Sotsu

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Japanese advertising agency

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::summary Japanese advertising agency ::

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FieldValue
nameSotsu Co., Ltd.
logoSotsulogo.svg
logo_captionLogo used since 2007
imageチヨダ本社（5階）.jpg
image_captionHeadquarters in Suginami, Tokyo
native_name株式会社創通
native_name_langja
romanized_nameKabushiki gaisha Sōtsū
former_namesToyo Agency Co., Ltd. (1965-1977)
Sotsu Agency Co., Ltd. (1977-2007)
typeSubsidiary
foundation
locationOgikubo
location_citySuginami, Tokyo
location_countryJapan
key_peopleHideyuki Nanba
(president)
Yūji Nasu
(representative chairman)
Akihiro Yuasa
(representative president)
industryAdvertising
revenue414.750 million
revenue_year2019
num_employees29
num_employees_year2019
subsid
parentBandai Namco Filmworks (2020–present)
homepage
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is a Japanese advertising agency and, since March 2020, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, having substantial relations with it before the acquisition, especially with its now-corporate sibling, Bandai Namco Filmworks.

History

It was founded in 1965 as Toyo Agency, with it being designated by baseball team Yomiuri Giants as its primary agency for the planning and distribution of the team's merchandising interests. In 1977, it changed its name to Sotsu Agency. The agency was first listed in the JASDAQ stock exchange in 2003. On April 1, 2007, the company changed its name to Sotsu.

In 1972, it began been involved in the production and licensing of numerous television programs, starting with Thunder Mask. The first anime series it produced was Sunrise's Invincible Super Man Zambot 3, after which the company produced numerous others. In 1979, it produced Mobile Suit Gundam.

In October 2019, Bandai Namco Holdings announced plans to acquire Sotsu, a move which would grant the company full rights to the entire Gundam franchise. The next month, however, Chicago, Illinois-based investment firm RMB Capital forced Bandai Namco to raise the tender offer price for Sotsu in a follow-on tender offer targeted at the general shareholders of Sotsu. On March 1, 2020, Sotsu finally became a fully owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco.

Productions

Sunrise productions

Nippon TV programs

TV Asahi/ABC programs

TV Tokyo programs

UHF programs

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Notes

References

References

  1. "History".
  2. (11 October 2019). "Bandai Namco Makes Takeover Bid for Gundam Sponsor Sotsu".
  3. (18 November 2019). "RMB Presses Bandai Namco to Raise the Tender Offer Price for Sotsu's Minority Shareholders".
  4. (27 January 2020). "株式の併合等に係る承認決議に関するお知らせ".
  5. "ゆるゆり".
  6. link

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