MEDIA DO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. acquired Myanimelist.net from DeNA Co., Ltd..
January 14, 2019
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MEDIA DO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (TSE:3678) acquired Myanimelist.net from DeNA Co., Ltd. (TSE:2432) on January 15, 2019. DeNA will continue to operate the site for the next few weeks as "bunch of logistics and legal hurdles are still being worked out." After this, a new team from Media Do will take over and will have a "new vision" for the site's future. Yoichiro Watabe is the current CEO of MyAnimeList, LLC. Media Do has yet to name who will be the Chief Executive Officer of MyAnimeList after this acquisition.
MEDIA DO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (TSE:3678) completed the acquisition of Myanimelist.net from DeNA Co., Ltd. (TSE:2432) on January 15, 2019.
Media Do Co Ltd, formerly known as Media Do Holdings Co Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the distribution of electronic books (e-books) mainly for smartphones, tablet terminals and other mobile terminals. The Company operates through two business segments. E-book Distribution segment entrusts e-book contents from publishers and other content owners, distributes them to client e-book stores, and sells them through its own e-book stores. It also engaged in the strategic planning, e-book management consultation, e-book site production and management support. The Others segment is engaged in media management, publishing and creative support services. The Company is also engaged in the operation of filer, which is a service that provides summary contents of books; the provision of electronic comic coloring, comic drawing support service; as well as the operation of the community media MyAnimeList.
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