Talent Agency Intention Dissolves March 31, 2027
Company to end operation due to owner Kenichi Suzumura's adjustment disorder
Original headline at Anime News Network: “Talent Agency Intention Announces Dissolution on March 31, 2027”
Key facts
- Dissolution Date
- March 31, 2027
- Owner
- Kenichi Suzumura
- Founded
- 2009
Tags
- #Aya Endō
- #Intention
- #Kenichi Suzumura
- #Talent Agency
- #Yuichi Nakamura
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