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Aniplex Acquires Fate/Grand Order Development Unit From Delight Works
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Delight Works both announced on Wednesday that Aniplex is acquiring the entire game development division of Delight Works. Delight Works is first spinning off the division as a new company, and then Aniplex will acquire the new company and turn it into its new wholly owned subsidiary.
The new company will continue development on the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game, and the Type-Moon creative circle), and the new as-yet unnamed company.
Both companies expect to complete the transfer of ownership by this coming spring, pending approval from related parties.
Delight Works will continue working on its other projects outside of its game development division.
Delight Works is best known for developing the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game, which has inspired numerous spinoff anime, manga, and games. The game, one of the largest and most successful smartphone games in Japan, is based on Type-Moon's franchise, but with an entirely new story and dramatically expanded world. Aniplex publishes the game, and released it in Japan in summer 2015. The game received an English release in the United States and Canada in June 2017.
Delight Works was established in January 2014. It developed the Aiming in January 2019, but announced in July 2020 that the alliance has been dissolved with their tly developed titles canceled.
Former Street Fighter series director new president and chief operating officer on May 1. Delight Works founder and former COO Akihito Shōji assumed the role of chairman and chief executive officer on the same day.
Aniplex's existing subsidiaries include the anime studios Sony Music Entertaniment Japan arm.
concluded in August earlier this year.
Sources: Aniplex's Tadashi Sudo)
