" for cassettes from 1968.

On August 1, 1970, another Japanese record label, Canyon Records Inc. was founded.[6] Like Pony Inc., Canyon Records was part of the Fujisankei Communications Group.[6] Canyon Records was financially backed at 60% by Pony Inc. and at 40% by Pony's parent company Nippon Broadcasting System.[6]

In 1982, Pony ventured into interactive content by producing personal computer game software under the name "Ponyca". In 1984, the company entered license agreements with major overseas companies, MGM/UA Home Video, Vestron Video International, Walt Disney Home Video and BBC Video (the company also entered license agreements with major overseas companies, RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video in 1986), and in 1985, they established offices in New York and London. In 1986, Pony signed licensing agreements with A&M Records and in 1989 with Virgin Records to handle both companies' Japanese CD releases.

On October 21, 1987, Pony Inc. and Canyon Records merged their operations to form Pony Canyon Inc.[2]

In 1990, Pony Canyon branched out, and opened five subsidiaries outside Japan, one of them is a subsidiary in Singapore called Skin which was managed by Jimmy Wee and signed local English language performers such as Gwailo, Art Fazil, Chris Vadham, The Lizards' Convention, Humpback Oak and Radio Active. In addition to Singapore, Pony Canyon has also had a subsidiary in Taiwan, and a joint venture in Hong Kong and South Korea, named as Golden Pony and SAMPONY, respectively. Four of five subsidiaries were closed in 1997 due to Asian financial crisis, leaving the Malaysian subsidiary as the only subsidiary to remain in operation.[7] However, the Hong Kong and Korean operations were reestablished as a wholly owned subsidiary, although the Korean operation had a 16% stake of local partner. In 2003, the Hong Kong and Taiwan branch of Pony Canyon, both affected by the financial crisis, were acquired by Forward Music. In 2018, Pony Canyon reestablished its branch in Taiwan.

As a video game producer, Pony Canyon brought the Ultima series from Origin Systems and the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons series from Strategic Simulations to Nintendo's Family Computer. Between 1986 and 1990, they produced remakes of the first four Ultima titles for the MSX2 and NES platforms. These remakes differed from the original versions, with rewritten game code and all-new graphics.[8] Pony Canyon's video game library was generally released in North America by FCI. Pony Canyon has not released any video games since Virtual View: Nemoto Harumi for the PlayStation 2 in July 2003.

The company has occasionally been involved in film production. For example, they were a co-production company for the 1996 Indian erotic film Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love.[9]

Following a merger with Nippon Broadcasting System, Fuji Television Network, Inc. became the major shareholder of Pony Canyon in 2006. The following year, Fuji Television made Pony Canyon its wholly owned subsidiary.[10] Fuji Television was subsequently renamed Fuji Media Holdings in 2008.[11] Despite associations with Fuji Television, not all of Pony Canyon's TV show and movie library has been broadcast on Fuji Television. Some of Pony Canyon's non-Fuji TV catalog includes Doraemon movies.

In September 2014, Pony Canyon opened a North American anime distribution label, Ponycan USA, which aims to license their titles for streaming and home video in US and Canada.[12] Their home video releases will be distributed exclusively by Right Stuf Inc.[13]

Music artists Edit

Main category: Pony Canyon artists

Below is a selected list of musical artists signed under the Pony Canyon label.

Composers Edit

Video games Edit

Below is a selected list of video games either developed or published by the Pony Canyon label.

Anime Edit

Below is a list of anime series licensed for streaming and home video release in North America by Pony Canyon's Ponycan USA label.

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "会社概要 | ポニーキャニオン公式企業サイト". from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Company Profile December 5, 2019, at the Wayback Machine - Pony Canyon's official site
  3. ^ Homepage April 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine InterGlobal Music (MY) Sdn. Bhd. (formerly Pony Canyon Malaysia).
  4. ^ Pony Canyon Korea.
  5. ^ Flight Master (a Pony Canyon label).
  6. ^ a b c "Japan's Record Manufacturers". Billboard Magazine. July 22, 1970. p. J-13. from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Pony Canyon cuts back in Asia. Billboard magazine. January 17, 1998. from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  8. ^ "Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (Pony Canyon Version) - PC - GameSpy". uk.pc.gamespy.com. from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Kama Sutra: a tale of love". Trove. National Library of Australia. from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  10. ^ Schilling, Mark (March 30, 2007). "Fuji TV ponies up for Fusosha". from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  11. ^ "Corporate Profile - FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK, INC". www.fujitv.co.jp. from the original on April 7, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Pony Canyon Production Company Expands To US Market". Anime News Network. September 25, 2014. from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Right Stuf Inc. Announces Exclusive Distribution Deal with Pony Canyon Inc" (Press release). Anime News Network. January 9, 2015. from the original on October 25, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2015.

