Aniplex Inc.

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© Aniplex Inc.
- Current Company Name: Aniplex Inc. [2003-04] ANX 株式会社アニプレックス
  Former Company Name: SME Visual Works [2001-01 - 2003-04] Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works SME・ビジュアルワークス, Show all
  Type: Firm
  Headquarters: Japan
  Foundation date: 09.1995
  Website: Instagram, Youtube, Tiktok, Aniplex
  Occupations: Mangaka: 1, Participation: 303, Anime: 17, Manga: 1
  Subsidiary: A-1 Pictures Inc. (2005-05-09 - ?), CloverWorks Inc. (2018-10-01 - ?), Aniplex of America Inc., Wakanim SAS
  Label / brand / imprint: ANIPLEX.EXE (2019-12-26 - ?)
  Joint venture: ame pippin Inc. (2025-02-18 - ?), peppermint anime GmbH (2015 - ?)
  Parent company: Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan) Inc.

Description

Aniplex Inc. is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. After several name changes, the company has been called Aniplex Inc. since April 2003.
Former company names were SPE Music Publishing (SPE・ミュージックパブリッシング) from September 1995 to January 1997, SPE Visual Works (SPE・ビジュアルワークス) from January 1997 to January 2001 and SME Visual Works (SME・ビジュアルワークス) from January 2001 to April 2003.

On the 1st October 2018, Japanese animation studio CloverWorks was acquired by A-1 Pictures Inc.

On the 1st April 2020, the 3D CGI animation studio Boundary Inc. was founded.

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Former Company Name

SME Visual Works [2001-01 - 2003-04]
Sony Music Entertainment Visual Works
SME・ビジュアルワークス
SPE Music Publishing [1995-09 - 1997-01]
Sony Music Publishing (ソニー･ミュージックパプリッシング)
SPE・ミュージックパブリッシング
SPE Visual Works [1997-01 - 2001-01]
SPE・ビジュアルワークス