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Dentsu Inc.

Kanji name: 電通
Foundation date: 1901-07-01
Official website:
Dentsu (Japanese)
About:
Dentsu is one of the world's largest advertising firms, and is publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TYO: 4324). In July 2003 Dentsu acquired Pioneer LDC and it's subsidiaries (Pioneer Entertainment and animation studio Rondo Robe) and renamed it Geneon Entertainment.
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Azuki, Dentsu Announce Enter the Garden Anime Anthology Series With 1st Part 'The Waiting Man' Debuting on April 30 (Updated) (Apr 11, 2024)
Dentsu Establishes New Anime Licensing Company (Jun 27, 2023)
Dentsu Officials it to Rigging Bids for Tokyo Olympics Contracts (Feb 3, 2023)
Hakuhodo, Fuji Creative, Tokyu Agency, Same Two Searched in Olympic Bribery Scandal (Nov 28, 2022)
Kadokawa Chair, Vice-Chair Resign After Alleged Olympic Sponsorship Bribery (Oct 5, 2022)
Kadokawa Chair Tsuguhiko Kadokawa Arrested for Alleged Bribery for Olympic Sponsorship (Sep 14, 2022)
Tokyo Game Show to Be Online Again in 2021 (Mar 30, 2021)
Rock Band WANIMA Cancels 2 Events After COVID-19 Coronavirus Patient Attends Concert (Feb 25, 2020)
Dentsu Collaborates With 9 Anime Studios to Produce Promotional Animation Content (Oct 24, 2018)
Dentsu, DreamWorks Plan TV Animation for Medicom's Be@rbrick Figures (Dec 26, 2017)
TBS Acquires Lyrical Nanoha's Anime Studio Seven Arcs (Dec 26, 2017)
Dentsu, OLM Make 3DCG Kids' Animated Series Tinpo for U.K. TV (Oct 16, 2017)
Level-5, Dentsu Open New Company for Western Markets (Oct 1, 2015)
LA EigaFest to Host Director Sion Sono (Sep 23, 2015)
Yo-kai Watch Anime to Premiere on Disney XD (Jun 23, 2015)
Bandai Namco, ADK, Aniplex Establish Anime Consortium Japan Streaming Service (Oct 30, 2014)
Gurren Lagann Stage Play's Cast Photographed in Costume (Oct 21, 2014)
Gurren Lagann Stage Play's Cast Announced (Aug 22, 2014)
Gurren Lagann Update (Aug 19, 2014)
Little Battlers eXperience Coming to NickToons in August (Jul 24, 2014)
Gurren Lagann to Run on Adult Swim's Toonami Block (Jul 20, 2014)
Gurrenn Lagann Release Update (Apr 30, 2014)
Gurren Lagann Gets Stage Play in Tokyo in October (Apr 12, 2014)
Little Battlers eXperience/Danbōru Senki Coming to Nicktoons (Feb 18, 2014)
Aikatsu! Idol School TV Anime Gets 2nd Series in October (Aug 16, 2013)
Little Battlers eXperience/Danbōru Senki's English Dub Previewed in Video (Aug 14, 2013)
Dentsu, Nelvana, Fuel Ent. to Develop Animated Chub City Show (Jul 24, 2013)
Gurren Lagann Blu-ray Will Include Films and Parallel Works (Jun 28, 2013)
Gurren Lagann Drama CD Set in Modern School Inspires Manga (Jun 26, 2013)
Anime Limited Acquires Gurren Lagann for Blu-ray and DVD (Jun 24, 2013)
Daisuki Anime Streaming Site Launches (May 15, 2013)
Oblivion Island Moved Back to April 1 (Mar 14, 2013)
Manga Entertainment Acquires Production I.G. Fantasy Oblivion Island (Updated) (Nov 7, 2012)
New Gintama Anime Episodes to Resume on TV (Aug 26, 2012)
Editor: Mardock Scramble, Sands of Time Film Rights Not Yet Sold (May 31, 2012)
Variety: Live-Action Mardock Scramble Film Rights Licensed (May 30, 2012)
Dentsu to Create Industry's 1st Think Tank to Study Otaku (Mar 3, 2012)
Wii no Ma Video Service Shuts Down in Japan (Feb 21, 2012)
Namco Bandai Signs Deals for LBX/Danbōru Senki Anime Toys (Feb 7, 2012)
Saint Seiya Returns in New Omega TV Anime Series (Feb 6, 2012)
Danbōru Senki W Robot Anime to Premiere on January 18 (Dec 20, 2011)
Oblivion Island Film's English Dub to Premiere in NYC in December (Nov 18, 2011)
All Nippon Entertainment Works Begins Film and Anime Production (Nov 2, 2011)
Kimezo Businessmen Manga Gets New Web Anime Shorts (Oct 6, 2011)
Gintama x Sket Dance Crossover Manga Get TV Anime (Sep 5, 2011)
New Company to Export Anime, Other Content Overseas (Aug 15, 2011)
Little Battlers eXperience/Danbōru Senki Anime Offered in U.S. (Aug 1, 2011)
U.S. Nicktoons to Air Monsuno, Jakks Pacific to Sell Toys (Jul 24, 2011)
20% Less Booths at Tokyo Anime Fair as Talks Continue (Jan 26, 2011)
Gintama TV Anime to Resume in April (Dec 1, 2010)
King of Thorn, Mai Mai, Oblivion Island Get APSA Nods (Oct 17, 2010)
Oblivion Island, Tokyo Marble Chocolate, Mai Mai Miracle to Run in Toronto (Aug 26, 2010)
Bleach, Nurarihyon, Letter Bee Event Anime Announced (Jul 5, 2010)
New Bleach Episodes Return to Adult Swim on August 28 (Jun 29, 2010)
