Remow

Remow Co., Ltd. is a Japanese media company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. Established on November 9, 2021, the company operates at the intersection of Japanese entertainment production, licensing, digital distribution, and intellectual-property management. Its principal focus is anime and related Japanese content, with activities intended to connect rights holders and audiences across international markets. The company was created during a period of rapid expansion in the worldwide anime business. Rather than functioning only as a conventional local distributor, Remow was structured as a strategic venture supported by companies from several parts of Japan's entertainment and corporate ecosystem. Its backers and shareholders have included major manga publishers, broadcasters, animation companies, media groups, advertising and entertainment businesses, and trading-company interests. Shueisha is identified as its largest shareholder, while Sumitomo Corporation, Toei and Toei Animation, TV Tokyo, Fuji Media Holdings, MBS Media Holdings, ADK Emotions, and Amuse are also associated with its ownership or strategic backing. Remow's stated business rationale is to build legitimate, scalable routes for Japanese content to reach viewers outside Japan. This places the company in a market shaped both by strong international demand for anime and by persistent unauthorized distribution. Its model combines rights acquisition and licensing with the operation of branded digital outlets and partnerships with established streaming platforms. Anime licensed by Remow has appeared primarily through the company's It's Anime YouTube channel, as well as on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video; some titles have also been made available through Crunchyroll. The company therefore uses a mixture of owned or controlled channels and third-party services rather than relying on a single platform. In May 2022, Remow raised ¥1.28 billion in a seed financing round involving nine major partners, including DeNA, Fuji Media Holdings, and Toei Animation. The financing gave the young company additional capacity to acquire, manage, and distribute content. During the same year, Remow entered a capital alliance with Anime Onegai, a streaming service aimed at Latin American audiences. That relationship aligned with the company's broader international strategy and gave it a connection to a region with an established anime fan base. By early 2025, Remow had obtained strategic investment from Sumitomo Corporation and an additional investment from Shueisha. The partnership was described as supporting a combined hardware-and-software distribution strategy: Sumitomo contributed international business infrastructure and corporate reach, while Shueisha brought access to an extensive manga and related intellectual-property library. Remow's licensing activities are not limited to Shueisha properties; its source material identifies titles and rights relationships involving publishers such as Akita Shoten, Kodansha, and Shogakukan as well. Remow expanded beyond on-demand and social-video distribution in 2025. On July 2, it launched the It's Anime FAST Channel in North America, extending its branded programming into the free ad-supported streaming television segment. On December 1, 2025, the channel was subsequently launched on VIZIO's WatchFree+ application in the United States. These moves illustrate Remow's effort to make Japanese entertainment available through a broader range of viewing formats, including scheduled free streaming as well as conventional video-on-demand services. Remow remains a relatively young, privately held company whose public identity is closely tied to anime licensing, international distribution, and the development of routes for Japanese intellectual property. Its strategic importance comes less from a single flagship consumer product than from its role as a rights, distribution, and partnership platform connecting Japanese content owners with overseas audiences.

Remow was established in Japan on November 9, 2021, with Akira Ishii as its chief executive. Its formation came during a period when anime was becoming increasingly prominent in international streaming, while Japanese rights holders were seeking more direct and coordinated ways to monetize overseas demand. The company was organized as a media venture backed by interests spanning publishing, broadcasting, animation, entertainment, advertising, and corporate investment. From the outset, Remow's role was broader than that of a single-title licensing agency. It was designed to distribute Japanese entertainment internationally, produce or help manage content, and administer intellectual property. Anime became its main area of activity. The company has pursued a legitimate distribution network intended to make Japanese titles available to audiences through authorized services and thereby provide a commercial alternative to unauthorized circulation. Remow's early financing reflected the multi-industry structure of the venture. In May 2022, it raised ¥1.28 billion in seed funding from nine major partners. The named participants included DeNA, Fuji Media Holdings, and Toei Animation. The funding provided a base for the acquisition and commercialization of Japanese content at a time when global demand for anime was expanding. In 2022, Remow also entered a capital alliance with Anime Onegai, a streaming service oriented toward Latin America. That alliance connected Remow with a regional streaming operation and supported its international-market ambitions. The company has distributed licensed anime through several types of outlet. Its own It's Anime YouTube channel has served as a prominent public-facing destination, while selected programming has also appeared on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. In some cases, Remow-licensed titles have been available through Crunchyroll. Its catalog is not confined to one publisher: although Shueisha is a central strategic shareholder and an important source of intellectual property, Remow has also worked with material associated with Akita Shoten, Kodansha, and Shogakukan. The next stage of the company's development involved deeper strategic participation by large Japanese businesses. By early 2025, Sumitomo Corporation had made a significant strategic investment and Shueisha had provided an additional injection of capital. The stated logic of this relationship was to combine Sumitomo's international infrastructure and business network with Shueisha's extensive manga and entertainment intellectual property. This was described in terms of a hardware-and-software distribution strategy, indicating an ambition to use both content assets and delivery infrastructure to expand the global reach of Japanese media. On July 2, 2025, Remow launched the It's Anime FAST Channel in North America. The move broadened its distribution model from individual on-demand releases and online video toward scheduled, free ad-supported programming. On December 1, 2025, the channel was also launched on VIZIO's WatchFree+ application in the United States. The expansion placed Remow's branded programming within the connected-television ecosystem and gave viewers another authorized route to access anime content. Remow's development therefore follows a clear progression: formation as a cross-industry Japanese media venture, early capitalization and regional partnership, expanded backing from Shueisha and Sumitomo, and diversification into FAST-channel distribution. The company remains privately held and is primarily understood as an international anime and Japanese-entertainment distribution and intellectual-property platform rather than as a traditional consumer-products brand.

