Muse Communication Co., Ltd. (also known simply as Muse) is a

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distributor and licensor that specializes in the

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. Based in

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, the company also distributes

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and European films in Taiwan. It has licenses for several popular anime series and

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such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...

'', ''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and many more.

History

Originally founded in 1987, the company was formerly known as Muse Cultural Enterprise Co., Ltd before becoming Muse Communication Co., Ltd. in 1992. Fukang Enterprise is in charge of physical distribution, while Eagle International Communication handles distribution for live-action films from Asia and Europe. Muse Communication (Hong Kong) was founded in November 1997. Muse Animation (Shanghai) was founded in January 2013. Muse Communication Singapore was founded in March 2019. In June 2019, it launched '
Muse Asia
'' YouTube channel, which provides anime with English and Chinese subtitles for audiences in parts of

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and

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. The company has since launched localized YouTube channels for audiences in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and India. Company has also launched new localised dub channels for audiences in Thailand and Indonesia. Hakken! is a retail brand operated by Muse Communication Singapore which specializes in anime merchandising. On 16 January 2021, it has launched its first retail store in

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. The second store is located inside the

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shopping mall, which is also in Singapore; it opened on 17 July 2021. Hakken! later expanded to Malaysia through

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on 21 October 2021 as an online shop.

Distribution

Physical distribution

Muse does not directly release its titles on home video outside of Taiwan but instead sub-licenses to other companies such as

Dream Express (DEX) Dream Express (DEX) Co., Ltd. ( th, บริษัท ดรีม เอกซ์เพรส (เดกซ์) จำกัด) or DEX is a Thai anime licensing company based in Bangkok. It was founded on 9 July 1999 then start anime licensor ...

, and previously

Rose Media and Entertainment Rose Media and Entertainment ( th, โรส มีเดีย เอ็นเตอร์เทนเมนต์), formerly known as Rose Video and Rose Animation is a Thai entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 by Phiraphon Montphichit ...

for the Thai market.

Digital and television distribution

Muse sub-licenses select titles to OTT platforms and TV stations in other served regions. Notable platforms include

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Animax Asia Animax is the pay television channel in Asia owned by KC Global Media Asia which broadcasts Japanese language anime and Simulcast anime, anime programming through English-language feeds in Southeast Asia (formerly including Brunei), South Asia (ex ...

, Aniplus Asia (formerly), iQIYI, CATCHPLAY+, Bilibili, Viu, Tencent Video/WeTV, Sushiroll,

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and many more. In 2016, Taiwanese anime streaming service Bahamut Anime Crazy began streaming select anime titles from Muse, marking the first time the company released its catalog of series and films for free on streaming. On 7 August 2018, Muse began distributing full episodes of series on YouTube to combat piracy, starting in Taiwan.

Notable titles

Anime series

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A Certain Magical Index is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, which has been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since April 2004 in a total of three sepa ...

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Accel World is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by HiMA. The series began publication in ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Bunko'' imprint from February 2009 and is licensed in North America by Yen Press. Two manga ...

*'' Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day'' * ''

Argonavis from BanG Dream! ''From Argonavis'' (stylized as ''from ARGONAVIS'', originally titled ''Argonavis from BanG Dream!'' in 2018–2021) is a Japanese multimedia project by Bushiroad. An anime television series by Sanzigen aired from April 10 to July 3, 2020 o ...

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Ascendance of a Bookworm is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later ...

'' *'' Assassination Classroom'' *''

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BanG Dream! ''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before e ...

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Battle Game in 5 Seconds also known as'' Battle in 5 Seconds After Meeting'' is a Japanese manga series, written by Saizō Harawata and illustrated by Kashiwa Miyako. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''MangaONE'' app and ''Ura Sunday'' website since August 201 ...

'' * Beast Tamer *

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Black Bullet is a Japanese light novel series written by Shiden Kanzaki and illustrated by Saki Ukai, published under ASCII Media Works's Dengeki Bunko imprint. The story takes place during a parasitic epidemic, and follows Rentarō Satomi and Enju Aiha ...

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Bofuri is a Japanese light novel series written by Yuumikan and illustrated by Koin. It began serialization online in 2016 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was acquired by Fujimi Shobo, which published the f ...

'' *'' Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious'' *''

Cells at Work! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akane Shimizu. It features the anthropomorphized cells of a human body, with the two main protagonists being a red blood cell and a white blood cell she frequently encounter ...

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Classroom of the Elite is a Japanese light novel series, written by Shōgo Kinugasa and illustrated by Shunsaku Tomose published from May 2015 to September 2019 under Media Factory's MF Bunko J imprint. A sequel light novel series called "Classroom of the Elite ...

'' *'' Combatants Will Be Dispatched!'' *''

'' *'' Fairy Tail Season 9'' *''

Goblin Slayer stylized as GOBLIN SLAYER! in Latin script, is a Japanese dark fantasy light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu and illustrated by Noboru Kannatsuki. A manga adaptation by Kōsuke Kurose is serialized in the ''Monthly Big Gangan'' m ...

