# Animate — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Animate]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-21T12:14:17.009Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Japan Scope: Wikidata Q1041890 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:animate:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1041890, revision 2534538500]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:01:44.731Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1041890:P17@2534538500. - [Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q17:label:en@2555599058. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Higashi-Ikebukuro Scope: Wikidata Q1041890 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:animate:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1041890, revision 2534538500]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:01:44.731Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1041890:P159@2534538500. - [Wikidata label: Q11527572, revision 2482523428]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:41:16.192Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11527572:label:en@2482523428. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1983 Scope: Wikidata Q1041890 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:animate:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1041890, revision 2534538500]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:01:44.731Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1041890:P571@2534538500. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: retail Scope: Wikidata Q1041890 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:animate:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1041890, revision 2534538500]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:01:44.731Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1041890:P452@2534538500. - [Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:08.087Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q126793:label:en@2547610904. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: kabushiki gaisha Scope: Wikidata Q1041890 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:animate:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q1041890, revision 2534538500]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:01:44.731Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1041890:P1454@2534538500. - [Wikidata label: Q1480166, revision 2547815844]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1480166:label:en@2547815844. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.