Starchild (label)
Starchild (スターチャイルド, Sutāchairudo) was a Japanese record label within the company, King Records that primarily dealt with anime, voice acting, live action movies and dramas from 1981 to 2016. Its official name was Starchild Records (スターチャイルドレコード, Sutāchairudo Rekōdo).[1][2] The nickname of the label in Japanese was スタチャ (Sutacha). As an internal brand of King Records, it wielded a strong influence over fans with the help of popular singers and voice actors like Megumi Hayashibara and Nana Mizuki.
| Starchild | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | King Records |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Junji Fujita (藤田純二, Fujita Junji) |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Status | Closed on 31 January 2016 and absorbed into the anime division of King Records and renamed King Amusement Creative |
| Genre | anime voice acting live action movies dramas |
| Country of origin |  Japan |
The company was succeeded by King's new company King Amusement Creative since 2016.
See also
- King Records 3rd Creativity Division, the former anime-related division of King Records
- Gansis, an anime production company closely related to King Records
References
- "二クリ・三クリ・スタチャ・総合宣伝など再編＝営業は2本部制としデジタル・映像部門なども－キング、2月1日付で組織大幅改定と人事異動" (in Japanese). 連合通信社. 2013-01-21. Archived from the original on 2016-04-12.
- "スターチャイルドレコード情報番組「ワシスタ～意外とおもしろい番組～」". Starchild. Archived from the original on 2016-01-22.
External links
- Starchild Records at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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