kani2908@ani.social to Anime@ani.socialEnglish · edit-21 month agoExclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring' (Kadokawa), sources saywww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up128arrow-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-21 month agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: playstation@lemmy.worldgames@lemmy.worldgames@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squarechellewalker@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoImportant to know, but is this really relevant to anime?
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month 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-21 month agoSony also owns Crunchyroll for digital distribution.
minus-squareReluctantZen@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoCR falls under the Aniplex umbrella I believe.
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYup :/ I might quit consuming animanga if this goes through and JNC folds into Bookwalker.
minus-squareshadowedcross@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoYes. Kadokawa has several anime studio subsidiaries, and also publishes manga.
minus-squarekani2908@ani.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month 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.