Media Factory

Media Factory
Native name
メディアファクトリー
Mediafakutorī
Formerly
  • Recruit Publishing, Inc. (1986–1991)
  • Media Factory, Inc. (1991–2013)
TypeDivision
IndustryPublishing
FoundedDecember 1, 1986; 39 years ago (1986-12-01)
FateFolded into Kadokawa Corporation in October 2013. Currently active as a label for Kadokawa.
HeadquartersFujimi,
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
ProductsBooks, manga, light novels
OwnerKadokawa

Media Factory (Japanese: メディアファクトリー, Hepburn: Mediafakutorī), formerly known as Media Factory, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社メディアファクトリー, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Mediafakutorī), is a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa.

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. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. 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 on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. 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. In 2014, Media Factory officially retired the Japanese video rights to the Pokémon animated series and film library, which was distributed on behalf of Shogakukan. 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.

Magazines

Light novel imprints

Anime series

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

Music artists

References

  1. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on February 23, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Media Factory makes request to stop fansubbing". Anime News Network. December 9, 2004. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kadokawa Purchases Manga Publisher Media Factory". Anime News Network. October 12, 2011. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kadokawa to Merge 9 Subsidiaries Into 1 Company". Anime News Network. March 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on August 17, 2021.