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Golden Kamuy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from August 2014 to April 2022, with its chapters collected in thirty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes. The s ...

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Girlfriend, Girlfriend is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki. It began serialization in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in March 2020, and has been compiled into thirteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. A ...

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Gurren Lagann ''Gurren Lagann'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese mecha anime, mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on TV Tokyo between April and September 2007. It was directe ...

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Higehiro ''Higehiro'', short for , is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Shimesaba and illustrated by booota. It was serialized online between March 2017 and August 2018 on Kadokawa's user-generated novel publishing website Kaku ...

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Hyouka is a 2001 Japanese mystery novel written by Honobu Yonezawa. It is the first volume of the series. Five additional volumes have been published between 2002 and 2016. A manga adaptation drawn by Taskohna began serialization in the March ...

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? , also known as for short, and with English subtitle ''Familia Myth'', is a Japanese light novel series written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published eighteen volumes since January 2013 under th ...

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Is the Order a Rabbit? , often abbreviated as , is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Koi. The series has been serialized in Hōbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' magazine since March 2011 and the chapters collected into ten ''tankōbon' ...

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Isekai Quartet is a Japanese anime series that serves as a chibi-style crossover between the light novel series ''KonoSuba'', ''Overlord'', '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'', and ''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'', all published by Kadokawa Corpo ...

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Junji Ito Collection is a horror anime anthology series adapted from the works of manga artist Junji Ito. Animated by Studio Deen, the anime adapts stories from several of Ito's collections. The series premiered on January 5, 2018, and ran for 12 episodes, accompa ...

*'' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' *''

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear is a Japanese light novel series written by Kumanano and illustrated by 029. It began serialization online in 2014 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by Shufu to Seikatsu Sha, who have ...

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Love Live! is a Japanese multimedia project created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino and co-produced by Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa through ASCII Media Works; Bandai Namco Music Live through music label Lantis (company), Lantis; and animation studio ...

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Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer ''Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from April 2005 to August ...

Made in Abyss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihito Tsukushi. It has been serialized online in Takeshobo's digital publication ''Web Comic Gamma'' since October 2012, and has been collected into eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. T ...

* Mob Psycho *'' Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation'' *''

My Dress-Up Darling is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinichi Fukuda. It began serialization in Square Enix's ''Young Gangan'' in January 2018, and has been compiled into ten volumes . An anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks ai ...

'' *'' My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!'' *

My Roommate Is a Cat is a Japanese manga series written by Minatsuki and illustrated by Asu Futatsuya, serialized online via Flex Comix's ''Comic Polaris'' website since June 2015. It has been collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series a ...

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My Senpai Is Annoying is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Shiro Manta. It has been serialized online via Ichijinsha's Comic POOL digital manga magazine since 2017 and has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga is licensed in North America ...

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'' * Parallel World Pharmacy *'' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'' *''

Rage of Bahamut is a digital collectible card battle game developed by Cygames and published by DeNA. It was a social card game released on Mobage's mobile game network, in Japan in 2011 and worldwide in 2012. The game exceeded three million players outsid ...

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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai ''Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida and illustrated by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works have published twelve volumes since April 2014 under thei ...

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Rent-A-Girlfriend is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since July 2017, and has been compiled into twenty-nine volumes as of December 2022. The series is license ...

'' *'' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' * Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie *''

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Talentless Nana is a Japanese manga series written by Looseboy and illustrated by Iori Furuya. It has been serialized in Square Enix's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' since May 2016 and has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

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Tawawa on Monday is a collection of illustrations (most containing no dialogue) by . Himura has posted an illustration on his Twitter account every Monday starting from February 2015. An original net animation (ONA) adaptation by Pine Jam aired from October ...

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The Detective Is Already Dead is a Japanese light novel series written by Nigojū and illustrated by Umibōzu. Media Factory have published the series since November 2019 under their MF Bunko J imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Mugiko has been serialized in Medi ...

'' *'' Teasing Master Takagi-san Season 3'' *''

The God of High School ''The God of High School'' () is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Yongje Park. It has been serialized in Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since April 2011, with the individual chapters colle ...

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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime , also known as ''Regarding Reincarnated to Slime'' and short name , is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by , and illustrated by Mitz Vah. The story is about a salaryman who is murdered and reincarnates in a sword and ...

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The Familiar of Zero is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author ...

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Tokyo Revengers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2017 to November 2022, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. A ...

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Ushio and Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 1990 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in thirty-three '' ...

'' *'' Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina'' *''

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun is a Japanese manga series by Osamu Nishi. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' since March 2017. As of December 2022, the series has been collected in thirty ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

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Tokusatsu series

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Kamen Rider The , also known as ''Masked Rider Series'' (until Decade), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of tokusatsu television programs, films, manga, and anime, created by manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. ''Kamen Rider'' media generall ...

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References

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