Strong sales of game and established-character products and OEM wins from major chains

「Sales of the company's core products remained strong, but the increase in cost of sales due to foreign-exchange fluctuations and higher procurement costs weighed on results.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, the prize game market, including crane games, remained active, and sales of products featuring established characters, food and confectionery products and other items remained strong. Although the profit margin declined due to the increase in food, confectionery and other sourced products in the sales mix and higher packing and transportation expenses, sales were ¥8,164 million, up 37.2% year on year, and operating income was ¥924 million, up 3.8%, exceeding the results for the same period of the previous year.」

「Sales remained strong as the number of items launched featuring established characters was expanded. Although the profit margin declined due to the impact of foreign-exchange movements and other factors, sales were ¥3,470 million, up 26.2% year on year, and operating income was ¥400 million, up 5.7%, exceeding the results for the same period of the previous year.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, sales remained strong because the prize game market, including crane games, continued to be active and the Company expanded its range of products featuring established and new characters. In the overseas business, the Company increased its personnel and responded quickly to requests from business partners. As a result, sales were ¥12,266 million, up 26.3% year on year, and operating income was ¥1,582 million, up 54.2%, exceeding the previous fiscal year's results.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥5,950 million, up 31.4% year on year, and operating profit of ¥890 million, up 99.4%. Orders for established character products remained steady, while orders also increased overseas as client stores added prize game machines.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous period's results, with revenue of ¥9,709 million, up 32.8% year on year, and operating profit of ¥1,026 million, up 34.1%. Orders for established characters and Heisei-retro character products, whose popularity had revived, remained steady as the prize game market, including crane games, continued to be buoyant. In addition, the company expanded its planning capabilities for the growing capsule toy market and increased the number of products launched.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the results for the same period of the previous year, with revenue of ¥4,528 million, up 26.1% year on year, as orders for standard character products remained firm amid continued strength in the prize game market, including crane games. However, operating profit fell 4.4% year on year to ¥446 million, as profit margins declined due in part to higher procurement costs resulting from exchange-rate fluctuations and other factors.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥1,959 million, up 18.7% year on year, and operating profit of ¥218 million, up 6.3%. This reflected steady orders for established character products as the prize game market, including crane games, continued to be buoyant.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous period's results, with revenue of ¥7,311 million, up 1.4% year on year, and operating profit of ¥765 million, up 51.6%. The crane game market was buoyant, supported by the recovery in visitor numbers at client stores and the addition of crane game machines, while orders for custom products for major chain clients and established characters remained strong.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥5,262 million, up 0.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥614 million, up 54.3%. Orders for established character products such as Kirby and Thoroughbred Collection remained steady, as the prize game market, including crane games, continued to be buoyant after restrictions on activities were eased.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥3,592 million, up 9.2% year on year, and operating profit of ¥467 million, up 68.5%. Orders for established character products such as Kirby and Thoroughbred Collection remained steady, as the prize game market, including crane games, continued to be buoyant after restrictions on activities were eased.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥1,650 million, up 0.4% year on year, and operating profit of ¥205 million, up 24.4%. This reflected the recovery trend in visitor numbers at client stores following the easing of restrictions on activities, which supported steady orders for established character products such as Thoroughbred Collection and Kirby.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous period's results, with revenue of ¥7,211 million, up 73.5% year on year, and operating profit of ¥505 million, up 53.5%. This reflected a buoyant crane game market, supported by the recovery in visitor numbers at client stores and the addition of crane game machines, as well as strong orders for established characters such as Thoroughbred Collection, Kirby and Tabekko Doubutsu.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥5,245 million, up 83.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥398 million, up 58.4%. The crane game market was buoyant, as clients actively added crane game machines and secured original products for differentiation, while orders remained strong for products such as Thoroughbred Collection, based on racehorses, and Kirby, which marked the 30th anniversary of the release of its game software.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥3,290 million, up 79.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥277 million, up 77.7%. This was despite a decline in visitor numbers at client stores due to the sharp increase in new COVID-19 cases, as orders for established character products such as Thoroughbred Collection and Tabekko Doubutsu remained strong.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous corresponding period's results, with revenue of ¥1,644 million, up 76.9% year on year, and operating profit of ¥165 million, up 88.9%. This reflected the recovery in visitor numbers at client stores as restrictions on activities related to COVID-19 were eased, as well as continued strong orders for established characters such as Tabekko Doubutsu and Kirby.」

「The Character Entertainment business exceeded the previous period's results, with revenue of ¥4,156 million, up 38.8% year on year, and operating profit of ¥329 million, up 78.0%. This was despite repeated cycles of recovery and decline in visitor numbers at client stores, as orders for established characters such as the snack character Tabekko Doubutsu and Kirby remained strong.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, after the state of emergency was lifted, visitor numbers at customer stores began to recover. Orders for evergreen characters such as popular confectionery character Tabekko Doubutsu and Kirby performed well, resulting in sales of ¥2,862 million, up 33.1% year on year, and operating profit of ¥251 million, up 80.3%, both exceeding the results for the same period of the previous year.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, some customer stores were forced to close temporarily or operate shorter hours due to the declaration of a state of emergency during the second quarter. However, products featuring popular confectionery character Tabekko Doubutsu, Kirby, and other characters performed well, resulting in sales of ¥1,837 million, up 25.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥156 million, up 47.3%, both exceeding the results for the same period of the previous year.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, some customer stores were forced to close temporarily or operate shorter hours after a third declaration of a state of emergency was issued. However, the number of made-to-order projects for the popular confectionery character Tabekko Doubutsu increased among major customers, resulting in sales of ¥929 million, up 45.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥87 million, up 227.4%, both exceeding the results for the same period of the previous year.」

