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{{Infobox Company
{{Infobox company
  |company_name  = Kadokawa Group Holdings, Inc.<br>株式会社角川グループホールディングス
| name = Kadokawa Key-Process Co., Ltd.
  |company_logo  = [[Image:Kadokawa Group Holdings logo.jpg|275px]]
| logo =  
  |company_type  = [[Kabushiki kaisha]]
| logo_caption =  
  |foundation    = [[April 2]] [[1954]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
  |key_people    =  Tsuguhiko Kadokawa (chairman/CEO)<br>Akio Honma (president/COO)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual/2007/15/index.html|title=Kadokawa Group Holdings board of directors|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref>
| native_name = 株式会社KADOKAWA KEY-PROCESS
  |location      = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| romanized_name = ''Kabushiki-gaisha KADOKAWA KEY - purosesu''
  |revenue        =
| former_name = {{plainlist|
  |industry      = [[Publishing]], [[Film]]s, [[Video game]]s
* Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. (1945–2003)
  |num_employees  = 30 (2007)<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/gaiyo.php|title=Kadokawa Group Holdings company information|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08|language=Japanese}}</ref>
* Kadokawa Holdings, Inc. (2003–2006)
  |parent        = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
* Kadokawa Group Holdings, Inc. (2006–2014)
  |homepage      = [http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/index2.php kadokawa-hd.co.jp]
* Kadokawa Corporation (2014–2019)
* Kadokawa Future Publishing (2019–2023)
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Kadokawa Group Holdings, Inc.'''|株式会社角川グループホールディングス|Kabushiki kaisha Kadokawa Gurūpu Hōrudinguzu|formally Kadokawa Holdings}} ({{tyo|9477}}) is a [[Japan]]ese [[holding company]] of the Kadokawa Group under [[Kadokawa Shoten]]. The company was founded on [[April 2]] [[1954]] and is located in [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]], [[Japan]]. The company brings together fifty-six affiliated companies related to Kadokawa Shoten.<ref name="companies">{{citeweb|url=http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual/2007/02/index.htmlp| title=Company list under Kadokawa Group Holdings|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref>
| founded = {{start date and age|1954|4|2}}
| traded_as = {{TYO was|9477}}
| founder = Genyoshi Kadokawa
| fate =
| defunct =
| hq_location = [[Fujimi, Chiyoda, Tokyo|Fujimi]]
| hq_location_city = [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]]
| hq_location_country = Japan
| revenue =
| industry = {{ubl|[[Printing]]|[[Logistics]]}}
| area_served = Japan
| key_people = Masaki Ito (President)
| num_employees =
| parent = [[Kadokawa Corporation]]
| divisions =
| subsidiaries =
| website = {{URL|keyprocess.kadokawa.co.jp}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''Kadokawa Key-Process Co., Ltd.'''|株式会社KADOKAWA KEY-PROCESS|Kabushiki-gaisha Kadokawa Key Process}} is the printing and logistics arm of [[Kadokawa Corporation]], handling printing for [[manga]], [[novel]]s, [[light novel]]s, [[magazine]]s, [[tabletop role-playing game]]s and other type of content.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/global/bc.php|title=Brand Companies|publisher=[[Kadokawa Corporation]]|access-date=August 13, 2019|archive-date=August 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814032115/https://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/global/bc.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
The company used to be the first iteration of {{Nihongo foot|Kadokawa Corporation|株式会社KADOKAWA|Kabushiki-gaisha Kadokawa}} and was the parent company of the Kadokawa Group companies, which brought together several affiliated companies related to [[Kadokawa Shoten]]. Kadokawa Dwango announced a restructuring in February 2019. On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation was reorganized; the publishing business remained and the company was renamed to Kadokawa Future Publishing. Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corporation.
 
On December 1, 2023 Kadokawa Future Publishing and Kadokawa Key-Process merged and the end result of the company changed its name to Kadokawa Future Publishing after absorption to Kadokawa Key-Process.<ref>{{cite web |date=October 25, 2023 |script-title=ja:債権者各位 |lang=ja |trans-title=Creditor Notice |website=Kadokawa Group |url=https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/media-download/1140/7b2467149b304583/ |access-date=February 18, 2024 }}</ref>
 
== History ==
The company was founded on April 2, 1954, as Kadokawa Shoten. It was renamed Kadokawa Holdings on April 1, 2003, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten Publishing. The company was again renamed Kadokawa Group Holdings on July 1, 2006. The company inherited the management and integration businesses within Kadokawa Shoten Publishing in January 2007. The magazine businesses were transferred to the Kadokawa Magazine Group. The company was renamed Kadokawa Corporation on June 22, 2013.
 
