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”

Official: Yuru Camp△’s Blu-ray and DVD Copies have Hit 80,000 in Cumulative Sales

FuRyu Corporation, a Japanese entertainment company that specializes in sales of photo sticker machines, mobile services, amusement prizes and many more recently announced that sales of one of its distributed titles, Yuru Camp△ (or Laid-Back Camp in English) has its Blu-rays and DVDs reached 80,000 copies in sales as of March 2021. Note that the Continue reading Official: Yuru Camp△’s Blu-ray and DVD Copies have Hit 80,000 in Cumulative Sales

IG Port, Inc.’s Profit as a Group Soars, but Wit Studio, Inc. Suffers Massive Losses for Fiscal Year 2021

This is a follow up report of Great Pretender is IG Port’s Biggest Copyright Title Earner for the Fiscal Year Ending May 2021. IG Port, Inc. has noted its best sales since Fiscal Year 2012 to record 9,934,081 thousand yen (~87.8 million USD) for Fiscal Year 2021, as such its current profit has risen significantly Continue reading IG Port, Inc.’s Profit as a Group Soars, but Wit Studio, Inc. Suffers Massive Losses for Fiscal Year 2021

BANDAI NAMCO Holdings 1st Quarter Report: Mobile Suit Gundam Up, Dragon Ball Down (Fiscal Year March 2022)

The Mobile Suit Gundam series has noted a 13.75% jump in sales compared to the 1st quarter for the fiscal year ending March 2021 from 20.7 billion yen (~184 million USD) to 24 billion yen (~214 million USD) for the fiscal year ending March 2022. Sales of its merchandise accounts 50.83% of its total sales, Continue reading BANDAI NAMCO Holdings 1st Quarter Report: Mobile Suit Gundam Up, Dragon Ball Down (Fiscal Year March 2022)

Kadokawa Corporation Posts Better Profit for Fiscal Year 2020

Despite the pandemic, Kadokawa Corporation has recorded better profit attributable to its owners as it jumps by 15.51% year on year to 9,584 million yen (~$87 million) from 2019’s 8,098 million yen (~$74 million). Sales are at their highest among the latest seven years to see 209,947 million yen (~$1,925 million) worth of net sales, Continue reading Kadokawa Corporation Posts Better Profit for Fiscal Year 2020