Mr. Idea Box Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Well, this was certainly something to chew on. Apparently, Sony wants to buy Kadokawa, owner of FromSoftware's gaming library and manga/anime properties like Azumanga Daioh and The Devil Is a Part-Timer. https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sony-talks-buy-media-powerhouse-behind-elden-ring-sources-say-2024-11-19/ For all the talk gaming fans are spewing about Microsoft buying countless gaming IPs for Xbox, the same is happening at Sony for Crunchyroll. Yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satou Kazuma Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 It's a huge deal to be worried about. While the majority of the talk will be about the gaming studios. The anime/manga side of the business will probably take a hit with some animation studios shutting down and publishing of manga/light novels properties an afterthought. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokeNirvash Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 Even though Kadokawa's a huge print media publisher over in Japan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatch Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Yeah, this would be bad if it goes through. One interesting thing to note is that Kadokawa also owns Anime News Network. Don't you think Sony would be paranoid a journalism outlet it owns could publish damning material against it? Especially when David Wald's about to go public with all the shit CR is guilty of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satou Kazuma Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Rumor mill: https://gameranx.com/updates/id/518183/article/rumor-fromsoftware-owner-kadokawa-may-have-approached-sony-themselves-to-block-a-hostile-takeover-from-kakao/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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