Sotsu
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Sōtsū |
| Formerly | Toyo Agency Co., Ltd. (1965-1977) Sotsu Agency Co., Ltd. (1977-2007) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Headquarters | Ogikubo, , Japan |
Key people | Hideyuki Nanba (president) Yūji Nasu (representative chairman) Akihiro Yuasa (representative president) |
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| Parent | Bandai Namco Filmworks (2020–present) |
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| Website | www.sotsu.co.jp |
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History
It was founded in 1965 as Script error: No such module "Nihongo".,[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 Script error: No such module "Nihongo".. The agency was first listed in the JASDAQ stock exchange in 2003.[1] On April 1, 2007, the company changed its name to Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..[1]
In 1972, it began been involved in the production and licensing of numerous television programs, starting 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 full 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]
On October 7, 2025, it was announced that the company would streamline its planning, production and copyright management businesses as well as management of the Gundam series, that are currently overlapped within BNFW and its subsidiary, Sotsu. As part of this, Sotsu would transfer its Gundam series-related businesses and its IP planning and production businesses to BNFW with the transfer being completed on April 1, 2026.[5]
Productions
Sunrise productions
- Aura Battler Dunbine
- Combat Mecha Xabungle
- Gundam series
- Haou Taikei Ryū Knight
- Heavy Metal L-Gaim
- Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
- Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
- Wild Knights Gulkeeva
- Metal Armor Dragonar
- Outlaw Star
- Saikyō Robo Daiōja
- Shippu! Iron Leaguer
- Trider G7
Nippon TV programs
TV Asahi/ABC programs
TV Tokyo programs
- Battle Hawk (as Toyo Agency)
- Cardfight!! Vanguard (formerly aired on TV Aichi for the first season)
- Capeta
- Dai-Guard
- E's Otherwise
- Earth Girl Arjuna
- Eat-Man (1997 anime)
- Eden's Bowy
- Elemental Gelade
- Glass no Kamen
- Grander Musashi RV
- Hare+Guu
- Hyper Police
- Kinkyū Hasshin Saver Kids
- Legend of Heavenly Sphere Shurato
- Doki Doki Densetsu Mahōjin Guru Guru
- Master of Mosquiton ('99)
- Papuwa
- Saber Marionette J
- Kyatto Ninden Teyandee
- School Rumble
- Shadow Skill
- Shiawa Sesō no Okojo-san
- Shura no Toki
- Silent Mobius
- Simoun
- Sorcerer Hunters
- Spiral: Suiri no Kizuna
- Tekkaman Blade
- Shin Tenchi Muyo!
- Those Who Hunt Elves
- Virus Buster Serge
- YuruYuri[6]
UHF programs
- Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
- Play Ball
- Shōnen Onmyōji
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References
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- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History". Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."RMB Presses Bandai Namco to Raise the Tender Offer Price for Sotsu's Minority Shareholders". Business Wire. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cayanan, Joanna (2025-10-20). "Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sotsu Reorganize to Combine Gundam Units". Anime News Network.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ゆるゆり" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
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