Launching a Global Distribution Platform for Asian Content Through Comikey
First written in FY2021-Q3. 4 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
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- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Comikey Media Inc. Operation of a global manga platform and localization business 50.0」
Comikey Media Inc. continues to be an affiliate accounted for under the equity method, with a 50% voting interest. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Comikey Media Inc. Operation of a global manga platform and localization business 50.0」
Comikey Media Inc. continues to be an affiliate accounted for under the equity method, with a 50% voting interest. Meanwhile, an investment loss related to the company has also been recorded. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「Comikey Media Inc. Operation of a global manga platform and localization business 50.0」
Comikey Media Inc. continues to be an affiliate accounted for under the equity method, with a 50% voting interest, and cooperation with its overseas distribution business is being maintained. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Comikey Media Inc. Operation of a global manga platform and localization business 50.0」
Comikey Media Inc. continues to be an affiliate accounted for under the equity method, with a 50% voting interest, and cooperation with its overseas distribution business is being maintained. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In our manga services, we will continue to grow our distribution services for the Japanese market while developing new overseas distribution services in cooperation with Comikey Media Inc. Comikey Media Inc. Operation of a global manga platform and localization business 50.0」
In addition to its policy of developing new overseas distribution services in cooperation with Comikey Media Inc., the company describes Comikey Media as an affiliate accounted for under the equity method with a 50% voting interest. - FY2021-Q3First statedAnnual report
「We will launch Comikey, a worldwide distribution platform service for Asian content, including Japanese manga, as a new business combining the strengths of both companies. Comikey will translate and localize works entrusted to us by publishers for distribution. For certain ongoing series, we plan to distribute the latest episodes simultaneously with their Japanese-language release. Translation and localization will initially be available only in English, but we plan to add multiple languages as the business expands. We have also decided to make an equity investment to promote the growth of this business and strengthen cooperation between the two companies. By subscribing to a third-party allotment of shares by Comikey Media, we will invest approximately ¥100 million, giving us a 50% voting interest in Comikey Media.」
As a subsequent event resolved on 3 June 2021, the company made an approximately ¥100 million investment in Comikey Media Inc. and acquired a 50% voting interest, with the share acquisition scheduled for 15 June 2021. The company plans to launch a new business distributing Asian content, including Japanese manga, worldwide in English and, in the future, multiple languages through translation and localization.