kani2908@ani.social to Anime@ani.socialEnglish · edit-215 hours agoExclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring' (Kadokawa), sources saywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up121arrow-down1external-linkExclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring' (Kadokawa), sources saywww.reuters.comkani2908@ani.social to Anime@ani.socialEnglish · edit-215 hours agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarechellewalker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 hours agoImportant to know, but is this really relevant to anime?
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·9 hours agoIt would pretty much give Sony complete control of the industry through ownership of Aniplex and Kadokawa. BD prices would skyrocket…
minus-squarewjs018@ani.socialMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-28 hours agoSony also owns Crunchyroll for digital distribution.
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoYup :/ I might quit consuming animanga if this goes through and JNC folds into Bookwalker.
minus-squareReluctantZen@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoCR falls under the Aniplex umbrella I believe.
minus-squarekani2908@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 hours agohttps://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/1696/Kadokawa Here is the list of anime that Kadokawa produced. I’m sure you would know many anime on the list.
minus-squareshadowedcross@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 hours agoYes. Kadokawa has several anime studio subsidiaries, and also publishes manga.
Important to know, but is this really relevant to anime?
It would pretty much give Sony complete control of the industry through ownership of Aniplex and Kadokawa. BD prices would skyrocket…
Sony also owns Crunchyroll for digital distribution.
Yup :/
I might quit consuming animanga if this goes through and JNC folds into Bookwalker.
CR falls under the Aniplex umbrella I believe.
Correct
https://myanimelist.net/anime/producer/1696/Kadokawa
Here is the list of anime that Kadokawa produced. I’m sure you would know many anime on the list.
Yes. Kadokawa has several anime studio subsidiaries, and also publishes manga.