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Aniplex Inc.
Company typePrivate
(subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
IndustryAnime and music production
FoundedJanuary, 1997
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key people
Shigekazu Takeuchi, President
ProductsFullmetal Alchemist
Blood: The Last Vampire
Rurouni Kenshin
Revenue¥2,280,000,000
Number of employees
50
WebsiteAniplex official website

Aniplex Inc. (アニプレックス), known till 2001 as Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Visual Works Inc. and till April 2003 as Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Visual Works Inc., is a Japanese anime and music production and distribution enterprise, owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and established on January, 1997. They have been involved in the production and distribution of several anime series, such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Blood: The Last Vampire, Rurouni Kenshin, and many others, and have also been involved in the production and distribution of music and soundtrack records, including producing the original soundtracks for all of Sony Computer Entertainment's computer and video games.

Originally known as Sony Pictures Entertaiment (SPE) Visual Works Inc., it was established on September 1995 as a joint-venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and changed its name in 2001 to Sony Music Entertainment (SME) Visual Works Inc. after becoming a subsidary completely owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. In April 2003, it changed its name to Aniplex Inc.

Anime productions

Aniplex have produced the following anime series:

Music and sound productions

Aniplex have produced the soundtracks for several anime series, including those which it has produced and conceptualized, and has also produced the original soundtracks for all of Sony Computer Entertainment's computer and video games.

Apart from producing the soundtracks of its anime productions, as noted above, Aniplex have been also involved in the production for the music and sound of the following anime series:

Notes and references

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