The CyberAgent MAPPA alliance was announced on Wednesday (November 11): CyberAgent signed a business partnership with animation studio MAPPA and bought a stake in MHD Co., Ltd., the studio's parent company. The size of the stake and the value of the investment were not disclosed.
Under the agreement, the companies will explore cooperation in anime planning and production, broadcasting and streaming, games, licensed merchandise and events. MAPPA's management does not change: the studio remains independent, led by president Manabu Otsuka, who also heads MHD.
Who the companies are
MAPPA, founded in 2011 by producer Masao Maruyama, is the studio behind hits such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man and the final season of Attack on Titan. CyberAgent, a Japanese media and internet group, is the parent of Cygames — developer of Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Granblue Fantasy — and operates the ABEMA streaming service.
CyberAgent created its Anime and IP division in February 2024 and, in 2026, turned CygamesPictures into a consolidated subsidiary, rebranded as Cypic. The two companies had already worked together on anime planning, broadcasting via ABEMA and game adaptations. The CyberAgent MAPPA partnership combines the studio's production capacity with CyberAgent's expertise in media, games and advertising.
According to CyberAgent president Takahiro Yamauchi, the partnership comes from respect for anime culture and the passion creators pour into each work, with the shared value "Creative First". Otsuka said the studio keeps looking for better ways to create and deliver its works to audiences. For now, no specific joint project has been announced.
Image credit
The featured image brings together characters from Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen and Attack on Titan, three of MAPPA's best-known works. Image: FandomWire.
Sources
- CyberAgent (via MarketersMedia) — CyberAgent Announces Partnership with MAPPA Co., Ltd. and Invests in Its Parent Company MHD
- Anime Corner — CyberAgent Partners With MAPPA, Acquires Stake in Studio's Parent Company MHD
- Automaton — Cygames parent company CyberAgent enters partnership with anime studio MAPPA, acquires shares in MHD
- Animehunch — CyberAgent Enters Business Partnership With MAPPA, Acquires Stake In Anime Studio's Parent Company
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