, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese

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founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical

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, including

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and

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and

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s. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group

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. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many

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productions and several film productions. Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in

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and

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. It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master.

History

On October 1, 1966,

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, Inc. opened a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally changed its name in 1970 to Pony Inc. in order to match the

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s it had been using previously. These were "PONYPak" for 8-track cassettes from 1967, and "PONY" for cassettes from 1968. On August 1, 1970, another Japanese record label, Canyon Records Inc. was founded. Like Pony Inc., Canyon Records was part of the

. Canyon Records was financially backed at 60% by Pony Inc. and at 40% by Pony's parent company Nippon Broadcasting System. In 1982, Pony ventured into interactive content by producing

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software under the name "Ponyca". In 1984, the company entered license agreements with major overseas companies, MGM/UA Home Video,

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and

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(the company also entered license agreements with major overseas companies, RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video in 1986), and in 1985, they established offices in New York and London. In 1986, Pony signed licensing agreements with

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and in 1989 with

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to handle both companies' Japanese CD releases. On October 21, 1987, Pony Inc. and Canyon Records merged their operations to form Pony Canyon Inc.Company Profile
- Pony Canyon's official site In 1990, Pony Canyon branched out, and opened five subsidiaries outside Japan, one of them is a subsidiary in

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called Skin which was managed by Jimmy Wee and signed local English language performers such as Gwailo, Art Fazil, Chris Vadham, The Lizards' Convention,

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and Radio Active. In addition to Singapore, Pony Canyon has also had a subsidiary in Taiwan, and a joint venture in Hong Kong and South Korea, named as Golden Pony and SAMPONY, respectively. Four of five subsidiaries were closed in 1997 due to Asian financial crisis, leaving the Malaysian subsidiary as the only subsidiary to remain in operation. However, the Hong Kong and Korean operations were reestablished as a wholly owned subsidiary, although the Korean operation had a 16% stake of local partner. In 2003, the Hong Kong and Taiwan branch of Pony Canyon, both affected by the financial crisis, were acquired by Forward Music. In 2018, Pony Canyon reestablished its branch in Taiwan. As a video game producer, Pony Canyon brought the '' Ultima'' series from

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and the ''

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'' series from

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to Nintendo's

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. Between 1986 and 1990, they produced remakes of the first four ''Ultima'' titles for the

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and NES platforms. These remakes differed from the original versions, with rewritten game code and all-new graphics. Pony Canyon's video game library was generally released in North America by FCI. Pony Canyon has not released any video games since ''Virtual View: Nemoto Harumi'' for the PlayStation 2 in July 2003. The company has occasionally been involved in film production. For example, they were a co-production company for the 1996 Indian erotic film '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. Following a merger with Nippon Broadcasting System, Fuji Television Network, Inc. became the major shareholder of Pony Canyon in 2006. The following year, Fuji Television made Pony Canyon its wholly owned subsidiary. Fuji Television was subsequently renamed Fuji Media Holdings in 2008. Despite associations with Fuji Television, not all of Pony Canyon's TV show and movie library has been broadcast on Fuji Television. Some of Pony Canyon's non-Fuji TV catalog includes ''

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'' movies. In September 2014, Pony Canyon opened a North American anime distribution label, Ponycan USA, which aims to license their titles for streaming and home video in US and Canada. Their home video releases will be distributed exclusively by

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Music artists

Below is a selected list of musical artists signed under the Pony Canyon label in the past and present. * +Plus (2009–2011) *

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(1988–2000) * Ai Higuchi (2021–present) * Ai Maeda * aiko *

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(2011–2013) *

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* Akiko Matsumoto *

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(1979–1997) *

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(1988–1993) *

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(1999–2001) *

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(1995–1996, 2002) * Asriel (2014–2015) *

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(1999–2000) * Aya Ueto *

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(Korean idol group) * Babyraids Japan (2012–2018) *

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(2020–present) * Beatcats (2020–present) *

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* Billie Hughes *

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* The Brow Beat (2021–present) * Buono! (2007–2010) * The Burning Deadwoods * By-Sexual (1990–1995) *

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(1985–1997) *

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(1981–1992) *

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(2007–2010) * Chiharu Matsuyama (1977–1980) *

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(2013) (one release) *

Cinema Staff Cinema Staff (stylized as cinema staff) are a Japanese alternative rock band from Gifu Prefecture, formed in 2003. Originally formed as Real when the band members were still in high school, they made their major debut on the label Pony Canyon in J ...

