Meansstage

Meansstage is a Japanese record label subsidiary of Victor Entertainment, primarily focused on releasing music in the otaku and anime genres. The label is known for publishing music and soundtracks from various anime series, manga adaptations, and other related media content.

Meansstage was founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Victor Entertainment's Victor Music Industries division. The label has since become a significant player in the music industry, releasing a wide range of soundtracks, singles, and albums from various anime and otaku-related projects. These releases often feature contributing artists drawn from the anime and J-pop spheres, among others.

Susumu Hirasawa is a notable artist and composer associated with the label. His work, spanning multiple genres, has been issued frequently through Meansstage, highlighting the label's ability to release both official anime offerings and artist albums within the larger otaku musical sphere. In some contexts, Meansstage compiles prominent music used in anime with commercially released materials, crossing genres and leveraging a non-traditional, thematic sense of genre classification.

Throughout its existence, Meansstage has continued to play an essential role in shaping the anime and otaku musical environments, providing audiences a conduit to experience diverse and niche musical concepts, influencing contemporary commercial releases. The label offers substantial musical examples showcasing thematic components that vary across specific genres yet cumulatively represent the Mainstream culture widespread among fans of anime television programs and unrelated series tied together by close narrative associations.