Sony’s Potential Kadokawa Acquisition Could Tighten Its Grip on Anime and Manga
While Microsoft has become the main character of acquisitions in corporate culture with its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard, a new report suggests Sony is gearing up for a big buyout that will propel it even further to the top of the totem pole of monopolizing the anime industry.
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Sony's Potential Kadokawa Acquisition Could Lead to an Unhealthy Monopoly in the Anime Industry
Sony is reportedly in talks to acquire Kadokawa, a major player in Japan’s entertainment industry, known for its game developer FromSoftware (Elden Ring), as well as its influence in the anime and manga industries. According to Reuters, “talks between the two sides are ongoing,” and if successful, “a deal could be signed in the coming weeks.”
Kadokawa owns companies such as ASCII Media Works and Enterbrain, the latter of which publishes the popular Delicious in ...
Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Kadokawa, whose subsidiary FromSoftware is behind smash hit Elden Ring, the Dark Souls and ...
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The biggest losers from this potential takeover include Bandai Namco, which publishes many of Kadokawa’s games and works with ...
Sony is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind Elden Ring and iconic anime ...
Sony Corp is reportedly in talks to buy manga powerhouse Kadokawa Group, a Japanese company that just so happens to own Dark ...
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