TOKYO -- Japanese media companies Kadokawa and Bandai Namco Holdings are acquiring independent anime studios as they struggle to supply enough content for a booming overseas market due to a shortage of workers.
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Bandai, Kadokawa snatch up anime studios in scramble for talent
Producers struggle to crank out content for a hungry overseas market
Kadokawa now counts six anime studios as subsidiaries. (Photo by Annu Nishioka)
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