Deltora Quest Anime to Run on New U.S. Channel The Hub (May 18, 2010)
Scandal Girl Band to Be Animated in Loups-Garous Film (May 7, 2010)
Gurren Lagann iPhone App Lands in U.S., Eva Apps Planned (Apr 21, 2010)
Dentsu Entertainment USA Subsidiary Established in California (Apr 16, 2010)
Trigun Film, Kachō no Koi, Gintama Promos Streamed (Mar 4, 2010)
Monster to Run in Canada, Deltora Quest in Australia, NZ (Feb 27, 2010)
8 Fuji TV Stations to Launch Anime Shorts Next Month (Feb 1, 2010)
NY Int'l Children's Film Fest Hosts 3 Anime's U.S. Premieres (Jan 28, 2010)
Jakks, Dentsu Develop Japanese-Animated Monsuno for TV (Jan 7, 2010)
Shokotan's Live-Action U.S. Sukashi Hero Video Posted (Nov 21, 2009)
Eva 1.0's 1st 8 Minutes, 1st 4 Dubbed Soul Eater Episodes Online (Nov 12, 2009)
Yona Yona Penguin, Live-Action TokiKake Trailers Posted (Nov 11, 2009)
Prince Planet Classic Sci-Fi TV Anime Begins Streaming (Nov 9, 2009)
Astro Boy Screens at Chicago, Oblivion Island in NYC (Oct 16, 2009)
Loups-Garous Virtual Reality Werewolf Anime Film Green-Lit (Oct 6, 2009)
Adult Swim to Run 2nd Bleach Anime Film on December 5 (Oct 3, 2009)
Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Promos Posted (Jul 21, 2009)
Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Trailers Streamed (Jul 13, 2009)
Spice & Wolf II, FMA , Air Doll Promos Posted (Jun 10, 2009)
Dentsu to Export Mameshiba Characters to U.S. This Year (May 8, 2009)
Production I.G's Oblivion Island Film Teaser Streamed (Apr 24, 2009)
Gintama Anime to Continue for Fourth Year (Feb 19, 2009)
Dentsu Plans Animated TV Series for Chub City Toys (Feb 11, 2009)
Pioneer Stops Making Laserdisc Players After 27 Years (Jan 14, 2009)
Yoichi Fujita to Stop Directing Gintama This Spring (Jan 11, 2009)
Joost Application for iPhone Launched with Anime (Dec 2, 2008)
Bandai Entertainment Delays 2 Gurren Lagann DVD Volumes (Nov 27, 2008)
Gurren Lagann on Canada's Super Channel 2 Next Month (Nov 24, 2008)
Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December (Nov 19, 2008)
Japan's Dentsu Plans Co-Productions in Southeast Asia (Nov 15, 2008)
Geneon to Merge with Universal Pictures Japan (Nov 12, 2008)
New Mameshiba Anime to Run on TV, Web in October (Sep 16, 2008)
New Gurren Lagann, Higurashi Manga to Start This Month (Aug 5, 2008)
Japan's Dentsu Opens American Office in Los Angeles (Jul 29, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Now Offered in Web Streams & iTunes Store (Jul 29, 2008)
Bandai Entertainment Confirms Gurren Lagann on Sci Fi Channel (May 24, 2008)
BEI's Yoshida: Gurren Lagann TV Plans Not Finalized (May 21, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Listed on America's Sci Fi Channel on July 28 (May 19, 2008)
June's Licensing Int'l Expo to Feature Anime Franchises (May 6, 2008)
Blue Dragon, Moribito to Run on America's Cartoon Network (Mar 28, 2008)
Soul Eater TV Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (Update 2) (Mar 18, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Movie to Open in Japan in Fall 2008 (Mar 10, 2008)
Theatrical Version of Gurren Lagann Pre-Announced (Mar 3, 2008)
Soul Eater to Air in Japan in Two Weekly Versions (Feb 12, 2008)
Tekkonkinkreet Wins Top Prize at Belgium's Anima Fest (Feb 11, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Streamed with English Subtitles for Free (Dec 19, 2007)
Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, November 28–December 4 (Dec 6, 2007)
Saiyuki Reload Burial OVA 2's Promo Video Posted (Oct 15, 2007)
Nominees for Japan's Media Arts Festival Announced (Oct 3, 2007)
Dentsu to Post Y5 Billion Loss on Geneon's Downsizing (Sep 29, 2007)
Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday (Sep 26, 2007)
Dentsu, ADV Films Confirm Withdrawal of Geneon Deal (Sep 21, 2007)
Manga Fan Tarō Asō is a Frontrunner to Lead Japan (Sep 12, 2007)
Dentsu is Geneon's Sole Owner After Mitsubishi Divests (Sep 11, 2007)
Kyoto Museum Exhibits Genius Party, CoroCoro, Terra E… (Jul 18, 2007)
ADV/Sojitz Deal Continues Trend (Jun 27, 2006)
D-Rights Acquires 34% Stake in Geneon Entertainment (Jun 6, 2006)
State of Publishing in Japan (Sep 24, 2005)
State of Animation Industry In Japan (Aug 10, 2005)
Anime Heading to China (Apr 6, 2004)
Pioneer Changes Name (Sep 26, 2003)
Dentsu acquires Pioneer (Jul 21, 2003)
Pioneer LDC to be sold to Dentsu (Jun 24, 2003)
More Sailor Moon? (Jun 4, 2003)
ADV promotes new Acquisitions (Apr 28, 2003)
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