Digital content distribution and short-run printing
First written in FY2017-Q1. 23 of 37 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2018. Latest entry: 2026-11-09.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 1 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the original content business, a priority area, exceeded the previous fiscal year through stronger support for the development of corporate educational programs and increased sales promotion for digital comics.」
In the education and digital expansion of the content business, results exceeded the previous fiscal year through support for the development of corporate educational programs and sales promotion for digital comics. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「Original content saw steady growth in learning solutions, including support for the development of educational programs.」
The education and digital expansion of the content business saw steady growth in learning solutions, including support for the development of educational programs. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In the information business, the company expanded its licensing business, including holding special exhibitions that leveraged its relationships with copyright holders, to create new value based on the strengths developed through its printing business.」
The digital expansion of the content business and growth in peripheral areas took concrete shape in the licensing business, including special exhibitions leveraging relationships with copyright holders. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and printing, books fell below the level of the same period of the previous year because of weak sales of standalone books, despite strong performance in comics. However, digital production, including comics data production, remained steady, as did the content-related business, including periodicals such as magazines, event planning and the production of merchandise, bringing results to the same level as in the same period of the previous year.」
Digital production, including comics data production, and the content-related business performed steadily, while standalone books were weak. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In the education field, the company entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Manabi-aid Co.,Ltd. to promote its digital content business and new business development.」
The digital expansion of the content business and initiatives in education progressed into concrete new business development through the execution of a capital and business alliance agreement with Manabi-aid Co.,Ltd. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In the education field, the company pursued new business development, including the launch of a website providing learning content to companies and local governments.」
The digital expansion of the content business and initiatives in education took concrete shape with the launch of a website providing learning content to companies and local governments. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and printing, the content-related business expanded, including magazine supplements and merchandise for exhibitions of popular manga, while e-books remained strong.」
The increase in the content-related business and strong e-book performance demonstrated concrete progress in the digital and peripheral expansion of the content business. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and printing, periodicals remained sluggish due to declining circulation and other factors. Books remained solid, driven by an increase in comics, while the content-related business expanded on the release of films based on popular manga and sales of related goods such as original-art exhibition merchandise. As a result, revenue was at the same level as in the same period of the previous year.」
The digital and peripheral expansion of the content business showed concrete progress through an increase in comics and growth in film- and original-art exhibition-related merchandise for popular manga. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We strengthened our education initiatives, including by developing an education program for employees on parental leave to support corporate diversity initiatives, and worked to expand orders for books for children and preschoolers and in peripheral content-related fields.」
The education initiatives have taken concrete shape in the development of an education program for employees on parental leave and the expansion of orders for books for children and preschoolers and in peripheral content-related fields. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We focused on winning orders by advancing proposals to financial institutions, government agencies and local governments, while pursuing new initiatives, including the joint development of a drone flight information verification system as drone use expands and the development of Content Carrier™, an IC product that provides access to a range of online services when held over a smartphone.」
The content and digital distribution initiatives have taken concrete shape in the development of Content Carrier, an IC product linked to online services. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for various types of content production and in intellectual development and education-related fields. Against a backdrop of strong book sales, education-related products such as dictionaries and educational materials, as well as trade and paperback books, exceeded the previous fiscal year. Peripheral content-related fields, including magazine supplements and promotional materials and merchandise for exhibitions of original artwork from popular manga, also increased.」
The full-year results record year-on-year increases in content production, intellectual development and education-related fields, trade and paperback books, and manga-related promotional materials and merchandise. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「We advanced new initiatives, including launching a card game in collaboration with a popular manga to expand orders, and entering into a capital and business alliance to create business opportunities in the content field by leveraging NFTs.」
The digital distribution and expansion of peripheral content initiatives have progressed to the launch of a card game in collaboration with a popular manga and the expansion of orders. The NFT initiative was recorded separately as a new theme. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「We advanced efforts in education, including by launching the Waccas instructor casting platform to provide new educational opportunities, and worked to expand orders for books for children and preschoolers and in peripheral content-related fields.」
The education and content initiatives have taken concrete shape in the launch of new educational opportunities through the Waccas instructor casting platform. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders in education and for books for children and preschoolers, as well as in peripheral content-related fields. Paper and digital textbooks and educational materials remained solid, while encyclopedias and picture books increased as demand for education at home continued. In addition, sales increased in peripheral content-related fields, including special-edition comic books and merchandise related to exhibitions of original artwork from popular manga, as well as magazine supplements and books, and sales exceeded the previous fiscal year.」
Increases were recorded in education and children's books, paper and digital educational materials, encyclopedias and picture books, and comic-related products, indicating progress in leveraging content and pursuing digital and education-related initiatives. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for digital content and in intellectual development and education-related fields. Production of comics, books for children and preschoolers, study guides and digital educational materials increased in response to growing demand for education at home, including due to temporary school closures at elementary schools and elsewhere. Electronic comic distribution also increased.」
