- Not to be confused with Avex Pictures.
Avex Pictures Inc. (エイベックス・ピクチャーズ株式会社, Eibekkusu pikuchāzu kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese film production, sales and distribution company. It is a consolidated subsidiary of Avex Inc., a Japanese entertainment conglomerate.
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Avex Pictures[]
- Main article: Avex Pictures
Launched in October 2004 by Avex Marketing as a video label focusing on foreign films, it has been used as a video label and anime music label for all anime and live-action works since the establishment of Avex Pictures, Inc. on April 1, 2014.
DIVE II entertainment[]
Anime and voice-over music label. It was launched in 2010 in partnership with Dwango, a content distribution service company under its (then) umbrella. As a result, some anime works (such as the "Haiyore! Nyaruko-san" anime series, etc.) are credited under the label name DIVE II entertainment, rather than the original publisher.
Defunct and Temporary Labels[]
Avex Mode[]
- Main article: Avex Mode
Founded in 1998, it was an anime-specialized video and record label formerly owned by Avex Entertainment Inc, and later Avex Pictures Inc. It was used only for "Initial D" (up to Final Stage) and "One Piece" (up to Punk Hazard Arc) since 2011, it went defunct around summer 2014 and succeeded by Avex Pictures.