Actas
{{Short description|Japanese animation studio}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Actas Inc.
| logo = Actas Logo Since 2019.svg
| native_name = 株式会社アクタス
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu
| slogan =
| type = Subsidiary
| genre =
| foundation = {{start date and age|1998|7|6}}
| founder = {{ubl|Hiroshi Katō|Jūtarō Ōba}}
| location = Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
| key_people = Kenji Hamada (CEO){{cite web|script-title=ja:会社概要|lang=ja|trans-title=Company Profile|website=Actus Co., Ltd.|url=https://actas-inc.co.jp/company/|access-date=August 16, 2023 }}
Board members:
Masakazu Yoshimoto
Jun Yukawa
Takanobu Murata
| area_served =
| industry = Anime
| num_employees = 22 (regular)
26 (contract)
| parent = Bandai Visual (2017–2018)
Bandai Namco Filmworks (2018–present)
| homepage = {{URL|https://actas-inc.co.jp/}}
}}
{{nihongo foot|Actas Inc.|株式会社アクタス|Kabushiki gaisha Akutasu|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1998. It is currently a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Filmworks, which in turn is a subsidiary to Bandai Namco Holdings.History page http://www.actas-inc.co.jp/corporation {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074040/http://www.actas-inc.co.jp/corporation |date=2014-04-07 }}
History
Actas was founded on July 6, 1998, by Hiroshi Katō and Jūtarō Ōba, who previously worked for Tatsunoko Production and Ashi Productions.{{cite web |url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa/back115821.html |script-title=ja:実写版映画ヤッターマン |date=2009-02-17 |access-date=2014-04-04 |publisher=ytv |language=ja |archive-date=2013-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804233447/http://www.ytv.co.jp/anime/suwa/back115821.html |url-status=dead }}
Following Katō's death in 2009, Shunpei Maruyama was named the new company president. The studio also had a subsidiary animation studio Karaku, but Actas merged it with the main company in July 2017.
In September 2017, Bandai Visual has announced that it had acquired Actas.{{cite web|title=Bandai Visual Acquires Girls & Panzer Anime Studio Actas|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-04/bandai-visual-acquires-girls-and-panzer-anime-studio-actas/.120909|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=5 September 2017}}
In August 2023, it was announced that former president and animation producer Shunpei Maruyama had died.{{cite web|title=Girls & Panzer, Princess Principal Producer Shunpei Maruyama Passes Away|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-08-15/girls-and-panzer-princess-principal-producer-shunpei-maruyama-passes-away/.201297|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 16, 2023|date=August 16, 2023}}
Works
=TV series=
- 1999–2000: Gozonji! Gekko Kamen-kun
- 2000–2001: Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children
- 2002–2003: Transformers: Armada
- 2002–2003: Shin Megami Tensei: D-Children – Light & Dark
- 2003–2004: Pluster World (with Brain's Base)
- 2003–2004: Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (with SynergySP)
- 2004: Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure (with SynergySP)
- 2004: Transformers: Energon (with Studio A-Cat)
- 2005: Ginban Kaleidoscope; animated by Karaku
- 2006: Tactical Roar
- 2006: Night Head Genesis (with Bee Media)
- 2007: Kotetsushin Jeeg
- 2007: Moetan
- 2007–2008: Mori no Sensha Bonolon
- 2012–2013: Girls und Panzer
- 2013: Da Capo III; credited as Kazami Gakuen Kōshiki Dōga-bu
- 2016: Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars
- 2016–2017: Long Riders!
- 2017: Princess Principal (with 3Hz)
- 2023: Classroom for Heroes
- 2024: Wistoria: Wand and Sword (with Bandai Namco Pictures)
=OVA/ONAs=
- 2000–2001: éX-Driver
- 2001–2002: Ajimu - Kaigan Monogatari
- 2002: éX-Driver: Danger Zone
- 2003: Ai Shimai 2: Futari no Kajitsu
- 2004–2006: Tales of Phantasia: The Animation
- 2008: The Idolmaster Live For You!
- 2008–2009: Switch
- 2009–2010: Yutori-chan
- 2010: Mayo Elle Otoko no Ko
- 2011: Mazinkaizer SKL
- 2012–2013: Girls und Panzer
- 2014: Girls und Panzer: This Is the Real Anzio Battle!
- 2015: Cyborg 009 VS Devilman (with Bee Media)
=Films=
- 2002: éX-Driver: The Movie
- 2010: Kowarekake no Orgel
- 2015: Girls und Panzer der Film
- 2017–present: Girls und Panzer das Finale
- 2021–present: Princess Principal: Crown Handler
- 2026–scheduled: Girls und Panzer: It's More Love Love Operation! (with P.A. Works)
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://actas-inc.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{anime News Network|company|7931|Actas}}
{{Actas}}
{{Bandai Namco Holdings}}
{{Japanese animation studios}}
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Category:Japanese companies established in 1998
Category:Animation studios in Tokyo
Category:Japanese animation studios
Category:Mass media companies established in 1998