AkaKen

AkaKen (赤拳, Akaken) is a US-based Japanese production company owned by Montalvo Media Group, formerly separatedly owned by Hollowfox Entertainment's Japanese branch.

It is founded in 2014 as Ivannimation Samurai Studios, a Japanese animation branch for Ivannimation Studios (now Hollowfox Animation Group, new owners of family-friendly new Ivannimation Studios, adult-centric Hollowfox Toonimation Workshop and television production arm Hollowfox Television Animation).

AkaKen, like HFX Japan, is helmed by former ShiftyLook member Yutaro Ikegaya and former TV Tokyo producer Shunji Aoki.

AkaKen was made to co-develop anime with Montalvo's involvement. However, as MMG is restructured, in March of 2020, it has been announced that AkaKen and Hollowfox Japan has merged under the new AkaKen, specializing in anime and live-action content made in Japan with Ikegaya helming the new AkaKen.

Alongside the merger, HFX's anime licensing department has now been rebranded into a stand-alone licensing company from Hollowfox Entertainment under the same name. Former Dentsu USA president Yuma Sakata is president for NorAm licensing at AkaKen.

AkaKen collaborates with Production I.G., I.G. Zwei and Wit Studio to co-operate for Jersey Crusaders as they gather ideas and storyboard concepts to the animation studio.

Trivia

 * The name's meaning is "Red Blade" or "Red Sword".