kani2908@ani.social to Anime@ani.socialEnglish · edit-22 months agoExclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring' (Kadokawa), sources saywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
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minus-squarechellewalker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoImportant to know, but is this really relevant to anime?
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 months 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-up8·edit-22 months agoSony also owns Crunchyroll for digital distribution.
minus-squareReluctantZen@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoCR falls under the Aniplex umbrella I believe.
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoYup :/ I might quit consuming animanga if this goes through and JNC folds into Bookwalker.
minus-squareshadowedcross@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoYes. Kadokawa has several anime studio subsidiaries, and also publishes manga.
minus-squarekani2908@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months 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.
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.
CR falls under the Aniplex umbrella I believe.
Correct
Yup :/
I might quit consuming animanga if this goes through and JNC folds into Bookwalker.
Yes. Kadokawa has several anime studio subsidiaries, and also publishes manga.
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.