
neilworms
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neilworms
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A lover of culture, politics, cities and more. Also database/datamart guru of sorts




KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."

Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans

KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."

Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans

KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."


Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans

KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."


Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans

KADOKAWA CEO says there are too many anime and publishing companies, and that the numerous new entrants are making it less profitable. Among many other things, he added that solely focusing on animators’ pay leads to short-sightedness and, while it may cause controversy, there’s a problem of too many companies in the content business. He argues that unifying the back offices of multiple companies would allow creators to focus on creating, citing Electronic Arts (EA) in the United States.

Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans








Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans



Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans

KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."

Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans

KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."


KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."



KADOKAWA CEO Takeshi Natsuno says Japan's anime industry has become structurally weak because there are "too many" small companies operating independently "Animation studios are the same. There are countless tiny companies, each with its own president and executives." Natsuno argued that creators are being spread across fragmented studios instead of being merged into larger companies capable of competing globally with firms like Disney and Marvel "If we don't act quickly, the anime industry is going to be hollowed out too."


Kadokawa's largest shareholder, activist hedge fund Oasis Management, is pushing to remove CEO Takeshi Natsuno from the company The firm accused Kadokawa of "serious governance issues," criticizing its IP strategy, financial performance, handling of acquisitions, and losses tied to the 2024 cyberattack Kadokawa's board rejected the proposal, calling parts of the criticism "false" and backing Natsuno as "indispensable" to the company's future plans



I consider myself kind of a manga nerd, but when I was in Japan I was shocked to find out I recognized zero manga that was on the shelves of random kissaten or people I visited.