External links Edit

 
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September 18, 2023
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Pony Canyon Inc 株式会社ポニーキャニオン Kabushiki gaisha Poni Kyanion also known by the shorthand form Ponican ぽにきゃん Ponikyan is a Japanese company established on October 1 1966 2 which publishes music DVD and VHS videos movies and video games It is affiliated with the Japanese media group Fujisankei Communications Group Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many anime productions and several film productions Pony Canyon Inc The company s logo since 2016The company s headquarters in Minato TokyoNative name株式会社ポニーキャニオンTypePrivate KKIndustryMovies TV shows music video gamesGenreVariousFoundedOctober 1 1966 as Nippon Broadcasting System Services Inc HeadquartersMinato Tokyo JapanArea servedWorldwideProductsCDs DVDsNumber of employees450 1 ParentFuji Media HoldingsSubsidiariesPCI MusicPony Canyon EnterprisesExit Tunes Inc Pony Canyon Korea 84 InterGlobal MusicWebsiteponycanyon co jpPony Canyon logo from 1987 to 2006Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in Taiwan Malaysia 3 and South Korea 4 It employs approximately 360 people Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master 5 Contents 1 History 2 Music artists 2 1 Composers 3 Video games 4 Anime 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditOn October 1 1966 Nippon Broadcasting System Inc opened a new record label division called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service Inc in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists The division formally changed its name in 1970 to Pony Inc in order to match the brand names it had been using previously These were PONYPak for 8 track cassettes from 1967 and PONY for cassettes from 1968 On August 1 1970 another Japanese record label Canyon Records Inc was founded 6 Like Pony Inc Canyon Records was part of the Fujisankei Communications Group 6 Canyon Records was financially backed at 60 by Pony Inc and at 40 by Pony s parent company Nippon Broadcasting System 6 In 1982 Pony ventured into interactive content by producing personal computer game software under the name Ponyca In 1984 the company entered license agreements with major overseas companies MGM UA Home Video Vestron Video International Walt Disney Home Video and BBC Video the company also entered license agreements with major overseas companies RCA Columbia Pictures International Video in 1986 and in 1985 they established offices in New York and London In 1986 Pony signed licensing agreements with A amp M Records and in 1989 with Virgin Records to handle both companies Japanese CD releases On October 21 1987 Pony Inc and Canyon Records merged their operations to form Pony Canyon Inc 2 In 1990 Pony Canyon branched out and opened five subsidiaries outside Japan one of them is a subsidiary in Singapore called Skin which was managed by Jimmy Wee and signed local English language performers such as Gwailo Art Fazil Chris Vadham The Lizards Convention Humpback Oak and Radio Active In addition to Singapore Pony Canyon has also had a subsidiary in Taiwan and a joint venture in Hong Kong and South Korea named as Golden Pony and SAMPONY respectively Four of five subsidiaries were closed in 1997 due to Asian financial crisis leaving the Malaysian subsidiary as the only subsidiary to remain in operation 7 However the Hong Kong and Korean operations were reestablished as a wholly owned subsidiary although the Korean operation had a 16 stake of local partner In 2003 the Hong Kong and Taiwan branch of Pony Canyon both affected by the financial crisis were acquired by Forward Music In 2018 Pony Canyon reestablished its branch in Taiwan As a video game producer Pony Canyon brought the Ultima series from Origin Systems and the Advanced Dungeons and Dragons series from Strategic Simulations to Nintendo s Family Computer Between 1986 and 1990 they produced remakes of the first four Ultima titles for the MSX2 and NES platforms These remakes differed from the original versions with rewritten game code and all new graphics 8 Pony Canyon s video game library was generally released in North America by FCI Pony Canyon has not released any video games since Virtual View Nemoto Harumi for the PlayStation 2 in July 2003 The company has occasionally been involved in film production For example they were a co production company for the 1996 Indian erotic film Kama Sutra A Tale of Love 9 Following a merger with Nippon Broadcasting System Fuji Television Network Inc became the major shareholder of Pony Canyon in 2006 The following year Fuji Television made Pony Canyon its wholly owned subsidiary 10 Fuji Television was subsequently renamed Fuji Media Holdings in 2008 11 Despite associations with Fuji Television not all of Pony Canyon s TV show and movie library has been broadcast on Fuji Television Some of Pony Canyon s non Fuji TV catalog includes Doraemon movies In September 2014 Pony Canyon opened a North American anime distribution label Ponycan USA which aims to license their titles for streaming and home video in