Kadokawa Announces New Anime Studio Bellnox Films Led by JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Producer - Main Image
Kadokawa is already a big name in anime, but the company is showing no signs of slowing down its expansion plans. After detailing plans for a new studio a few months ago, Kadokawa today announced the opening of its new anime studio Bellnox Films.
Details about the new studio were shared on the Kadokawa Group’s official website.
While there were no specific projects laid out, the announcement did reveal some interesting details, including the new studio’s veteran president.
Kadokawa’s Involvement in Anime, Manga, and Light Novels, Explained
Kadokawa is a Japanese media conglomerate that began as a publishing company. Since its founding back in 1945, Kadokawa has become a big player in many Japanese media industries.
Over the years, Kadokawa has become one of Japan’s biggest producers of anime. In fact,...
Kadokawa is already a big name in anime, but the company is showing no signs of slowing down its expansion plans. After detailing plans for a new studio a few months ago, Kadokawa today announced the opening of its new anime studio Bellnox Films.
Details about the new studio were shared on the Kadokawa Group’s official website.
While there were no specific projects laid out, the announcement did reveal some interesting details, including the new studio’s veteran president.
Kadokawa’s Involvement in Anime, Manga, and Light Novels, Explained
Kadokawa is a Japanese media conglomerate that began as a publishing company. Since its founding back in 1945, Kadokawa has become a big player in many Japanese media industries.
Over the years, Kadokawa has become one of Japan’s biggest producers of anime. In fact,...
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There are few genre films of any kind quite as respected as 1954's "Godzilla." Directed by Ishiro Honda, the film was an examination of post-World War II Japan, a nation that had experienced the horrors of the atomic bomb. The now-iconic monster was a narrative device used to reckon with those horrors, and even though some 70 years later the movie has secured its place in cinema history, it wasn't always a sure thing. So much so that composer Akira Ifukube was advised to back out of doing the project by his peers for fear that it would ruin his career.
In the 2019 book "Life Godzilla," it's explained that production company Toho was not confident in the film ahead of its release. "Godzilla" was a movie that could have ended a great many careers. "We couldn't reassure them," said assistant director Koji Kajita. "There was still no soundtrack and without it the film looked stupid.
In the 2019 book "Life Godzilla," it's explained that production company Toho was not confident in the film ahead of its release. "Godzilla" was a movie that could have ended a great many careers. "We couldn't reassure them," said assistant director Koji Kajita. "There was still no soundtrack and without it the film looked stupid.
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