Aniplex Inc.

Type:	Private (subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
Founded:	January, 1997
Headquarters:	Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Key people:	Shigekazu Takeuchi, President
Industry:	Anime and music production
Products:	Fullmetal Alchemist Blood: The Last Vampire Rurouni Kenshin
Revenue:	¥2,280,000,000
Employees:	50
Website:	Aniplex official website

Aniplex Inc. (アニプレックス, Aniplex Inc.^?), known till 2001 as Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Visual Works Inc. and till April 2003 as Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise, owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and established on January, 1997. They have been involved in the production and distribution of several anime series, such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Blood: The Last Vampire, Rurouni Kenshin, and many others, and have also been involved in the production and distribution of music and soundtrack records, including producing the original soundtracks for all of Sony Computer Entertainment's computer and video games. A privately-held corporation is one whose ownership shares are not publicly traded. ... Sony Music Entertainment Japan is Sonys music arm in Japan. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... National Diet Building, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine, Kudan Kita 3-1-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Otemon, the Great Gate of Edo Castle (Kokyo) Chiyoda (千代田区; -ku) is a special ward in central Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ... A scene from the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ) is an abbreviation of the Japanese word アニメーション (animÄ“shon), which is based on the English word animation. ... Fullmetal Alchemist ), commonly abbreviated FMA or Hagaren by fans, is a manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan. ... Blood: The Last Vampire is a one-DVD anime released in 2000. ... Rurouni Kenshin ) is a set of manga and anime series created by mangaka Nobuhiro Watsuki, set during the early years of the early Meiji period in Japan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Website - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... For other uses, see April (disambiguation). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A scene from the anime Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime ) is an abbreviation of the Japanese word アニメーション (animÄ“shon), which is based on the English word animation. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... Sony Music Entertainment Japan is Sonys music arm in Japan. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fullmetal Alchemist ), commonly abbreviated FMA or Hagaren by fans, is a manga series created by Hiromu Arakawa and serialized in Monthly Shonen Gangan. ... Blood: The Last Vampire is a one-DVD anime released in 2000. ... Rurouni Kenshin ) is a set of manga and anime series created by mangaka Nobuhiro Watsuki, set during the early years of the early Meiji period in Japan. ... Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... Soundtrack refers to the recorded sound accompanying a visual medium such as a motion picture, television show, or video game. ... Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ...

Originally known as Sony Pictures Entertaiment (SPE) Visual Works Inc., it was established on September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and changed its name in 2001 to Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Visual Works Inc. after becoming a subsidary completely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. In April 2003, it changed its name to Aniplex Inc. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sony Music Entertainment Japan is Sonys music arm in Japan. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for April 2003. ...

Anime productions

Aniplex have produced the following anime series:

• Alice Academy
• Blood+
• Blood: The Last Vampire
• Cyborg Kurochan
• Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z
• FLAG
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
• Gakkou no Kaidan
• Ginban Kaleidoscope
• I'll CKBC
• Idaten Jump
• Jagainu-kun
• Jigoku Shoujo
• Jing: King of Bandits
• Kage Kara Mamoru!
• Kamichu
• Kiba
• Kikaider-01 - The Animation - Guitar wo Motta Shonen
• King of Bandit Jing in Seventh Heaven
• Maiking Break-Through Gurren-Lagann
• Mirage of Blaze: Rebels of the River Edge
• Naruto
• Nerima Daikon Brothers
• Otohime Connection
• Petite Cossette
• R.O.D the TV
• Read or Die
• Rurouni Kenshin
• Samurai X: Trust and Betrayal
• Submarine 707R
• Tekkon Kinkreet
• Yakitate!! Japan

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Music and sound productions

Aniplex have produced the soundtracks for several anime series, including those which it has produced and conceptualized, and has also produced the original soundtracks for all of Sony Computer Entertainment's computer and video games.

Apart from producing the soundtracks of its anime productions, as noted above, Aniplex have been also involved in the production for the music and sound of the following anime series:

• Angel Heart
• Bleach
• Gintama
• Gravitation
• Harukanaru Toki no Naka de ~Maihitoyo~
• Honey and Clover
• Paradise Kiss

Angel Heart, a 1987 movie, stars Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet and Robert De Niro. ... Bleach (ブリーチ Burīchi, also romanized as BLEACH in Japan) is a manga and anime series by Tite Kubo ), mangaka of Zombie Powder. ... Gintama ) is a manga created by Hideaki Sorachi. ... In physics, gravitation or gravity is the tendency of objects with mass to accelerate toward each other. ... Honey and Clover (ハチミツとクローバー Hachimitsu to Kuroubaa) or Hachikuro for short, is a josei manga by Umino Chica (羽海野チカ Umino Chika) that has been adapted into a 24 episode TV anime series by J.C.STAFF. While only 24 episodes were aired on TV, the series is actually 26 episodes long. ... Paradise Kiss, abbreviated to ParaKiss by fans, is a series of manga that was published in a magazine called Zipper, a fashion magazine for high-teens. ...

Notes and references

External links

• Aniplex official website
• Aniplex/Animation
• Aniplex Corporate Profile - English - Official Website (English)