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Sony Looks To Buy Anime Publisher With Rights To More Than 100,000 Works: Report
Sony Group Corporation is in advanced talks to acquire Kadokawa Corporation, a major Japanese publisher known for its anime, manga, and gaming assets.
Rumor: Kadokawa Wanted Sony To Buy Them For Years – But Sony Only Wanted Their Anime And Video Games
But the hype for hostile takeovers and consolidations jumpstarted in February of this year, when electronic motors company Nidec successfully acquired their rival Takisawa, and for life insurance company Dai-Ichi Life to acquire welfare company Benefit One.
Kadokawa Wants Sony's Full Commitment with Buyout of Entire Company
Apparently, the company has received interest from various potential buyers, such as Microsoft, Tencent, and Kakao. Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, a founding member who was against a takeover, is no longer in the picture, and the publicly-traded company is now better positioned for a buyout.
Sony Acquiring Kadokawa Could Impact The Whole Anime Industry
Well, the first impact would be the most obvious one. In 2021, Kadokawa stated it aimed to produce 40 anime titles per year by 2023. If they have not yet reached it, they have sur
Sony’s acquisition of Kadokawa, what it means for video gaming and anime industry?
One of the biggest takeovers recently is being proposed by Sony as it continues to think about buying Kadokawa Corp. Last week, Kadokawa announced it had received a formal expression of interest from Sony.
Sony’s Reported Interest in Kadokawa Could be Revolutionary for the Anime Industry, But Uzumaki Failure Says Otherwise
Sony might acquire full ownership over Kadokawa in the next weeks and the anime community is not happy about it at all.
Why is Sony Offering to Buy Kadokawa?
On August 9, 2021, Sony completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from its previous owner, AT&T Inc., through Funimation Global Group for the princely sum of $1.175 billion after clearing regulatory approval and deftly navigating a year's worth of speculation and rumors.
Sony Acquiring Kadokawa Could Lead to Troubling Anime Monopoly
A new report has indicated that Sony is currently in talks to acquire Kadokawa, and if it goes through, it could lead to a troubling monopoly in the anime industry as Sony would then have a much greater stake in production and distribution down to even what could potentially be adapted or animated in the future.
Sony Acquiring Kadokawa Would Have Implications that Reach Far Beyond FromSoftware
Sony buying Kadokawa would have major implications for FromSoftware, but those ramifications would only be the tip of the iceberg.
Sony Looks to Expand Reach in Anime and Gaming
How the entertainment company’s potential acquisition of Kadokawa, the home of “Elden Ring,” could upend anime and gaming.
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