Media Factory Explained

Media Factory
Native Name:メディアファクトリー
Native Name Lang:ja
Location:Japan
Parent:Kadokawa Future Publishing
Key People:Toshiyuki Yoshihara
Products:Publishing, film, music, video games
Predecessor:Recruit Publishing, Inc. (1986–1991)
Fate:Absorbed by Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013.[1]
Former Name:Media Factory, Inc. (1991–2013)

, formerly known as, doing business as Media Factory, is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing.

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, as well as retired the Pokémon anime series 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. 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]

Magazines

Light novel imprints

Anime series

The following anime and manga titles are associated with Kadokawa Corporation / Media Factory

Music artists

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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. February 24, 2022. February 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220223034705/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/topics/6247. live.
  2. Web site: Media Factory makes request to stop fansubbing. Anime News Network. December 9, 2004. November 30, 2011. October 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019052017/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-12-09/media-factory-makes-request-to-stop-fansubbing. live.
  3. Web site: Kadokawa Purchases Manga Publisher Media Factory. Anime News Network. October 12, 2011. November 30, 2011. October 13, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013081714/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-12/kadokawa-purchases-manga-publisher-media-factory. live.
  4. Web site: Kadokawa to Merge 9 Subsidiaries Into 1 Company. Anime News Network. March 28, 2013. October 8, 2013. October 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022191412/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-28/kadokawa-to-merge-9-subsidiaries-into-1-company. live.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20210817032956/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/topics/6247. August 17, 2021. 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.

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