Who owns TOHO animation STUDIO?
TOHO animation STUDIO is owned by TOHO (Japan, TSE: 9602), which has owned the brand since 2022.[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
- 2017
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Film & television › Animation studios
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9602
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About TOHO animation STUDIO
TOHO animation STUDIO is the group's in-house production studio, founded in August 2017 by the studios ILCA and Anima as I&A, renamed TIA in 2019, and bought outright by TOHO in September 2022. It is small, with 34 staff in February 2026, and works on series carrying the TOHO animation label, including The Apothecary Diaries and Puniru Is a Cute Slime.
Ownership timeline of TOHO animation STUDIO
Where TOHO animation STUDIO 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 (2013)
- 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 STUDIO 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 STUDIO 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 STUDIO?
The parent company of TOHO animation STUDIO is TOHO, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is TOHO animation STUDIO Japanese?
Yes. TOHO animation STUDIO originated in Japan in 2017 and its owner, TOHO, is also headquartered in Japan.
Since when has TOHO owned TOHO animation STUDIO?
TOHO has owned TOHO animation STUDIO since 2022.
Is TOHO animation STUDIO still owned by TOHO?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, TOHO animation STUDIO 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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