On October 1, 2013, nine companies in the Kadokawa Group ([[ASCII Media Works]], Chukei Publishing, [[Enterbrain]], [[Fujimi Shobo]], Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing, Kadokawa Production, Kadokawa Magazines, [[Kadokawa Shoten]] and [[Media Factory]]) were merged into Kadokawa Corporation. Eight of them operate now as brand companies. Kadokawa Production was dissolved and integrated into the General IP Business Headquarters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-28/kadokawa-to-merge-9-subsidiaries-into-1-company|title=Kadokawa to Merge 9 Subsidiaries Into 1 Company|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 28, 2013|access-date=October 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/investor/5-20130328.pdf|title=Notice of Absorption-Type Merger of Consolidated Subsidiaries and Partial Amendments to the Trade Name and the Articles of Incorporation|date=March 28, 2013|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|access-date=October 9, 2013|format=PDF}}</ref> On December 30, 2013, Kadokawa had announced that the company has acquired 100% of publisher Choubunsha.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-29/kadokawa-buys-barefoot-gen-publisher-choubunsha | title=Kadokawa Buys Barefoot Gen's Publisher Choubunsha | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=December 30, 2013 | access-date=December 30, 2019}}</ref>
 
On May 14, 2014, it was announced that Kadokawa Corporation and [[Dwango (company)|Dwango]], the owner of [[Niconico]], would merge on October 1, 2014, and form the new holding company [[Kadokawa Dwango]]. Both Kadokawa and Dwango became subsidiaries of the new company.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schilling|first=Mark|date=May 14, 2014|title=Kadokawa and Dwango to Merge|url=https://variety.com/2014/digital/asia/kadokawa-and-dwango-to-merge-1201181747/|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=October 1, 2014|title=Publisher Kadokawa, Internet firm Dwango complete merger|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/01/business/corporate-business/publisher-kadokawa-internet-firm-dwango-complete-merger/|publisher=[[The Japan Times]]|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref>
 
In February 2019, Kadokawa Dwango announced that Dwango would now be a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation in a reorganization of the company.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ressler |first=Karen |title=Nobuo Kawakami Steps Down as Kadokawa Dwango President |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-15/nobuo-kawakami-steps-down-as-kadokawa-dwango-president/.143351 |website=Anime News Network |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 16, 2019 }}</ref>
 
On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation was reorganized; the publishing business remained and the company was renamed to Kadokawa Future Publishing. Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corporation.


==Kadokawa Group==
On December 1, 2023 Kadokawa Future Publishing and Kadokawa Key-Process merged and changed the company name after absorption to Kadokawa Key-Process. Masato Ito is appointed as the representative director and president.
Kadokawa Group Holdings serves to bring together fifty-six affiliated Japanese companies related to Kadokawa Shoten under what is known as the Kadokawa Group.<ref name="companies"/> These companies are of three types: publishing, film and visuals, and cross media. The publishers primarily deal with [[Japanese books|books]], [[bunkobon]] paperbacks, [[manga]], and visual media magazines;<ref>{{citeweb|url= http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual/2007/04/index.html|title=Publishing businesses under Kadokawa Group Holdings|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> the film and visual companies deal with Japanese feature films and DVD sales of international films and [[anime]];<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual/2007/05/index.html|title=Movie/Visual businesses under Kadokawa Group Holdings|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> the cross media companies deal with digital content, urban information and television program information magazines, along with information transmission combining paper media, the [[Internet]], and [[mobile phone]]s.<ref>{{citeweb|url= http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual/2007/06/index.html|title=Cross media businesses under Kadokawa Group Holdings|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> Other aspects of the group is handled by the other business segment which primarily takes care of [[video game]]s, [[real estate]] leasing, and comprises an [[advertising agency]].<ref>{{citeweb|url= http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual/2007/07/index.html|title=Other businesses under Kadokawa Group Holdings|publisher=Kadokawa Group Holdings|accessdate=2008-02-08}}</ref> While there are a large number of companies in the group, the majority of them are [[Subsidiary|subsidiaries]] of larger companies, leaving only twelve main companies.<ref name="companies"/>


===Member companies===
=== Brand companies (divisions) ===
{{col-begin}}
* [[ASCII Media Works]]
{{col-3}}
* Chukei Publishing  
*[[Building Book Center]]
* [[Enterbrain]]
*[[Fujimi Shobo]]
* [[Fujimi Shobo]]
*[[Kadokawa Cross Media]]
* Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing
**Movie Time
* Kadokawa Magazines
*[[Kadokawa Group Publishing]]
* [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
**Kadokawa Book Service
* [[Media Factory]]
*[[Kadokawa Magazine Group]]
**Kadokawa Magazines
**Kadokawa SS Communications
*[[Kadokawa Media House]]
*[[Kadokawa Mobile]]
**So-net Kadokawa Link
**Words Gear
{{col-3}}
*[[Kadokawa Pictures]]
**Angel Cinema
**Asmik Ace Entertainment
**Cineplex Asia
**Glovision
**Japan Film Fund
**Kadokawa Cineplex
**Kadokawa Entertainment
**Kadokawa Holdings China
**Kadokawa Holdings US
**Kadokawa Holdings US in Hong Kong
***Sun Wah Kadokawa
***Kadokawa International Group Holdings
****11 subsidiaries
***Kadokawa International Publishing
**Kadokawa Pictures USA
**Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting
{{col-3}}
*[[Kadokawa Shoten]]
**Chara-Ani
**Kadokawa - J:com Media
**Kadokawa Digix
**Kadokawa Gakugei Shuppan
**Kadokawa Media
**Kadokawa Production
**Kids Net
**Taiwan Animate
*[[Kadokawa the Television]]
*[[Media Leaves]]
**[[ASCII (company)|ASCII]]
**[[Enterbrain]]
***Eb Creative
***Sarugakucho
*[[MediaWorks (publisher)|MediaWorks]]
**Toy's Works
{{col-end}}


