Native name | 株式会社アニメインターナショナルカンパニー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Anime Intānashonaru Kanpanī |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | July 15, 1982 |
Headquarters | Nerima, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Tōru Miura (CEO)[1] |
Owner | Tōru Miura (97.56%) |
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Website | www |
Native name | 株式会社AICライツ |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Ē-Ai-Shī Raitsu |
Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Japanese animation |
Founded | December 10, 2015 |
Headquarters | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Masahiro Inoue (CEO)[2] |
Total equity | ¥3,000,000[3] |
Website | www |
Anime International Company, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社アニメインターナショナルカンパニー, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Anime Intānashonaru Kanpanī), often abbreviated as AIC, is a Japanese animation studio founded on June 15, 1982 and located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] On December 10, 2015, AIC RIGHTS Company, Inc. was established through a company split, in which AIC Rights received the transfer of some of the copyrights owned by Anime International Company.[6]
Their notable works include series such as Tenchi Muyo!, Bubblegum Crisis, El Hazard, and several adaptations of the manga Oh My Goddess!.
AIC had eight sub-studios within itself, named: AIC ASTA (2003, formerly: AIC A.S.T.A.), AIC Build (2010), AIC Classic (2010), AIC Digital (1997), AIC Frontier (June 2012), AIC PLUS+ (2006), AIC Spirits (2003) and AIC Takarazuka (2006).