There was a rumor for a while that Sony was about to buy Kadokawa Corporation, a monolithic Japanese media corporation, which means that there is nothing for you unless I say the magic words “The parent company of developers Dark Souls from software” and may also be “the parent company of Spike Chunsoft”. Sony and Kadokawa were reported in the negotiations last month, abandoning all kinds of speculation about, the PC version of Bloodborne was sacrificed in the ritual to enjoy the PS6 exclusion of Dark Souls 4. What does this mean? Is it safe to scream?
According to the terms of the agreement, Sony will buy 12,054,100 new shares in Kadokawa with a total value of 50 billion yen on January 7, 2025. Along with the Kadokawa shares they own, this will make them the largest shareholder of Kadokawa, with about 10% of Kadokawa’s shares. Therefore, not entirely acquired. But it gives them a lot of voice about Kadokawa’s direction.
Kadokawa and Sony have cooperated in projects in the past. The agreement to pave the way for that cooperation more. According to a notice, future cooperation groups may include “potential general investments in the field of content, general discovery of new creators and generally promoting the IP’s further communication mixture of both companies”. More specifically, they are considering “the initiatives to adjust Kadokawa’s IP into live films and dramas around the globe, cooperating to produce anime works, expanding the global distribution of Kadokawa anime works through Sony Group, further expanding Kadokaw’s games and production development.”
In short, they will adapt and sell things around the world, which can be related to any number of games, but can also apply mainly to non -game works and especially anime. I am a bit mysterious by the phrase “human resource development to promote and expand virtual production”. Virtual production on the set, I collect, when you use LED tables as a context in the process of making a movie or TV show, allowing graphics created by computers in real time. However, I don’t know whether the press release will mention this.
CEO Kadokawi Takeshi Natsuno is a rooster on this agreement. “The alliance is expected to not only enhance our ability to create our IP, but also increase our IP mixture options with Sony’s support for global expansion, allowing us to provide our IP to many users around the world,” he observed, with a slap into his thighs and sparkling eyes.
CEO of Sony Group and Hiroki Totoki Financial Director. “By combining Kadokawa’s spacious IP and IP creation and IP ecosystem with strong points, it has promoted the global expansion of a series of entertainment, including anime and games, we have a close cooperation plan to recognize Kadokawa’s strategy.
I can’t talk to Kadokawa or Kadokawa or Sony’s recent handling, because we have focused more on events in North America and Europe, but people who are not non -sales people are probably good for sustainability in a short time, because there is no Kadokawa or Sony developer. As of August, Kadokawa had 26 development matches.
