{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:02:59.872Z","story":{"id":"r_ae11d2f9567c4133a0dd8593","slug":"tbs-group-acquires-xenotoon-eyes-integration-with-seven-arcs","url":"https://yomimono.id/tbs-group-acquires-xenotoon-eyes-integration-with-seven-arcs","headline":"TBS Group Acquires Xenotoon, Eyes Integration With Seven Arcs","summary":"SAND B, the anime and IP arm of TBS Holdings, acquired 51% of Xenotoon, the studio led by \"Make a Girl\" creator Yasuda Gensho. The group is also considering merging Xenotoon with existing subsidiary Seven Arcs by the end of fiscal 2027 to build a unified IP creation engine.","why_it_matters":"The acquisition gives TBS a direct production base in anime, an area where it previously relied on external studios, and the planned integration with Seven Arcs would combine traditional TV production with Yasuda's SNS-driven, 3DCG-heavy development model.","published_at":"2026-05-19T22:47:44.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["GameBusiness.jp"],"citations":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","title":"\"Make a Girl\" Director Yasuda Gensho's Xenotoon Becomes TBS Group Subsidiary, Eyes Integration with Seven Arcs","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/05/16/26958.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["メイクアガール"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["ゼノトゥーン","Seven Arcs","SAND B"],"people":["安田現象"],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}