(2012–2019) * COBRA (1990–1991) * COMA-CHI * Combattimento Consort Amsterdam *

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(Korean idol group) *

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D-51 is a Japanese pop music band. D-51 is group consisting of two men, Yu and Yasu. They are signed under Pony Canyon label. According to its members, the name D-51 came from Japanese National Railways' D51 steam locomotive class. In 2005, they ha ...

* Daisy×Daisy (2010–2013) *

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(1981–1990) *

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Defspiral Defspiral (stylized as defspiral, and briefly existing under the name Wilma-Sidr) is a Japanese visual kei rock band composed of most of the former members of the Underneath. When the Underneath disbanded in 2010,DIALOGUE+ Dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog in American English) is a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people, and a literary and theatrical form that depicts such an exchange. As a philosophical or didactic device, it is ch ...

(2019–present) *

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(Korean idol group) *

Ebisu Muscats is the name of a series of J-pop groups mainly consisting of Japanese gravure idols and AV idols, under the Pony Canyon record label. The original group was established in 2008 as part of the TV Tokyo's variety show which first aired in April 2 ...

* eill (2021–present) *

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* Emiri Kato * Ensemble Planeta *

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(2004) * Eyedi (2018–present) *

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(Japan release) *

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(2008) * Fuga Miura (2021–present) *

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(2008–2012) *

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(2021–present) *

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* GOING UNDER GROUND (2010–2011) *

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(Korean idol group) *

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* harmoe (2021–present) * Happatai (band) * Hi-Fi CAMP (2011–2013) *

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(1997–1999) * Hinano (2022–present) *

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* Hiro Takahashi (1993–1995) * Hiroko Hayashi *

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(2010–2011) *

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* John Hoon *

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(2021–present) *

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* Kei Aran *

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(Korean Soloist) * Kitarō (1979–1981) * Kokia (1998–1999) *

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(2004–2016) * Kroi (2021–present) * Kuhaku Gokko (2021–present) * Kym Campbell (Japan) *

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(1998–2003) *

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(1994–2005) *

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* Leaf Squad * Little Black Dress (2021–present) *

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* MAGIC PARTY (2010–2012) *

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(2018–2021) * Mamiko Takai (1986–2010) *

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* Marc van Roon (Japan/South Korea) *

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(2021–present) *

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* Masako Mori (1979–2008) *

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(1987, 2003, 2010) * Masayoshi Oishi * Mayumi Kojima (1995–2009) *

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(1988–2002) * Miki Matsubara (1979–1986) *

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(1999–2009, 2017) * Milky Bunny (2011–2013) *

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* onelifecrew (2010) *

Onyanko Club was a large all-girl Japanese pop idol group in the 1980s. Some members of the group participated in spin-off groups, such as Nyangilas, Ushiroyubi Sasaregumi and Ushirogami Hikaretai. Many of the latter two groups' songs were used as theme ...

(1985–2002) * Original Love (1995–2006) *

OxT OxT () is a Japanese musical group signed to Pony Canyon and Kadokawa Corporation, Kadokawa. It consists of vocalist/guitarist Masayoshi Ōishi and guitarist , known professionally as Tom Hack (stylized as Tom-H@ck). The unit debuted in 2013, af ...

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(2004–2010) * .Paul Mauriat. (After Philips) * PelleK (2022–present) *

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* Sam Roberts *

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* Segawa Ayaka *

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* Shiho Nanba (2010–2012, 2018) * Shinji Takeda (1995–1996) *

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(1995–1999) * Shinsei Kamattechan (2017, 2020) *

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* Shunichi Toki * SiM (2022–present) * Shoose (2020–present) * Smewthie (2021–present) * Smiley*2G * SOMETIME'S (2021–present) *

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(2005) (one release) * Yoshimi Iwasaki (1980–1987) *

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(1983–1986) * Yuko Ando (2020–present) * Yuko Takeuchi (1998) (one release) * Yurika Endo * Yurika Kubo * Yuu Miyashita (2020–present) *

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(2003–2010)

Composers

Yasuharu Takanashi is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include ''Naruto Shippuden'', ''Fairy Tail'', ''Log Horizon'', '' Shiki'', ''Hell Girl'', and '' Record of Ragnarok''. He also compose ...

('' Fairy Tail, First series only'')

Video games

Below is a selected list of video games either developed or published by the Pony Canyon label. * ''Attack Animal Gakuen'' * ''

Back to the Future ''Back to the Future'' is a 1985 American science fiction film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by Zemeckis and Bob Gale. It stars Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, and Thomas F. Wilson. Set in 19 ...

