{"id":22443,"date":"2025-07-25T06:36:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/22443\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T06:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:36:07","slug":"sony-to-acquire-2-5-pct-stake-in-bandai-namco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/22443\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony to Acquire 2.5 Pct Stake in Bandai Namco"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\tNewsfrom Japan\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tJul 25, 2025 13:55 (JST)<\/p>\n

Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press)–Japanese technology conglomerate Sony Group Corp. has struck an alliance deal with Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. to acquire a 2.5 pct stake in Bandai Namco to capitalize on anime and manga assets held by the game and toy group.<\/p>\n

Under the deal, announced Thursday, Sony Group will purchase 16 million outstanding Bandai Namco shares from existing owners for some 68 billion yen.<\/p>\n

The capital tie-up focuses particularly on creating and distributing video content based on anime-related intellectual properties held by Bandai Namco. But the two companies will also work on experiential entertainment and fresh property development.<\/p>\n

Bandai Namco has a wide range of intellectual assets, from the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series to the “Tamagotchi” handy digital pet-raising gadget.<\/p>\n

Sony Group, for its part, is strengthening game and anime operations, which currently include Aniplex Inc., a Tokyo-based anime studio known for the “Demon Slayer” series. This year, the group also became the largest shareholder in major publisher Kadokawa Corp. with abundant intellectual properties.<\/p>\n

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[Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]<\/p>\n

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