KADOKAWA Merges Five Anime Studios into New Studio One Base
The merger consolidates five studios under one management base while keeping each studio's brand, a response to labor shortages and rising production costs in the anime industry.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
KADOKAWA announced on September 8 that it will merge five group anime production studios into a new studio, Studio One Base, to be established in November 2026. The five studios are ENGI, Studio KADAN, ChipTune, Bellnox Films, and Raging Bull. Each studio keeps its name, brand, and production line. The merger is the third step of the company's initiative to strengthen anime and live-action production. The studios will consolidate at a new base in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City.
KADOKAWA's five group anime studios will consolidate at a new base in Ikebukuro's Sunshine City, which opens in September 2026, under a new company, Studio One Base, to be established in November 2026. The merger is the third step of the company's initiative to strengthen anime and live-action production. Each studio keeps its name, brand, and production line. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi will lead the new company.
- ENGI: name and production line continue
- Studio KADAN: name and production line continue
- ChipTune: name and production line continue
- Bellnox Films: name and production line continue
- Raging Bull: name and production line continue
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- Denfaminicogamer KADOKAWAが新たなアニメ制作スタジオ「株式会社Studio One Base」を設立へ。グループのスタジオ5社を統合