Who owns Anime Limited?
Anime Limited is owned by TOHO (Japan, TSE: 9602), which has owned the brand since 2025.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: TOHO CO., LTD. Financial Results Presentation, fiscal year ended February 2026, 14 April 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- TOHO CO., LTD. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Chiyoda, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Film studios
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9602
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Anime Limited
Anime Limited is the British distributor that gave TOHO its foothold in Europe. The group set up TOHO Europe Limited in December 2025 and acquired Anime Limited in the same month, so that the anime rights it holds can be released in European cinemas and on European home video by a company it owns, as GKIDS now does in North America and Toho Entertainment Asia does from Singapore.
Ownership timeline of Anime Limited
Where Anime Limited sits in TOHO
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by TOHO
TOHO controls 7 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
- GKIDS
- Godzilla (1954)
- Science SARU (2013)
- TOHO animation (2013)
- TOHO animation STUDIO (2017)
- TOHO CINEMAS (2003)
Other brands in film studios, and who owns them
The 19 brands in film studios on Brandtree belong to 13 owners. The largest is Disney, with 3; TOHO has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 20th Century Studios | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Lionsgate Films | Lionsgate | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Columbia Pictures | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Astro Shaw | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Studiocanal | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Cineplex Pictures | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Studio Dragon | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
About the owner: TOHO
TOHO is a publicly listed company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1932. Brandtree records 7 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9602.
TOHO is the Japanese entertainment company established in 1932 by Ichizo Kobayashi, the Hankyu Railway founder, as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company. It distributes and produces films, runs the country's largest cinema chain, owns Godzilla, holds anime rights and production studios, and lets a large Tokyo property portfolio. The year to 28 February 2026 was a record: operating revenue of ¥360.6 billion, up 15.2 per cent, and operating profit of ¥67.8 billion. It remains listed in Tokyo with Hankyu Hanshin Holdings its largest shareholder at 13.58 per cent, well short of control.
🇬🇧 Anime Limited and other British brands
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Anime Limited?
The parent company of Anime Limited is TOHO, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Anime Limited British or Japanese?
Anime Limited originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by TOHO, which is headquartered in Japan. So Anime Limited is a British-origin brand under Japanese ownership.
Since when has TOHO owned Anime Limited?
TOHO has owned Anime Limited since 2025.
Is Anime Limited still owned by TOHO?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Anime Limited is still owned by TOHO. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] TOHO CO., LTD. Financial Results Presentation, fiscal year ended February 2026 — TOHO CO., LTD., Official document, published 14 April 2026; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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