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| Media Factory |
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 | Native name | メディアファクトリー |
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| Mediafakutorī |
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| Formerly | - Recruit Publishing, Inc. (1986–1991)
- Media Factory, Inc. (1991–2013)
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| Type | Division |
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| Industry | Publishing |
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| Founded | December 1, 1986 (1986-12-01) |
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| Fate | Folded into Kadokawa Corporation in October 2013. Currently active as a label for Kadokawa. |
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| Headquarters | Fujimi, , Japan |
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| Products | Books, manga, light novels |
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| Owner | Kadokawa[1] |
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Media Factory (Japanese: メディアファクトリー, Hepburn: Mediafakutorī), formerly known as Media Factory, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社メディアファクトリー, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Mediafakutorī), is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa.
History
The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime produced by the company.[2] On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000.[3] Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, Monthly Comic Alive, and its own light novel imprint, MF Bunko J. Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of The 39 Clues in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a kabushiki gaisha on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation.[4] It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced Pokémon CDs and Pokémon soundtracks in Japan from 1997 to 2012. Most Pokémon albums in Japan came from Pikachu Records during this period. It was retired when Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation. In 2014, Media Factory officially retired the Japanese video rights to the Pokémon animated series and film library, which was distributed on behalf of Shogakukan. On August 17, 2021, the website for Media Factory was officially closed with a notice directing readers to Kadokawa's website for future products and services.[5]
Light novel imprints
- Fleur Bunko Bleu Line
- Fleur Bunko Rouge Line
- MF Books
- MF Bunko DA VINCI
- MF Bunko DA VINCI MEW
- MF Bunko J
Anime series
The following anime and manga titles are associated with Kadokawa Corporation / Media Factory
- Absolute Duo (Manga, TV)
- Akane Maniax (OAV)
- Area 88 (TV, manga)
- Aquarion Evol (manga)
- ATASHIn'CHI (movie)
- Baka and Test (TV)
- Brave 10 (TV)
- Burst Angel (TV)
- Candy Boy (manga)
- Dance in the Vampire Bund (manga)
- Danball Senki (TV)
- D-Frag! (TV)
- Demons' Crest (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)
- High School DxD (TV)
- 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)
- Made in Abyss (TV)
- Mai, the Psychic Girl (manga)
- Maria Holic (TV)
- Mouse (TV)
- Najica Blitz Tactics (TV, manga)
- No Game No Life (TV, manga)
- Overlord
- Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo (TV)
- Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (ONA)
- Plawres Sanshiro (TV)
- Pokémon films
- Pokémon: The First Movie (movie)
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (movie)
- Pokémon 3: The Movie (movie)
- Pokémon 4Ever (movie)
- Pokémon Heroes (movie)
- Pokémon: Jirachi—Wish Maker (movie)
- Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (movie)
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (movie)
- Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (movie)
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (movie)
- Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior (movie)
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (movie)
- Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (movie)
- Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (movie)
- Prince of Stride (TV)
- 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)
- Unbreakable Machine-Doll (TV)
- Vandread (TV)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (TV)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (TV)
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (TV)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (TV)
- Slayers (TV)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (TV)
- Wandaba Style (TV)
- Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (TV)
- Zero no Tsukaima (Manga, TV)
References
- ↑ KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト内 各ブランドページについてのお知らせ. Kadokawa. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ↑ "Media Factory makes request to stop fansubbing". Anime News Network. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Kadokawa Purchases Manga Publisher Media Factory". Anime News Network. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Kadokawa to Merge 9 Subsidiaries Into 1 Company". Anime News Network. March 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ↑ KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト内 各ブランドページについてのお知らせ. Kadokawa. August 17, 2021. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021.
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