• 2025

  Strategic investment from Sumitomo and Shueisha

  [1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Remow received strategic investment from Sumitomo Corporation and an additional investment from Shueisha to accelerate international content distribution and intellectual-property initiatives.

• 2025

  It's Anime FAST Channel launches in North America

  [1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Remow introduced the It's Anime FAST Channel in North America on July 2, 2025.

• 2025

  It's Anime becomes available on VIZIO WatchFree+

  [1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  The It's Anime FAST Channel launched on VIZIO's WatchFree+ service in the United States on December 1, 2025.

• 2022

  Seed financing round

  [1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Remow raised ¥1.28 billion in seed funding from nine major partners, including DeNA, Fuji Media Holdings, and Toei Animation.

• 2022

  Capital alliance with Anime Onegai

  [1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  The company formed a capital alliance with Anime Onegai, a streaming service serving the Latin American market.

• 2021

  Remow is established

  [1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Remow Co., Ltd. was established in Japan on November 9, 2021, with Akira Ishii serving as chief executive officer.

A Japan-based international anime and entertainment distribution platform that combines licensing, production, intellectual-property management, owned digital channels, and partnerships with global streaming and connected-TV services.

• Digital video channel

  It's Anime YouTube channel

  Remow's It's Anime YouTube channel is a branded digital outlet for anime programming and related Japanese entertainment. It forms part of the company's direct-to-audience distribution approach, giving Remow a platform it can use alongside licensed placements on major subscription streaming services. The channel is associated with the company's broader objective of providing authorized international access to Japanese content.

• Free ad-supported streaming television · 2025

  It's Anime FAST Channel

  The It's Anime FAST Channel is Remow's scheduled, free ad-supported streaming television offering. It launched in North America in July 2025 and later became available through VIZIO's WatchFree+ application in the United States. The channel extends Remow's model beyond individual on-demand titles by presenting anime programming in a linear channel format within connected-TV environments.

• Anime licensing and distribution

  Licensed anime catalog

  Remow acquires, licenses, distributes, and manages anime and related Japanese entertainment intellectual property for international audiences. Its rights relationships can involve material associated with Shueisha as well as other Japanese publishers, including Akita Shoten, Kodansha, and Shogakukan. Releases have been distributed through Remow's own channel and through services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and, in some cases, Crunchyroll.

• 2025

  Expand through a hardware-and-software distribution strategyStrategy

  Background

  Remow sought to accelerate the international circulation of Japanese intellectual property while combining content ownership and licensing with the infrastructure needed to reach overseas audiences.

  Action taken

  The company deepened its strategic relationship with Sumitomo Corporation and Shueisha, pairing Sumitomo's international business infrastructure with Shueisha's manga and entertainment library.

  Aftermath

  The partnership was followed by Remow's expansion into North American FAST-channel distribution through the It's Anime service.

  Source

• 2025

  Launch the It's Anime FAST ChannelProduct launch

  Background

  Remow had primarily used digital video channels and third-party streaming services to distribute licensed anime internationally.

  Action taken

  It launched the It's Anime FAST Channel in North America on July 2, 2025, and subsequently made it available on VIZIO WatchFree+ in the United States.

  Aftermath

  The move diversified Remow's delivery formats by adding scheduled free ad-supported streaming to its existing on-demand and online-video activities.

  Source

• 2025

  Sumitomo Corporation and Shueisha strengthen strategic backing for Remow[1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  By early 2025, Remow had secured strategic investment from Sumitomo Corporation and an additional investment from Shueisha to support international distribution and Japanese intellectual-property development.

• 2025

  It's Anime FAST Channel launches in North America[1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  Remow launched the It's Anime FAST Channel in North America, extending its anime distribution strategy into free ad-supported streaming television.

• 2025

  It's Anime FAST Channel arrives on VIZIO WatchFree+[1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Product launch

  The It's Anime FAST Channel became available on VIZIO's WatchFree+ application in the United States.

• 2022

  Remow raises ¥1.28 billion in seed financing[1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  Other

  Remow raised ¥1.28 billion in a seed financing round supported by nine major partners, including DeNA, Fuji Media Holdings, and Toei Animation.

• 2022

  Remow forms capital alliance with Anime Onegai[1]Remowen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  The company formed a capital alliance with Anime Onegai, a streaming service focused on the Latin American anime market.

1. 1Remowen.wikipedia.org