STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town has Exceeded 1 Million Copies in Worldwide Shipment

Marvelous Inc. has announced through their latest briefing materials for Q2 of Fiscal Year 2022 that the total worldwide shipment for STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town has exceeded 1 million copies. The game was initially released in Japan back on February 25, 2021 following a global release beginning with the United States on Continue reading STORY OF SEASONS: Pioneers of Olive Town has Exceeded 1 Million Copies in Worldwide Shipment

Toei Animation Q2 FY2022 Report: Record Sales from Asia as Overseas Film and Licensing Shine

This is a follow up report to: Toei Animation Q1 Report for Fiscal Year 2022: A Stronger One Piece, but Dragon Ball is as Formidable as Ever Net sales for Q2 is up for Toei Animation, its best so far since the 2nd quarter of Fiscal Year 2018, a jump of 17.77% year-on-year to 29,740 Continue reading Toei Animation Q2 FY2022 Report: Record Sales from Asia as Overseas Film and Licensing Shine

Toho’s Latest FY2022 Quarterly Report: Belle is Still 1st, Boku no Hero Academia World Heroes’ Mission is 2nd for Box Office Revenue

Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film, Ryuu to Sobakasu no Hime or most commonly known as just “Belle” is still Toho’s biggest earner amongst its newest titles for the year 2021, sitting atop as its cumulative box office revenue hit 6.3 billion yen (~55.3 million USD) as of the end of September 2021. Boku no Hero Academia Continue reading Toho’s Latest FY2022 Quarterly Report: Belle is Still 1st, Boku no Hero Academia World Heroes’ Mission is 2nd for Box Office Revenue

Kimetsu no Yaiba’s 1 Trillion ¥ “Economy”

This is based on a report by Toyo Keizai which extracted most of the information found on their article from Atsuo Nakayama’s (Bushiroad Head of International Development) book “Oshi Economy Kasou Ittochi“. The Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s economy is estimated to be made up of the followings: As of the end of November 2018, cumulative sales Continue reading Kimetsu no Yaiba’s 1 Trillion ¥ “Economy”

Toei Animation Q1 Report for Fiscal Year 2022: A Stronger One Piece, but Dragon Ball is as Formidable as Ever

This is a follow up report to Dragon Ball Remains Toei Animation’s Most Successful Series as of Fiscal Year 2021. Toei Animation has noted a 3.88% increase in net sales over Quarter 1 of last year to 13,187 million yen (~115 million USD), and a slight dip of operating income to 3,048 million yen (~26.7 Continue reading Toei Animation Q1 Report for Fiscal Year 2022: A Stronger One Piece, but Dragon Ball is as Formidable as Ever

A Slightly Rough Start for IG Port, but All Indicators are Positive for its Fiscal Year 2022 Quarter 1 Performance

This is a follow up report to the following articles: Great Pretender is IG Port’s Biggest Copyright Title Earner for the Fiscal Year Ending May 2021 and IG Port, Inc.’s Profit as a Group Soars, but Wit Studio, Inc. Suffers Massive Losses for Fiscal Year 2021. Although operating income appears to be lower for two Continue reading A Slightly Rough Start for IG Port, but All Indicators are Positive for its Fiscal Year 2022 Quarter 1 Performance

Dragon Ball Remains Toei Animation’s Most Successful Series as of Fiscal Year 2021

Toei Animation reports a minor drop in sales year on year to 51,595 million yen (~454 million USD), down 5.88% from 54,819 million yen (~483 million USD) it recorded the prior year. As a result, its net income suffers a slight retreat to 11,067 million yen (~97 million USD), 3.24% lower than 11,437 million yen Continue reading Dragon Ball Remains Toei Animation’s Most Successful Series as of Fiscal Year 2021