Focused Investment in the Manga Genre

「The number of titles published during the consolidated fiscal year was 242, well above the previous fiscal year and up 27 year on year.」

「The number of titles published during the interim accounting period was 106, well above the year-earlier period and up 21 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series, including "最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか," which is scheduled to begin anime broadcasting in October 2025, and the major hit series "継母の心得," whose latest print volume had a first printing of 80,000 copies, continued to perform well.」

「The number of titles published during the fiscal year was 215, well above the previous fiscal year and up 28 year on year.」

「The number of titles published during the interim accounting period was 85, up 3 year on year. Subsequent volumes of major popular series, including "素材採取家の異世界旅行記" and "最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか," continued to perform well. Electronic book sales, which have a strong affinity with this genre, were lifted overall by price revisions for new and existing titles and strengthened sales initiatives at electronic bookstores.」

「The number of titles published during the fiscal year was 187, above the previous fiscal year and up 26 year on year.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative third-quarter period was 134, above the year-earlier period and up 22 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series, including "月が導く異世界道中," whose second TV anime season began broadcasting, and "ゲート," which has sold more than 7 million copies across the series, continued to perform well. Electronic book revenue, which has a particularly strong affinity with this genre, also increased substantially as the number of newly distributed titles expanded with the increase in published titles and multiple measures, including increased title exposure and stronger sales initiatives, were deployed at electronic bookstores.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative second-quarter period was 82, above the year-earlier period and up 11 year on year. Subsequent volumes of major popular series, including "月が導く異世界道中," which has sold more than 3.5 million copies across the series and is scheduled to begin broadcasting its second TV anime season in January 2024, and "Re:Monster," which has been confirmed for a TV anime adaptation, continued to perform well. Electronic book revenue also increased substantially as the number of new-volume releases rose and measures such as increased title exposure and stronger per-episode sales at electronic bookstores proved effective.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative first-quarter period was 35, above the year-earlier period and up 3 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series, led by "ゲート," which has sold more than 6.8 million copies across the series, continued to perform well. Electronic book sales, which have a particularly strong affinity with this genre, benefited from further strengthening of sales operations and expanded sales initiatives, including increased title exposure through close communication with electronic bookstores. As a result, sales volumes increased significantly for both new and existing titles.」

「The number of titles published during the fiscal year was 161, above the previous fiscal year and up 23 year on year. Electronic book sales in the manga genre, which has a particularly strong affinity with electronic books, increased substantially from the previous fiscal year as a result of strengthened sales operations and expanded sales initiatives.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative third-quarter period was 112, above the year-earlier period and up 6 year on year. The latest, 11th volume of the major hit series "月が導く異世界道中," whose second TV anime season is in production, sold well in both print and electronic formats, exceeding sales of the previous volume. Subsequent volumes of other major popular series, including "ゲート" and "自称悪役令嬢な妻の観察記録。," also continued to perform steadily. Electronic book sales, which have a particularly strong affinity with this genre, increased as a result of strengthened sales operations, close communication with electronic distributors and electronic bookstores, and expanded sales initiatives tailored to the characteristics and user bases of each store.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative second-quarter period was 71, above the year-earlier period and up 2 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series adapted from hit light novels, including "最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか" and "Re:Monster," continued to perform steadily. Electronic book sales, which have a particularly strong affinity with this genre, also continued to perform well as a result of strengthened sales operations and expanded sales initiatives at electronic bookstores.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative first-quarter period was 32, up 7 year on year. Subsequent volumes of major popular series, including "ゲート," which has sold more than 6.4 million copies across the series, and "THE NEW GATE," which has sold more than 2 million copies, continued to perform well. Electronic book sales, which have a particularly strong affinity with this genre, also increased as a result of strong performance by popular series, enhanced sales formats such as per-episode sales, and effective measures at electronic bookstores.」

「The number of titles published during the fiscal year was 138, well above the previous fiscal year and up 18 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series, led by "月が導く異世界道中," which was adapted into a TV anime series in July 2021, as well as "最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか" and "異世界でカフェを開店しました。," continued to perform steadily.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative third-quarter period was 106, well above the year-earlier period and up 18 year on year. Subsequent volumes of titles adapted from hit light novels, including "ゲート," "THE NEW GATE" and "異世界ゆるり紀行," continued to perform steadily.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative second-quarter period was 69, well above the year-earlier period and up 15 year on year. Subsequent volumes of several popular series, including the hit light novel adaptations "自称悪役令嬢な婚約者の観察記録。," "最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか" and "素材採取家の異世界旅行記," continued to perform steadily. Electronic book sales, which have a particularly strong affinity with this genre, also increased substantially. In addition to the strong performance of these popular series, sales of existing volumes of "月が導く異世界道中," which has been adapted into a TV anime series, increased significantly as it attracted new readers.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative first-quarter period was 25, above the year-earlier period and up 1 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series adapted from hit light novels, including "ゲート," which has sold more than 6 million copies across the series, and "月が導く異世界道中," which has been adapted into a TV anime series, continued to perform well.」

