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Subsidiaries

Current

A-1 Pictures

A-1 Pictures Inc. is a Japanese animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo. The studio was founded in 2005 by Aniplex and Mikihiro Iwata, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aniplex.

Aniplex (Shanghai)

Aniplex (Shanghai) Ltd. is the Chinese subsidiary of Aniplex, founded in 2019 to assist in the production of Chinese animation, as well as the sale of merchandise. The company is a joint venture between Aniplex and Sony (China) Ltd., with Aniplex holding 51% of the company, and Sony (China) owning the remaining 49%.

Aniplex of America

Aniplex of America Inc. is an American anime licensing company based in Santa Monica, California, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Aniplex. The company handles the licensing of titles in English-speaking territories, and the distribution of titles within North America. The company is also the English-language publisher of Aniplex mobile games.

Boundary

Boundary Inc. is a 3D CG company, established in 2020 by Aniplex.

CloverWorks

CloverWorks Inc. is a Japanese Animation studio based in Suginami, Tokyo. The studio was originally A-1 Pictures' Kōenji Studio, and rebranded itself to CloverWorks in April 2018. In October 2018, CloverWorks was spun off from A-1 Pictures, becoming a wholly owned subsidary of Aniplex.

Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll LLC., formerly and better known as Funimation, is an American anime licensing and distribution company based in Culver City, California. The company handles the licensing, online distribution, and home video distribution of anime in markets outside of Asia. The company is an independently-operated joint venture between Sony Pictures and Aniplex, following the consolidation of Aniplex's former assets Madman Anime and Wakanim with Sony Pictures Television's Funimation in 2019, and was rebranded from Funimation to Crunchyroll in 2022 following the acquisition of Crunchyroll Inc. in 2021.

Lasengle

Lasengle Inc. is a Japanese games company. The company was established in 2021 by Delight Works, and was purchased by Aniplex in 2022.

Peppermint Anime

Peppermint Anime GmbH is a German distributor of anime based in Munich, Germany. The company handles the licensing, streaming, and distribution of titles within German-speaking territories. Peppermint Anime was established as a label of Peppermint Enterprises Ltd. & Co. KG. in 2012. In 2015, Aniplex and Peppermint Enterprises formed a joint venture, Peppermint Anime GmbH, in 2015.

Quatro A

Quatro A Inc. is a Japanese mobile game developer. The company was originally founded as Bancho.

Rialto Entertainment

Rialto Entertainment Inc. is a Japanese production company. The company provides visual works production and licensing management to anime studios.

Former

Madman Anime

Madman Anime Group Pty. Ltd. is an Australian distributor of anime, and handled the licensing of anime titles within Australia and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1996 as part of Madman Entertainment, with Madman Entertainment selling Madman Anime to Aniplex in 2018. In 2019, Aniplex consolidated Madman Anime and Wakanim with Sony Pictures Television's Funimation, and is now a subsidiary of the joint venture company Crunchyroll.

Wakanim

Wakanim SAS is an anime streaming service based in France. The company's services mainland Europe, specifically French, German, and Russian speaking territories, as well as Nordic countries and the Netherlands. Aniplex acquired a majority stake in Wakanim in 2015. In 2019, Aniplex consolidated Madman Anime and Wakanim with Sony Pictures Television's Funimation, and is now a subsidiary of the joint venture company Crunchyroll.