Actas Inc.[a]is a Japaneseanimation studiofounded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary ofBandai Namco Filmworks,which in turn is a subsidiary toBandai Namco Holdings.[2]
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Native name | Kabushiki gaisha アクタス |
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Romanizedname | Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu |
| Company type | |
| Industry | Anime |
| Founded | July 6, 1998 |
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| Headquarters | Mitaka, Tokyo,Japan |
Key people | CEO: Kenji Hamada[1] Board members: Masakazu Yoshimoto Jun Yukawa Takanobu Murata |
Number of employees | 22 regular 26 contract[1] |
| Parent | Bandai Namco Filmworks |
| Website | actas-inc |
History
editActas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked forTatsunoko ProductionandAshi 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 Visualhas 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
editTV series
edit- 1999–2000:Gozonji! Gekko Kamen-kun
- 2000–2001:Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children
- 2002–2003:Transformers: Armada
- 2002–2003:Shin Megami Tensei: D-Children – Light & Dark
- 2003–2004:Pluster World(withBrain's Base)
- 2003–2004:Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch(withSynergySP)
- 2004:Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure(withSynergySP)
- 2004:Transformers: Energon(withStudio A-Cat)
- 2005:Ginban Kaleidoscope;animated by Karaku
- 2006:Tactical Roar
- 2006:Night Head Genesis(with Bee Media)
- 2007:Kotetsushin Jeeg
- 2007:Moetan
- 2007–2008:Mori no Sensha Bonolon
- 2012–2013:Girls und Panzer
- 2013:Da Capo III;credited as Kazami Gakuen Kōshiki Dōga-bu
- 2016:Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars
- 2016–2017:Long Riders!
- 2017:Princess Principal(with3Hz)
- 2023:Classroom for Heroes
- 2024:Wistoria: Wand and Sword(withBandai Namco Pictures)
OVA/ONAs
edit- 2000–2001:éX-Driver
- 2001–2002:Ajimu - Kaigan Monogatari
- 2002:éX-Driver: Danger Zone
- 2003:Ai Shimai 2: Futari no Kajitsu
- 2004–2006:Tales of Phantasia: The Animation
- 2008:The Idolmaster Live For You!
- 2008–2009:Switch
- 2009–2010:Yutori-chan
- 2010:Mayo Elle Otoko no Ko
- 2011:Mazinkaizer SKL
- 2012–2013:Girls und Panzer
- 2014:Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle!
- 2015:Cyborg 009 VS Devilman(with Bee Media)
Films
edit- 2002:éX-Driver: The Movie
- 2010:Kowarekake no Orgel
- 2015:Girls und Panzer der Film
- 2017–present:Girls und Panzer das Finale
- 2021–present:Princess Principal: Crown Handler
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^abHội xã điểm chính[Company Profile].Actus Co., Ltd.(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 16,2023.
- ^History pagehttp:// actas-inc.co.jp/corporationArchived2014-04-07 at theWayback Machine
- ^Thật viết bản ánh họa ヤッターマン(in Japanese). ytv. 2009-02-17. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-08-04.Retrieved2014-04-04.
- ^"Bandai Visual AcquiresGirls & PanzerAnime Studio Actas ".Anime News Network.Retrieved5 September2017.
- ^"Girls & Panzer, Princess Principal Producer Shunpei Maruyama Passes Away".Anime News Network.August 16, 2023.RetrievedAugust 16,2023.
External links
edit- Official website(in Japanese)
- ActasatAnime News Network's encyclopedia