Author: Gabriel Persechino-Forest     Published: February 8th, 2019

Bandai Namco Establishes Chinese Subsidiaries

The two new subsidiaries (Bandai Namco Toys & Hobby and Bandai Namco Amusement) will be to handle toy, figure and model sales in China and for the investment into amusement establishments.

Source: Animation Business Journal

 

Square Enix Planning International Expansion

Yosuke Matsuda (CEO) has stated that his company intends to pursue aggressive expansion in overseas market going forward with a special focus in China and India.

Source: Siliconera

 

Dark Horse Partners up

Dark Horse is partnering up with Vanguard Visionary (Hong-Kong company), a move they hope will help Dark Horse expand in China and pursue new properties.

Source: ICv2

 

GREE and Bilibili Partner up

Japanese internet media company GREE and bilibili (Chinese streaming platform) have entered a partnership to pursue game apps and virtual Youtubers.

Source: Anime Biz! Biz! (Article image as well)

 

Funimation Makes Partners with Hulu

After ending their relationship with Crunchyroll, Funimation immediately went to establish ties with the more mainstream Hulu. The deal will give Hulu first pick at Funimation’s new titles in the United-States (Including some simuldubs). Hulu is aiming for 20 series per year at this point.

Source: Variety