Starchild (label)

{{Short description|Japanese record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Starchild

| parent = King Records

| founded = {{start date|1981}}

| founder = {{Nihongo|Junji Fujita|藤田純二|Fujita Junji}}

| defunct = {{End date|2016|01|31}}

| status = Closed on 31 January 2016 and absorbed into the anime division of King Records and renamed King Amusement Creative

| distributor =

| genre = anime
voice acting
live action movies
dramas

| country = {{Flag|Japan}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Starchild|スターチャイルド|Sutāchairudo}} was a Japanese record label within the company, King Records that primarily dealt with anime, voice acting, live action movies and dramas from 1981 to 2016. Its official name was {{Nihongo|Starchild Records|スターチャイルドレコード|Sutāchairudo Rekōdo}}.{{cite news |author= |date= 2013-01-21 |title= 二クリ・三クリ・スタチャ・総合宣伝など再編＝営業は2本部制としデジタル・映像部門なども－キング、2月1日付で組織大幅改定と人事異動 |url= http://rengo-tsushin.com/modules/music/index.php?page=article&storyid=3608 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160412123214/http://rengo-tsushin.com/modules/music/index.php?page=article&storyid=3608 |archive-date= 2016-04-12 |agency= 連合通信社 |language= Japanese}}{{cite web |url= http://www.starchild.co.jp/washi-sta/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160122165249/http://www.starchild.co.jp/washi-sta/ |archive-date= 2016-01-22 |title= スターチャイルドレコード情報番組「ワシスタ～意外とおもしろい番組～」 |author= |publisher= Starchild}} The nickname of the label in Japanese was {{Nihongo|スタチャ|Sutacha}}. As an internal brand of King Records, it wielded a strong influence over fans with the help of popular singers and voice actors like Megumi Hayashibara and Nana Mizuki.

The company was succeeded by King's new company King Amusement Creative since 2016.