If you’ve been on the internet in the past week, you’ve likely caught news that Sony is apparently interested in

In a pretty astonishing piece of news, it seems that Sony is in talks to buy Kadokawa. According to Reuters, Sony is thinking of buying Kadokawa, which would have massive ramifications for both games and anime.

Sony buying Kadokawa would have major implications for FromSoftware, but those ramifications would only be the tip of the iceberg.

FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corporation has reportedly been pushing Sony Group towards a purchase, according to a new report. We first saw speculations last week that Kadokawa set the stage for a Sony acquisition to fend off a hostile takeover from foreign companies,

Sony Group is in talks to acquire fellow Japanese firm Kadokawa, according to media reports, with animation and games properties the likely target.

But for Kadokawa themselves, they have shared a statement confirming that the potential deal between them and Sony has yet to be confirmed. Noting that they “received an initial letter of intent to acquire the Company’s shares,

Sony may acquire Kadokawa, giving them full control of the anime production system. If the deal goes through, Kadokawa's goal is to produce 40 anime titles per year by 2023.

Sony might acquire full ownership over Kadokawa in the next weeks and the anime community is not happy about it at all.