VAP, Inc.

VAP

Native name	株式会社バップ
Romanized name	Kabushiki gaisha Bappu
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Media publishing (video, audio)
Founded	January 24, 1981 (1981-01-24), in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Parent	Nippon TV
Website	vap.co.jp

VAP, Inc. (株式会社バップ, Kabushiki gaisha Bappu) (initials of Video & Audio Project) is a Japanese entertainment company, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

Artists

• Momoko Kikuchi
• Omega Tribe, in its incarnations in the 80s and early 90s, including:
  • Sugiyama Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe
    • In addition, Sugiyama was the lead singer of Omega Tribe in the early-to-mid-80s and, upon the band's dissolution in 1985, was signed to VAP as a Solo act until 1990 and again from 2000 to 2010.
  • 1986 Omega Tribe
  • Carlos Toshiki & Omega Tribe
• Coldrain (2008–2017)
• Concerto Moon
• Eastern Youth
• Edge of Spirit
• Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas (2010–2017)
• Galneryus
• Girls on the Run
• Aya Hisakawa
• Nightmare (Japanese band) (2006–2011)
• Nobuyuki Hiyama
• Last Alliance
• Maximum the Hormone (2002–2018)
• NoisyCell
• Hajime Mizoguchi
• Toshiyuki Morikawa
• Yuji Ohno (LUPINTIC Label)
• Ogre You Asshole
• Pay Money to My Pain
• Saber Tiger
• Momoko Sakura
• Sendai Kamotsu
• S.E.S.
• Yuri Shiratori
• Suzume
• White Ash
• Zwei (2004–2007)

Japanese television, drama, and anime on DVD/Blu-ray

• Akagi
• Bagi, the Monster of Mighty Nature (produced for Nippon TV)
• Berserk
• Death Note
• Dōbutsu no Mori
• Elfen Lied (AT-X)
• Future GPX Cyber Formula
• Hajime no Ippo
• Hunter × Hunter (2011 series)
• Kaiba
• Kaiji
• Kōryū no Mimi
• Let's Go! Anpanman
• Lupin the Third
• Maho no Tenshi Creamy Mami
• Mamawa Shogaku Yonensei
• Master Keaton
• Mirmo! (TV Tokyo)
• Monkey
• Monster
• My Love Story!!
• Nana
• Neuro: Supernatural Detective
• Red Baron (1994-95 VHS release only; recent Blu-Ray releases were licensed to Warner Home Entertainment)
• Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
• Stairway to Heaven (made by Yomiuri TV)
• Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!
• Tenchi Muyo! (and Tenchi Muyo! in OVA of Japanese television)
• The Seven Deadly Sins (Seasons 3–4 only)
• Urahara
• The Water Margin
• Winter Sonata (NHK in licensed by KBS)

Core members

Broadcaster of Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System

• Mitsubishi Corporation
• Nippon Television Network
• Akita Broadcasting System
• Sapporo Television Broadcasting
• Yamagata Broadcasting Company Limited
• Miyagi Media Television
• Yamanashi Broadcasting System
• Chūkyō Television Broadcasting
• Kita Nippon Broadcasting
• Fukui Broadcasting Corporation
• Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation
• Hiroshima Telecasting Co., Ltd.
• Yamaguchi Broadcasting Company Limited
• Fukuoka Broadcasting System
• JRT Shikoku Broadcasting Corporation
• Nishinippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
• Nankai Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
• RKC Kouchi Broadcasting Corporation
• RAB Aomori Broadcasting Corporation

Nippon Television Network Business Company

• RF Radio Japan
• Nippon TV Music

Yomiuri Shimbun Partnership Company

• Radio Kansai

Video games

• Kick Challenger: Air Foot - Yasai no Kuni no Ashi Senshi (Famicom Disk System)
• Doki! Doki! Yūenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen (Famicom)
• Ganso Saiyūki: Super Monkey Daibōken (Famicom)
• Isolated Warrior (Famicom)
• Sprinter Monogatari: Mezase!! Ikkaku Senkin (Super Famicom)
• Shigetaka Kashiwagi's Top Water Bassing (Super Famicom)
• Tao (Famicom)
• Kōryū no Mimi (Super Famicom)
• Q*bert 3 (Super Famicom)
• Shippo de Bun (Game Boy)
• Big Thanks Super Keirin (Sega Saturn)

See also

• Toy's Factory (a spin-off company from VAP)

External links

• Official website