Toho Co., Ltd. announced the acquisition of anime studio Science SARU on May 23, 2024.

The acquisition involves the purchase of all shares from Science SARU representative Eunyoung Choi, with the studio becoming a subsidiary of Toho effective June 19, 2024.

Through this strategic move, Toho aims to strengthen its animation production capabilities by leveraging Science SARU’s expertise and resources,

Despite a significant increase of 90% in the operating profit of the anime business to ¥46.2 billion in the last fiscal year ending February 2024, the company aims to accelerate the growth speed of its anime business with this alliance.

Toho also plans to collaborate closely with Science SARU to enhance its production environment and provide greater creative opportunities for employees and affiliated creators, and to produce high-quality anime content tailored for domestic and global audiences.

The image above provides information about Science SARU Co., Ltd., an animation production company. It outlines the company's basic information, ownership structure, and recent financial performance.

According to the information provided, Science SARU's net worth has increased significantly from 59 million yen to 410 million yen in 2024.

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Science SARU is a Japanese animation studio founded on February 4, 2013 by producer Eunyoung Choi and director Masaaki Yuasa.

His most recent projects are the animated feature film Inu-Oh (2021), two short films for the animation anthology project Star Wars: Visions (2021), and the animated series The story of Heike (2021), Yurei Deco (2022), and Scott Pilgrim takes off (2023).

Science SARU is also excited about the highly anticipated I like anime.

Source: Gamebiz