Media Factory
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| Type | Kabushiki kaisha |
|---|---|
| Founded | December 1, 1986 |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo Shibuya East NBF 3-3-5 |
| Area served | Japan |
| Key people | Toshiyuki Yoshihara (Representative Director) |
| Products | Publishing, film, music, video games |
| Revenue | ¥13,937,320,000 (FY 2005) |
| Owner(s) | Kadokawa Group Holdings |
| Employees | 168 (as of 2010) |
| Parent | Recruit Co., Ltd. |
| Website | Official website |
Media Factory, Inc. (株式会社メディアファクトリー Kabushiki-gaisha Mediafakutorī) is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime licensed by the company.[1] On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Group Holdings for ¥8,000,000,000.[2] Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, Monthly Comic Alive, and its own light novel imprint, MF Bunko J.
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[edit] Magazines
- Monthly Comic Alive
- Comic Flapper
- Monthly Comic Gene
[edit] Anime series
The following anime and manga titles are associated with Media Factory, Inc.
- Akane Maniax (OAV)
- Area 88 (TV, manga)
- ATASHIn'CHI (movie)
- Baka and Test (TV)
- Brave 10 (TV)
- Burst Angel (TV)
- Candy Boy (manga)
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (manga)
- Divergence Eve (TV)
- Dokkoida?! (TV)
- Fantastic Children (TV)
- Gad Guard (TV)
- Gankutsuou (TV)
- Gate Keepers (TV)
- Genshiken (TV)
- Gift ~eternal rainbow~ (TV)
- Ginga Reppuu Baxinger (TV)
- Ginga Senpuu Braiger (TV)
- Ginga Shippu Sasuraiger (TV)
- Gravion (TV)
- Green Green (OVA)
- Ikki Tousen (TV)
- Kage Kara Mamoru! (TV)
- Kamisama Kazoku (TV)
- Kanokon (TV, OAV)
- Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (TV)
- Kujibiki Unbalance (OAV)
- Kurau: Phantom Memory (TV)
- Mai, the Psychic Girl (manga)
- Maria Holic (TV)
- Mouse (TV)
- Najica Blitz Tactics (TV, manga)
- Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo (TV)
- Plawres Sanshiro (TV)
- Pokémon - Destiny Deoxys (movie)
- Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (movie)
- Pokémon 4Ever (movie)
- Project A-ko (movie)
- Pugyuru (TV)
- Queen's Blade (TV, OAV)
- RahXephon (TV, OAV, movie)
- Reign: The Conqueror (TV)
- School Rumble (TV)
- Shura no Toki (TV)
- Soul Eater (TV)
- Sousei no Aquarion (TV)
- Strawberry Panic! (TV) - Sponsor, DVD sales
- Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie (OAV)
- The World of Narue (TV)
- Translucent (manga)
- Twin Spica (TV, manga)
- UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (TV)
- Vandread (TV)
- Vandread Taidouhen (OAV)
- Vandread: The Second Stage (TV)
- Wandaba Style (TV)
- Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (TV)
- Zero no Tsukaima (Manga)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Media Factory makes request to stop fansubbing". Anime News Network. December 9, 2004. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-12-09/media-factory-makes-request-to-stop-fansubbing. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ "Kadokawa Purchases Manga Publisher Media Factory". Anime News Network. October 12, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-12/kadokawa-purchases-manga-publisher-media-factory. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
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