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Bushiroad
is a Japanese entertainment company, producer of collectible card games and trading cards, and publisher of mobile apps and games, which was founded in 2007 by Takaaki Kidani and is headquartered in Tokyo. Bushiroad created and owns various media franchises such as '' Tantei Opera Milky Holmes''. Since 2019, Bushiroad is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has traded on the TSE since its launch on July 24, 2019. On January 29, 2012, Bushiroad announced that it had fully acquired New Japan Pro-Wrestling, a major professional wrestling promotion, for ¥500 million. In October 2019, Bushiroad acquired World Wonder Ring Stardom, a ''joshi'' ''puroresu'' promotion. At the 2012 Tokyo Game Show, Bushiroad announced Bushimo, a new social gaming platform for smartphones, which was released in Winter 2012. In March 2013, Bushiroad announced the revival of the media franchise '' Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road'', with an anime television series that aired on December 31, 2013, as a collabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 expanding to other media. In addition to other manga, ''BanG Dream!'' includes an anime television series, List of BanG Dream! live performances, live concerts, BanG Dream! discography, singles and albums, VTubers, and the mobile rhythm game ''BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'' by Craft Egg. The franchise's premise is based around all-female bands whose members are also voice actresses in the anime and mobile game; , the project has ten groups, seven of which are capable of playing their respective characters' instruments, and eight that are featured in the mobile game. The first band, Poppin'Party, was formed in February 2015, and further groups were introduced in 2017 with the launch of the mobile game: Roselia (band), Roselia, Afterglow, Pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revue Starlight
is a Japanese media franchise created in 2017 by Bushiroad, Nelke Planning and Kinema Citrus. It primarily consists of a series of musicals, debuting between September 22 and 24, 2017 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo; a 12-episode anime television series directed by Tomohiro Furukawa which aired between July and September 2018; and two animated films, released on August 7, 2020, and June 4, 2021, which abridged and continued the story of the anime. It has received three manga adaptations, all of which began serialization in January 2018. A smartphone game titled ''Shōjo Kageki Revue Starlight: Re LIVE'', developed by Ateam, launched in October 2018. Six years after the game's launch, the game ended service for all servers in September 2024. Premise The ''Revue Starlight'' franchise includes stage musicals, a musical animated series, musical films, and a mobile game each telling original, interconnected stories about the training, personal lives, and growth of several gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardfight!! Vanguard
is a Japanese multimedia franchise jointly created by Akira Itō, Satoshi Nakamura, Mitsuhisa Tamura, and Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani. It currently consists of multiple anime television series, an official trading card game, a manga series, and an anime/live action film. Anime In July 2010, an anime television series was green-lit by TMS Entertainment under the directorial supervision of Hatsuki Tsuji. Music is composed by Takayuki Negishi with character designs provided by Mari Tominaga. The series began airing in Japan on TV Aichi beginning on January 8, 2011, and rebroadcast by AT-X, TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Setouchi systems. The media-streaming website Crunchyroll simulcasted the first season to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Crunchyroll began streaming the second season to the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom on June 30, 2012 and continues to stream the series. It was announced on Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NJPW
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional-wrestling promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV Asahi and Amuse Inc. owning minority shares of the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, while Hiroshi Tanahashi has served as the president of the promotion since December 2023. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest and longest-running professional wrestling promotion in Japan. Their biggest event is the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (currently promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom banner) held each year since 1992. In addition to promoting professional wrestling matches, NJPW has also showcased mixed martial arts fights on some of its live events. The promotion was owned by Yuke's from 2005 until 2012. It was then sold to Bushiroad in 2012, which parlayed its entry to the world of professional wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV Asahi and Amuse Inc. owning minority shares of the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, while Hiroshi Tanahashi has served as the president of the promotion since December 2023. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest and longest-running professional wrestling promotion in Japan. Their biggest event is the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (currently promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom banner) held each year since 1992. In addition to promoting professional wrestling matches, NJPW has also showcased mixed martial arts fights on some of its live events. The promotion was owned by Yuke's from 2005 until 2012. It was then sold to Bushiroad in 2012, which parlayed its entry to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wonder Ring Stardom
