Happinet Corporation | |
Native Name: | 株式会社ハピネット |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Romanized Name: | Kabushiki-gaisha Hapinetto |
Type: | Public (K.K) |
Former Names: | Tōshō Co., Ltd. (1969–1972) Tōshō Corporation (1972–1991) |
Founder: | Hiroshi Kawai |
Location City: | Taitō, Tokyo |
Location Country: | Japan |
Area Served: | Japan |
Industry: | Entertainment |
Owner: | Bandai Namco Holdings (26.71%) |
is a Japanese entertainment company.
In February 1968, Hiroshi Kawai left Bandai to establish his own toy business. Kawai founded on June 7, 1969. In September 1972, it changed its name to .
Tōshō merged with two other companies, and, to form Happinet in October 1991. In November 1994, Bandai acquired shares of Happinet. Happinet first appeared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 1998.
Happinet acquired Beam Entertainment and its adult label, Green Bunny, in December 1999. It renamed the division in July 2002.[1]
See also: List of titles by Green Bunny. Happinet had an exclusive anime licensing agreement with NuTech Digital in 2003.[2] In addition to producing and distributing anime and films, Happinet acquires the rights to foreign films for Japanese distribution.[3]