is an entertainment company.

History

In February 1968, Hiroshi Kawai left

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to establish his own toy business. Kawai founded on June 7, 1969. In September 1972, it changed its name to . Tōshō merged with two other companies, and , to form Happinet in October 1991. In November 1994,

acquired shares of Happinet. Happinet first appeared on the

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in December 1998. Happinet acquired Beam Entertainment and its adult label,

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, in December 1999. It renamed the division in July 2002.

Products

Happinet had an exclusive anime licensing agreement with

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in 2003. In addition to producing and distributing anime and films, Happinet acquires the rights to foreign films for Japanese distribution. ;TV Anime *''

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'' *'' Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure'' *''

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Rosario + Vampire is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develop ...

'' *'' Ancient Ruler Dinosaur King DKidz Adventure: Pterosaur Legend'' *'' Rosario + Vampire capu2'' *'' B Gata H Kei'' *''

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Daily Lives of High School Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunobu Yamauchi. The manga was serialized in ''Gangan Online'' and was released in seven manga volumes between May 21, 2009, and September 27, 2012. A twelve-episode anime series produc ...

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Shomin Sample , short for , is a Japanese light novel series by Takafumi Nanatsuki. The light novel has been published by Ichijinsha since December 2011. Eleven volumes have been published. A manga adaptation began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Re ...

'' *'' Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars'' *''

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Grimoire of Zero is a Japanese light novel series written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Yoshinori Shizuma. The light novel won the Grand Prize at the 20th annual Dengeki Novel Awards. ASCII Media Works has published it in eleven volumes from Feb ...

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Chrono Crusade ''Chrono Crusade'', originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Comic Dragon'', then a special issue of the ''Drago ...

'' *'' Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits'' *''

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'' ;OVAs *'' Kite: International Version'' *'' Mezzo Forte: International Version'' ;Live Action films *''

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'' ;Video Games *'' Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia'' *'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge'' (Japanese localization)

References

External links

Official website (Japanese)Happinet Pictures website (Japanese)Happinet Games website (Japanese)Official website (English)
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