The anime studio GoHands filed a legal complaint in the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday against the entertainment company King Records for non-payment of about 450 million yen (about US$4.1 million) in the canceled production of the Tokyo Babylon 2021 television anime.
According to the lawsuit, GoHands agreed to a contract with King Records to produce the anime, and delivered 13 episodes by late last November. The production cost of 314.6 million yen (about US$2.87 million) was slated to be paid in installments from December 2020 to August 2021. However, GoHands claims the contract was unilaterally canceled in January after the first installment.
GoHands is suing not only for the remaining 281.6 million yen (about US$2.57 million) under the contract, but also for 171.82 million yen (about US$1.57 million) for episodes 14 to 21. (According to the lawsuit, GoHands and King…
