| Actas Inc. | |
| Native Name: | 株式会社アクタス |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Romanized Name: | Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu |
| Location: | Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| Key People: | CEO: Kenji Hamada[1] Board members: Masakazu Yoshimoto Jun Yukawa Takanobu Murata |
| Industry: | Anime |
| Num Employees: | 22 (regular) 26 (contract) |
| Parent: | Bandai Namco Filmworks (2017–present) |
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks, which in turn is a subsidiary to Bandai Namco Holdings.[2]
Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked for Tatsunoko Production and Ashi Productions.[3]
Following Katō's death in 2009, Shunpei Maruyama was named the new company president. The studio also had a subsidiary animation studio Karaku, but Actas merged it with the main company in July 2017.
In September 2017, Bandai Visual has announced that it had acquired Actas.[4]
In August 2023, it was announced that former president and animation producer Shunpei Maruyama had died.[5]