About the Company

It began operations in June 1985 as a subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. with the aim of producing animated films directed by Takahata Isao and Miyazaki Hayao. It was initially based in Kichijoji, but in August 1992, it built its own studio at its current location. In June 1997, it merged with Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd. to become Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd./Studio Ghibli Company (later the Studio Ghibli Business Headquarters). In April 2005, it took over Studio Ghibli's animated works and all of the business of Tokuma Shoten Co., Ltd.'s Studio Ghibli Business Headquarters, and started anew as Studio Ghibli Co., Ltd. In October 2023, it became a subsidiary of Nippon Television Network Corporation through a stock transfer.