# Entertainment Company Bushiroad Invests on Theater Troupe for Stage Play Adaptations
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bushiroad announced on September 30 that they have officially invested on the Gekidan Hikosen theater troupe in which they purchased 14.5% of the said troupe’s parent company Sopratico Co. from its representative director Takashi Oba. A report confirms that the company purchase was worth 33,350,000 yen (around USD $311,842).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The popular entertainment company has been conquering the Japanese and international markets due to its popular game and anime franchises like <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Revue Starlight</em>, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BanG Dream</em>, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cardfight!! Vanguard</em>, and so on. Due to this development, it’s expected that there will be upcoming adaptations of their properties in the future.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The Kawasaki City, Kanagawa prefecture-based Gekidan Hikosen was founded in 1966. It then merged with Eigeki in 2016 and since then have performed 2.5-D musical productions. Bushiroad was founded in 2008 notable for its cross-media franchises that were first from its card games like <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Future Card Buddyfight </em>and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cardfight!! Vanguard</em>. They also owned the popular anime and video game cross-over trading card game <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Weiss Schwarz</em>. Other notable franchises the company owns are <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">BanG Dream!</em>, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Revue Starlight</em>, and <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tantei Opera Milky Holmes</em>. Bushiroad also owns the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The company has already hinted of such a partnership as last July, the company, Kadokawa, and Kinema Citrus made an announcement that they are entering into a comprehensive business partnership which aims to producing more anime content and form “stable” intellectual properties. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Source: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-05/bushiroad-invests-in-theater-troupe-to-adapt-its-works-as-stage-plays/.151903">Anime News Network</a></span></p>
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