Actas

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Actas Inc.
Logo used since 2019
Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社アクタス
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu
Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Anime
Founded	July 6, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-07-06)
Founder	Hiroshi Katō Jūtarō Ōba
Headquarters	Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Kenji Hamada (CEO) Board members: Masakazu Yoshimoto Jun Yukawa Takanobu Murata
Number of employees	59 (as of April 1, 2025)
Parent	Bandai Visual (2017–2018) Bandai Namco Arts (2018–2022) Bandai Namco Filmworks (2022–present)
Divisions	Studio Katyusha
Website	actas-inc.co.jp

Actas Inc. is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks, which in turn is a subsidiary to Bandai Namco Holdings.

History

Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked for Tatsunoko Production and Ashi Productions.

Following Katō's death in 2009, Shunpei Maruyama was named the new company president. The studio also had a subsidiary animation studio Karaku, but Actas merged it with the main company in July 2017.

In September 2017, Bandai Visual has announced that it had acquired Actas.

In August 2023, it was announced that former president and animation producer Shunpei Maruyama had died.

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External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Actas at Anime News Network's encyclopedia