, is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Rossy Ogawa, retired professional wrestler and Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist Fuka Kakimoto, and former AJW veteran professional wrestler Nanae Takahashi. Since June 2024, Stardom is a subsidiary of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Stardom quickly became one of the top ''joshi puroresu'' promotions, largely thanks to gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa becoming the promotion's public face. Much like JDStar, Stardom also places heavy emphasis on the physical attractiveness of its workers, and publishes several modeling photobooks and calendars of its workers per year. Stardom's in-ring style takes influence from mixed martial arts with many workers relying on kicks as the main part of their offense. Stardom frequently holds shows in Tokyo whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takaaki Kidani
is a Japanese video game developer and entrepreneur born in Kanazawa, Japan. He is the founder, CEO and president of Bushiroad. Kidani has also served as the chairman of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He continues to be involved with NJPW through Bushiroad, in which owns the company. Early life After Kidani graduated from Musashi University with a degree in economics, he worked at Yamaichi Securities. He handled American duties. Broccoli Kidani formerly from Yamaichi Securities in 1994. On March 25 of the same year, he founded Broccoli as a startup company. At first, his business focused on event management, but from 1994 to 1998, he started Comic Castle for dōjinshi. In 1996, he established his first chain of retail stores . His company has its center focus on anime and video games. Their company performance increased after producing the anime series Di Gi Charat and his company was then listed on the JASDAQ Securities Exchange. Bushiroad He founded Bushiroad in May 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinema Citrus
is a Japanese animation studio, founded on March 3, 2008, by former Production I.G and Bones members and based in Suginami, Tokyo. Its business directors are Muneki Ogasawara, Yuichiro Matsuka and Masaki Tachibana. Notable works include ''Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Fuji TV, Asmik Ace, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Dentsu, Bones (studio), Bones, and Kinema Citrus. It first aired on Fuji TV's noitamina timeslot in July 2009, running for 11 episodes until ...'' in 2009, co-produced with Bones, '' .hack//Quantum'', a 3-episode OVA series, '' Black Bullet'' and '' Barakamon'' in 2014, '' Made in Abyss'' in 2017, and '' The Rising of the Shield Hero'' in 2019. On December 12, 2019, Kinema Citrus announced that Kadokawa and Bushiroad acquired each of them a total of 31.8% on the company. The three companies previously announced a partnership in the same year for the creation of different anime, and one of the reasons for the dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontwing
is a Japanese visual novel studio known for the production of adult '' bishōjo games''. Its main office is located in Taitō, Tokyo. The representative producer and president is Ryūichirō Yamakawa. “Frontwing” is the company's main brand, but it has also released games under affiliated brands “Survive” (サヴァイブ), “Hotchkiss” (ホチキス), and “b-wing.” These brands have all since merged to become “Frontwing.” Frontwing's games cover a diverse range of genres, from school love life stories to hardcore adult games, and also games that utilize 3D computer graphics. The 3D content production team, ''Polygon Mura'' (ポリゴン村), is closely involved in the games’ production by seeking ways to incorporate 3D graphics into essentially 2D projects. Several of their games, originally produced for PC, have been ported to consoles. The development of the ported versions is generally done in-house. The company is also active in many other fields, inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanzigen
is a Japanese animation studio specializing in CGI animation. The studio was founded in 2003, later becoming formally incorporated in 2006 by former employees of Gonzo, and has contributed to various anime series and films. Its name is derived from the Japanese word for . Sanzigen joined the Japanese joint holding company Ultra Super Pictures with studios Ordet and Trigger, that would later be joined by Liden Films. On 13 December 2019, Bushiroad announced that it had acquired 8.2% of Sanzigen. Ultra Super Pictures now owns 75.4% of Sanzigen and studio president Hiroaki Matsuura owns 16.4% of the company. On 10 February 2020, it was announced that Sanzigen had formed a partnership with Millepensee to form a new CG studio IXIXI. Television series *'' Black Rock Shooter'' (2012; co-production with Ordet) *'' Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life'' (2012) *'' Miss Monochrome'' (2013–2015; co-production with Liden Films) *'' Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-'' (2013) *'' Wooser's Han ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiß Schwarz
is a Japanese collectible card game created by Bushiroad. The game is separated into Weiß-side and Schwarz-side. "Weiß" and "Schwarz" are German for white and black, respectively. The game main attraction is the fact that its different expansions contain cards from different licensed properties (manga and anime series such as Bakemonogatari, Log Horizon, Madoka, Attack on Titan, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and Fate Stay Night, among others). The game was launched in March 2008. It received an English release in 2013. In 2010 Animate Times called the game "hugely popular", and noted that the game has produced 100 million cards within 21 months since its release, and 2000 million after 31 months. The game was also called popular by Anime News Network in 2013 and 2021, and by GameRant in 2021. Gameplay The game focuses on two main aspects: character battle and clock/level which regulate what cards can be played as well as acting as a player's life points. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
