Animate (retailer)
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Industry | Retail |
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Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Japan Taiwan Thailand China Republic of Korea |
Website | www |
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Animate Ltd. (
Retail stores
[edit]Currently there are 118 Animate stores in Japan, four in mainland China (Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Chengdu), three in Taiwan (Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung), two in Thailand (Bangkok and Rangsit), and one in Seoul, South Korea.[1] Animate plans to open a store in the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California, in summer 2023.[2]
Online stores
[edit]Animate currently has two online stores: the animate Online Shop, which has been active since 2005,[3] and animate International.[4]
Former stores
[edit]- Sakaihigashi Station, Osaka
- Los Angeles, California (closed in 2003)
- Hong Kong (closed in 2020)[5]
Subsidiaries
[edit]- Acos Co., Ltd. (
株式会社 アコス): A subsidiary specialized in costumes.- ACOS animate costume kan (ACOS アニメイトコスチューム
館 ): A chain of costume shops by acos co.,ltd. - ACOS Online Shop (ACOSオンラインショップ): An online shop for acos co.,ltd.
- ACOS animate costume kan (ACOS アニメイトコスチューム
- Animate Film (アニメイトフィルム): An animation studio.
- Animate-GyaO Corporation (
株式会社 アニメイトギャオ)/animate Bookstore (アニメイトブックストア): An electronic book store. - Animate North America, Ltd.: A North American subsidiary.
- USA Animate Online Shop: An online store for the United States market for Animate North AMERICA, Ltd., established in Jan 2013.[6] The online store was closed on 2016-02-29, and re-opened on 2018-07-14.
- Animate Oversea Co., Ltd. (
安 利美 特 股 份有限 公司 ): A joint venture of animate Ltd., Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation, and Nongxueshe (later United Distribution Co.). The company acts as an operator of Animate branches in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In 2000, the first overseas store was established in Ximending, Taipei.[7] - Animate Shanghai Co., Ltd. (
魅 特 (上海 )商 贸有限 公司 ): Established in May 2011.- Animate Chinese online shopping platform (animate
中国 線上 購物平台 ): A Tmall online store operated by animate Shanghai Co., Ltd., established in 2012-01-06.
- Animate Chinese online shopping platform (animate
- Animate Times (アニメイトタイムズ, Animmeito Taimuzu): An online streaming and industry news site. It was formerly "Animate TV", but changed its name in 2016.[8]
- Japan Manga Alliance CO., LTD. (
株式会社 ジャパン マンガ アラインス): It is a joint venture of animate Ltd., Kadokawa Corporation, Kodansha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, established in 2015-09-01. The company was incorporated in Bangkok, Thailand in autumn 2015.[9] The company acts as an operator of Animate branches in Bangkok.- animate JMA Co., Ltd: Established in 2015-09-28 as a 100% subsidiary of Japan Manga Alliance. The first animate shop under the company was opened in 2016-02-06 at MBK (Mahboonkrong) Center in Bangkok as animate Bangkok store (アニメイト バンコク
店 ).[10][11]
- animate JMA Co., Ltd: Established in 2015-09-28 as a 100% subsidiary of Japan Manga Alliance. The first animate shop under the company was opened in 2016-02-06 at MBK (Mahboonkrong) Center in Bangkok as animate Bangkok store (アニメイト バンコク
- Libre (リブレ
出版 株式会社 ): Originally part of Biblos Co., Ltd. (株式会社 ビブロス) Following the bankruptcy of Biblos on April 5, 2006, caused by the chain bankruptcy started by its parent company Hekitensha (碧 天 舎 ),[12] animate, MOVIC, Frontier Works Inc. funded the company allowing Biblos Co., Ltd., to continue operation. On May 1, 2006, the company was renamed Libre Publishing and became a subsidiary of animate Ltd.[13] However, the company was still registered as established on December 28, 2000.
Group companies
[edit]- ANIBRO Ltd. (
株式会社 アニブロ): On January 23, 2008, Animate's rival company, Broccoli, announced that they collaborated with Animate and made a new company "AniBro", with Animate holds 70% of the company, while Broccoli holds 30%. The president of the company will be the CEO of Animate, although he will continue to manage Animate along with AniBro. AniBro plans to expand using the AniBro brand to many places in Japan.[14] - coade (
株式会社 コアデ): The company name was derived from its own slogan 'Code Anime Design'. - Frontier Works Inc. (
株式会社 フロンティアワークス) - Marine ENTERTAINMENT Inc. (
株式会社 マリン・エンタテインメント) - Movic Co. Ltd. (
株式会社 ムービック) - Movic Promote Service(
株式会社 ムービックプロモートサービス) - SHOSEN (
株式会社 書 泉 ): Became part of animate Ltd. on 2011-06-29.[15]
Former subsidiaries
[edit]- Chikyuu ya (ちきゅーや): Operated by animate since 2008, and was later closed in 2014-12-22.
- coade (
株式会社 コアデ) Rakuten branch: Established in 2010-12-01, and was later closed in 2013. - Wanwan plus (ワンワンプラス): Established in 2004, and was later closed.
Marketing
[edit]Meito Anisawa (
References
[edit]- ^ "アニメイト
全国 店舗 一覧 - アニメイト". - ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2023). "Animate USA to Open Store in Torrance, California This Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "About animate".
- ^ "Japan's Largest Anime Store Opens Up To International Shoppers, But There's A Catch". Forbes.
- ^ "Facebook". Facebook.
- ^ Animate's North American Branch Opens Online Shop
- ^ "
安 利美 特 股 份有限 公司 公司 簡介" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016. - ^ アニメイトTVから「アニメイトタイムズ」へ! サイトが
生 まれ変 わりました! [From Animate TV to Animate Times! The site has been revamped!] (in Japanese). Animate. April 27, 2016. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024. - ^ "
本物 の日 マンガをそま世界 MANGAとして拡 げる ジャパン マンガ アラインス設立 のお知 らせ" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017. - ^ "ジャパンマンガアライアンス(JMA)プロジェクト
第 一 弾 「アニメイトバンコク店 」2月 6日 (土 )グランドオープン". Archived from the original on April 29, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017. - ^ "アニメイトバンコク
店 がオープンしました!". Archived from the original on July 9, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017. - ^ CPM license dispute
- ^ Demars, Anne (2008). "Les éditeurs de boys love". In Brient, Hervé (ed.). Homosexualité et manga : le yaoi. Manga: 10000 images (in French). Editions H. pp. 12–16. ISBN 978-2-9531781-0-4.
- ^
株式会社 アニメイトとの資本 ・業務 提携 及 び合弁 会社 設立 に関 するお知 らせ (PDF) (in Japanese). Broccoli. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 26, 2008. - ^ "
書 泉 、十字屋 、秋葉原 は うつろう". March 10, 2012. - ^ Anime Tenchou x Touhou, Railgun Promos Streamed (Updated)
- ^ Anime Tenchō Makes Cameo in Touch My Katamari Game
- ^ "Lucky Star (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
External links
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- Animate Group Homepage (in Japanese)
- Animate Official Homepage (in Japanese)
- Animate USA Official Webpage
- Animate Thai Official Webpage
- Tianmao Official Webpage
- USA Animate Online Shop
- Animate International Online Shop
- ACOS Online Shop
- Japan Manga Alliance CO., LTD. homepage (in Japanese)
- Animate-GyaO Corporation homepage (in Japanese)