Bandai Visual

Infobox Company
company_name = Bandai Visual Co., Ltd
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company_type = Business corporation
(Jasdaq|4325
TYO|4325)
foundation = August 23, 1983
location = Minato, Tokyo, Japan
num_employees = 162
key_people = Kazumi Kawashiro, President and CEO
owner = Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.
industry = Anime production, animation and distribution
Film production and distribution
Software & programming
homepage = [http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. Official Website] nihongo|Bandai Visual Co., Ltd|バンダイビジュアル株式会社|Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Gaisha, is a Japanese anime, film production and distribution enterprise, established by Bandai Co., Ltd. and a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.,cite web|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/e/ir/FY06%202Q.pdf|title=Bandai Visual|accessdate=2007-03-07] citeweb|url=http://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/about/group/index.html|title=NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. | Group Companies|accessdate=2007-03-07] citeweb|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/e/ir/press_2006/epress060627-2.html|title= IR information : Press release Third Medium-Term Plan|accessdate=2007-03-07] which is based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.citeweb|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/e/about/history.html|title= About us : History BANDAI VISUAL CO.,Ltd|accessdate=2007-03-07] Since the reorganisation of Namco Bandai Holdings in 2006, Bandai Visual now heads the group's Visual and Music Content Strategic Business Unit. Its subsidiaries include the Emotion Music Co. Ltd, (whose logos also include the Moai from Easter Island), and Lantis Co., Ltd music publishing labels.

It is involved in the production and distribution of several anime titles, including those it has directly produced itself and anime series produced by the anime studio Sunrise, a subsidiary of Bandai.

History

Bandai Visual is currently a fully-owned subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings.cite web|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/company/history.html|title=バンダイビジュアル株式会社|publisher=Bandai Visual|accessdate=2008-07-09] cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/finance/industries/significant?industryCode=53215&categoryId=207|title=NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. to Fully Acquire Bandai Visual Co., Ltd. and Bandai Networks Co., Ltd.|publisher=Reuters|date=2008-01-15|accessdate=2008-01-19] cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5556744|title=Bandai Visual Co. Ltd.: Private Company Information|publisher="BusinessWeek"|date=2008-01-19|accessdate=2008-01-20] Namco Bandai announced on November 8 2007 that it would buy the voting shares it didn't own between that date and December 10 2007 and turn the company into a wholly owned subsidiary. [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117977875.html?categoryId=19&cs=1 Variety.com: Bandai Namco buys up subsidiaries] ] [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117975604.html?categoryId=18&cs=1 Variety.com: Bandai taking over subsidiaries] ] On December 18 2007, Bandai Namco announced that it owned 93.63% [ [http://www.katanaxtreme.com/anime_news/details.aspx?id=ETsFjgzchU65OknwxiRimw KatanaXtreme.com: NAMCO BANDAI Holdings announces complete takeover of BANDAI VISUAL] ] of Bandai Visual's shares since the end of November. The remaining shares were delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange on February 15 2008 after Namco Bandai acquired the remaining 10% of the shares.

ubsidiaries

Bandai Entertainment

Bandai Entertainment is a North American based subsidiary of Bandai America. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3 |title=Bandai Entertainment |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=2008-06-18 ] Originally separate from Bandai Visual USA, Namco Holdings announced that Bandai Entertainment would absorb Bandai Visual USA in 2008.

Bandai Visual USA

Bandai Visual USA was established in 2005 to distribute and market Bandai Visual's productions in North America. Bandai Visual's anime and manga productions are also distributed in North America by Bandai Entertainment and in Europe by Beez Entertainment. On May 23, 2008, Namco Bandai Holdings announced that Bandai Visual USA would be merged into Bandai Entertainment.cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-23/bandai-visual-usa-to-be-liquidated-by-september |title=Bandai Visual USA to be Liquidated by September |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2008-05-23 |accessdate=2008-05-23] Bandai Visual USA was dissolved on July 1 2008 and absorbed by Bandai Entertainment.

References

External links

* [http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp Bandai Visual website] ja icon
* [http://www.bandai-ent.com/ Bandai Entertainment website]
* [http://www.bandaivisual.us Bandai Visual USA website]