Aniplex

Aniplex Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社アニプレックス Kabushiki-gaisha Anipurekkusu) is a Japanese entertainment and media company. It is part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, which in turn is a division of the Sony Group. The company is primarily engaged in the planning, production and distribution of anime series with a focus on multimedia exploitation of both proprietary and licensed intellectual property (IP).

The company is also involved in the production and distribution of feature films, the planning, development and publishing of video games, as well as the production and sale of merchandise associated with its Media franchises, the release of home discs and original soundtracks, the production of musicals and stage shows, and the organization of concert events to promote its series and copyright and licensing management. The company operates Aniplex Online, an e-commerce store that provides the company's products directly to consumers.

Founded by Sony Music Entertainment Japan in September 1995, Aniplex operates worldwide and has regional headquarters — Aniplex America is located in Santa Monica, California, and Aniplex China is located in Shanghai. The company is the owner of Crunchyroll, LLC, together with its sister company Sony Pictures, which operates the world's largest consumer-to-consumer anime streaming service.

Aniplex is one of the prominent companies in the anime industry, responsible for producing numerous anime series such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Gurren Lagann, Monogatari series, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate series, Sword Art Online" and "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". The company is also developing and publishing the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.

Aniplex is a full member of the Japanese Animation Association (AJA), a regular member of the Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association (CESA), an auxiliary member of the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) and the Japan Video Software Association (JVA).