US and Canada 12 Their home video releases will be distributed exclusively by Right Stuf Inc 13 Music artists EditMain category Pony Canyon artists Below is a selected list of musical artists signed under the Pony Canyon label Plus A B C Z Aaron Yan Lucifer 1999 2000 Ai Maeda aiko Akari Kitō THE ALFEE 1979 1997 Alyssa Milano 1988 1993 Ami Wajima Arashi moved to J Storm in 2002 Asaka Seto Asriel 2014 2015 Aya Ueto Ayana Taketatsu B1A4 Korean idol group Beatcats 2020 Babyraids Japan Bananarama Band Maid 2021 Berryz Koubou Billie Hughes Blood Stain Child Buono moved to Zetima in 2011 By Sexual 1990 1995 Cherryblossom 2007 2010 Cinema Staff COMA CHI Combattimento Consort Amsterdam Crayon Pop Korean idol group Cute Korea only D 51 Defspiral Dreamcatcher Korean idol group Ebisu Muscats Ensemble Planeta Fahrenheit Japan release Flame Funkist band GARNiDELiA 2021 Glay HALO Korean idol group Hanako Oku Happatai band Hinano Yoshikawa Hiro Shimono Hiro Takahashi 1993 1995 Hiroko Hayashi Idoling Jamil Jang Keun suk John Hoon Jun Fukuyama Kaori Ishihara Kana Hanazawa 2021 Kazuki Kato Kikuko Inoue Kim Samuel Korean Soloist Kitarō 1979 1981 Kokia 1998 1999 Kreva Kym Campbell Japan Kyoko Fukada 1998 2003 Le Couple 1994 2004 Lead Leaf Squad LM C Maaya Uchida Mao Abe Masako Mori 1979 2008 Marc van Roon Japan South Korea Masayoshi Oishi MC Sniper Miki Matsubara 1979 1986 Mikuni Shimokawa Milky Bunny Miyuki Nakajima moved to Yamaha Music Communications in 1999 Naohito Fujiki Nature Korean idol group Non Stop Rabbit Official Hige Dandism Onyanko Club OxT Original Love Paradise Lost Park Yong ha 1998 2010 Paul Mauriat After Philips The Pillows 1991 1994 Ricki Lee Coulter Roger Joseph Manning Jr Romeo Korean idol group Rumdarjun S mileage Sam Roberts Segawa Ayaka Sexy Zone Smiley 2G she Shinji Tanimura Shizuka Kudo Show Lo Suzuko Mimori Sound Horizon SS501 Korean idol group SuG Suzuko Mimori Taegoon Team H TiA 2011 Tsukiko Amano retired Van Ness Wu Japanese albums only Watari Roka Hashiritai Weather Girls w inds The Wild Magnolias one release World Order Yoko Hikasa Yoko Minamino Yoshino Kimura 1998 2001 Yu Yamada Yuki Saito Yukiko Okada 1983 1986 Yurika Kubo Zeebra Composers Edit Yasuharu Takanashi Fairy Tail First series only Video games EditBelow is a selected list of video games either developed or published by the Pony Canyon label Attack Animal Gakuen Bubble Ghost Dr Chaos Final Justice Hydlide Jungle Wars 2 Kodai Mahou Ateimos no Nazo Kabuki chou Reach Mahjong Toupuusen Lunar Pool Onita Atsushi FMW Onyanko Town Penguin Land Phantom Fighter Pit Fall Shiroi Ringu he Super Pitfall Tasmania Story Ultima I The First Age of Darkness Ultima II The Revenge of the Enchantress Ultima III Exodus Ultima IV Quest of the Avatar ZanacAnime EditBelow is a list of anime series licensed for streaming and home video release in North America by Pony Canyon s Ponycan USA label Clean Freak Aoyama kun Cute High Earth Defense Club Love Seasons 1 amp 2 Days Denkigai no Honya san Etotama Garakowa Restore the World Kuromukuro Netflix original Lance N Masques The Lost Village The Quintessential Quintuplets Seasons 1 amp 2 Rokka Braves of the Six Flowers Sanrio Boys Sound Euphonium Seasons 1 amp 2 Welcome to the Ballroom Yuki Yuna Is a HeroSee also EditList of record labels Master of EntertainmentReferences Edit 会社概要 ポニーキャニオン公式企業サイト Archived from the original on December 5 2019 Retrieved November 14 2019 a b Company Profile Archived December 5 2019 at the Wayback Machine Pony Canyon s official site Homepage Archived April 16 2010 at the Wayback Machine InterGlobal Music MY Sdn Bhd formerly Pony Canyon Malaysia Homepage Pony Canyon Korea Homepage Flight Master a Pony Canyon label a b c Japan s Record Manufacturers Billboard Magazine July 22 1970 p J 13 Archived from the original on May 14 2021 Retrieved December 2 2020 Pony Canyon cuts back in Asia Billboard magazine January 17 1998 Archived from the original on May 14 2021 Retrieved September 17 2011 Ultima I The First Age of Darkness Pony Canyon Version PC GameSpy uk pc gamespy com Archived from the original on March 4 2016 Retrieved September 26 2018 Kama Sutra a tale of love Trove National Library of Australia Archived from the original on April 4 2019 Retrieved April 3 2019 Schilling Mark March 30 2007 Fuji TV ponies up for Fusosha Archived from the original on August 14 2018 Retrieved September 26 2018 Corporate Profile FUJI TELEVISION NETWORK INC www fujitv co jp Archived from the original on April 7 2019 Retrieved September 26 2018 Pony Canyon Production Company Expands To US Market Anime News Network September 25 2014 Archived from the original on November 2 2020 Retrieved July 9 2020 Right Stuf Inc Announces Exclusive Distribution Deal with Pony Canyon Inc Press release Anime News Network January 9 2015 Archived from the original on October 25 2020 Retrieved January 10 2015 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pony Canyon Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pony Canyon amp oldid 1175774153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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