Native name
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广东奥飞动漫文化股份有限公司 |
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Traded as | : 002292 |
Industry | Animation, toys |
Founded | 1993 |
Founder | Cai Dongqing |
Headquarters | Shantou, Guangdong, China |
Key people
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Cai Dongqing (President) |
Website | www |
Alpha Animation (Simplified Chinese: 广东奥飞动漫文化股份有限公司, Traditional: 廣東奧飛動漫文化股份有限公司, Pinyin: Guǎngdōng Aòfēi Dòngmàn Wénhuà Gǔfèng Yǒuxiàngōngsī, in short 奥飞动漫/奧飛動漫 Aòfēi Dòngmàn, English: Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Company) is a Chinese animation and toy company created by Cai Dongqing in 1993. In 2016, it changed name to Alpha Group Co., Ltd. (simplified Chinese: 奥飞娱乐股份有限公司; traditional Chinese: 奧飛娛樂股份有限公司; pinyin: Aòfēi Yúlè Gǔfèng Yǒuxiàngōngsī). The company has a Chinese webcomics site, U17, and also an American film company, Alpha Pictures, and has announced the creation of an animation division also based in the United States.
In 1993, Cai Dongqing spent 0.8 million RMB to establish Auldeytoys company in Chenghai country, Shantou City, Guangdong Province, China. But the company couldn't develop, so in order to solve this trouble Cai established "Guangzhou Alpha Culture Spread Company".
In 2006, Alpha Animation use ad. to sell "yo-yo" ball, and Blazing Teens (Chinese:火力少年王). In 2007, Alpha was made in transforming, to establish"Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Company".
In 2012, Alpha Animation partnered with Hasbro to co-develop brands for China and other global markets. One of the brands selected was Alpha's Blazing Teens series, alongside an unnamed Hasbro property. The first results from this collaboration include Blazing Team and a Kre-O line of toys based on Alpha's Armor Hero franchise, both of which launched in late 2015.
Creative Power Entertaining Co., Ltd. (CPE) (Simplified Chinese: 广东原创动力文化传播有限公司, Traditional: 廣東原創動力文化傳播有限公司, Pinyin: Guǎngdōng Yuánchuàng Dònglì Wénhuà Chuánbō Yǒuxiàngōngsī, in short 原创动力/原創動力 Yuánchuàng Dònglì) is a Chinese animation company, established in 2004. It was purchased by Alpha Animation in 2013 October.