Broccoli Co., Ltd. (株式会社ブロッコリー, Kabushiki-gaisha Burokkorī) is a Japanese media company that publishes manga, anime, video games and trading card games. It operates a chain of retailers in Japan called Gamers which carries similar products and accessories. Broccoli is best known for their Di Gi Charat, Galaxy Angel and Aquarian Age franchises.
Satsuki Yamashita, the editor of Broccoli Books, explained that the company derived its president's desire to create a memorable name similar to that of Apple Inc. While trying to imagine of another fruit or vegetable, he arrived at broccoli. This coincidentally has the same name in nearly every language.[1]
On January 23, 2008, Broccoli announced it would be collaborating with leading industry retailer Animate to form a new company called "AniBro". Broccoli holds a minority 30% ownership of the company, which is managed by the CEO of Animate.[2]
On April 14, 2023, Happinet has announced that the company is aiming to make Broccoli a fully owned subsidiary through a friendly takeover bid.[3][4]
SubsidiariesEdit
GamersEdit
Broccoli owns a chain of retail stores, Gamers, which distributes anime, manga, audio dramas, anime music CDs, figurines, snacks, stationery, apparel, posters, calendars, trading cards and accessories such as cell phone straps and keychains. Headquartered at the Akihabara location in Tokyo, the store has locations throughout Japan. The first Gamers opened in Ikebukuro, a district of Tokyo, Japan in July 1996, and which closed its doors on January 15, 2006. Broccoli opened a store in Los Angeles, California, Anime Gamers USA, that also acted as the main distributor of Broccoli Book's releases in the United States. On November 20, 2008, Broccoli announced that they would be withdrawing from the US market and closed down shop, shortly afterward.
Broccoli BooksEdit
Broccoli Books was a subsidiary that published manga in North America. It had a boys love imprint, Boysenberry Books, that launched in 2007.[5] It ceased operations in December 2008 and all the titles reverted to the Japanese holders.[6]
Synch-PointEdit
The Synch-Point division produced English-language versions of anime and manga for North American distribution. Originally started as the anime division for Digital Manga in 2001, they were split off and acquired by Broccoli in 2002.[7][8] They went on a hiatus in March 2005, before shutting down in 2008. The company was known for incomplete English dubs, with the exception of "FLCL" which has since been subsequently re-licensed to Funimation, while the second and third seasons were licensed by Warner Bros.
ReferencesEdit
^O'Connell, Margaret. "San Diego Comic Con". sequential tart. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
^(PDF) (in Japanese). Broccoli. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2008.
^"株式会社ブロッコリー株式（証券コード：2706）に対する公開買付けの開始に関するお知らせ" (PDF). April 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
^"Happinet Bids for Friendly Takeover of Broccoli as Subsidiary". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
broccoli, company, broccoli, 株式会社ブロッコリー, kabushiki, gaisha, burokkorī, japanese, media, company, that, publishes, manga, anime, video, games, trading, card, games, operates, chain, retailers, japan, called, gamers, which, carries, similar, products, accessorie. Broccoli Co Ltd 株式会社ブロッコリー Kabushiki gaisha Burokkori is a Japanese media company that publishes manga anime video games and trading card games It operates a chain of retailers in Japan called Gamers which carries similar products and accessories Broccoli is best known for their Di Gi Charat Galaxy Angel and Aquarian Age franchises BROCCOLI Co Ltd TypePublicTraded asJASDAQ 2706IndustryRetail Gamers AnimeMangaVideo gamesFoundedMarch 25 1994HeadquartersTokyo JapanParentHappinet 25 15 Animate 7 77 Bushiroad 3 89 SubsidiariesBroccoli BooksWebsitewww broccoli co jp Contents 1 History 2 Subsidiaries 2 1 Gamers 2 2 Broccoli Books 2 3 Synch Point 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditSatsuki Yamashita the editor of Broccoli Books explained that the company derived its president s desire to create a memorable name similar to that of Apple Inc While trying to imagine of another fruit or vegetable he arrived at broccoli This coincidentally has the same name in nearly every language 1 On January 23 2008 Broccoli announced it would be collaborating with leading industry retailer Animate to form a new company called AniBro Broccoli holds a minority 30 ownership of the company which is managed by the CEO of Animate 2 On April 14 2023 Happinet has announced that the company is aiming to make Broccoli a fully owned subsidiary through a friendly takeover bid 3 4 Subsidiaries EditGamers Edit Broccoli owns a chain of retail stores Gamers which distributes anime manga audio dramas anime music CDs figurines snacks stationery apparel posters calendars trading cards and accessories such as cell phone straps and keychains Headquartered at the Akihabara location in Tokyo the store has locations throughout Japan The first Gamers opened in Ikebukuro a district of Tokyo Japan in July 1996 and which closed its doors on January 15 2006 Broccoli opened a store in Los Angeles California Anime Gamers USA that also acted as the main distributor of Broccoli Book s releases in the United States On November 20 2008 Broccoli announced that they would be withdrawing from the US market and closed down shop shortly afterward Broccoli Books Edit Broccoli Books was a subsidiary that published manga in North America It had a boys love imprint Boysenberry Books that launched in 2007 5 It ceased operations in December 2008 and all the titles reverted to the Japanese holders 6 Synch Point Edit The Synch Point division produced English language versions of anime and manga for North American distribution Originally started as the anime division for Digital Manga in 2001 they were split off and acquired by Broccoli in 2002 7 8 They went on a hiatus in March 2005 before shutting down in 2008 The company was known for incomplete English dubs with the exception of FLCL which has since been subsequently re licensed to Funimation while the second and third seasons were licensed by Warner Bros References Edit O Connell Margaret San Diego Comic Con sequential tart Retrieved April 29 2009 株式会社アニメイトとの資本 業務提携及び合弁会社設立に関するお知らせ PDF in Japanese Broccoli Archived from the original PDF on July 16 2011 Retrieved January 26 2008 株式会社ブロッコリー株式 証券コード 2706 に対する公開買付けの開始に関するお知らせ PDF April 14 2023 Retrieved April 14 2023 Happinet Bids for Friendly Takeover of Broccoli as Subsidiary Anime News Network Retrieved April 14 2023 http www boysenberrybooks com about Boysenberry Official Website Broccoli Books USA Shutdown Broccoli Books Archived from the original on June 4 2009 FLCL and I m Gonna Be An Angel Acquisition Announcement Anime News Network March 30 2001 Retrieved April 22 2015 Digital Manga to be Split Anime News Network January 30 2002 Retrieved April 22 2015 External links EditOfficial website in Japanese Broccoli at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Broccoli Books at Anime News Network s encyclopedia nbsp This article about a Japanese corporation or company related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a media company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Broccoli company amp oldid 1149828131 Synch Point, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
