Entertainment in Japan

Good Smile Company, Inc

Since our founding, our mission at Good Smile Company has been to support creators and bring Japanese pop culture to the world whilst stimulating the figure industry as a whole. Presently, while continuing to plan exceptional figures and plastic models, we've also enhanced our manufacturing teams and factories and made many business partners within the animation industry. Following the establishment of new locations in the USA and China, we're working to spread each area's pop culture throughout the world, Japan included. Good Smile Company strives to expand our figure, anime and game operations as well as our support services in order to bring the hard work of creators to as many people as possible for as long as possible.

51 to 200 staff

Prime 1 Studio Co., Ltd

Founded in 2012, Prime 1 Studio is a Japanese company designing and manufacturing High-Detail, High Quality, and High-End collectible products. Prime 1 Studio holds official licenses for a variety of top-rated pop-culture icons, including characters from Live-Action Film, Manga/Animation to Video Games. All products are hands crafted and painted, manufactured in a limited quantity, and available everywhere around the world. Prime 1 Studio is working with various world-famous artists which can be expected to be the most accurate you will ever find of your favorite character! We are recognized for creating works of art, diversity of licensed properties, attention to details, and top quality productions of collectibles products.

51 to 200 staff

Anycolor Inc

ANYCOLOR Inc. is an entertainment startup that supports and manages the NIJISANJI Project, a group of interactive digital avatars (commonly known as VTubers). Originated in Japan, ANYCOLOR is currently aggressively expanding overseas, with establishments made in China, Indonesia, South Korea, and English-speaking countries already. Talents of ANYCOLOR (“Virtual Livers”) are engaged in talent influencer activities via daily streaming on video platforms such as YouTube and various social network services. Other than management support, we provide a state-of-the-art streaming environment and opportunities for VTubers to appear in advertisements, events, and media. We strive to contribute to the development of the industry as a whole by discovering new talented people through auditions and other means. We are also engaged in a wide range of businesses in the entertainment field utilizing our NIJISANJI IP. Through this, we offer digital content merchandise, produce music, promote tie-ups, and more. Our mission and statement,"A New Magical Experience" represents our philosophy towards the boundaries between users and creators, as well as consumption and creativity, from the perspective of how people live and work. With our core values in mind,"Being Considerate","Speak with Honesty, and Be Sincere with Your Actions", and "Take the Extra Step", we pursue the ideal form of an entertainment company that is not bound by the traditional framework of the entertainment industry.

501 to 1000 staff

Olm Digital, Inc

OLM Digital is a CG production company in Tokyo. We’ve worked on theatrical films, TV series and 3D films, using commercially available and proprietary software tools.(3D/R&D) Mikami Bldg. 2F, 1-18-10 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan

51 to 200 staff

Appirits Corporation

Application "Software" Spirits The application creating spirit Appirits is an entertainment services and web solution business. We enable businesses to build for the future and contribute to a better life through the internet. Services Planning and operation of web services Consulting and analytics of web services Development and sales of web service packages and ASPs Contract development of web service systems Infrastructure construction, maintenance and monitoring of web service systems Online game planning, development and management Management slogan Our management slogan is “leap”. To leap is to grow at scale. Our aim is to grow the company at great scale in terms of service quality and handling volume. The happiness of our customers, stakeholders, and ourselves is paramount as we challenge each day with an innovative mindset. We thank all for the guidance and support.

201 to 500 staff

Excape Entertainment Group

Excape Entertainment Group's business model focuses on the use of cutting edge VR, AR, Simulation, Projection (projection mapping), and Holographic technologies to create thrilling brand promotion/entertainment activities for major brands and event organizers. We have been bringing these types of experiences to consumers now for more than 24 years. Our primary businesses involve brand promotion and the design, creation and management of fixed entertainment locations world-wide. Contact us for- Experiential Marketing Services (North America, Asia, South America, Europe, The Middle East)- VR theatre / projection dome setups (permanent or temporary)- The design, creation and management of VR spaces/clubs - Bespoke hardware R&D, engineering and manufacture - Custom content (software) creation from phone apps to PC games Email: info [at] excape-entertainment.com

11 to 50 staff

Yoshimoto Kogyo

Yoshimoto Kogyo is one of Japan’s oldest and largest entertainment conglomerates. Founded in 1912, the company has brought laughter to audiences for over a century and continues to brighten the world with comedy every day. Yoshimoto is proud to represent performers and creators active in all areas of live comedy, the stage, movies, television, radio, podcasts and digital platforms. Comedic entertainment is Yoshimoto's DNA. Boasting an incredible roster of over entertainers, Yoshimoto’s stars are top household names in Japan, beloved throughout Asia. Whether is Naomi Watanabe dancing and making waves through her fashion, Yuriyan Retriever getting laughs on international TV shows, or Wes-P making audiences laugh on social media, Yoshimoto has something for everyone. With over annual productions, Yoshimoto’s writers, producers and directors are consistently creating distinctive and innovative formats and programs. Yoshimoto’s show Documental (LOL: Last One Laughing) has become an international hit with versions in France, Mexico, Australia, and more. Yoshimoto believes that laughter is a superpower and is happy to spread the fun and joy! For more information please visit https://yoshimoto-international.com/ Contact: internationalsales@yoshimoto.co.jp

1001 to 5000 staff

Banpresto Co.,ltd

Planning, manufacturing, and marketing of prizes for amusement machines and other products

51 to 200 staff

Lategra, Inc

Lategra is a live entertainment production company. We are a team of professionals with variety of talents and passion to deliver unforgettable live experience is what ties us together. With the recent growth of technology, our creative concepts have evolved to maximize possibilities of AR, VR and MR to collaborate with traditional 3D computer graphics. Join our journey to share wonderful experience to the world.