The full-year results record increases in orders, production and distribution of digital content, books for children and preschoolers, study guides, digital educational materials and electronic comics. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for digital content and in intellectual development and education-related fields. Books for children and preschoolers and study guides increased, as did electronic comic distribution.」
Efforts to expand orders for digital content and in intellectual development and education continued, with specific increases recorded in books for children and preschoolers, study guides and electronic comic distribution. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for digital content and in intellectual development and education-related fields. Comics and study guides increased, as did orders for manga-related supplements and promotional items, but sales declined year on year because periodicals fell sharply.」
Efforts to expand orders for digital content and in intellectual development and education-related fields progressed, with specific increases recorded in comics, study guides, manga-related supplements and promotional items. Periodicals, however, declined sharply. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for digital content through proposals for digital solutions and to expand orders in intellectual development and education-related fields. Books and electronic comic distribution remained solid, but sales declined year on year because the cancellation and postponement of periodical publications occurred one after another as various events were cancelled and reporting and editorial work became difficult.」
Orders for digital content and intellectual development and education-related fields continued to expand, and books and electronic comic distribution remained solid, while periodicals were repeatedly cancelled or postponed owing to the impact of COVID-19. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand orders in education through proposals for digital and personalized educational materials. Books increased, owing to growth in comics and textbooks, and electronic comic distribution also increased, but sales declined year on year because periodicals fell sharply.」
Efforts to expand orders in education through digital solutions and digital and personalized educational materials, and to increase electronic comic distribution, remain ongoing. Periodicals, however, declined sharply. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand orders in education through proposals for digital and personalized educational materials. Electronic comic distribution increased, but sales declined year on year because both periodicals and books decreased as a result of the contraction of the publishing market.」
The digital solutions offering has taken concrete shape in digital and personalized educational materials, and efforts were made to expand orders in education. Electronic comic distribution increased, while periodicals and books declined. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「We advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga, including proposals for eComicScreen+, which improves electronic comic image quality, and worked to expand orders in education and other fields through proposals for short-run printing using digital printing presses.」
Proposals for eComicScreen+, digital content distribution and short-run printing in education and other fields using digital printing presses remain ongoing. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga, including proposals for eComicScreen+, which improves electronic comic image quality. Electronic comic distribution increased, but sales declined year on year because both periodicals and books decreased as a result of the contraction of the publishing market.」
Expansion of digital solutions such as eComicScreen+ and electronic comic distribution is progressing, while periodicals and books have declined owing to the contraction of the publishing market. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we worked to expand orders for digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga, including proposals for eComicScreen+, which improves electronic comic image quality. Electronic comic distribution increased, but sales declined year on year because both periodicals and books decreased as a result of the contraction of the publishing market.」
Proposals for digital solutions such as eComicScreen+ and expansion of electronic comic distribution continue, while periodicals and books have declined owing to the contraction of the publishing market. - FY2019-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced proposals for eComicScreen+, which improves electronic comic image quality, as a digital solution for the digital distribution of content centered on manga, and worked to expand orders in education and other fields through proposals using digital printing presses. Electronic comic distribution exceeded the same period of the previous year.」
We newly proposed eComicScreen+, a service that improves electronic comic image quality, and worked to expand orders for digital printing in education and other fields. Electronic comic distribution also exceeded the same period of the previous year. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand orders in education and other fields through proposals for short-run printing using digital printing presses. Electronic comic distribution exceeded the previous fiscal year.」
The target markets for digital solutions and short-run printing were expanded to education and other fields, and electronic comic distribution exceeded the previous fiscal year, representing concrete progress. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, amid the continuing contraction of the publishing market, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand the business of the electronic bookstore Sokuyomi.」
Measures to advance the digital distribution of content and expand the Sokuyomi electronic bookstore business remain ongoing. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, amid the continuing contraction of the publishing market, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand the business of the electronic bookstore Sokuyomi.」
Measures to advance the digital distribution of content and expand the Sokuyomi electronic bookstore business remain ongoing. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, amid the continuing contraction of the publishing market, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand the business of the electronic bookstore Sokuyomi.」
The digital distribution of content continued, and efforts to expand the Sokuyomi electronic bookstore business are also ongoing. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced digital solutions for the digital distribution of content centered on manga and worked to expand short-run printing using digital printing presses.」
The digital distribution of content and expansion of short-run printing using digital printing presses continued throughout the full fiscal year. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced services for the digital distribution of various types of content, including manga, and worked to expand short-run printing using digital printing presses.」
The digital distribution of content and expansion of short-run printing using digital printing presses continue to progress. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In publishing and commercial printing, we advanced services for the digital distribution of various types of content, including manga, and worked to expand short-run printing using digital printing presses.」
The digital distribution of content and expansion of short-run printing using digital printing presses continue to progress. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「We advanced services for the digital distribution of various types of content, including manga, and pursued short-run printing using digital printing presses.」
The use of digital services and digital printing presses in publishing and commercial printing is progressing.