About the studio
Bandai Namco Arts existed for a relatively short window, formed April 1, 2018 through the merger of Bandai Visual and its music subsidiary Lantis (itself founded November 26, 1999). Based in Tokyo, the company handled both anime distribution, largely carrying forward Bandai Visual's home video legacy, and anime music production through Lantis, including the Love Live! franchise's soundtracks. *A company that existed for less than five years under this exact name, which is a pretty short shelf life even by anime industry restructuring standards.* Its anime production division was later spun off into Bandai Namco Filmworks, while the remaining music-focused business was renamed Bandai Namco Music Live around 2021-2022. If you're seeing Bandai Namco Arts credited on a title, you're looking at a snapshot of roughly 2018 to 2022, a brief but genuinely important chapter in the larger Bandai Visual and Lantis lineage.