Happinet Corporation (株式会社ハピネット) is a Japanese entertainment company.
History
In February 1968, Hiroshi Kawai left Bandai to establish his own toy business. Kawai founded Tōshō Co., Ltd. (有限会社トウショウ) on June 7, 1969. In September 1972, it changed its name to Tōshō Corporation (株式会社トウショウ).
Tōshō merged with two other companies, Dairin Inc. (株式会社ダイリン) and Seikō Inc. (株式会社セイコー), to form Happinet in October 1991. In November 1994, Bandai acquired shares of Happinet. Happinet first appeared on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 1998.
Happinet acquired Beam Entertainment and its adult label, Green Bunny, in December 1999. It renamed the division Happinet Pictures Corporation (株式会社ハピネット・ピクチャーズ) in July 2002.[1]
In October 2023, Happinet became the Japanese film distributor for A24.[2]