Broccoli (company)
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Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Traded as | JASDAQ: 2706 |
| Industry | Retail (Gamers) Anime Manga Video games |
| Founded | March 25, 1994 |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Parent | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| Subsidiaries | Broccoli Books |
| Website | www.broccoli.co.jp |
Broccoli Co., Ltd. (株式会社ブロッコリー, Kabushiki-gaisha Burokkorī) is a Japanese media company that publishes manga, anime, video games and trading card games. It operates a chain of retailers in Japan called Gamers which carries similar products and accessories. Broccoli is best known for their Di Gi Charat, Galaxy Angel and Aquarian Age franchises.
Contents
1 History
2 Subsidiaries
2.1 Gamers
2.2 Broccoli Books
2.3 Synch-Point
3 References
4 External links
History
Satsuki Yamashita, the editor of Broccoli Books, explained that the company derived its president's desire to create a memorable name similar to that of Apple Inc. While trying to imagine of another fruit or vegetable, he arrived at broccoli. This coincidentally has the same name in nearly every language.[1]
On January 23, 2008, Broccoli announced it would be collaborating with leading industry retailer Animate to form a new company called "AniBro". Broccoli holds a minority 30% ownership of the company, which is managed by the CEO of Animate.[2]
Subsidiaries
Gamers
Broccoli owns a chain of retail stores, Gamers, which distributes anime, manga, audio dramas, anime music CDs, figurines, snacks, stationery, apparel, posters, calendars, trading cards and accessories such as cell phone straps and keychains. Headquartered at the Akihabara location in Tokyo, the store has locations throughout Japan. The first Gamers opened in Ikebukuro, a district of Tokyo, Japan in July 1996, and which closed its doors on January 15, 2006. Broccoli opened a store in Los Angeles, California, Anime Gamers USA, that also acted as the main distributor of Broccoli Book's releases in the United States. On November 20, 2008, Broccoli announced that they would be withdrawing from the US market and closed down shop, shortly afterward.
Broccoli Books
Broccoli Books was a subsidiary that published manga in North America. It had a boys love imprint, Boysenberry Books, that launched in 2007.[3] It ceased operations in December 2008 and all the titles reverted to the Japanese holders.[4]
Synch-Point
The Synch-Point division produces English-language versions of anime and manga for North American distribution. Originally started as the anime division for Digital Manga in 2001, they were split off and was acquired by Broccoli in 2002.[5][6] They went on a hiatus in March 2005, before shutting down in 2008.
References
^ O'Connell, Margaret. "San Diego Comic Con". sequential tart. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
^ 株式会社アニメイトとの資本・業務提携及び合弁会社設立に関するお知らせ(PDF) (in Japanese). Broccoli. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
^ http://www.boysenberrybooks.com/about/ Boysenberry Official Website
^ "Broccoli Books USA Shutdown". Broccoli Books. Archived from the original on 2009-06-04.
^ "FLCL and I'm Gonna Be An Angel Acquisition Announcement". Anime News Network. 2001-03-30. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
^ "Digital Manga to be Split". Anime News Network. 2002-01-30. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
External links
Official website (in Japanese)
Broccoli (company) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Broccoli Books at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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