(formerly known as
Geneon Universal Entertainment and previously
Pioneer LDC – Pioneer LaserDisc Company, a former subsidiary of
Pioneer Corporation) is a Japanese music,
anime and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise headquartered in
Akasaka,
Minato, Tokyo, Japan. From its days as Geneon Universal Entertainment, Geneon has been involved in the production and distribution of several anime in Japan. Geneon's North American branch (originally founded as Pioneer Entertainment) specialized in translating and distributing anime and related merchandise, such as soundtracks across the region. Geneon is a
portmanteau of the English words,
generate and
eon. On February 1, 2009, Geneon merged with
Universal Pictures Japan into Geneon Universal Entertainment. On December 9, 2013, the company changed its name to the current NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. Outside Japan, the majority of NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan's anime titles are distributed in the Oceanic region by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia.
