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THINKR 株式会社 is a design firm, or a creative production company. THINKR is the parent company of Kamitsubaki Studio.

In May 2018, THINKR became a subsidary of ixtl Inc. (renamed to aNCHOR Inc.), which is a subsidiary of Avex. Avex held 70.1% stake in THINKR, which was later increased to 79.0% in 2023. On 21 June 2024, THINKR bought back shares from AVEX with third party funding and became independent.

Structure

THINKR consists of the following 5 studios:

• Kamitsubaki Studio, a "YouTube-first" creative label and artist management company,
• Sinsekai Studio, a project derived from Kamitsubaki Studio,
• Flat Studio, a 2D animation studio,
• QA Studio, design firm^{more info needed},
• Imaginary Studio, production company specialize in management of photo-realistic artist (te'resa), in cooperation with oversea partners (Aha Entertainment, China).

History

2.5D inc. is a group company, founded on 31 March 2011, based in Shibuya ward, Tokyo.

ANSWR is a creative studio, founded in 2007.

On 01 April 2016, ANSWR merged with 2.5D inc., and changed name to THINKR.

In July 2016, a creative team .MP was spun off from THINKR, and established itself as an independent group company.

In 2018, THINKR moved location to Unicorn Studio in Aobadai, Tokyo.

In 2019, Kamitsubaki Studio and Flat Studio were established.

In 2020, QA Studio was established.

In 2021, Sinsekai Studio was established.