{"id":1238,"date":"2023-12-05T11:10:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T02:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sotsu.test--site.net\/?page_id=1238"},"modified":"2024-06-10T05:46:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-09T20:46:39","slug":"corporate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sotsu.co.jp\/en\/corporate","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ABOUT US<\/span><\/h1>\n

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No matter how the times and the environments may have changed,
\nour core belief has always been the same since we were founded.
That is, \u201cWe want to be an entertainment company that shares dreams and inspiration with children around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Message from the President<\/div>\n
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Hideyuki NambaPresident
SOTSU CO., LTD.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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We want to be a company that shares dreams and inspiration.
\nFor more than 50 years since our establishment, we have owned intellectual property (IP) through the production of content in the entertainment industry, particularly in the fields of animated characters and sports, and have developed our license business, including character merchandising, with our business partners.
\nIn recent years, with the spread and development of new platforms and new media services, the environment surrounding us has been changing in various ways. The value of using content is becoming more complex, the ways to enjoy it are becoming more diverse, and expectations for content that can be used as various forms of entertainment are rising.
\n\u201cWe want to be an entertainment company that shares dreams and inspiration with children around the world.\u201d
\nThis wish has remained unchanged since our establishment.
\nWe believe that we can share \u201cdreams and inspiration\u201d with many people across generations by creating content with unprecedented appeal and nurturing and growing that content together with everyone.
\nWith passion and the perseverance to move forward without giving up, we aim to be a group of producers who create entertainment content that will move people’s hearts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

COMPANY PROFILE<\/div>\n
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HISTORY<\/div>\n
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10\/1965<\/span><\/th>\nFounded at Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo as “Toyo Agency.” Designated by the popular Japanese baseball team Yomiuri Giants as their exclusive agency for planning and sales of goods, and started a licensing business and carried out other management on their behalf.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/1972<\/span><\/th>\nBroadcast of “Thunder Mask,” the first TV program produced by the company. Simultaneously started character licensing business.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08\/1977<\/span><\/th>\nCompany name changed to “SOTSU AGENCY CO., LTD.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/1977<\/span><\/th>\nThe company’s first TV animation program “SUPER MACHINE ZANBOT 3” broadcast. Animation character rights acquired, and the business expanded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/1979<\/span><\/th>\nTV animation “MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM” broadcast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/1984<\/span><\/th>\nExpansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 5-9-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/1985<\/span><\/th>\n“SOTSU FILMS CO., LTD.” established, for planning and production of animations.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/1988<\/span><\/th>\nTV animation “ANPANMAN” broadcast.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/1997<\/span><\/th>\nCapital provided for “J-BROAD CO., LTD.”, which provides a job hunting information service.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/2003<\/span><\/th>\nListed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08\/2003<\/span><\/th>\nExpansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 5-12-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/2004<\/span><\/th>\nCancelled registration from the Japan Securities Dealers Association, and listed stock on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/2007<\/span><\/th>\nTrade name changed to “SOTSU Co., Ltd.”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/2010<\/span><\/th>\nListed on the Osaka Securities Exchange following the merger of JASDAQ Securities Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07\/2012<\/span><\/th>\nExpansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 2-4-1, Hamatatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07\/2013<\/span><\/th>\nListed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a JASDAQ Standard Index following the market integration of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/2019<\/span><\/th>\nBecame a subsidiary of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. through a takeover bid.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02\/2020<\/span><\/th>\nDelisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a JASDAQ Standard Index.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03\/2020<\/span><\/th>\nBecame a wholly owned subsidiary of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/2021<\/span><\/th>\nSOTSU CO.,LTD and SOTSU ENTERTAINMENT CO.,LTD merged, with SOTSU as the surviving company and SOTSU ENTERTAINMENT as the expiring company.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04\/2024<\/span><\/th>\nExpansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 4-30-16, Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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