TMS Entertainment
TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社トムス・エンタテインメント, Kabushiki-gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento), formerly known as the Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd., also known as Tokyo Movie or Kyokuichi Tokyo Movie, is a Japanese animation studio established on October 22, 1946.
Native name | 株式会社トムス・エンタテインメント |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Tomusu Entateinmento |
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Anime |
| Predecessor | Asahi Gloves Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| Founded | October 22, 1946 (as Asahi Gloves Manufacturing from Kyokuichi line) 1964 (as Tokyo Movie from TMS line) |
| Founder | Yutaka Fujioka |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Key people | Haruki Satomi (chairman) Tadashi Takezaki (president and CEO) |
Number of employees | 245 |
| Parent | Sega |
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| Website | www.tms-e.co.jp |
TMS is one of the oldest and most famous anime studios in Japan, best known for numerous anime franchises such as Lupin the Third, Lilpri, The Gutsy Frog, The Rose of Versailles, Anpanman, Detective Conan, Monster Rancher, Magic Knight Rayearth, Hamtaro, Sonic X, D.Gray-man, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, Obake no Q-Taro (until 1972), Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Fruits Basket, Dr. Stone, and feature-length films such as Golgo 13: The Professional, Akira, and Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, alongside animation works for Western animation such as Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Inspector Gadget, The Real Ghostbusters, Rainbow Brite, DuckTales, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, and Spider-Man: The Animated Series.
In 2010, TMS Entertainment became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings.