Happinet

{{Infobox company

| name = Happinet Corporation

| native_name = 株式会社ハピネット

| native_name_lang = ja

| romanized_name = Kabushiki-gaisha Hapinetto

| logo = HappinetLogo.png

| logo_size = 220px

| logo_caption = Logo used since 1991

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| type = Public

| former_names = Tōshō Co., Ltd. (1969–1972)
Tōshō Corporation (1972–1991)

| traded_as = {{Tyo|7552}}

| founder = Hiroshi Kawai

| foundation = {{Start date and age|1969|6|7}}

| location_city = Taitō, Tokyo

| location_country = Japan

| area_served = Japan

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| industry = Entertainment

| products = {{unbulleted list|Toys|Anime|Video games}}

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| owner = Bandai Namco Holdings (26.71%)

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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.happinet.co.jp/}}

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{{nihongo|Happinet Corporation|株式会社ハピネット|Kabushiki-gaisha Hapinetto}} is a Japanese entertainment company.

History

In February 1968, Hiroshi Kawai left Bandai to establish his own toy business. Kawai founded {{nihongo|Tōshō Co., Ltd.|有限会社トウショウ|Yūgen-gaisha Tōshō}} on June 7, 1969. In September 1972, it changed its name to {{nihongo|Tōshō Corporation|株式会社トウショウ|Kabushiki-gaisha Tōshō}}.

Tōshō merged with two other companies, {{nihongo|Dairin Inc.|株式会社ダイリン|Kabushiki-gaisha Dairin}} and {{nihongo|Seikō Inc.|株式会社セイコー|Kabushiki-gaisha Seikō}}, to form Happinet in October 1991. In November 1994, Bandai acquired shares of Happinet. Happinet first appeared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 1998.

Happinet acquired Beam Entertainment and its adult label, Green Bunny, in December 1999. It renamed the division {{nihongo|Happinet Pictures Corporation|株式会社ハピネット・ピクチャーズ|Kabushikigaisha Hapinetto Pikuchāzu}} in July 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.beam-e.co.jp/c_profile.html|title=Happinet Pictures Company Info|publisher=Happinet Pictures|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020806014019/http://www.beam-e.co.jp/c_profile.html|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-date=2002-08-06}}

Products

Happinet had an exclusive anime licensing agreement with NuTech Digital in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20030822005207/en/NuTech-Digital-Signs-Exclusive-License-Agreement-Happinet|title=NuTech Digital Inc. Signs Exclusive License Agreement with Happinet Pictures Corporation|publisher=Business Wire|date=2003-08-22|access-date=2019-05-29}} In addition to producing and distributing anime and films, Happinet acquired the rights to foreign films for Japanese distribution.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/studiocanal-near-sells-out-love-at-second-sight-rolls-out-someone-somewhere-samsam-exclusive-1203139659/|title=Studiocanal Near Sells Out 'Love at Second Sight,' Rolls Out 'Someone, Somewhere,' 'Samsam' (EXCLUSIVE)|date=14 February 2019|work=Variety|access-date=2019-05-29}}

; TV anime