Takaaki Kidani (
Takaaki Kidani | |
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| Born | June 6, 1960 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Musashi University |
| Occupation(s) | Video game developer, entrepreneur |
Early life
editAfter Kidani graduated from Musashi University with a degree in economics, he worked at Yamaichi Securities. He handled American duties.
Broccoli
editKidani 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 Gamers. 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
editHe founded Bushiroad in May 2007 as a company that produces card games and assumed the position of president. The origin of the name Bushiroad comes from the failure to make Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road into a film due to various reasons when he led the project in the days of Broccoli. The film was restarted in March 2013 with Kidani as the executive producer. The company would create numerous media franchises including Tantei Opera Milky Holmes and BanG Dream!.[3]
On October 2, 2017, Bushiroad announced that Kidani would be stepping down as the company's Representative Director on October 20 and joining its board of directors.[4]
Awards
edit- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Promoter of the Year (2014, 2017, 2018)[5]
References
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木谷 高明 初 の著書 「煽動 者 ～徹底 プロモーション仕掛 人 の哲学 ～」". Retrieved 2014-08-01. - ^ "
新 日本 プロレス木谷 高明 取締役 会長 が辞意 を表明 。「これからはブシロードグループとして外側 からサポートして行 く」". Retrieved 2017-01-19. - ^ Kidani, Takaaki (November 6, 2018). "ブシロード
木谷 高明 が語 る、『バンドリ！』プロジェクトの軌跡 と未来 「何 十 年 も続 く作品 にしたい」" [Bushiroad's Takaaki Kitani talks about BanG Dream!'s project trajectory and future: "I want to make a work that will last for decades"] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Kenji Sunaga. Real Sound. Retrieved March 14, 2020. - ^ "
代表 木谷 の代表 取締役 退任 について". Bushiroad (in Japanese). 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-04. - ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2015). "Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue w/ results & Dave's commentary, Conor McGregor, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 33. ISSN 1083-9593.