「The number of titles published during the fiscal year was 120, well above the previous fiscal year and up 18 year on year. Subsequent volumes of manga adaptations of works that had gained popularity as light novels, including "自称悪役令嬢な婚約者の観察記録。" and "最後にひとつだけお願いしてもよろしいでしょうか," continued to perform well.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative third-quarter period was 88, well above the year-earlier period and up 20 year on year. Electronic book sales, which have a particularly strong affinity with this genre, increased substantially as campaigns conducted in close coordination with electronic bookstores and measures such as increasing exposure for titles proved effective.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative second-quarter period was 54, well above the year-earlier period and up 15 year on year. Manga adaptations of hit light novels, including "素材採取家の異世界旅行記" and "自称悪役令嬢な婚約者の観察記録。," continued to perform well.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative first-quarter period was 24, above the year-earlier period and up 6 year on year. Subsequent volumes of manga adaptations of hit light novels, led by "ゲート," which has sold more than 5.6 million copies across the series, continued to perform steadily.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative third-quarter period was 68, above the year-earlier period and up 8 year on year. Subsequent volumes of popular series, led by "ゲート," which has sold more than 4.9 million copies across the series, continued to perform well. Electronic book sales, which have a strong affinity with this genre, also increased substantially as the release of new volumes of popular series significantly boosted sales of the entire series, including existing titles.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative second-quarter period was 39, above the year-earlier period and up 4 year on year. Manga adaptations of popular light novels, including "異世界に飛ばされたおっさんは何処へ行く？," increased sales, while subsequent volumes of established major titles such as "居酒屋ぼったくり," which has sold more than 980,000 copies across the series, continued to perform steadily.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative first-quarter period was 18, up 2 year on year. Subsequent volumes of the company's flagship titles "ゲート" and "月が導く異世界道中," published during the cumulative first-quarter period, continued to perform steadily and drove a significant increase in sales. Electronic book sales, which have a strong affinity with manga, also remained robust and grew substantially.」

「The number of titles published during the fiscal year was 91, well above the previous fiscal year and up 16 year on year.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative third-quarter period was 60, well above the year-earlier period and up 12 year on year. In addition to steady sales of the latest volume of the flagship title "ゲート," which has sold more than 4.7 million copies across the series, new manga adaptations of popular series such as "異世界ゆるり紀行" and "素材採取家の異世界旅行記" drove sales.」

「The number of titles published during the cumulative second-quarter period was 35, well above the year-earlier period and up 10 year on year. During the cumulative second-quarter period, sales of subsequent volumes of "ゲート" remained steady. In addition, new manga adaptations published during the second-quarter accounting period, including "異世界に飛ばされたおっさんは何処へ行く？" and "じい様が行く," also performed well.」

「During the cumulative first quarter, the number of publications was 16, well above the year-earlier period and up 7 year on year.」

「We are accelerating manga adaptations of novels published by the company by strengthening staffing in the manga division. In addition, we are working to create an attractive website for manga artists and users in order to collect and publish original content that is popular online. As a result of these activities, manga has grown to account for approximately 40% of revenue, second only to light novels.」

「During the cumulative third quarter, the company launched 34 new Web manga serialisations, up 14 year on year. In particular, as awareness of and familiarity with the company's manga submission website improved, these new serialisations included 10 entirely original manga works by 10 manga artists scouted by the editorial department from the company's submission website, a notable achievement expected to contribute to future growth.」

「During the cumulative second quarter, the company launched 24 new serialisations, up 10 year on year. In particular, as awareness of and familiarity with the company's manga submission website improved, these new serialisations included 8 entirely original manga works by 8 manga artists scouted by the editorial department from the company's submission website, a notable achievement expected to contribute to future growth.」

「During the cumulative first quarter, the company launched 11 new serialisations. Notably, it serialised 4 entirely original manga works by 4 manga artists scouted by the editorial department from the company's submission website, an achievement that is expected to provide a foundation for further growth.」

「The number of Web-serialized manga, which will form the basis for future book publication, continued to expand steadily. During the fiscal year, 31 new Web series were launched, bringing the number of Web-serialized manga at fiscal year-end to 49. In particular, among the Web-serialized manga, which had previously focused mainly on manga adaptations of novels published by the company, 3 original manga works from submissions to the company's website, "柳生烈堂地獄旅," "ぼくらのめいきゅー" and "IRON CRY," were launched as official Web series. This achievement can be regarded as a foothold for further growth.」

「Web-serialized manga, which forms the basis for future book publication, continued to perform steadily. During the cumulative third-quarter period, 20 new Web series were launched, including 2 new series, bringing the number of Web-serialized manga to 42 at the end of the third-quarter accounting period.」

「Web-serialized manga, which forms the basis for future book publication, continued to perform steadily. During the cumulative second-quarter period, 14 new Web series were launched, including 2 new series, bringing the number of Web-serialized manga to 45 at the end of the second-quarter accounting period.」

「The adaptation of works into serialized web manga has also progressed steadily. During the cumulative first quarter, we started 8 new web serializations, bringing the number of serialized web manga titles at the end of the first quarter to 43.」

「Manga is a highly promising market and is also highly compatible with e-books, making it the genre on which we as a company most want to focus.」