Who owns Tatsunoko Production?
Tatsunoko Production is owned by Nippon TV Holdings (Japan, TSE: 9404), which has owned the brand since 2014.[1][2][3]
Nippon TV Holdings owns 55.2% of Tatsunoko Production rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. — Notice of the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (year ended 31 March 2026), including the business report and the list of subsidiaries with voting-rights percentages. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. (55.2% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Founded
- 1962 by Tatsuo Yoshida
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Animation studios
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9404
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Tatsunoko Production
Tatsunoko Production was founded on 19 October 1962 by Tatsuo Yoshida and made Mach GoGoGo, sold abroad as Speed Racer, along with Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and the Time Bokan series. It plans and produces animation, designs characters and manages the rights to both, and had 105 staff in June 2026. Nippon TV took it over in January 2014 and holds 55.2% of the voting rights.
Ownership timeline of Tatsunoko Production
- 2014 – present Nippon TV Holdings (55.2%) [1][2][3] reported
Where Tatsunoko Production sits in Nippon TV Holdings
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Nippon TV Holdings
Nippon TV Holdings controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in animation studios, and who owns them
The 13 brands in animation studios on Brandtree belong to 9 owners. The largest is TOHO, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Science SARU | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Doga Kobo | Kadokawa | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| House of Cool | WildBrain | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Studio Bazooka | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| DreamWorks Animation | Comcast | 🇺🇸 United States |
| NITRO PLUS | CyberAgent | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Pixar | Disney | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Toei Animation | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Nippon TV Holdings
Nippon TV Holdings is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1952. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9404.
Nippon Television Holdings is the Tokyo broadcasting group built around Nippon Television Network Corporation, which was established in October 1952 and made Japan's first commercial broadcast in August 1953. The company listed in Tokyo in 1959 and moved to a certified broadcasting holding company structure in October 2012. Its subsidiary list for the year to 31 March 2026 runs from broadcasting and programme production through real estate and fitness clubs to Studio Ghibli, Tatsunoko Production and the online video operator HJ Holdings.
Nippon TV Holdings: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Tatsunoko Production and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Tatsunoko Production is not one of them.
- Aggretsuko — Sanrio 🇯🇵
- Doga Kobo — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Godzilla — TOHO 🇯🇵
- Gundam — Bandai Namco 🇯🇵
- NITRO PLUS — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- T-Joy — Toei 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Tatsunoko Production?
The parent company of Tatsunoko Production is Nippon TV Holdings, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Tatsunoko Production Japanese?
Yes. Tatsunoko Production originated in Japan in 1962 and its owner, Nippon TV Holdings, is also headquartered in Japan.
Since when has Nippon TV Holdings owned Tatsunoko Production?
Nippon TV Holdings has owned Tatsunoko Production since 2014.
Is Tatsunoko Production still owned by Nippon TV Holdings?
Yes. As of 26 September 2026, Tatsunoko Production is still owned by Nippon TV Holdings (55.2% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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] Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. — Notice of the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (year ended 31 March 2026), including the business report and the list of subsidiaries with voting-rights percentages — Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., Stock exchange filing; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [2] Nippon Television Holdings — History of Nippon Television Group — Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [3] タツノコプロ — Company — Tatsunoko Production Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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