Risk of Dependence on Specific Individuals
First written in FY2020. 3 of 6 entries say "Mitigated", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-10-16.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 10 of 76 companies on the "Worse" side.
- 2026-10-16MitigatedOther Disclosures
「早期の段階から根本へ『バンドリ！』プロジェクトを一任し、私自身は現場から完全に身を引いてまいりました。」
創業者への事業依存を抑える文脈で、バンドリ！の運営を早期から根本氏に委任してきた経緯と、代表取締役社長交代が説明された。 - FY2026The founder is scheduled to change from president to chairman.Annual report
「Yuki Nemoto (根本 雄貴) (chair: representative director and president), Takaaki Kidani (木谷 高明) (representative director and chairman), Kosuke Narita (成田 耕祐) (executive vice president and director)」
Subject to resolutions by the general meeting of shareholders and the Board of Directors after filing, the planned structure indicates that founder Takaaki Kidani (木谷 高明) will change from representative director and president to chairman, and Yuki Nemoto (根本 雄貴) will become representative director and president. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, we are developing and strengthening our human resources with the aim of establishing a management structure that does not depend excessively on him. Since the fiscal year ending June 2023, we have introduced a unit-based structure and have advanced the delegation of authority, including by appointing many younger people as unit heads.」
A policy of continuing the unit-based structure, appointing younger unit heads and delegating authority was presented to reduce dependence on the founder. - FY2022MitigatedAnnual report
「From the fiscal year ending June 2023, the organization was restructured into 7 units: TCG, digital content, BI (Bushiroad International), live entertainment, MD, advertising, and sports and healthcare, and the delegation of authority has been advanced, including by appointing many younger people as unit heads.」
The reorganization into a 7-unit structure and delegation of authority to younger unit heads were explicitly identified as measures to reduce dependence on the founder. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「In recent years, multiple producers have been developed not only for each business line, including animation, games, music, merchandise and card games, but also for overall IP management.」
It was stated that multiple producers for each business line and for overall IP management have been developed as a measure to reduce dependence on the founder. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Takaaki Kidani (木谷 高明), founder and representative director and chairman of our Group, has accumulated expertise in creating and producing the content that represents a strength of our Group, and continues to play an important role in driving the actual business.」
Dependence on the founder and representative director and chairman was identified as a business risk, and the development of multiple producers for each business line and for overall IP management was described as a response.