Japanese entertainment conglomerate Toho Co. will acquire a major U.S. animation distributor, its latest push to embrace animation and expand beyond its home market. Toho, the Japanese film and TV ...

The sizeable Japanese entertainment company Toho Co. Ltd, which has produced many familiar animations, has unprecedentedly acquired the American company GKIDS. The company has acquired 100% of the ...

Japanese entertainment giant Toho Co., Ltd., which was founded in 1932 and is most famous for the “Godzilla” films, has reached an agreement to acquire a 100% equity share of GKids, Inc., the ...

The anime industry is experiencing an unprecedented global surge, and entertainment giant Toho, who is behind series like The Apothecary Diariesand My Hero Academia, is betting big on the boom. In a ...

Animation distributor GKIDS has been acquired by Japan’s Toho. GKIDS will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Los Angeles-based Toho International. Founder Eric Beckman will remain as CEO of GKIDS ...

FILE - People take a picture of Godzilla's head at Shinjyuku Toho building at the Kabukicho district in Tokyo, July 30, 2016. The Japanese entertainment giant Toho has reached an agreement to acquire ...

Japan's Toho buys Ghibli animation distributor GKIDS to further overseas growth Toho Co, the Japanese creator of the "Godzilla" movie franchise, will acquire the U.S. distributor of Studio Ghibli's ...

Japanese entertainment conglomerate Toho Co. will acquire a major US animation distributor, its latest push to embrace animation and expand beyond its home market. Toho’s US unit will buy 100% of the ...