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Native name | 주식회사 애니플러스 |
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Romanized name | Jusighoesa Aniplus |
| Formerly | SBN TV (2004–09) |
| Company type | Public |
| KRX:310200 | |
| ISIN | KR7310200001 |
| Industry | |
| Founded | July 2004; 21 years ago (2004-07) |
| Headquarters | Yeongdeungpo District,Seoul,South Korea |
Area served | South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan |
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| Products | |
| Services | |
| Revenue |  ₩111.3 billion[1] (2023) |
| ₩11.9 billion (2023) | |
| ₩10.3 billion (2023) | |
| Total assets | ₩199.6 billion (2023) |
| Owner | JJ MediaWorks |
| Parent | JJ MediaWorks (20.83%) |
| Divisions | Aniplus Shop |
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| Website | company.aniplustv.com |
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| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
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| Headquarters | Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Aniplus Inc. |
| History | |
| Launched | December 7, 2009 (2009-12-07) |
| Links | |
| Website | aniplustv.com |
Aniplus Inc. (Korean: 주식회사 애니플러스;RR: Jusighoesa Aniplus) is a South Korean television channel and anime distributor. Founded in 2004, the company also operates different businesses including avideo on demand platform and a merchandising arm in its own country.
Aniplus is owned by JJ MediaWorks, a VOD service provider. It distributes its programs outside its own platforms to clients such asNetflix andCoupang Play.[2]
The company originally started as a television station called SBN TV. Originally owned by C& Group, its parent company dissolved due to aliquidity crisis. JJ MediaWorks acquired the station in July 2009 and renamed the company to Aniplus Inc. the following month. The company launched the Aniplus television channel on December 7, 2009.[3] Seung-Taek Jeon, theCEO of JJ MediaWorks, became the new CEO of Aniplus following the acquisition.[4]
Aniplus launched an independent television feed for Southeast Asia called Aniplus Asia in 2013.[5] The following year, Aniplus established its subsidiary Plus Media Networks Asia in Singapore to handle anime and Korean drama distribution for the Southeast Asian market.[1]
In 2014, Aniplus entered theart exhibition business by establishing a subsidiary named Media & Art.[6]
On February 7, 2020, Aniplus became listed onKOSDAQ.[7] In the same month, the company fully acquired Korean drama production company WeMad to diversify its portfolio.[3]
On February 4, 2022, advertising agency NEGO Company became a subsidiary of Aniplus.[8]
On August 17, 2022, industrial design company Rowoon Company was acquired by Aniplus to strengthen its IP commercialization.[9] Aniplus has 67.11% stake in the company.[1]
On November 8, 2022, private equity firm Keistone Partners announced that it and Aniplus would jointly acquire 87% stake in animation streaming company Laftel Inc. from RIDI Corporation, the owner ofManta webtoon platform for 80 billion won. RIDI would invest 10 billion won in Aniplus to support the platform's growth.[10] Aniplus owns 56.38% stake in Laftel, with 12.5% of it being acall option.[1]
In April 2023, Aniplus had entered an acquisition deal ofAnimax, the second largest animation broadcaster and rival competitor in South Korea, with KC Global Media Entertainment. The deal was approved in June of the same year. The numbers were not disclosed, but sources close to the transaction suggested it was about 46 billion won.[11] The deal made Aniplus the biggest anime distributor in South Korea.[1]
On October 4, 2024, it was announced that Aniplus Korea will discontinue some of its key core services effective December 31 due to various internal and external factors including the changes in landscape of media environment that focuses more on its stronger business venture in the area. The services that may affect the discountinuation include its live broadcast, VOD streaming and download functionalities; while the rest of owned and operated assets such as Laftel, Animax Korea and other offerings will remain unaffected.[12]
Aniplus Shop is the retailing division and collaboration cafe brand of Aniplus.
On April 28, 2017,[citation needed] Aniplus opened its first store inHapjeong-dong, Seoul. In May 2021, it was reported that the company planned to expand its store to five cities across the country within the third and fourth quarters of the year.[2]
On July 9, 2021, Aniplus Shop opened its second branch inDaejeon.[13] The third location, located inGwangju, was open on August 19, 2021.[14] The latest store inSeomyeon, Busan was open on October 28, 2021.[15]
Plus Media Networks Asia Pte. Ltd. is a Singaporean subsidiary of Aniplus. It operates Aniplus Asia and a Korean entertainment channel namedK+.
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Headquarters | Singapore |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to16:9480i/576i for theSDTV feed) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Aniplus Inc. |
| Parent | Plus Media Networks Asia |
| Sister channels | K+ |
| History | |
| Launched | January 16, 2013 |
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| Website | aniplus-asia.com |
Aniplus Asia is a Southeast Asian animepay television channel and anime distributor based inSingapore. It is a sister channel of Aniplus. Launched in January 2013, it is currently available in Singapore and Indonesia.
