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Japanese advertising agency

Sotsu Co., Ltd.
Sotsu's headquarters in the World Trade Center in Minato, Tokyo.
Native name 株式会社創通
Romanized name Kabushiki gaisha Sōtsū
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Advertising
Founded October 1, 1965; 58 years ago (1965-10-01)
Headquarters Chūō, Tokyo
Area served Japan
Key people Hideyuki Nanba(president)Yūji Nasu(representative chairman)Akihiro Yuasa(representative president)
Revenue ¥414.750 million (2019)
Number of employees 29 (2019)
Parent Bandai Namco Filmworks
Subsidiaries J-BroadSotsu EntertainmentSotsu Music PublishingSotsu Shangai
Website www.sotsu.co.jp

Sotsu Co., Ltd.[a] is a Japanese advertising agency and, since March 2020, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, having substantial relations with it before the acquisition, especially with its now-corporate sibling, Bandai Namco Filmworks.

It was founded in 1965 as Toyo Agency (東洋エージェンシー, Tōyō Ējenshī),[1] with it being designated by baseball team Yomiuri Giants as its primary agency for the planning and distribution of the team's merchandising interests.[1] In 1977, it changed its name to Sotsu Agency (創通エージェンシー, Sōtsū Ējenshī). The agency was first listed in the JASDAQ stock exchange in 2003.[1] On April 1, 2007, the company changed its name to Sotsu (創通, Sōtsū).[1]

It has been involved in the production and licensing of numerous television programs, beginning in 1972 with Thunder Mask.[1] The first anime series it produced was Sunrise's Invincible Super Man Zambot 3, after which the company produced numerous others. In 1979, it produced Mobile Suit Gundam.[1]

In October 2019, Bandai Namco Holdings announced plans to acquire Sotsu, a move which would grant the company rights to the entire Gundam franchise.[2] The next month, however, Chicago, Illinois-based investment firm RMB Capital forced Bandai Namco to raise the tender offer price for Sotsu in a follow-on tender offer targeted at the general shareholders of Sotsu.[3] On March 1, 2020, Sotsu finally became a fully owned subsidiary of Bandai Namco.[4]

Sunrise productions

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TV Asahi/ABC programs

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Source:[6]

  1. ^ Japanese: 株式会社創通, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Sōtsū

  2. ^ a b c d e f "History". Retrieved 2007-05-03.

  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (11 October 2019). "Bandai Namco Makes Takeover Bid for Gundam Sponsor Sotsu". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

  4. ^ "RMB Presses Bandai Namco to Raise the Tender Offer Price for Sotsu's Minority Shareholders". Business Wire. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

  5. ^ "株式の併合等に係る承認決議に関するお知らせ" [Notice Regarding Approval of Resolution Concerning Share Consolidation] (PDF). Sotsu website. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

  6. ^ "ゆるゆり" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-27.

  7. ^ 作品一覧 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2007-05-03.