Sotsu

Sotsu Co., Ltd.^[a] is a Japanese advertising agency and, since March 2020, a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings, having substantial relations with it before the acquisition, especially with its now-corporate sibling, Bandai Namco Filmworks.

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Sotsu Co., Ltd.
Logo used since 2007
Headquarters in Suginami, Tokyo
Native name	株式会社創通
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Sōtsū
Formerly	Toyo Agency Co., Ltd. (1965-1977) Sotsu Agency Co., Ltd. (1977-2007)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Advertising
Founded	October 1, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-10-01)
Headquarters	Ogikubo, Suginami, Tokyo , Japan
Key people	Hideyuki Nanba (president) Yūji Nasu (representative chairman) Akihiro Yuasa (representative president)
Revenue	¥414.750 million (2019)
Number of employees	29 (2019)
Parent	Bandai Namco Filmworks (2020–present)
Subsidiaries	J-Broad Sotsu Entertainment Sotsu Music Publishing Sotsu Shangai
Website	www.sotsu.co.jp

History

It was founded in 1965 as Toyo Agency (東洋エージェンシー, Tōyō Ējenshī),^[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 Sotsu Agency (創通エージェンシー, Sōtsū Ējenshī). The agency was first listed in the JASDAQ stock exchange in 2003.^[1] On April 1, 2007, the company changed its name to Sotsu (創通, Sōtsū).^[1]

It has been involved in the production and licensing of numerous television programs, beginning in 1972 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 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]

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Sunrise productions

Nippon TV programs

TV Asahi/ABC programs

TV Tokyo programs

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