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}}{{sub-stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}} Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社パイオニア エル・ディー・シー), formerly known as '''LaserDisc Corporation Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社レーザーディスク), '''Geneon Entertainment Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社ジェネオン エンタテインメント), and '''Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan, LLC.''' (合同会社ジェネオン・ユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン), and currently known as '''NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, LLC.''' (合同会社NBCユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン), is a Japanese music, animation, and entertainment company and subsidiary of [[Pioneer]], most notable for being the official publisher of its parent company's video game products.  
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{{sub-stub}}'''NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, LLC.''' (NBCユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン合同会社) is a Japanese music, animation, and entertainment company and subsidiary of US conglomerate [[wikipedia:NBCUniversal|NBCUniversal]].
  
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The company has a long history, dating back to 1981 when it was formed as '''LaserDisc Corporation Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社レーザーディスク){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063307/http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/index-company.html}}, a branch of [[Pioneer]] tasked with manufacturing LaserDiscs, a role it would continue throughout the 1980s. In April 1989 its name would be changed to '''Pioneer LDC Co., Ltd.''' (株式会社パイオニア エル・ディー・シー){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063307/http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/index-company.html}}, and would begin to branch out into other forms of entertainment media such as music CDs and video games.
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In October 2003 the company was sold to Dentsu, and so was renamed '''Geneon Entertainment Inc.''' (株式会社ジェネオン エンタテインメント){{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063307/http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/index-company.html}}. Dentsu would sell stake in the company in 2009 to [[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures International Entertainment]], causing a further name change to '''Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan, LLC.''' (合同会社ジェネオン・ユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン). The company would adopt its current name in January 2013{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230307234315/https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/company/index.html}}.
  
 
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PioneerLDC LDROM factory2.png|LD-ROM LaserDisc manufacturing plant.
 
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==Logos==
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 29 March 2024

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NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Founded: 1981-03[1]
Merged into: Dentsu (2003)
Universal Pictures International Entertainment (2009)
Headquarters:
Minato, Tokyo, Japan[2]

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NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, LLC. (NBCユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン合同会社) is a Japanese music, animation, and entertainment company and subsidiary of US conglomerate NBCUniversal.

The company has a long history, dating back to 1981 when it was formed as LaserDisc Corporation Co., Ltd. (株式会社レーザーディスク)[1], a branch of Pioneer tasked with manufacturing LaserDiscs, a role it would continue throughout the 1980s. In April 1989 its name would be changed to Pioneer LDC Co., Ltd. (株式会社パイオニア エル・ディー・シー)[1], and would begin to branch out into other forms of entertainment media such as music CDs and video games.

In October 2003 the company was sold to Dentsu, and so was renamed Geneon Entertainment Inc. (株式会社ジェネオン エンタテインメント)[1]. Dentsu would sell stake in the company in 2009 to Universal Pictures International Entertainment, causing a further name change to Geneon Universal Entertainment Japan, LLC. (合同会社ジェネオン・ユニバーサル・エンターテイメントジャパン). The company would adopt its current name in January 2013[3].

Softography

Mega LD

  • (1993) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1993) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1993) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1993) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1994) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1994) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1994) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1994) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1994) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1994) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1995) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1995) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (unreleased) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (unreleased) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (unreleased) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (unreleased) (as Pioneer LDC)

Saturn

  • (1995) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1996) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1996) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1997) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1997) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1997) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1998) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1998) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (1998) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (unreleased) (as Pioneer LDC)

MSX

  • (1984) (as LaserDisc Corporation)

Discography

CD

  • (1993) (as Pioneer LDC)
  • (2004) (as Geneon Entertainment)
  • (2008) (as Geneon Entertainment)

Photo gallery

  • LD-ROM LaserDisc manufacturing plant.

  • LD-ROM LaserDisc manufacturing plant.

  • LD-ROM LaserDisc manufacturing plant.

Logos

  • Pioneer LDC

  • Geneon Entertainment

  • Geneon Universal

  • NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.geneon-ent.co.jp/index-company.html (Wayback Machine: 2008-06-16 06:33)
  2. ↑ https://www.nbcuni.co.jp
  3. ↑ https://www.nbcuni.co.jp/company/index.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-03-07 23:43)


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