{"id":57083,"date":"2026-03-23T07:56:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:56:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/54.150.251.24\/?page_id=57083"},"modified":"2026-03-30T05:08:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:08:42","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sotsu.co.jp\/en\/history","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HISTORY<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1965<\/span><\/th>\n\n
10<\/span>\tFounded at Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo as \u201cToyo Agency.\u201d 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.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/span><\/th>\n\n
10<\/span>\tBroadcast of \u201cThunder Mask,\u201d the first TV program produced by the company. Simultaneously started character licensing business.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/span><\/th>\n\n
8<\/span>Company name changed to \u201cSOTSU AGENCY CO., LTD.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10<\/span>The company\u2019s first TV animation program \u201cSUPER MACHINE ZANBOT 3\u201d broadcast. Animation character rights acquired, and the business expanded.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>\tTV animation \u201cMOBILE SUIT GUNDAM\u201d broadcast.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/span><\/th>\n\n
10<\/span>Expansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 5-9-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/span>\/th><\/p>\n\n
3<\/span>\t\u201cSOTSU FILMS CO., LTD.\u201d established, for planning and production of animations.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/span><\/th>\n\n
10<\/span>TV animation \u201cANPANMAN\u201d broadcast.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/span><\/th>\n\n
10<\/span>Capital provided for \u201cJ-BROAD CO., LTD.\u201d, which provides a job hunting information service.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>\tListed on the JASDAQ Stock Exchange.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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8<\/span>\tExpansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 5-12-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/span>\/th><\/p>\n\n
12<\/span>Cancelled registration from the Japan Securities Dealers Association, and listed stock on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.\u3002<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>\tTrade name changed to \u201cSOTSU Co., Ltd.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>\tListed on the Osaka Securities Exchange following the merger of JASDAQ Securities Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/span><\/th>\n\n
7<\/span>\tExpansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 2-4-1, Hamatatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/span><\/th>\n\n
7<\/span>\tListed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a JASDAQ Standard Index following the market integration of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/span><\/th>\n\n
12<\/span>Became a subsidiary of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. through a takeover bid.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/span><\/th>\n\n
2<\/span>\tDelisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange with a JASDAQ Standard Index.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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3<\/span>\tBecame a wholly owned subsidiary of BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>\tSOTSU CO.,LTD and SOTSU ENTERTAINMENT CO.,LTD merged, with SOTSU as the surviving company and SOTSU ENTERTAINMENT as the expiring company.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>Expansion of the business means that the company main office moved to 4-30-16, Ogikubo, Suginami-ku, Tokyo.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2026<\/span><\/th>\n\n
4<\/span>As part of the reorganization of our video and music division, we have completed Absorption-type Split into Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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