Micott & Basara

Micott & Basara was a Japanese company active in film production and film distribution. The company is chiefly associated with animated and science-fiction film projects, including Appleseed (2004), Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007), and Appleseed XIII (2011). These titles place Micott & Basara within Japan's media and animation-production ecosystem, although the available reference material does not establish the full extent of its distribution network, corporate structure, founding history, executive leadership, or catalogue beyond the cited productions. The company became insolvent in 2011. On April 21, 2011, Teikoku Databank reported that Micott & Basara had filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court. The report stated that the company had accumulated approximately 1.938 billion yen in debt as of the end of March 2011. This filing marks the clearest documented turning point in the company's corporate history and indicates that its operations had ceased or were undergoing formal winding-up procedures by that period. Because the available source material is limited, it is not possible to reliably identify the company's founders, headquarters address, ownership, capitalization, complete filmography, or the precise relationship between Micott & Basara and each listed Appleseed production. The company should therefore be understood primarily as a now-defunct Japanese film-production and distribution entity rather than as an active consumer brand.

Micott & Basara was a Japanese company whose activities covered film production and film distribution. The available reference identifies the company through a small group of film projects rather than through a detailed corporate chronology. Its best-documented association is with the Appleseed property, beginning with Appleseed in 2004 and continuing with Appleseed: Ex Machina in 2007 and Appleseed XIII in 2011. These works indicate involvement in Japanese animated or science-fiction screen media, but the available material does not specify whether the company served as producer, distributor, financier, rights holder, or a combination of those roles for each title. No reliable information is supplied on the company's founding date, founders, management, ownership, corporate headquarters, or the broader set of films it handled. Accordingly, a more detailed account of its early development or business strategy cannot be established without additional sources. The known chronology is instead defined by its film associations and its later financial failure. On April 21, 2011, Teikoku Databank reported that Micott & Basara had filed for voluntary bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court. The report placed the company's debt at approximately 1.938 billion yen at the end of March 2011. The filing occurred in the same year that Appleseed XIII is listed among the company's associated productions. The bankruptcy report is the clearest evidence that the company was no longer operating as a solvent independent film business after this period. No subsequent operating activity is identified in the supplied references, so the company is classified here as defunct.

• 2011

  Appleseed XIII listed among associated productions

  [1]Micott & Basaraen.wikipedia.org

  Appleseed XIII is identified as a 2011 production associated with Micott & Basara.

• 2011

  Voluntary bankruptcy filing

  [1]Micott & Basaraen.wikipedia.org

  The company filed for voluntary bankruptcy at the Tokyo District Court after reporting approximately 1.938 billion yen in debt at the end of March.

• 2007

  Association with Appleseed: Ex Machina

  [1]Micott & Basaraen.wikipedia.org

  The company is listed in connection with Appleseed: Ex Machina, a follow-up animated science-fiction film.

• 2004

  Association with Appleseed

  [1]Micott & Basaraen.wikipedia.org

  Micott & Basara is listed in connection with Appleseed, a Japanese animated science-fiction film.

A Japanese film-production and distribution company associated with animated and science-fiction cinema.

• Animated science-fiction film · 2004

  Appleseed

  Appleseed is a 2004 animated science-fiction film listed among the productions associated with Micott & Basara. The available reference does not specify the company's exact production or distribution role, so the title is recorded as an associated film rather than attributed to a narrower corporate function.

• Animated science-fiction film · 2007

  Appleseed: Ex Machina

  Appleseed: Ex Machina is a 2007 animated science-fiction film and a follow-up to Appleseed. It is listed as one of Micott & Basara's associated film projects. The supplied material does not document the title's release territories, commercial performance, or the company's precise contractual role.

• Animated science-fiction film · 2011

  Appleseed XIII

  Appleseed XIII is a 2011 screen project listed in connection with Micott & Basara. It extends the company's documented association with the Appleseed franchise into the year in which the company was reported to have entered voluntary bankruptcy.

• 2011

  Voluntary bankruptcy filingOther

  Background

  Teikoku Databank reported that Micott & Basara had accumulated approximately 1.938 billion yen in debt by the end of March 2011.

  Action taken

  The company filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court on April 21, 2011.

  Aftermath

  The filing is the last clearly documented corporate event in the supplied material and supports classifying Micott & Basara as defunct.

  Reported debt. 1.938 billion yen (Debt at the end of March 2011; bankruptcy filing on April 21, 2011)

  Source

• 2011

  Micott & Basara files for voluntary bankruptcy[1]Micott & Basaraen.wikipedia.org

  Bankruptcy

  Teikoku Databank reported that Micott & Basara filed for voluntary bankruptcy at the Tokyo District Court. The company was reported to have approximately 1.938 billion yen in debt at the end of March 2011.

1. 1Micott & Basaraen.wikipedia.org