Future Planet is History

The eleven year old anime production studio Future Planet Co. finalized bankruptcy filing on September 29 after shutting its doors permanently this past July 31. At its height of success, the studio earned 1 billion yen ($12 million USD) in its fiscal year that ended in March 2007. Late this summer the studio had a 1.026 billion yen ($12.34 million USD) debt. The studio co-produced the Romance of Three Kingdoms animated television series currently broadcast on Japanese TV as Saikyo Bushoden Sangoku Engi.

Losing any anime production studio is always a loss, but considering the terrible quality of the Sangoku Engi anime series, I can’t call this an especially big loss.

Source: Anime News Network