King Records controversies
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2020
GoHands sues King Records over alleged unpaid anime production costs
Lawsuit filed
GoHands filed a lawsuit against King Records seeking the remaining payments under their production contract and compensation for additional episodes. GoHands alleges that King Records canceled the contract and refused to pay the remaining installments. The dispute concerns alleged unpaid anime production costs.
GoHands sued King Records, seeking the remaining payments under their production contract and compensation for additional episodes. GoHands alleges that King Records canceled the contract and refused to pay the remaining installments.
Source excerpt
According to GoHands, after the plagiarism claims, King Records asked the studio to revise the designs, and the studio continued to work towards the agreed-upon broadcast. However, GoHands alleges that King Records reversed course and refused to pay the remaining installments in January.
GoHands is suing not only for the remaining 281.6 million yen (about US$2.57 million) under the contract, but also for 171.82 million yen (about US$1.57 million) for episodes 14 to 21.