DLE (company)

DLE Inc.

Native name	株式会社ディー・エル・イー
Company type	Publicly listed subsidiary KK
Traded as	TYO: 3686
Industry	Japanese animation Flash animation
Founded	December 27, 2001
Headquarters	Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Key people	Ryuuta Shiki, Ryo Ono
Parent	Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation (51.96%) (2019–present)
Website	www.dle.jp

DLE Inc. (株式会社ディー・エル・イー, Kabushikigaisha Dī Eru Ī) (Dream Link Entertainment) is a Tokyo-based animation and entertainment company founded in 2001 by former Sony executive producer Ryuta Shiiki. DLE has gained notoriety in Japan for their flagship animated television and film series Eagle Talon, a surreal sitcom created entirely in Flash animation by popular creator Frogman (a.k.a. Ryo Ono). DLE has now produced over 30 properties and has business and creative partners in Shanghai, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Singapore, India and North America where Hasbro is a stakeholder.

On May 11, 2019 it was announced by the studio that Asahi Broadcasting Corporation acquired 51.96% of their shares for 2.772 billion yen (about US$25.21 million) which made them a subsidiary of the company.^[1]