Media Factory (メディアファクトリー, Mediafakutorī), formerly known as Media Factory, Inc. (株式会社メディアファクトリー, Kabushiki gaisha Mediafakutorī), is a folded & defunct Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing.
The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo.
Media Factory 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.
[5] The following anime and manga titles are associated with Kadokawa Corporation / Media Factory