Actas

Actas

Actas

Japanese animation studio

Actas Inc.[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks, which in turn is a subsidiary to Bandai Namco Holdings.[2]

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History

Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked for Tatsunoko Production and Ashi Productions.[3]

Following Katō's death in 2009, Shunpei Maruyama was named the new company president. The studio also had a subsidiary animation studio Karaku, but Actas merged it with the main company in July 2017.

In September 2017, Bandai Visual has announced that it had acquired Actas.[4]

In August 2023, it was announced that former president and animation producer Shunpei Maruyama had died.[5]

Works

TV series

OVA/ONAs

Films

Notes

  1. Japanese: 株式会社アクタス, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu

References

  1. [1]
    会社概要 [Company Profile]. Actus Co., Ltd. (in Japanese). Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  2. [2]
    History page http://www.actas-inc.co.jp/corporation Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. [3]
    実写版映画ヤッターマン (in Japanese). ytv. 2009-02-17. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2014-04-04.
  4. [4]
    "Bandai Visual Acquires Girls & Panzer Anime Studio Actas". Anime News Network. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Girls & Panzer, Princess Principal Producer Shunpei Maruyama Passes Away". Anime News Network. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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