Amuse Soft (English: Amuse Soft) is a video content business brand and label of Amuse. Amuse Soft Entertainment, Inc. (English: Amuse Soft Entertainment, Inc.), as a corporation, was a company principally engaged in the manufacture and sale of video software and was headquartered in Sakuragaokacho, Shibuya, Tokyo. On April 1, 2015, the corporation was absorbed into Amuse and ceased to exist as a legal entity; since then, it has operated as one of the company's in-house brands and labels.
Credited On
- ONE OK ROCK - Yononaka Shredder - ONE OK ROCK, released March 19, 2008 (
AZBL-1). Distributed By. - ONE OK ROCK - Jinsei Kakete Kimi wa Tour Live & Film - ONE OK ROCK, released October 9, 2013 (
AZBS-1015). Distributed By.
History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article アミューズソフト (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 107063338.
Overview
Originally established as a specialist distributor of video software for the Amuse Group, including Amuse Pictures, the company later expanded its business scope after Amuse Pictures was sold to Toshiba and became Toshiba Entertainment (subsequently resold to Hakuhodo DY Media Partners and renamed Showgate). It became the core company in the Amuse Group's video content business, including the planning and production of video software. It mainly sells DVDs, videos, Blu-rays, and CDs of television programs featuring artists affiliated with Amuse, as well as television dramas, films, and stage productions.
History
In 1989, Amuse Video Co., Ltd. was established.
In 1994, Amuse Soft Sales Co., Ltd. was established as an affiliated company of Amuse Video.
In 2000, Amuse Video changed its corporate name to Amuse Pictures Co., Ltd.
In 2001, Amuse Soft Sales became a consolidated subsidiary of Amuse.
In 2003, the shares of Amuse Pictures were transferred to Toshiba. Amuse Soft Sales became a wholly owned subsidiary of Amuse.
In 2004, Amuse Soft Sales changed its corporate name to Amuse Soft Entertainment Co., Ltd.
In 2015, it was absorbed into Amuse through a merger, ceasing to exist as a legal entity, and became one of the company's labels.
Often Credited With
Credited on 2 or more of the same releases, most shared first.