Shogakukan announced on Tuesday that the company has acquired all outstanding shares of Tokyo Otaku Mode and made the company a wholly owned subsidiary.
Nobuhiro Aiga, Representative Director and President of Shogakukan, will serve as chairperson of the Board of Directors of Tokyo Otaku Mode.
The press release emphasized the strength of Tokyo Otaku Mode’s overseas network and distribution capabilities, and cited an aim to expand Shogakukan’s presence overseas.
Tomohide Kamei created Tokyo Otaku Mode’s Facebook page in March 2011, and officially established the company in April 2012 alongside Kodaka.