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/index2.php Official website] {{jp icon}}
* {{Official website|https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://www.kadokawa-hd.co.jp/annual.php Kadokawa Group Holdings annual reports]


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Template:Infobox company Kadokawa Key-Process Co., Ltd. (株式会社KADOKAWA KEY-PROCESS Kabushiki-gaisha Kadokawa Key Process?) is the printing and logistics arm of Kadokawa Corporation, handling printing for manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games and other type of content.[1]

The company used to be the first iteration of Template:Nihongo foot and was the parent company of the Kadokawa Group companies, which brought together several affiliated companies related to Kadokawa Shoten. Kadokawa Dwango announced a restructuring in February 2019. On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation was reorganized; the publishing business remained and the company was renamed to Kadokawa Future Publishing. Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corporation.

On December 1, 2023 Kadokawa Future Publishing and Kadokawa Key-Process merged and the end result of the company changed its name to Kadokawa Future Publishing after absorption to Kadokawa Key-Process.[2]

History

The company was founded on April 2, 1954, as Kadokawa Shoten. It was renamed Kadokawa Holdings on April 1, 2003, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten Publishing. The company was again renamed Kadokawa Group Holdings on July 1, 2006. The company inherited the management and integration businesses within Kadokawa Shoten Publishing in January 2007. The magazine businesses were transferred to the Kadokawa Magazine Group. The company was renamed Kadokawa Corporation on June 22, 2013.

On October 1, 2013, nine companies in the Kadokawa Group (ASCII Media Works, Chukei Publishing, Enterbrain, Fujimi Shobo, Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing, Kadokawa Production, Kadokawa Magazines, Kadokawa Shoten and Media Factory) were merged into Kadokawa Corporation. Eight of them operate now as brand companies. Kadokawa Production was dissolved and integrated into the General IP Business Headquarters.[3][4] On December 30, 2013, Kadokawa had announced that the company has acquired 100% of publisher Choubunsha.[5]

On May 14, 2014, it was announced that Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango, the owner of Niconico, would merge on October 1, 2014, and form the new holding company Kadokawa Dwango. Both Kadokawa and Dwango became subsidiaries of the new company.[6][7]

In February 2019, Kadokawa Dwango announced that Dwango would now be a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation in a reorganization of the company.[8]

On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation was reorganized; the publishing business remained and the company was renamed to Kadokawa Future Publishing. Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corporation.

On December 1, 2023 Kadokawa Future Publishing and Kadokawa Key-Process merged and changed the company name after absorption to Kadokawa Key-Process. Masato Ito is appointed as the representative director and president.

Brand companies (divisions)

References

  1. ↑ "Brand Companies". Kadokawa Corporation. https://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/global/bc.php. 
  2. ↑ "Error: no Template:Para specified when using {{cite web}}". October 25, 2023. https://group.kadokawa.co.jp/media-download/1140/7b2467149b304583/. 
  3. ↑ "Kadokawa to Merge 9 Subsidiaries Into 1 Company". Anime News Network. March 28, 2013. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-28/kadokawa-to-merge-9-subsidiaries-into-1-company. 
  4. ↑ "Notice of Absorption-Type Merger of Consolidated Subsidiaries and Partial Amendments to the Trade Name and the Articles of Incorporation" (PDF). Kadokawa Corporation. March 28, 2013. http://ir.kadokawa.co.jp/investor/5-20130328.pdf. 
  5. ↑ "Kadokawa Buys Barefoot Gen's Publisher Choubunsha". Anime News Network. December 30, 2013. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-29/kadokawa-buys-barefoot-gen-publisher-choubunsha. 
  6. ↑ Schilling, Mark (May 14, 2014). "Kadokawa and Dwango to Merge". Variety. https://variety.com/2014/digital/asia/kadokawa-and-dwango-to-merge-1201181747/. 
  7. ↑ "Publisher Kadokawa, Internet firm Dwango complete merger". The Japan Times. October 1, 2014. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/01/business/corporate-business/publisher-kadokawa-internet-firm-dwango-complete-merger/. 
  8. ↑ Ressler, Karen (February 15, 2019). "Nobuo Kawakami Steps Down as Kadokawa Dwango President". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-15/nobuo-kawakami-steps-down-as-kadokawa-dwango-president/.143351. 

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