Most of Aniplus Asia programs come from its parent company Plus Media Networks Asia. The channel airs the notable anime series from Japan, which was premieredday-and-date. Notable series includeAttack on Titan,The Promised Neverland, andLycoris Recoil. Select programs are licensed from other distributors such asMedialink and Mighty Media.[16][17]
Aniplus Asia was first launched as part of Thai operatorTOT IPTV's launch lineup on January 16, 2013.[5][18][19] The channel was subsequently launched in Indonesia on Big TV in September of the same year.[20][21] It was made available in Singapore onToggle.sg (now meWatch) on November 6, 2013,[22] and onSingtel TV on March 14, 2014.[23][24]
In April 2017, the channel was launched in Malaysia exclusively onAstro Go.[25]Sky Cable picked up the channel in the Philippines the following month.[26] On May 25, 2018, Aniplus Asia was made available onEasy TV Home in the Philippines, but has ceased operations since September 30, 2019.[27] In September 2018, the channel was added toCablelink in the Philippines.[28]Cignal added the channel to its lineup in the Philippines on January 4, 2020.[29]
On April 1, 2021, Aniplus Asia ceased its transmission onAstro Go in Malaysia[30] and Royal Cable in the Philippines after the contract had expired,[31] However, the channel resurfaced on Royal Cable among other alternatives following the lack of channel lineups due tothe closure of Disney-owned networks in the region.[32]
In February 2023, Aniplus Asia appeared onUnifi TV as avideo on demand channel alongside its sister channelK+.[citation needed] On May 1, 2023, the channel was removed from Sky Cable in the Philippines.[33] Cablelink discontinued the channel in the Philippines on June 1, 2023.[34]
The channel was sunset onAIS Play in Thailand from October 1, 2023.[35],but Resume Airing on TrueID on 5 June 2025.
In the Philippines, Cignal shut down the channel on January 1, 2024.[36]
In August 2015, Aniplus Asia partnered with OTT platformiflix to distribute its titles via its VOD service.[37]
In September 2016, the channel was launched in Hong Kong on video streaming siteLe.com.[citation needed] Later in November, it was picked up by streaming website Tribe in Indonesia, and reached the Philippines in December of the same year.[38]
On July 25, 2017, Aniplus Asia announced that it has launched a VOD service on its website for residents in Singapore.[39]
On November 23, 2020, the original Korean Aniplus counterpart announced that Aniplus Asia was made available on demand viaNow TV.[40] Now TV terminated the VOD channel on June 30, 2024.
As of 2024, Aniplus Asia has licensed its titles to other streaming services such asAmazon Prime Video,Bilibili,Crunchyroll,Disney+,iQIYI, Netflix, andWeTV.[1][41][42]
As of September 19, 2025 it available for Samsung TV Plus FAST.
In June 2016, programming from Aniplus Asia started to be distributed in Thailand on free-to-air channel Now26 as a programming block via a partnership with Mediaplex International.[43]
In January 2017,TV5 revived its ANiMEGA anime programming block with titles from Aniplus Asia.[44] The block premiered withAttack on Titan: Junior High,Myriad Colors Phantom World andKantai Collection, dubbed in Tagalog.[45]
On July 25, 2017, Aniplus Asia announced that it has opened anonline store for anime merchandise on its website.[39]
Aniplus Cafe Singapore is a collaboration cafe located at Esplanade Mall, Singapore. It was officially open on November 29, 2019 withBanG Dream! being its first theme.[46] The cafe also sells merchandise from various anime series.[47]
K+ is a Southeast Asian pay television channel focused on Korean entertainment. It was launched on September 17, 2014.[48]
| Anime X Game Festival | |
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| Status | Active |
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| Venue | Korea International Exhibition Center |
| Locations | Goyang,Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Country | South Korea |
| Inaugurated | November 3, 2018; 7 years ago (2018-11-03) |
| Most recent | December 7, 2024; 11 months ago (2024-12-07) |
| Attendance | 65,442 (2023) |
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| Website | agfkorea.com |
Anime X Game Festival, abbreviatedAGF, is a South Koreananime andvideo gaming convention held inGoyang,Gyeonggi Province,South Korea. Held for the first time in 2018, the convention is organized by Aniplus andSony Music Entertainment Japan.[49] The convention is held annually on a weekend in November or December at theKorea International Exhibition Center.