11 to 50 staff

Tyffon

TYFFON is the company developing the immersive MR (Magic Reality) contents with innovative VR x AR technologies united with our overflowing imaginations, and operating Free Roam Location-Based Virtual Reality Store to provide people with special experiences in our magic reality world. Our vision is "Alternate Reality". TYFFON originally launched as a mobile app developing company represented by the apps like "ZombieBooth 2", which achieved 40 million downloads in North America. In 2014, TYFFON participated in Disney’s first incubation program "Disney Accelerator" and TYFFON was one of 10 picked up by Disney out of of companies applying worldwide, followed by the release of "Show Your Disney Side", firstly collaborated Apps with Disney. In late 2017, TYFFON opened our first location-based virtual reality store TYFFONIUM at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in Japan. In the following year 2018, TYFFON has been formally inaugurated partnership with some reputable companies as reported and accelerating our business in Japan. Our aim is to keep making people impressed with our magic reality world which they have never experienced and to expand its experiences to all over the world.

11 to 50 staff

Jk Talent

We are a foreign talent agency who provide the Japanese entertainment industry with professional narrators and voice artists. We also provide actors and actresses as well for TV, Movies, CM VP. We send translators to many different countries, and regions around the world for various clients.

1 to 10 staff

Omnibus Japan Inc

We are a group of professionals creating new values of VFX production and post-production which brings your imaginations and dreams into life with state-of-the-art technologies.

201 to 500 staff

Rakuten Games, Inc

Rakuten Games is a joint venture company between Rakuten, one of the world’s largest internet services companies, headquartered in Japan, and GameClosure,Inc, one the most innovative HTML5 venture companies located in Silicon Valley. We are aiming to be a worldwide leading HTML5 company, and win gaming market back from AppStore and Google Play! Our business is to make exciting, high-performance HTML5 messenger games. The other important business for us is to run game portal site in which we provide our exciting first and second party game portfolio and with a view of introducing third-party games later. We are a multicultural team with employees from 12 different countries, and we are working together as one to make fun social games and platform to be played by millions of users! Play our games here: https://wugten.rgames.jp/pc/ https://rgames.jp/ Follow our official Viber account and play games! Global page: https://viber.com/rakutengames Japanese page: https://viber.com/rgames

11 to 50 staff

Rizest Inc

An eSports company established in Japan with the ambition of delivering professional gaming content for live broadcast and video on demand services. RIZeST Inc, a SANKO group company.

11 to 50 staff

Next1 Create, Inc

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11 to 50 staff

Otaquest

OTAQUEST is a multimedia project based out of Tokyo with a focus on promoting current Japanese pop & subculture topics to an international, English speaking audience. Our primary platform is otaquest.com, a web portal that features news, exclusive interviews, reviews, and more. We highlight topics ranging from anime, gaming, music, and fashion to food, film, and socially relevant occurrences. Our series of OTAQUEST LIVE and OTAQUEST PLUGGED-IN live-music events are focused on introducing trending and upcoming artists to a wider audience globally. We have produced events in Los Angeles, Chicago, Osaka, and Tokyo with more on the way. OTAQUEST is backed by LDH Japan, Inc, a large scale entertainment company that represents & produces the EXILE TRIBE family of recording artists among many others and operates several other enterprises including fashion brands, restaurants, and dance studios.

11 to 50 staff

Detonator - Gamingd Co., Ltd

DETONATOR, Streamer Production in Japan, works with young talented streamers in Twitch and YouTube. With our streamers, we excel more than audiences and minutes watched in a month. With out brand and influencers, we help brand promotion and lately working with new tech companies to provide new value to the market.

11 to 50 staff

Namco Bandai Holdings Inc

Planning and execution of medium-and long-term management strategies for the BANDAI NAMCO Group; provision of support for business strategy implementation by Group companies and management of business activities.

5001 to 10000 staff

Tiga Enterprises

We offer tools and services for the sports and leisure sector. We host events, offer SNS platforms, and create partnerships to grow these communities around the world.

1 to 10 staff

Sapporo Lion Ltd

1 to 10 staff

Lucid Dreamers Productions

Lucid Dreamers was founded by the Akande Sisters, a producing team of two sister’s Morayo and Moyo Akandé based in London and Tokyo. They have a passion to tell stories that focus on human connections.

1 to 10 staff

Miroom, Inc

11 to 50 staff

Konami Real Estate,inc

Shinyuden

Shinyuden is a localization/publishing boutique specialized in the localization of worldwide renowned IPs of the Japanese entertainment industry. Shinyuden also provides a wide range of services and solutions for videogame publishers readying a launch in Japan or stablishing partnerships in Japan/Asia. The company also offers support for publishers and developers located in Japan looking for extra help in prepping their international releases.

1 to 10 staff