, formerly is a Japanese
publisher and
brand company of
Kadokawa Corporation. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in
Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of
Recruit Co., Ltd. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to
fansub of any anime licensed by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by
Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly
manga magazine,
Monthly Comic Alive, and its own
light novel imprint,
MF Bunko J. Media factory is also holds the license for the distribution of
The 39 Clues in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a
kabushiki gaisha as well as retired
the Pokémon anime series on October 1, 2013 when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation.