{"rewrite":{"id":"r_17d8bbc47efcffeccb10fd32","clusterId":"c_a559b3dac0d08fd88aa6af4a","slug":"kadokawa-to-fold-five-anime-studios-into-studio-one-base-in-november-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"KADOKAWA To Fold Five Anime Studios Into Studio One Base In November 2026","summary":"KADOKAWA will integrate five anime production studios, ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films, and Raging Bull, into a new company called Studio One Base Co., Ltd. in November 2026. The new company will be based in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi as representative director and president. About 310 employees will move over, and KADOKAWA will hold 100% of the capital.","whyItMatters":"KADOKAWA is consolidating the back office of five studios while keeping their trade names and production lines, a structure meant to address talent shortages and rising production costs without folding the studios into one brand.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe five studios keep their trade names and production lines. What changes is the back office: administrative departments come under one company, and KADOKAWA says creator compensation and working environments will be addressed at that level. Staff are due to gather at the Ikebukuro Sunshine City base in September 2026, with cross-studio personnel exchange and shared technology planned. KADOKAWA will supply all the capital. The company expects the effect on consolidated financial results to be minor.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eENGI\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudio KADAN\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChiptune\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBellnox Films\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaging Bull\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Studio One Base absorbs ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films and Raging Bull as one 310-person company. Consolidating five production pipelines under one roof is a bet that scale, not studio identity, wins contracts.","twitterPost":"Studio One Base puts ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films and Raging Bull under one president: Kikuchi. Five pipelines, one address.","threadsPost":"Studio One Base folds ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films and Raging Bull into a single 310-person company at one Tokyo address. KADOKAWA keeps 100% of the capital. The upside is bidding leverage; the risk is that five studios' production cultures now report to one president.","newsletterBlurb":"KADOKAWA is putting five of its anime studios under one company. ENGI, Studio KADAN, Chiptune, Bellnox Films, and Raging Bull will be integrated into Studio One Base Co., Ltd. in November 2026, based in Toshima Ward with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi as president. The studios keep their trade names and production lines while back-office functions are unified, and about 310 employees move to the new base at Ikebukuro Sunshine City in September 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GameBusiness.jp\",\"url\":\"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/13/28026.html\",\"title\":\"KADOKAWA Integrates 5 Anime Production Studios, Establishes New Company \\\"Studio One Base\\\" in November 2026\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4687,"outputTokens":728,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789253062,"createdAt":"2026-09-12T22:38:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-12T22:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T22:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a559b3dac0d08fd88aa6af4a","canonicalTitle":"KADOKAWA、アニメ制作スタジオ5社を統合―新会社「Studio One Base」を2026年11月設立","representativeArticleId":"a_2192d632a17a5ed06be4a73d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"ENGI\",\"Studio KADAN\",\"Chiptune\",\"Bellnox Films\",\"Raging Bull\",\"Studio One Base\",\"KADOKAWA\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"industry\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-12T21:45:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-12T21:45:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-12T22:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GameBusiness.jp","url":"https://www.gamebusiness.jp/article/2026/09/13/28026.html","title":"KADOKAWA、アニメ制作スタジオ5社を統合―新会社「Studio One Base」を2026年11月設立"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["ENGI","Studio KADAN","Chiptune","Bellnox Films","Raging Bull","Studio One Base","KADOKAWA"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}