Sony's purchase could further leverage its power of anime acquisitions to gain a monopoly in the industry.
, a new report suggests Sony is gearing up for a big buyout that will propel it even further to the top of the totem pole of monopolizing the anime industry., the PlayStation maker has set its sights on acquiring Kadokawa, a huge Japanese media company most famous in the gaming zeitgeist as the company behind. While a figure has yet to be revealed for the purchase, Reuters reports that—if talks go through—a deal could be inked within the coming weeks.
As Reuters notes, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida made the company’s plans exceedingly clear last year. The company’s goal was to invest in sustainable growth. It plans to do so through the following: “Lovable characters and intellectual property can live for 30, 50, or 100 years.”under its corporate umbrella.
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