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'''TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社トムス　エンタテインメント) is a Japanese animation studio. It is currently owned by [[Sega Sammy Holdings]].
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'''TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社トムス・エンタテインメント) is a Japanese animation studio. It is currently owned by [[Sega Sammy Holdings]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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The company which became TMS Entertainment was established in October 1946, however it was not until 19th August 1964 that it formed an animation studio, '''Tokyo Movie''' (東京ムービー).
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The company which became TMS Entertainment was established in October 1946 as a textile manufacturer before expanding into other businesses such as animal breeding, fur and amusement centers. After a number of multiple company name changes, the company changed its name to '''Kyokuichi Corporation''' in 1991, and began an alliance with [[Sega Enterprises, Ltd.|Sega Enterprises]] and [[Sega Toys]] in 1992. In 1995, Kyokuichi merged with animation studio [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], absorbed TMS and established the '''Kyokuichi Tokyo Movie''' division to continue doing work until 2000, when they renamed themselves to TMS Entertainment.
  
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In 2005, Sega's parent company, [[Sega Sammy Holdings]], upped their shares of TMS Entertainment to 51%, formerly making the bussiness a subsidiary of the group. It has since been transferred to [[Sega Holdings]] (itself a subsidiary holding company of Sega Sammy).
  
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TMS Entertainment has worked on a wide variety of animation produced in Japan, such as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Detective Conan'', ''D.Gray-man'', and many others. They also co-produced many foreign projects in countries like France and Italy, as well as doing outsourced work. Some of these include ''Inspector Gadget'', ''Ulysses 31'', ''CyberSix''  among others.
  
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'''Tokyo Movie Shinsha''' (東京ムービー新社)
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Being part of the same group of companies, TMS Entertainment is Sega's go-to animation studio whenever 2D animation is needed.
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TMS Entertainment when originally founded was called  in 1946, until they changed their name to TMS Entertainment in 2000. Although they changed their studio name, their animation studio is still referred to as Tokyo Movie. In 2005, Sega Sammy bought 51% of their shares. As a result, they became a subsidiary of Sega Sammy.
 
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TMS Entertainment has worked on a wide variety of animation produced in Japan, such as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Detective Conan'', ''D.Gray-man'', and many others. They also co-produced many foreign projects in countries like France and Italy, as well as doing outsourced work. Some of these include ''Inspector Gadget'', ''Ulysses 31'', ''CyberSix''  and others.
 
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TMS Entertainment has also has done work for [[Sega]] in the past, such as creating and animating commercials for their properties as well as producing numerous anime series such as ''[[Virtua Fighter (anime)|Virtua Fighter]]'', ''[[sonic:Sonic X|Sonic X]]'', and ''[[Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu]]''. They were also responsible for some of the animation work on ''[[sonic:Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog|Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[sonic:SatAM|SatAM]]''. TMS Entertainment also did [[sonic:Man of the Year|Man of the Year]] short found on ''[[sonic:Sonic Jam|Sonic Jam]]''.
 
  
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
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*''[[Astal]]'' (1995)
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{{Filmography|TMS Entertainment}}
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*''[[Virtua Fighter (anime)|Virtua Fighter]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter (anime)|Virtua Fighter]]'' (1995)
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*''[[sonic:Sonic the Animation|Sonic the Animation]]'' (1997)
 
 
*''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Burning Rangers]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Sonic X]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Sonic X]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Mori no Tami no Densetsu]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Gekijou-ban Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi]]'' (2005)
 
*''[[Gekijou-ban Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi]]'' (2005)
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*''Love and Berry Dress Up and Dance!: Magic of Happiness'' (2007)
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*''[[Love and Berry Dress Up and Dance!: Magic of Happiness]]'' (2007)
 
*''[[Hero Bank (anime)|Hero Bank]]'' (2014)
 
*''[[Hero Bank (anime)|Hero Bank]]'' (2014)
 
*''[[Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls]]'' (2014)
 
*''[[Hi-sCoool! SeHa Girls]]'' (2014)
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==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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===[[Pico]]===
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*''[[Kaitou Saint Tail: Saint Tail to One, Two, Three!]]'' (1995)
 
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*''[[Kaitou Saint Tail (Game Gear)|Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' (1996)
 
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===[[Saturn]]===
 
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*''[[Kaitou Saint Tail (Saturn)|Kaitou Saint Tail]]'' (1997)
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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TMS Entertainment
Founded: 1946-10
Merged with: Tokyo Movie Shinsha (1995)
Headquarters:
Nakano, Tokyo, Japan

TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd. (株式会社トムス・エンタテインメント) is a Japanese animation studio. It is currently owned by Sega Sammy Holdings.

History

The company which became TMS Entertainment was established in October 1946 as a textile manufacturer before expanding into other businesses such as animal breeding, fur and amusement centers. After a number of multiple company name changes, the company changed its name to Kyokuichi Corporation in 1991, and began an alliance with Sega Enterprises and Sega Toys in 1992. In 1995, Kyokuichi merged with animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha, absorbed TMS and established the Kyokuichi Tokyo Movie division to continue doing work until 2000, when they renamed themselves to TMS Entertainment.

In 2005, Sega's parent company, Sega Sammy Holdings, upped their shares of TMS Entertainment to 51%, formerly making the bussiness a subsidiary of the group. It has since been transferred to Sega Holdings (itself a subsidiary holding company of Sega Sammy).

TMS Entertainment has worked on a wide variety of animation produced in Japan, such as Lupin the Third, Detective Conan, D.Gray-man, and many others. They also co-produced many foreign projects in countries like France and Italy, as well as doing outsourced work. Some of these include Inspector Gadget, Ulysses 31, CyberSix among others.

Being part of the same group of companies, TMS Entertainment is Sega's go-to animation studio whenever 2D animation is needed.

Filmography

DVD

Softography

Master System

Game Gear

Pico

Saturn

NAOMI

NAOMI GD-ROM

Dreamcast

Advanced Pico Beena

Nintendo DS

Windows PC

Android

iOS

References

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