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the event was canceled in 2020 and 2021.[50][51] The convention returned in 2022, withDaewon Media and D&C Media becoming its co-hosts alongside Aniplus and Sony Music Japan.[52]
Much like other anime conventions, AGF features many events for attendees to take part in such as guest panels and concerts, as well as activities from exhibit booths and collaboration cafes.
| Dates | Location | Atten. | Guests |
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| November 3–4, 2018 | Korea International Exhibition Center Goyang,Gyeonggi Province | 20,000[53] | Hisanori Yoshida, Yoshiyuki Hirai, Seongah, Jooyoung,Junta Terashima,Hiroki Takahashi,Ayako Kawasumi, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Yosuke Shiokawa,Kaito Ishikawa,Asami Seto,Kazuhiko Inoue,May'n,Miho Okasaki, Kanehira Yamamoto,Maho Tomita,Hinata Satō,Yui Ogura,Yoshitsugu Matsuoka,Haruka Tomatsu,Ayahi Takagaki,Asca,Halca,Minako Kotobuki, andAki Toyosaki.[54] |
| December 14–15, 2019 | Korea International Exhibition Center Goyang, Gyeonggi Province | 35,970[55] | Aimi,Miku Itō, Shim Kyu-hyeok, Kim Hyun-wook,Lee Yong-shin, SoundOrion, Jeong Hyewon, Jang Mi, Zad,Kang Soo-jin,Kim Seung-jun,Chung Misook, Kim Young-sun, Jeong Ok-ju, Kim So-hyung, So Yeon, Go Gu-in,Sphere,Aina Aiba,Momoyo Koyama, Bboong Bbang Kkyu, Choi Se-jun, Park Ju-kwang, Yuichi Jose, Anju Nitta, AZKi, KIHOW, Enako, DJ Tamu, DJ Kazu, Kimchi Kura,Shoko Nakagawa,Nagi Yanagi, and May'n.[56] |
| December 3–4, 2022 | Korea International Exhibition Center Goyang, Gyeonggi Province | 47,774[52] | Raon,Aguri Ōnishi,Shu Uchida,Miyu Kubota,Natsuki Hanae,Kensho Ono,Yūya Hirose,Hironobu Kageyama, Seo Ban-seok, Cha Hyung-hoon, Min Seung-woo, Park Shi-yoon,Ayaka Ōhashi,Amane Shindō,Yūka Nishio, DJ Kazu,Konomi Kohara,Ai Kakuma,Daiki Hamano,Toshiki Masuda,Shun'ichi Toki, Shiranui Flare, and Shirogane Noel.[57][58] |
| December 2–3, 2023 | Korea International Exhibition Center Goyang, Gyeonggi Province | 65,442[59] | DJ Kazu,HoYoverse DJ, Ayaka Ōhashi,Kana Ueda,Jōgi Shiraishi, Azure,Natsumi Kawaida,Mai Fuchigami,Shintarō Asanuma, Masami Ito,Taito Ban, Min Seung-woo, Atsushi Kaneko,Ayako Kawasumi,Rumi Okubo, Kanou Yoshiki, Aina Aiba, Hina Aoki, Airi Kanna, Ayatsuno Yuni,Daiki Yamashita,Nobuhiko Okamoto,Yuki Kaji,Saori Hayami,Kenichirou Matsuda, Kim Ha-ru,Kengo Kawanishi,Junya Enoki,Yoshino Aoyama,Ikumi Hasegawa, Ryushen, Machita Chima, Inui Toko, Hakui Koyori, Sakamata Chloe,QWER, Akane Lize, Raon, TAK, and Charming_Jo with Annoying Box.[60][61] |
| December 7–8, 2024[62] | Korea International Exhibition Center Goyang, Gyeonggi Province | [needs update] | |
| December 5–7, 2025[63] | Korea International Exhibition Center Goyang, Gyeonggi Province |
Media & Art is anevent management company specializing in art exhibition. In 2016, the company co-produced Korean drama seriesSecret Healer.
In June 2020, it was reported that Aniplus was developing exhibitions from webtoons and pursuing contracts overseas through the company.[64] The following month, Media & Art opened a platform and art galleries under the name Groundseesaw.[65] Groundseesaw produces exhibitions from domestic and international intellectual properties.[66]
WeMad is a SouthKorean dramaproduction company founded on June 12, 2019 by Lee Hyun-wook, a former producer atRaemongraein [ko] (nowArtist Studio). Its notable works includeThe Red Sleeve,Love Scene Number andHeartbeat.
WeMad was acquired by Aniplus in 2020.[67]
Rowoon Company is an industrial design company.[3] It handles goods production process including planning, design, manufacturing, distribution and operation. The company also has abrand licensing operation to produce and sell goods of licensed characters. Its subsidiary Rowoon Labs develops NFT and metaverse projects.[9]
Laftel is an animation streaming service. In addition to Japanese anime, the service also streams original Korean content and animated series adapted from webtoons.[68] In 2022, it became a subsidiary of Aniplus and was reported to be expanding to Southeast Asia in the future.[10] The service launched in Southeast Asia in January 2024.[69]
Animax Broadcasting Korea is the operating company of Animax, a South Korean anime television channel. It was originally owned bySony Pictures Television International before being sold to KC Global Media Entertainment in 2020.[70] The channel along with its operating company was then acquired by Aniplus in 2023.[11]
