Kadokawa Folds Five Studios Into One
Published: 2026-10-14T01:32:28.197Z
Kadokawa is consolidating five anime studios into a single 400-person entity, while Crunchyroll deepens its platform infrastructure bet with a stake in Link-U.
- Kadokawa merges five studios into one KADOKAWA is folding five of its anime studios, ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films, and Raging Bull, into one company, Studio One Base, with a November 2026 target and a 400-person, 4,600 m² b Source: http://animationbusiness.info/archives/17253
- Crunchyroll buys a stake in its manga platform builder. Crunchyroll just bought 7.03% of Link-U Group, 917 million yen, 856 yen a share, enough to make it the fifth-largest shareholder. Link-U is the outfit that actually builds and runs manga platforms, in Source: http://animationbusiness.info/archives/17256
- By the Numbers: releasing anime trending on AniList AniList's currently releasing anime snapshot on 2026-10-14 ranked The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life (#1), Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (#2), The Cold Sato-san is Only Source: https://anilist.co/search/anime/trending#releasing-2026-10-14
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