Tencent Animation and Comics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
Type of site | Animation, Comics |
| Available in | Mandarin Chinese |
| Owner | Tencent |
| URL | https://ac.qq.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | March 21, 2012 |
Tencent Animation and Comics (Chinese: 腾讯动漫) is a Chinese animation and comics website which is owned by Tencent. It was founded in 2012. In June 2019, Tencent Animation and Comics was named on the 2019 Forbes List of China's Most Innovative Companies.[1]
In March 2015, Tencent Animation and Comics announced the introduction of 200 Japanese light novels and 500 Japanese comics at the UP2015 Tencent Interactive Entertainment Annual Launch,[2] including the distribution rights of One Piece, Naruto and Reborn!.[3] On July 10, 2015, Tencent launched its mobile phone app and created e-books in collaboration with Japan's KADOKAWA Group to introduce Japanese light fiction, the first works included A Certain Magical Index and Durarara!!.[4] On September 17, 2015, Tencent established a wholly owned subsidiary of Tencent Pictures in Beijing.[5] And announced that Tencent animation platform has more than 20,000 comic works, more than 9000 certified authors, nearly 500 signed authors, more than 40 comics and more than 100 million clicks.[5]