「The Character Entertainment business was affected by repeated temporary closures of customer stores in the spring of the previous year due to the spread of COVID-19, which substantially reduced orders for evergreen characters. Shipments of ordered products were also postponed at the strong request of customers, and the launch of new content was delayed because of unstable market conditions. As a result, sales were ¥2,994 million, down 33.1% from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥184 million, down 66.5%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, customer stores were repeatedly closed temporarily in the spring of the previous year due to the spread of COVID-19, substantially reducing orders for evergreen characters. In addition, shipments of ordered products were postponed at the strong request of customers, and the launch of new content was delayed because of unstable market conditions. As a result, sales were ¥2,151 million, down 35.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥139 million, down 66.4%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, customer stores were repeatedly closed temporarily in the spring due to the spread of COVID-19, causing a substantial decline in orders for evergreen characters. In addition, the company was forced to postpone shipments of ordered products at the strong request of customers. As a result, sales were ¥1,466 million, down 35.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥105 million, down 60.5%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, advance orders for evergreen characters such as Kirby remained solid. However, as customer stores were repeatedly forced to close temporarily due to the spread of COVID-19, the company was forced to postpone shipments of numerous ordered products at the strong request of customers. As a result, sales were ¥639 million, down 39.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥26 million, down 72.6%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby, Doraemon, Shakurel Planet, and Chuken Mochishiba remained solid. However, sales were affected by difficulties in selling made-to-order confectionery products, resulting in sales of ¥4,478 million, down 7.8% year on year, and operating profit of ¥551 million, down 20.5%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby, Doraemon, Shakurel Planet, and Chuken Mochishiba remained solid. However, sales of confectionery products for amusement facilities fell short of expectations, resulting in sales of ¥3,308 million, down 6.5% year on year, and operating profit of ¥414 million, down 26.0%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby, Doraemon, Shakurel Planet, and Chuken Mochishiba remained solid. However, changes in the product mix led to lower margins and other effects, resulting in sales of ¥2,271 million, down 5.3% year on year, and operating profit of ¥268 million, down 29.3%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby, Doraemon, Shakurel Planet, and Chuken Mochishiba maintained a certain level of sales. However, changes in the product mix led to lower margins and other effects, resulting in sales of ¥1,056 million, down 2.2% year on year, and operating profit of ¥97 million, down 37.9%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby and Shakurel Planet continued to perform well, while the company’s original character Chuken Mochishiba also remained solid. The company also secured orders for OEM products for major chain stores. As a result, sales were ¥4,859 million, up 41.8% year on year, and operating profit was ¥694 million, up 192.6%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby, Shakurel Planet, Chuken Mochishiba, and Shaun the Sheep continued to perform well. As a result, sales were ¥3,538 million, up 51.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥560 million, up 265.0%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, strong performance by crane games at commercial facilities supported continued solid performance by evergreen characters such as Kirby, Shakurel Planet, and Chuken Mochishiba. In addition, the company actively acquired licenses for new characters and commercialized products based on them, resulting in sales of ¥2,398 million, up 59.8% year on year, and operating profit of ¥379 million, up 281.7%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby and Chuken Mochishiba continued to perform well. In addition, Shakurel Planet, a capsule-toy character for which the company acquired the license and began commercialization at the end of the previous year, contributed to sales. As a result, sales were ¥1,080 million, up 58.4% year on year, and operating profit was ¥157 million, up 332.3%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby and Doraemon performed well, while the company’s original character Chuken Mochishiba also remained solid. As a result, sales were ¥3,427 million, up 17.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥237 million, up 46.1%.」

「In the Character Entertainment business, evergreen characters such as Kirby and Doraemon continued to perform well. In addition, as a result of strengthening efforts involving OEM products for major chain stores, sales were ¥2,332 million, up 6.9% year on year, while operating profit declined 3.5% to ¥153 million due to higher transportation costs and other factors.」

「Sales of game-related characters such as Pokémon and Kirby continued to perform well, as did the company’s original Mochi Mochi Mascot series. As a result, sales to specialty stores for anime characters and other outlets increased substantially.」

「Amusement-only confectionery, Doraemon, and Kirby, which marked its 25th anniversary this year, performed well. In addition, the company acquired new character licenses, including game software characters, and commercialized products based on them.」

「In addition to strong performance by game characters such as Pokémon and Kirby, sales of Bath Balls, bath additives containing figures, performed well as the product lineup was expanded, and sales through major chain-store distribution channels also increased.」

「In addition to continued strong performance by game character-related products such as Pokémon and Kirby, products related to new content, including Osomatsu-san and KRUNK×BIGBANG, also performed well. Original products, including the Mochi Mochi Mascot series and evergreen characters, also performed relatively well.」

「Evergreen characters such as Doraemon and Shaun the Sheep performed well. Game character-related products, including Dragon Quest, Pokémon, and Kirby, also performed well.」

「Game software character products, centered on Kirby and Splatoon, performed well. In addition, the company secured OEM product orders for major chain stores featuring evergreen characters such as Shaun the Sheep and Doraemon. As a result, sales were ¥830 million, up 29.9% year on year. The company also actively worked to reduce various expenses, resulting in a substantial improvement in operating profit to ¥77 million, compared with an operating loss of ¥26 million in the same quarter of the previous year.」