'' * '' Bubble Ghost'' * '' Dr. Chaos'' * ''Final Justice'' * ''Fruit Panic'' * ''Hacker'' * ''

Hydlide is an action role-playing game developed and published by T&E Soft. It was originally released for the NEC PC-6001 and PC-8801 computers in 1984, in Japan only; ports for the MSX, MSX2, FM-7 and NEC PC-9801 were released the following year. ...

'' * ''Jungle Wars 2 – Kodai Mahou Ateimos no Nazo'' * ''Kabuki-chou Reach Mahjong: Toupuusen'' * ''Koi wa Kakehiki'' * '' Lunar Pool'' * ''Malaya's Treasure'' * ''

Onita Atsushi FMW is a wrestling video game for Super Famicom. It was released on August 6, 1993 to an exclusively Japanese audience with an endorsement by Japanese professional wrestler Atsushi Onita. Player have to fight their way through a fictionalised versi ...

'' * ''

Onyanko Town Micronics (マイクロニクス Maikuronikusu) was a Japanese video game developer in 1980s and 1990s. It mostly ported arcade games to the Nintendo Entertainment System. Like many video game developers, Micronics didn't credit itself in its games ...

'' * ''

Out Run (also stylized as ''OutRun'') is an arcade driving video game released by Sega in September 1986. It is known for its pioneering hardware and graphics, nonlinear gameplay, a selectable soundtrack with music composed by Hiroshi Kawaguchi, and ...

'' * '' Penguin Land'' * '' Phantom Fighter'' * ''Pit Fall'' * ''The Police Story'' * ''

Shiroi Ringu he ''Shiroi Ringu he'', full title , is a professional wrestling video game for the Super Famicom that was released on December 27, 1995. Popular female Japanese professional wrestlers like Shinobu Kandori and Noriyo Tateno appear in this game. ...

'' * ''Shogi'' * ''

Sokoban is a puzzle video game in which the player pushes boxes around in a warehouse, trying to get them to storage locations. The game was designed in 1981 by Hiroyuki Imabayashi, and first published in December 1982. Gameplay The game is played on a ...

'' * ''

Super Pitfall is a 1986 side-scrolling platform video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, NEC PC-8801, and TRS-80 Color Computer 3 published under Activision's license. Despite the title screen stating that it was developed by Pony Inc, the actual ...

'' * ''

Tasmania Story ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

'' * ''TanTan Tanuki'' * '' Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness'' * '' Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress'' * '' Ultima III: Exodus'' * '' Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar'' * ''

Zanac is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile (company), Compile and published in Japan by Pony Canyon and in North America by Fujisankei Communications International, FCI. It was released for the MSX computer, the Family Computer Disk Sys ...

Anime

Below is a list of

series licensed for streaming and home video release in North America by Pony Canyon's Ponycan USA label. * '' Clean Freak! Aoyama kun'' * '' Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!'' (Seasons 1 & 2) * ''

Days A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two so ...

'' * ''

Denkigai no Honya-san , also known by the abbreviation , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asato Mizu. It depicts slice of life stories about a group of characters who work in a fictional ''doujin'' shop called , a reference to the real-life ''d ...

'' * ''

Etotama is a Japanese anime television series produced by Encourage Films and Shirogumi, which aired from April 9 to June 25, 2015. A manga adaptation began serialization from December 2013 in ASCII Media Works's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Den ...

'' * '' Garakowa: Restore the World'' * ''

Kuromukuro is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by P.A. Works, directed by Tensai Okamura and written by Ryō Higaki, with character designs by Yuriko Ishii and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. The series was produced to celebrate P.A. Works' 15 ...

'' (

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a ...

Original) * ''

Lance N' Masques is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideaki Koyasu with illustrations by Shino. Pony Canyon has published the series in nine volumes from 2013 to 2018 under their Poni Can imprint. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Goku ...

'' * '' The Lost Village'' * '' Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers'' * ''

Sanrio Boys is a Japanese media franchise created by Sanrio in November 2015. The Sanrio Boys were conceptualized as a social media project to promote merchandise for Sanrio's best-selling characters. Due to its popularity, it grew to have its own merc ...

'' * ''

Sound! Euphonium is a Japanese novel series written by Ayano Takeda. The story is set in Uji, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instructio ...

'' (Seasons 1 & 2) * ''

Welcome to the Ballroom is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomo Takeuchi. It tells the prototypical story of an aimless Japanese youth named Tatara Fujita, who, after a chance encounter, is plunged into the world of competitive dancing. An anime ...

'' * ''

Yuki Yuna is a Hero is a Japanese magical girl anime television series created by Takahiro, produced by Studio Gokumi and directed by Seiji Kishi as part of a media project called Takahiro IV Project. The series aired in Japan between October 17 and ...

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See also

References

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