Company marks franchise’s 55th anniversary with global expansion that includes YouTube streaming of original series, a new installment titled 'Kamen Rider MY-TH,' and 3 new film labels.
The epic show, based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga, will cut back the maximum number of new annual episodes to 26 starting in April 2026, broken into 2 different parts (cours) of up to 13 each.
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the history of Japan’s oldest and largest animation studio that began as Nihon Doga before making seminal hits that include ‘Sailor Moon,’ ‘Mazinger Z,’ ‘Candy Candy’ and many others.
The companies behind the four iconic properties have partnered to bring them all together in one MCU-style world-building venture.
Longtime executive joined Toei Animation in 2004 as Director of Business Planning, and was named CEO of Toei Animation Enterprises in Hong Kong in 2012.
