Who owns TOHO animation?
TOHO animation is owned by TOHO (Japan, TSE: 9602), which has owned the brand since 2013.[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
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Animation studios
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9602
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About TOHO animation
TOHO animation is the anime label TOHO established in April 2013, a year after setting up an animation business division. It commissions and holds rights in television and theatrical anime rather than drawing all of it in-house, and reached twelve cours of programming in the year to February 2026 with a target of about twenty by 2029. Streaming, merchandise licensing and character licensing, not broadcast fees, are where its revenue comes from.
Ownership timeline of TOHO animation
Where TOHO animation 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
- Anime Limited
- GKIDS
- Godzilla (1954)
- Science SARU (2013)
- TOHO animation STUDIO (2017)
- TOHO CINEMAS (2003)
Other brands in animation studios, and who owns them
TOHO has more brands in animation studios on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 13.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tatsunoko Production | Nippon TV Holdings | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei Animation | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
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.
🇯🇵 TOHO animation 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; TOHO animation is not one of them.
- Aggretsuko — Sanrio 🇯🇵
- BS Nippon — Nippon TV Holdings 🇯🇵
- Doga Kobo — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Gundam — Bandai Namco 🇯🇵
- NITRO PLUS — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- T-Joy — Toei 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of TOHO animation?
The parent company of TOHO animation is TOHO, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is TOHO animation Japanese?
Yes. TOHO animation originated in Japan in 2013 and its owner, TOHO, is also headquartered in Japan.
Since when has TOHO owned TOHO animation?
TOHO has owned TOHO animation since 2013.
Is TOHO animation still owned by TOHO?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, TOHO animation 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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