Lantis (company)

Japanese music company

Lantis Co., Ltd.
Lantis' former headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo
Native name
株式会社ランティス
Romanized name
Kabushiki gaisha Rantisu
Company typeMusic publisher
IndustryJapanese music
FoundedNovember 26, 1999; 24 years ago (November 26, 1999)
DefunctApril 1, 2018; 6 years ago (April 1, 2018)
FateMerged with Bandai Visual
SuccessorBandai Namco Arts
HeadquartersShibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Key people
Shunji Inoue
Revenue¥420.5 million
Websitelantis.jp

Lantis Co., Ltd.[a] was a Japanese company that served as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and became a subsidiary of Bandai Visual in May 2006,[1] itself a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings. In February 2018, it was announced Lantis would be merged with Bandai Visual into a new company called Bandai Namco Arts. The reorganizing took effect on April 1, 2018. Lantis only remains as a label from the new company.[2]

Lantis merger with Bandai Visual

In February 2018, it was announced Bandai Visual would be merged with Lantis into a new branch of BNH, called Bandai Namco Arts.

The reorganizing took effect as of April 1, 2018. Bandai Visual remains only as a label of the new company.[2]

Sublabels

Lantis is composed of five labels:

  • Lantis (main label, formerly distributed by King Records, currently self-distributed)
  • Glory Heaven (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
  • Kiramune (self-distributed)
  • Purple One Star (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
  • Mellow Head (distributed by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, defunct)

Artists

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: 株式会社ランティス, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Rantisu

References

  1. ^ "History of Bandai Visual". Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Bandai Namco Holdings Merges Lantis With Bandai Visual, Launches New Subsidiaries". Anime News Network. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.

External links

  • Lantis.jp, official website (in Japanese)
  • Lantis's channel on YouTube
  • v
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Entertainment Unit
Digital Business Unit
Toys & Hobby
IP Production Unit
Amusement Unit
  • Bandai Namco Amusement
  • Pleasurecast
Affiliated Companies
  • Bandai Logipal
  • Logipal Express
  • Bandai Namco Business Arc
  • Bandai Namco Will
  • Happinet (27%)
  • J-Broad
Former subsidiariesKey people
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