How to defeat the demon and save the kingdom? (Gonzo parent company faces possible removal from Tokyo Stock Exchange)

I just had to borrow the tagline of The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk for this. Variety Asia Online reports that anime studio Gonzo's holding company GDH might be taken off the Tokyo Stock Market—delisted in other investment parlance—if its financials don't show improvement this fiscal year. GDH incurred net losses to the tune of 3.75 billion yen or some USD 35 million for the year ending March 2008.

With GDH's debt outstripping assets, the upshot is that unless the company can rid itself of its deficit by March 31, 2009, it will be delisted by the section of the Tokyo bourse that specializes in start-up companies (appropriately called Mothers).

I'm not sure what this poor performance would mean for Gonzo works in progress (among them, Strike Witches and Rosario + Vampire Capu2), but Variety Asia does point out that this does not spell doom for the company and its investors. Buying and selling GDH shares would, however, become difficult. Additionally, a drop in share prices would be more than likely.

Despite all the flak Gonzo receives, I assume there's some someones (or one anyone) who'd be moved to save the kingdom, which has lately been putting forward its Ganbarimasu! best for fans. That assumption, of course, is me at my simplistic best, but anyone wanna speculate on the who, or what the eventual fate of GDH and its subsidiaries would be?

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~niki DBA huamulan03 (花木蘭03) who originally posted this on Japanator

[Via Variety Asia Online; image from The Tower of DRUAGA -the Aegis of URUK-]