Imagica Entertainment Media Services, Inc.

Imagica Entertainment Media Services, Inc. (IMAGICA EMS) is a Japanese post-production company that provides video technology services primarily for film, drama, and animation works. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of IMAGICA GROUP Inc. and a member of the Japan Audio Producers Association, the Association of Japanese Animations (associate), the Japan Post Production Association, and the Foreign Film Import and Distribution Association. The company was established on January 15, 2021 as IMAGICA ET, Inc., renamed to IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services, Inc. on March 2, 2021, and absorbed IMAGICA SDI Studio on June 1, 2021. Its founding lineage dates to 1935. It moved its head office from Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku to Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo on December 13, 2021. In August 2022 it became the first member of EIDR in Japan. In April 2023, Cinema Connect Inc., a joint venture with Toho Co., Ltd., began digital cinema-related services. In May 2023 it expanded the Ogikubo Animation House. In August 2025 it announced a new studio in Nishi-Shinjuku specializing in animation sound production. Its services span the entire production chain: production technology services (data management, offline editing, online editing, compositing, CG/VFX, color grading, MA/sound design, dubbing), digital cinema services (DCP creation, delivery, KDM management), film processing (8mm/16mm/35mm negative/positive/dupe negative/master positive/internegative development, film scanning, film recording), animation post-production, localization (dubbing and subtitling for inbound and outbound content), restoration and archiving (physical and digital restoration, migration of legacy VTR tapes), and DVD/Blu-ray UHD/VOD media production (encoding, authoring, press master creation, OTT file conversion and metadata). Its studios include Takeshiba Media Studio, Shiodome Sound Studio, Shinjuku Animation Studio, Ogikubo Animation House, Ogikubo Animation House Hanare, Osaka Production Center, and Shinagawa Production Center. The company has 430 employees as of April 1, 2026, capital of 100 million yen, and is led by President and CEO Masafumi Aota. Its head office is at 1-14-2 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

The origins of Imagica Entertainment Media Services trace back to 1935, the founding year of its predecessor. The modern company was established on January 15, 2021 as IMAGICA ET, Inc., a preparatory company. On March 2, 2021, it was renamed IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services, Inc., and on June 1, 2021, it absorbed IMAGICA SDI Studio. This reorganization consolidated the entertainment content-related video technology services business group of IMAGICA Lab. Inc. into a new entity. On December 13, 2021, the head office was relocated from Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo to Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo. In 2022, the company became the first member of EIDR (Entertainment Identifier Registry) in Japan on August 16. In 2023, on April 1, Cinema Connect Inc., a joint venture established with Toho Co., Ltd., began digital cinema-related services. On May 10, 2023, the Ogikubo Animation House was expanded (4th floor of Shibusawa Ogikubo Building). On August 29, 2025, the company announced the opening of a new studio in Nishi-Shinjuku specializing in animation sound production. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of IMAGICA GROUP Inc. and is a member of the Japan Audio Producers Association, the Association of Japanese Animations (associate member), the Japan Post Production Association, and the Foreign Film Import and Distribution Association. As of April 1, 2026, it has 430 employees and capital of 100 million yen. Its representative is President and CEO Masafumi Aota.

• Founding of predecessor

• Established as IMAGICA ET, Inc.

• Renamed to IMAGICA Entertainment Media Services, Inc.

• Absorbed IMAGICA SDI Studio

• Head office relocated to Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo

• Became first EIDR member in Japan

• Cinema Connect Inc. (joint venture with Toho) began digital cinema services

• Ogikubo Animation House expanded

• Announced new animation sound production studio in Nishi-Shinjuku

End-to-end video technology services from production entry to delivery exit, with a focus on film, drama, and animation.

• Production technology services (film/drama)

• Film processing

• Animation production post-production

• Localization

• Digital cinema

• Media services (streaming, packaging)

• Video restoration and archiving

• DVD/Blu-ray UHD production and VOD media production

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