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Question: How much of a financial and strategic benefit is Toho's acquisition of Science Saru?
They are imo one if the top studios in terms of animation studio quality lately. And with there new GITS on the horizon the trend seems to continue upward. Does it simply just lower the cost for anime Toho wants to produce? Or are there other benefits?
Per Toho's filing on the acquisition, "We decided to acquire the shares of Science SARU because we expect that by adding the company to our group, we will be able to strengthen our ability to produce high-quality animation and accelerate the growth of our group's animation business. After Science SARU becomes a subsidiary, we will work together with the company to improve its production environment and provide more creative opportunities so that its employees and creators can demonstrate their talents even more, aiming to produce higher quality works for Japan and the world."
There are two things at play here. One is Science SARU's record of producing award-winning anime films like Masaaki Yuasa's "Lu Over the Wall" and "Inu-Oh" and Naoko Yamada's "The Colors Within". It's likely that discussions over the acquisition happened during production of Yamada's film, in which Toho also invested. Those accolades boost Toho's film distribution business.
The second is Science SARU's anime production capacity. This production capacity is critical because, as we all know, there is a shortage of labor in the anime industry and the pipeline to get an anime made has grown to as long as five years. We know Toho wants to boost the number of titles produced under its Toho Animation label, which is primarily for serials. It doesn't necessarily mean Science SARU will only produce Toho-funded projects, but some Toho projects will definitely be reserved for animation resources within the group. On top of that, Science SARU's anime production know-how will get shared with the in-house Toho Animation Studio to elevate overall anime production.
Thanks for the concise explanation on Toho!
Question: How much of a financial and strategic benefit is Toho's acquisition of Science Saru?
They are imo one if the top studios in terms of animation studio quality lately. And with there new GITS on the horizon the trend seems to continue upward. Does it simply just lower the cost for anime Toho wants to produce? Or are there other benefits?
Per Toho's filing on the acquisition, "We decided to acquire the shares of Science SARU because we expect that by adding the company to our group, we will be able to strengthen our ability to produce high-quality animation and accelerate the growth of our group's animation business. After Science SARU becomes a subsidiary, we will work together with the company to improve its production environment and provide more creative opportunities so that its employees and creators can demonstrate their talents even more, aiming to produce higher quality works for Japan and the world."
There are two things at play here. One is Science SARU's record of producing award-winning anime films like Masaaki Yuasa's "Lu Over the Wall" and "Inu-Oh" and Naoko Yamada's "The Colors Within". It's likely that discussions over the acquisition happened during production of Yamada's film, in which Toho also invested. Those accolades boost Toho's film distribution business.
The second is Science SARU's anime production capacity. This production capacity is critical because, as we all know, there is a shortage of labor in the anime industry and the pipeline to get an anime made has grown to as long as five years. We know Toho wants to boost the number of titles produced under its Toho Animation label, which is primarily for serials. It doesn't necessarily mean Science SARU will only produce Toho-funded projects, but some Toho projects will definitely be reserved for animation resources within the group. On top of that, Science SARU's anime production know-how will get shared with the in-house Toho Animation Studio to elevate overall anime production.
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>One strong candidate is Paris
Aw... Ah well, a man can dream...