Happinet


Happinet Corporation is a Japanese entertainment company.

History

In February 1968, Hiroshi Kawai left Bandai to establish his own toy business. Kawai founded Tōshō Co., Ltd. on June 7, 1969. In September 1972, it changed its name to Tōshō Corporation.
Tōshō merged with two other companies, Dairin Inc. and Seikō Inc., to form Happinet in October 1991. In November 1994, Bandai acquired shares of Happinet. Happinet first appeared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 1998.
Happinet acquired Beam Entertainment and its adult label, Green Bunny, in December 1999. It renamed the division Happinet Pictures Corporation in July 2002.
Since 2024, Happinet has been the exclusive manufacturer and seller of Disney and Sony home video releases in Japan, as well as the film distributor in Japan for A24.Happinet also distributes titles from Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures in Japan since 2025.

Products

Happinet had an exclusive anime licensing agreement with NuTech Digital in 2003. In addition to producing and distributing anime and films, Happinet acquired the rights to foreign films for Japanese distribution.
; TV anime
; Anime films
; OVAs
  • Kite: International Version
  • Mezzo Forte: International Version
; Live action films
  • The Complex
  • Helter Skelter
  • Himeanole
  • The Host
  • Hula Girls
  • My Man
; Video games