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Toei Animation
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Key facts
- Native name
- 東映アニメーション株式会社
- Romanized name
- Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha
- Formerly
- Japan Animated Films (1948–1956)
- Company type
- Public
- Traded as
- TYO : 4816
- Industry
- Animation studio
- Founded
- January 23, 1948 ; 78 years ago ( 1948-01-23 )
- Founder
- Kenzō Masaoka Sanae Yamamoto
- Headquarters
- Nakano , Nakano, Tokyo , Japan
- Number of locations
- Higashiōizumi , Nerima, Tokyo , Japan
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Kozo Morishita (chairman) Katsuhiro Takagi (president)
- Operating income
- US$134.69 million (2021)
- Owners
- Toei Company, Ltd. (34.2%) TV Asahi Corporation (20.0%) Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. (8.3%) Bandai Namco Holdings (2.8%)
- Number of employees
- 960 (March 2025)
- Subsidiaries
- See § Subsidiaries
- Website
- toei-anim .co .jp corp .toei-anim .co .jp
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Encyclopedic overview
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 東映アニメーション株式会社, Hepburn: Tōei Animēshon Kabushiki-gaisha; /ˈtoʊ.eɪ/) is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It was originally founded on January 23, 1948, as Japan Animated Films by Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto.
The studio is known for producing numerous series, including the Sally the Witch series, the GeGeGe no Kitarō series, Mazinger Z, Galaxy Express 999, the Cutie Honey series, the Dr. Slump series, the Dragon Ball series, the Saint Seiya series, the Sailor Moon series, Slam Dunk, the Digimon series, the One Piece series, Magical Doremi, Toriko, World Trigger and the Pretty Cure series, among others. Aside from animation production, the company handles character licensing and overseas distribution and sales of its titles through its wholly-owned international subsidiaries.
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